Mastodawn

So about 3 weeks ago I gave up on trying to do my own bike tuneup and took it to the shop for a tuneup at the worst possible time of year. Waiting so long to get to bike again as the weather keeps getting nicer suuuuucks. Might be time to buy another bike so I'm not without a bike entirely when one is in for service I can't figure out

trainguyrom 6d ago

Rib

6d ago

Today Melissa Lewis over on BlueSky pointed out that the font used in the infamous "You wouldn't steal a car" anti-piracy campaign was actually designed by Just van Rossum, whose brother, Guido, created the Python programming language (bsky.app/profile/melissa.news/post/3ln7hx5rhcj2v)

She also pointed out that the font had been cloned and released illegally for free under the name "XBAND Rough". Naturally, it would be hilarious if the anti-piracy campaign actually turned out to have used this pirated font, so I went sleuthing and quickly found a PDF from the campaign site with the font embedded (web.archive.org/web/20051223202935/http://www.piracyisacrime.com:80/press/pdfs/150605_8PP_brochure.pdf).

So I chucked it into FontForge and yep, turns out the campaign used a pirated font the entire time!

Melissa Lewis (@melissa.news)

TIL: The 2000s piracy PSA used a font designed by the fantastic Just van Rossum, whose brother Guido created the Python programming language. https://fontsinuse.com/uses/67480/piracy-it-s-a-crime-psa

Bluesky Social

trainguyrom Apr 16

Snowshadow 🇨🇦Apr 15

👋 #Fediverse Friends

The US has provided a "Rat On Them" form for Reporting Healthcare providers who offer gender affirming care.

👉 ** It really would be a shame if their servers were overwhelmed with bogus reports, eh.
Pretty sure you know what to do with this.

👉 Boosting this might create issues so think about it first, right....

VPN = ON

EDIT : WHY ARE CANADIAN PROVINCES LISTED?!!

#2SLGBTQ+ #Children #Trans #Healthcare #USpoli

https://www.hhs.gov/protect-kids/index.html

trainguyrom Apr 15

Amber Apr 11

mmmf,,, im gonna,, im gonna, im gonna federate 🥴

trainguyrom Apr 14

Ypsilenna Gloomvale Apr 14

What would be the name of a fungal wizard? My head says mycomancer, but my heart says sporcerer.

trainguyrom Apr 14

Mike Sheward Apr 14

if you ever stumble across a folder called 'temp' on a file share on any corporate network, nine times out of ten it's 24 years old and contains everything you need to assume ownership over both the network and the company

trainguyrom Apr 8

I finally chose a profile picture! ...and also filled out my profile that I'd left blank 😬

I shall next either overthink for way too long what I want my profile picture to actually be or immediately forget that I'm not fully satisfied with my choice and realize years later that I left my profile picture as a random photo of mine that I thought was vaguely interesting at a glance

trainguyrom Apr 5

Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦Apr 5

It's been eight years to the day since Lance Ulanoff, the storied Tech and Social Media Expert and an award-winning tech journalist, decided that Mastodon won't survive because William Shatner couldn't find him on here.

Eight years on, Mastodon stubbornly survives:
https://rys.io/en/177.html

Please join me in celebrating the annual Mastodon Won't Survive Day, right here on fedi.

🧵

#Mastodon #Fediverse #MastodonWontSurvive

Eight years on, Mastodon stubbornly survives

Eight years ago Lance Ulanoff had a problem. William Shatner could not find him on Mastodon. His distress is understandable, relatable even. Who wouldn’t want to be found by Captain Kirk himself! The

Songs on the Security of Networks

trainguyrom Apr 2