Goo Truther @thufie@pixie.town

Today someone (who is not on Mastodon) released a collection of more than 570 distinct operating systems, pre-installed with VM configurations for the 250+ different platforms, going back all the way to 1948.

https://virtualosmuseum.org/

Now, I have to admit I'm posting this without trying it myself, as I'm running low on disk space on this machine.

Because the full download is 121GB (174GB unzipped!). There is also a lighter version at 14GB that will download stuff on demand.

#retrocomputing

Enron existed for longer than the confederacy.

Club Penguin outlived the confederacy

Chinese researchers sprayed cyanobacteria onto desert sand and turned it into stable soil in just 10 months. Cyanobacteria oozes sticky sugars that glue loose grains of sand into a crust that’s tough enough to cut wind erosion and trap water — and then those bacteria photosynthesize, leaving behind organic matter, and pull nitrogen from the air, converting it into fertilizer. Drop seeds into the soil 10-16 months later and they’re very happy. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/chinese-researchers-turn-desert-sand-into-fertile-soil-in-just-10-months-using-cyanobacteria/articleshow/130391558.cms
#ShareGoodNewsToo

The Battle of the Bulge is when the polycule is home and fighting for who gets to be topped by-gets dragged off-stage by a hook

Noticed a large amount of traffic started coming from Meta/Facebook AI bots crawling public posts, and thus filling our instance storage with 100's of GBs of cached media within 24 hours, much faster than our usual cleanup job would catch.

Suggest blocking the "meta-externalagent" user agent from your web server, and the following IP ranges:

57.141.6.0/24
2a03:2880:f806::/48

#fediblock #mastoadmin

New on From The Periphery dot com: our transcript of a recent episode of From The Periphery Podcast (FTPP) with guests Juls and Alaa of The Peoples Want internationalist network.

FTPers @leilashami and israa' talked to their TPW comrades about internationalism from below, their journeys that led them to The Peoples Want gatherings, and what the relationships they are building in that space mean to them.

https://fromtheperiphery.com/2026/05/11/revolutions-of-our-times-an-internationalist-manifesto/

Get melon-streamed, nerds!

This is my favorite gif in the whole world and I can't explain why...

Racists ain't the only ones with #MutualAid posts.

Between shitty Internet providers (FUCK SPECTRUM!) and everything just being Expensive, shit sucks.

Also dansup still hasn't put his money where his mouth is re: mutual aid (now that's a deep cut as I continue to bring up Old Shit!).

Pettiness aside... I also do stuff like Queer City Blackfolx so Black Q/Ts can have a safer space to just exist. To round out there's also Our Favorite Void webring and my blog, Raintree Ruckus. If you dig what I'm doin', a tip/love gift/beer money helps a lot!

Help me keep my head above water and the website lights on!

GOAL 0/500 (update on progress pending)

#KoFi: https://ko-fi.com/leeofthehedge
#CashApp: $LeeOfTheHedge
#Paypal: https://paypal.me/LeeOfTheHedge

Thank you for helping, boosting, and sending those good vibes my way. I appreciate it all. <3

#BlackMutualAid #QueerMutualAid #TransMutualAid #Crowdfunding #MutualAidRequest

chugs loudly from a jug of gender fluid

Aw damn it, I accidentally stepped on a blobcat on my way to the store. They seem to be okay but they're are stuck on the bottom of my shoe. Does anyone have any tips on how to remove them safely?

Reconsider:

The inquisitive furry duo squatting in my apartment

#Caturday #Cats

That's my DJ! Purr it up!

When you are being asked to not rock the boat on fedi.