Mastodawn

Sutharshan Jul 1, 2023

Andy Baio Jul 1, 2023

For the last two days, Elon Musk has been publicly freaking out about "EXTREME levels of data scraping," so added "temporary emergency measures" like blocking logged-out views and adding tight rate limits on viewing tweets. But, apparently noticed first here by @sysop408, a Javascript bug in the Twitter web app is self-DDOSing their servers, sending an endless loop of requests — which seems related to their scraping panic. https://waxy.org/2023/07/twitter-bug-causes-self-ddos-possibly-causing-elon-musks-emergency-blocks-and-rate-limits-its-amateur-hour/

Twitter bug causes self-DDOS tied to Elon Musk's emergency blocks and rate limits: "It's amateur hour" - Waxy.org

An "amateur hour" Javascript bug is self-DDOSing Twitter, sending infinite requests from users related to — or possibly even causing — Elon Musk's "temporary emergency measures" to stop web scraping.

Waxy.org

Sutharshan Jul 1, 2023

If only it was much easier to see and follow new accounts on #mastodon . I want to be able quickly click the following list of accounts I like to follow those accounts but it's whole long ass process if they're on a different instance. I don't want to use #twitter. I want a viable alternative. #TwitterDown #ElonMusk

Sutharshan Jul 1, 2023

Twitter down so I'm back lol.

Sutharshan Mar 11, 2023

#IstandwithGary

Sutharshan Jan 5, 2023

Abandoned America Jan 5, 2023

Abandoned mall
Gallery: https://www.abandonedamerica.us/randall-park-mall

The Abandoned Randall Park Mall in North Randall, OH: Everything Must Go

The largest indoor mall in the US when it was built, the Randall Park Mall in Ohio was open barely 30 years, it had been abandoned for 6 when I visited it just prior to its demolition.

Sutharshan Jan 5, 2023

Bertrand Russell: Prologue to Autobiography: What I have lived for. #philosophy

Sutharshan Jan 3, 2023

Maria Popova Jan 3, 2023

On Tolkien's birthday, his little-known original illustrations for the first edition of "The Hobbit" https://www.themarginalian.org/2011/11/01/art-of-the-hobbit/

J.R.R. Tolkien’s Little-Known Original Drawings for the First Edition of “The Hobbit”

A lively new look at one of the most beloved fantasy stories of all time.

The Marginalian

Sutharshan Jan 3, 2023

Abandoned America Jan 3, 2023

It's strange to me that people are so focused on quote toots (which would be nice but I don't have particularly strong feelings about) when, in my opinion, what Mastodon desperately needs is a functional search bar. There is no better way to find out what is going on with a given topic.

Yeah, I know about hashtags, and I really don't think they are a suitable replacement.

Sutharshan Jan 3, 2023

Wonder of Science Jan 3, 2023

A breathtaking view of the Sun's reflection on the Pacific Ocean seen from space.

Sutharshan Jan 1, 2023

#HappyNewYear Everyone! 🎉