I wrote to Ofcom last week asking for guidance for Mastodon instances like woof.group, as the #OnlineSafetyAct comes into effect in March. There's a lot of respects in which we're likely to run afoul of the act, but one of the big ones is that Ofcom's response letter repeatedly explained that any service which allows pornography must perform "highly effective age assurance". I've written back to ask for clarification, but... I don't see how it's possible to comply here. 📄.pdf

Wow y'all weren't kidding, lots of new gays on pixelfed this week. Hat tip to @Shirtless Jay, who's boosting a bunch of newcomers!

awarding the fields medal to whatever mathematician can figure out how much a subscription to the Chicago Tribune costs

If carcinization is transforming into a crab, ostracization should be transforming into an ostrich

just discovered the JS Date constructor uses zero-indexed months but one-indexed days, what on fucking EARTH

Date() constructor - JavaScript | MDN

The Date() constructor creates Date objects. When called as a function, it returns a string representing the current time.

there is simply no polite way to say this but it has to be said: I would absolutely suck Royce's cold, robotic dick when placed in this position jackie can come too

I have this theory that part of why car drivers rant about cyclists and don't seem to realize how often cars break the law is because when you're in a car you don't actually get to *see* that many cars. You spend most of an urban drive waiting behind other cars. On a bike you're constantly passing them and have lots of chances to see car fuckery.

Eleanor Zigbee / Turns on the lights in a room where nobody wants them / Mistaken scene / Based on a message / Sent by the press of a button six hours before / Who was it fooooor? #HomeAssistant