Ronald vd W.

@ronaldb66
48 Followers
177 Following
1.5K Posts

Hi, I'm Ronald (he/him), programmer, primarily Cobol and more recently Java. I'm also a #modelrailroading enthousiast.

Other interests: #woodworking, #electronics, #nature, #gardening, #food, #photography.

Ronald vd W.Aug 15
Rowena BallAug 15
Friday is fun day on the West Coast Wilderness railway. Today the crew made up a goods train with a flat and a wagon and a real brake van then steamed it up and down the rack. They played trains all day long. We hates them and it's not fair. #trains #railways
Ronald vd W.Aug 15
adafruitAug 14
thank you everyone for the heads up about the super-old and now unmoderated instance we were on, we are here now ... ! THROWBACK THURS
Ronald vd W.Aug 7
Dan GillmorAug 7

Ed Zitron loves technology for what it could be.

He loathes Big Tech, especially the "AI" companies, for the unaccountable, destructive force it has become.

His newsletter, IMO, is a must-read. And today's installment, "AI is a Money Trap," is one of his best:

https://www.wheresyoured.at/ai-is-a-money-trap/?ref=ed-zitrons-wheres-your-ed-at-newsletter

AI Is A Money Trap

In the last week, we’ve had no less than three different pieces asking whether the massive proliferation of data centers is a massive bubble, and though they, at times, seem to take the default position of AI’s inevitable value, they’ve begun to sour on the idea that

Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed At
Ronald vd W.Aug 6
Marcus Hutchins Aug 4

Every Reason Why I Hate AI and You Should Too

https://malwaretech.com/2025/08/every-reason-why-i-hate-ai.html?a=1

Ronald vd W.Aug 3
Moritz Kleine-SendrailAug 3

Les Forges d'Abel - entrée du tunnel du #Somport côté français.

#PauCanfranc

Ronald vd W.Aug 1
Moritz Kleine-SendrailAug 1

¡Vamos a #Canfranc!

#Aragon #Zaragoza #ElCanfranero #AltoGallego #LaJacetania #RENFE #adif

Ronald vd W.Jul 26
DanielleJul 26

Mastodon verification scammers are replying actively to posts…

Watch out!!! And report!

(This one is reported)
#scam #scamalert

Ronald vd W.Jul 26
Newsmast FoundationJul 26

🚨 Alert 🚨

There is a new scam wave spreading across Mastodon.

If you see a post like the one below, do not interact with it. SImply report to your server admin.

Server admins, if you are able, now may be the time to temporarily turn off open sign ups.

As moderators, we will do our best to respond to these reports swiftly. We will also add malicious links to our Newsmast Foundation filters list, meaning the posts should not show on our services.

#MastoAdmin #SpamWave #Scam #Mastodon

Ronald vd W.Jul 25
Christine BrösenhuberJul 25
I've just been sent this info. Hoax? They want me to pay! Can someone help me, pls?
Mastodon @TheEworld
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Ronald vd W.Jul 15
KristieJul 14

My book Drystone – A Life Rebuilt is out in just three weeks.

I really believe in this book. It’s honest about important things, quietly subversive, funny, easy to read, and I’ve poured everything into writing it and getting it into the world as far as I can.

If you can, I’d love your help. A share, a preorder, a message to someone who might love it, it all makes a difference.

Info and links below.

#Books #Bookstodon #Scotland #Writing #Reading #Women

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DanielleJul 26

Mastodon verification scammers are replying actively to posts…

Watch out!!! And report!

(This one is reported)
#scam #scamalert

Show threadGJ Groothedde 🇪🇺Jul 26
@DanielleVossebeld ESPECIALLY, report. You're the eyes of the moderators here!
Show threadDanielleJul 26
@Eetschrijver True. Deze was snel verdwenen.
Show threadRonald vd W.Jul 26
@DanielleVossebeld Boosted for visibility. 👍
Show threadDanielleJul 26
@ronaldb66 Vandaag al twee hiervan gerapporteerd. Gaat lekker zo.
Show threadRonald vd W.Jul 26
@DanielleVossebeld Knap irritant dit. ☹️
Show threadDanielleJul 26
@ronaldb66 Ja, knap irritant. Stug blocken en rapporteren. Ik hoop dat Mastodon op een gegeven moment niet meer echt interessant is voor scammers, omdat we juist de boel steeds schoonvegen als we het niet vertrouwen.
Show thread👀Jul 26
@DanielleVossebeld note: they also use a bunch of different names - i've blocked five today alone
Show threadDanielleJul 26
@maria Good addition. I reported two different ones today.
Show threadViolaJul 26
@DanielleVossebeld
They're here now, so what should we do? I thought he was just a regular person.
Show threadDanielleJul 27
@Violla If they approach you, block and report. Keep Mastodon clean.
Show threadViolaJul 27
@DanielleVossebeld
Show threadViolaJul 27
@DanielleVossebeld
Where should I report it?
Show threadDanielleJul 27
@Violla when you go to someone’s profile, there is a button with 3 dots. There is the possibility to block people and also report them.
Show threadViolaJul 27
@DanielleVossebeld
Oh yes, I understand. I thought it was something else, I understand. Like there's a report on Twitter.😄
Show threadDanielleJul 27
@Violla Yes, the same.