Gargron shared a status by nathandyer

Nathan Dyer

nathandyer@hachyderm.io

Aaron Swartz joined the RSS working group when he was 13. At 15 he became a foundational member of Creative Commons. He was working on precursors to markdown at 16.

We should not be locking young people out of our communities and keeping them away from digital tools that can open doors for them, expand their knowledge, sharpen their skills, and help them grow into well-rounded adults.

13 hours ago

Gargron shared a status by helenclayton

Helen Clayton

helenclayton@mas.to

#SilentSunday #Moostodon

A photo of a small herd of cattle. They are gathered at a metal field gate eyeing the camera curiously. They are a mix of colours - two ginger, two black and one brown and white. A black and white is just out of frame. They have yellow tags in their ears. The sky is overcast

1 day ago

Gargron shared a status by FabMusacchio

Fabrizio Musacchio

FabMusacchio@mastodon.social

#Deepfakes are everywhere, but #DigitalForensics investigators are fighting back:

🌍 https://scim.ag/42dMPBg

To verify images, digital forensics investigators will often check whether the geometry of the scene is realistic. In a real photo, lines that run parallel in reality—like floor tiles—should meet at a single vanishing point. In this image, however, the dotted lines do not meet in a single point, indicating it is a fake.
Image: an AI-generated image of soldiers marching down a hallway in three lines, wearing fatigues and carrying rifles. Four dotted white lines have been added over the image, running along the floor tiles visible in the foreground and extending back to where the vanishing point should be, behind the soldiers. Instead of meeting in a single point, the lines all cross at different points.

Investigators also examine reflections. The lines connecting points on an object to matching points in its mirror image run parallel in reality, so similarly should meet at a vanishing point. In this image, the lines again do not converge on one point, revealing it to be a fake.
Image: An AI-generated image of a plastic cartoon dinosaur toy with its reflection visible in a small mirror. Four dotted white lines are layered over the image, connecting points on the toy with the same points on its reflection: the top of its eye, the end of its jaw, its hand, and its foot. The lines extend out to the side of the image, where they all cross at different points rather than meeting at a single point.

4 days ago

Gargron shared a status by chris_radcliff

Chris Radcliff

chris_radcliff@spaceup.city

Always count the shadows. #caturday

A tabby cat sits sleepily on a counter. Just behind her is the outline of a black cat who almost looks like her shadow.

1 day ago

Eugen Rochko

Gargron@mastodon.social

Forgot to post... From February in Brussels.

📷️️ Pentax KX
🎞️ Kodak Portra 400
🔭 Pentax M 50mm/1.7
👤 @Ameboid
⚗️ Spieker Film Lab

#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #35mm

A beautiful woman with dark hair that has a slight purple tint, wearing a tartan scarf and a green wool coat, as well as a beautiful ceramic necklace, looking a bit smug at the camera.

1 day ago

Gargron shared a status by photosbygina_yeg

Gina Blank

photosbygina_yeg@mastoart.social

Happy #Caturday ☺️

#CatsOfMastodon #KotorCats #Cats

A brown cat lays on a stone ledge in the sun. In the background is an open window of an old stone house with ivy growing up the walls, green shutters, and potted flowers on the window sill.

1 day ago

Gargron shared a status by Ameboid

Amelia Rochko

Ameboid@mastodon.social

It has been a while since we posted anything for #Caturday so enjoy this beautiful nugget.

#CatsOfMastodon

A close up of Peaches, (the white and orange cat), her eyes are big and wide.

1 day ago

Eugen Rochko

Gargron@mastodon.social

@mike @JMarkOckerbloom It's not real.

2 days ago

Gargron shared a status by glynmoody

Glyn Moody

glynmoody@mastodon.social

EU calls #VPNs “a loophole that needs closing” in age verification push - https://cyberinsider.com/eu-calls-vpns-a-loophole-that-needs-closing-in-age-verification-push/ if they meddle, it will be a #privacy disaster

2 days ago

Gargron shared a status by falseknees

False Knees

falseknees@mastodon.social

The Seed Song

A chipping sparrow is humming to itself while hopping around a forest floor in early spring. New plants are sprouting through fallen years from the year before. Zoom in on the bird in the second panel as it sings "I never had a seed that I didn't like / dry ones hard ones sharp ones even taste alright / if you don't eat them fast, they turn into a grass! / if you let them be, they become a tree!" It stops to munch on some morsels of sparrow food, whatever that is, at the base of a plant that towers over its head. It looks up and up. The final frame is zoomed out to see the top of the plant, which is a trillium. The sparrow cheerily says "Good morning!". And that's how you make a comic!

2 days ago

Gargron shared a status by grickle

Grickle

grickle@mstdn.social

Inevitable. #grickledoodle #neighbors #sword #death #cartoon #art #drawing #funny #humor

A cartoon illustration of a man picking up his morning paper looking over at a stern looking sword picking up its morning paper. Caption reads "He lived by the sword, and ultimately knew that one day he would die by the sword."

2 days ago

Gargron shared a status by valcurious

nina, IRL bard

valcurious@lgbtqia.space

Today on "can't make this shit up":

I've been in a German hospital for a few weeks. For every meal we get to pick from three options. My hospital roomie picked "fish and chips".

Lo and behold:

A picture of a food tray in a hospital. Instead of the expected actual fish and chips, it contains fish and a package of crunchips paprika flavor.

3 days ago

Gargron shared a status by hpod16

Hannah Grace

hpod16@eupolicy.social

Excited to announce that the @EUCommission has updated it's follow buttons on the website footer!
What's that first platform there? Could that be #Mastodon?
And where did the link to #X go?
All the posts and comments here on Mastodon calling for this, trust me we read them!

#SocialMedia #EU #EuropeanCommission #FollowUs