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Ben Royce 🇺🇦

The #Plutocrat-#Bigot #socialMedia axis takes race swapping characters in #movies seriously

Because it's a pipeline to #farRight #politics, weaponized fake outrage

And they get to engage in #racism and #hate

"#AyoEdebiri ‘got insane death threats’ after Elon #Musk shared fake report about #PiratesoftheCaribbean casting

#TheBear #actor called Musk a #fascist and an idiot after his reaction to a post from a #rightWing account that claimed she was replacing Johnny Depp"

theguardian.com/film/2025/mar/

Movies Ayo Edebiri ‘got insane death threats’ after Elon Musk shared fake report about Pirates of the Caribbean casting The Bear actor called Musk a fascist and an idiot after his reaction to a post from a rightwing account that claimed she was replacing Johnny Depp View image in fullscreen Ayo Edebiri. Photograph: John Salangsang/Rex/Shutterstock
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洪 民憙 (Hong Minhee)

Hackers' Pub Introduces Flexible Username Changes: Breaking the Fediverse Norm

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hackers.pub · Hackers' Pub Introduces Flexible Username Changes: Breaking the Fediverse NormHackers' Pub is a community-focused platform where programmers and technology enthusiasts share knowledge and experiences. As an ActivityPub-enabled social network, it allows users to connect with others across the broader fediverse ecosystem, bringing technical discussions and insights directly to followers' feeds. In the fediverse landscape, your username is typically set in stone once chosen. Most ActivityPub-powered platforms like Mastodon, Pleroma, and others enforce this permanence as a fundamental design principle. However, Hackers' Pub is charting a different course with a more flexible approach to digital identity. One-Time Username Change: Freedom with Responsibility Unlike most fediverse platforms, Hackers' Pub now allows users to change their username (the part before the @ in your Fediverse handle) exactly once during the lifetime of their account. This policy acknowledges that people grow, interests evolve, and the username that seemed perfect when you joined might not represent who you are today. This one-time change limit strikes a careful balance—offering flexibility while maintaining the stability and reliability that's essential for a federated network. Username Recycling: New Opportunities When you change your username on Hackers' Pub, your previous username becomes available for other users to claim. This recycling mechanism creates new opportunities for meaningful usernames to find their most fitting owners, rather than remaining permanently locked to accounts that no longer use them. For newcomers to the platform, this means a wider selection of desirable usernames might become available over time—something virtually unheard of in the traditional fediverse ecosystem. Link Preservation: Maintaining Digital History Worried about broken links after changing your username? Hackers' Pub has implemented a thoughtful solution. All permalinks containing your original username will continue to function until someone else claims that username. This approach helps preserve the web of connections and conversations that make the fediverse valuable. This temporary preservation period gives your connections time to adjust to your new identity while preventing immediate link rot across the federation. The Technical Foundation: ActivityPub Actor URIs What enables Hackers' Pub to offer username changes while other fediverse platforms can't? The answer lies in how actor identities are implemented at the protocol level. Hackers' Pub uses UUID-based actor URIs that don't contain the username. For example, a user with handle @hongminhee has an underlying ActivityPub actor URI that looks like https://hackers.pub/ap/actors/019382d3-63d7-7cf7-86e8-91e2551c306c. Since the username isn't part of this permanent identifier, it can be changed without breaking federation connections. This contrasts sharply with platforms like Mastodon, where a user @hongminhee has an actor URI of https://mastodon.social/users/hongminhee. With the username embedded directly in the URI, changing it would break all federation connections, which is why these platforms don't allow username changes. This architectural choice gives Hackers' Pub the technical flexibility to implement username changes while maintaining account continuity across the fediverse. GitHub-Inspired Approach Those familiar with GitHub might recognize this model—Hackers' Pub has adapted GitHub's username change policy for the fediverse context. This approach brings the best of both worlds: the option for identity evolution from centralized platforms and the federation benefits of the fediverse. What This Means for Users For Hackers' Pub users, this policy offers a significant advantage over other fediverse instances: You can correct an unfortunate username choice Your online identity can evolve as you do Your content history remains intact during the transition You maintain your social connections despite the change The Future of Fediverse Identity Hackers' Pub's username policy represents an interesting experiment in the fediverse—testing whether more flexible identity management can coexist with the stability needed for federation. If successful, we might see other platforms adopt similar approaches, creating a more adaptable yet still interconnected social web. For now, users should consider this policy a compelling reason to choose Hackers' Pub as their fediverse home, especially if username flexibility matters to their online experience. Hackers' Pub is currently in invitation-only beta. If you're interested in trying out the platform and its unique username policy, please leave your email address in the comments below. We'll add you to the allowlist, enabling you to sign up directly on the website. Note that this doesn't involve sending invitation emails—your address will simply be approved for registration when you visit the signup page.
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The Vinyl Ape 🦧

