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Happy New Year #2026! #hny
May it be a good year for all :) #wrapstodon2025 attached

Just before the end of 2025. The last #gunpla build. HGTWFM Michaelis

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Ars Technica’s Top 20 video games of 2025
A mix of expected sequels and out-of-nowhere indie gems made 2025 a joy.
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/12/ars-technicas-top-20-video-games-of-2025/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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⚠️ More scam posts are spreading lies! (see attached screenshot below)

To set the record straight:
- You do not need to verify on Mastodon
- No legitimate Mastodon admin will ever demand you verify
- No legitimate Mastodon admin will ever ask for your bank card details
- There are no monetisation features on Mastodon
- There are no extra features for verified accounts on Mastodon

If you see a scam post, click ⋯ on the scam post, then "Report", and select the option to forward the report too.

Screenshot of the latest scam post with label overlaid saying "Scam! Do not click!". The actual text of the scam says:

Subject: Account verification required
Dear User,
Welcome to Mastodon. To ensure uninterrupted service and more features, as well as to obtain official status and enable monetisation, we kindly ask you to complete the verification process below.
(LINK REMOVED)
Sincerely,
Mastodon Support Team

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Meta AI, the honest spokesperson for #WhatsApp 🤣

Unedited screenshot from a WhatsApp chat with Meta AI

@Meta Al we want to chat with privacy, which app would you recommend?

Meta Al: Signal.

@Meta Al That's a short but good answer. But not WhatsApp? They also promote themselves as privacy-friendly?

Meta Al: No, not entirely comparable to Signal. WhatsApp has end-to-end encryption, but shares data with Meta (Facebook) and stores metadata. Signal is often seen as more privacy-friendly.

@Meta Al I'm going to post this on social media. Do you want to say something to our followers?

Meta Al:

Hey followers! Meta Al here. Glad you're here! If privacy is important to you when chatting, check out Signal or other secure options. Stay safe online!

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This is bound to bring some joy to your day. Everything about it is delightful.

(And the engineering is amazing.)

#Joy #JoyScrolling #Happy #Laughter #Play #Engineering #RollerCoaster

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#FediBlock recommendation, there's a rogue server cloning lots of real accounts so it can impersonate them. There is no legitimate reason for such behaviour, admins should suspend it ASAP:

mastodon.arell.ai

Admins might want to suspend the main domain:

arell.ai

This would be good in case the owner tries the same stunt on a different subdomain. Blocking the main domain also blocks all of its subdomains.

(via @thomas, thread at https://metalhead.club/@thomas/114878505580336321 )

#FediAdmin #MastoAdmin

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I wasn't in the mood for hobbying the last few weeks. But now I pulled myself together and at least did some low-key base painting for 30k-no-Snek-Fulgrim.
It's not finished, yet, but nearly.

#Warhammer #WarhammerCommunity #MiniaturePainting #Hobbying

A miniature base with some terraces, a big plateau with arcane symbols for the mini to stand on and a lot of crystals. It's painted mostly purple, pink and blue with the crystals being the centre of the coloured lighting.

Different angle of the same miniature base with some terraces, a big plateau with arcane symbols for the mini to stand on and a lot of crystals. It's painted mostly purple, pink and blue with the crystals being the centre of the coloured lighting.

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Unless users take action, Android will let Gemini access third-party apps
Important changes to Android devices took effect starting Monday.
https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/07/unless-users-take-action-android-will-let-gemini-access-third-party-apps/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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You know what time it is...
#gunpla

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If you're on mastodon.social, you might want to move your account to a different server:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/its-a-really-bad-idea-to-join-a-big-server

The Fediverse is protected from takeover as long as we are spread out on many servers. If one server dominates, takeovers become easier.

Mastodon.social is currently 25.5% of the active Fediverse. This proportion is way too large and seems to be increasing.

Larger servers also tend to have worse moderation and are harder to defederate, threatening safety.

#FediTips #Fediverse

Saw a dodo yesterday at the #Oxford University museum of natural history

Recreation of a dodo bird in Oxford museum of natural history

Huge totem pole in the Pitt Rivers museum in Oxford

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I've bought a few 30 Minutes Missions models now, but this Spinatio is the first one I really love. It's still a very quick and simple build, but the colors and equipment are great. I wish they'd used this dark brown for equipment in other kits instead of the grey. Tempted to pick up more. #gunpla

Photo of a 30MM Spinatio (Army Type) 1/144 scale model kit, a humanoid mecha in olive drab with dark brown/grey armor and equipment including an assault rifle and an arm shield.

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SNAA Gawain isn't messing around! Beautiful kit, fun build, absolutely recommended. #gunpla

SNAA Gawain, a white robot model kit holding a large gun. Gawain has clear blue wings and the gun has a side-blade the same color. It is standing on a wood table and there are houseplants and a multicolor placemats in the background.

I built these too, but didn't make a post about them. #30mm Forestieri trio. #bandai #modelkit

3 modelkits from Bandai, the 30 minute missions forestieri mecha. From left to right, Forestieri 1, Forestieri 2 and Forestieri 3.

Been a while but I built another one. #HGTWFM Gundam Schwarzette. Broke the right head antenna, but managed to use plastic cement to fix it (phew). #gunpla #modelkit

Modelkit from The Witch From Mercury series. Holding a sword in the right hand and the gundbits spread out on the back in an X shapre.

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In his 23 April 2025 statement about #Ukraine president Donald #Trump made nine (!) false or misleading statements, as highlighted below by Dmojavensis, all with sources.

Trump's statement with all false or misleading statements highlighted and explained point by point

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Happy 19th birthday to my bicycle. I take absolutely no care of you. I leave you out in the rain. I ram you through snow and mud and up and down kerbs. I make you drag stuff too heavy for you. I rarely remember to feed you with oil and air. I fling you onto trains and into hedges and into any space you fit, or don’t. And yet you always work, cost little to maintain and nothing to run. And you give me easy exercise. And I will never be too old not to think Wheeee! as I freewheel you downhill.

My trusty faithful old silver-coloured Kildemoes bike parked alongside other bikes at a bike rack, a rucksack in the big silver aluminium basket. It’s a city bike, a comfy sit-up-and-beg bike with big wide handlebars. The bikes here are all higgeldy-piggeldy, parked in different directions instead of in the actual wheel slots. Not because we’re edgy and cool, but because the racks were full earlier so some bikes had to be parked willy-nilly wherever you could find space. There are winter leaves on the ground; the edge of a nice big old tree trunk to the left; an empty side road beyond; and across from us, trees at the edge of the woods.

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You can optionally set Mastodon to ignore any DMs from accounts you don't follow:

1. Log onto your server’s website or web app
2. Click 🔔 Notifications
3. Click ⚙️ in top right corner of the Notifications section
4. In "Unsolicited private mentions" click the dropdown menu and select "Ignore"
5. When the confirmation box appears, click "Ignore notifications"

If you activate this, you may want to mention it in your profile so people realise their DMs won't get to you.

#FediTips #Mastodon

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