KEITH CARRADINE
Lost And Found
1978 U.S. pressing

Bought this from a $1 bin today.
Why you ask?
Well…

I have this ailment. Every time I come across a record by an actor (from the #60s #70s or #80s ), I buy it.

And the question is never how good they are, because they’re NEVER good. It’s a question of how AWFUL it is.

In Keith’s defense, his album certainly isn’t terrible, but it’s definitely not good either.
Let’s just say… it exists.
#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcollection #1970s #actor

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altfgclassics

TCM 31 Days of #Oscar
5 Best Sound noms
5 #movies featuring priests & nuns

altfg.com/tcm-schedule-best-so

#Films inc

John Frankenheimer's GRAND PRIX w James Garner, Eva Marie Saint

Blake Edwards' THE GREAT RACE w Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Jack Lemmon

Leo McCarey's GOING MY WAY w Bing Crosby

Norman Taurog's BOYS TOWN w Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney

Fred Zinnemann's THE NUN'S STORY w Audrey Hepburn

#cinema#cinemastodon#film
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Cliff

Blog Questions Challenge – TV Shows Edition

As most of know, the blog questions challenge has been making the round in different editions. First there was the one that asked about how you got into blogging, then the one I started about technology and then of course the music edition. Today, thanks to jcrabapple I have been tagged in the latest edition of the challenge and this time it’s all about TV Shows.

Before I dive in, let me also mention the blog questions bot that Jason setup for us on Mastodon yesterday. It’s a bot that will post several questions about a specific topic and then we can take those questions and make our own blog questions challenge post. You can find it here if you’re interested: Blog Questions Challenge Bot.

Now, let’s get started on this next round of the questions as this should be an interesting one as I’m one who has watched a lot of TV shows over the years.

What TV Character From A Beloved Show Do You Wish You Could Be Best Friends With In Real Life?

Tough question starting right from the get go I see. But after a bit of thought, I think I’ve decided to go with Jack Bauer from 24 who was played by Kiefer Sutherland. This was a show that I absolutely fell in love with and have watched every season of several times. I just love the action and the concept of the show and what Jack stood for in the show. Just something about Kiefer’s role really grabbed me and has always stuck with me.

If You Could Binge-Watch An Entire Series Again For The First Time, Which One Would You Choose And Why?

Easy question right here! Sons of Anarchy and Mayans M.C. Yes, I’m choosing two because one is a prequel to the other and are likely my two favorite shows of all time. Sons of Anarchy grabbed me from the very first second of the show back in 2008 when it premiered and I was hooked for life. Mayans M.C. was a follow up show from Kurt Sutter and was just as amazing as SoA was, if not better. I have watched both of these shows in full numerous times and will do so many more times to come. If you like biker gang stuff, these two shows are the ones for you to watch and I highly recommend you do it ASAP!

Name A TV Show That Changed Your Perspective On The World Or Taught You Something Valuable.

Oh wow! This is a tough one and by far the hardest one of this challenge. I’m not even sure where to begin with this. But after sitting and thinking for about 30 minutes, I’ve come up with my answer, and that is yet another FOX/FX show, as the first two answers I provided above were both from FOX/FX. This time around it’s Prison Break.

First let me give you this information as to what the show is about: A structural engineer installs himself in a prison he helped design, in order to save his falsely accused brother from a death sentence by breaking themselves out from the inside.

So what did it teach me you ask? It taught me that no matter the circumstances you face in life, if you need or want to do something, never give up. If you set your mind to something, you can accomplish anything you want or need to accomplish. It’s often not going to be easy, not going to happen overnight or whatever, but it’s always possible if there’s a will. I’ve carried through life after watching this show and so far the things I’ve set out to achieve I’ve done. Just takes determination and will power!

As with all other blog challenges, the point is to tag others that will do the challenge and answer the questions as well. Therefore I’m tagging BeardedTechGuy, CountableNewt, Tols and BinaryDigit.

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