Over one in four people in Clacton would rather have Count Binface as their MP than the leader of Reform UK. 100x more votes than he got against Andy Burnham. 👍🏼
Farage was so scared of being photoed next to a 🗑️ he didn't even turn up for the count results. Count Binface had his say though ⬇️
RE: https://mastodon.social/@Sarahp/117078193754110125
Most Mastodon users at this point are probably a dedicated hard-core group that are intent on sticking around regardless of how other social media spaces change. #mastodon #bluesky
The cool thing about ZKP is that no private information about you gets sent to the website. Not even a copy of your certificate.
The trusted authority (the Issuer) could be a government ID service, or it could even be your bank.
Google open sources their Zero-Knowledge Proof (ZKP) libraries to support age ID verification.
1. Authenticate your birth date with a trusted authority (the Issuer) and receive a cryptographically signed digital certificate.
2. A website requiring an age ID sends you a random maths puzzle.
3. The ZKP library solves the puzzle with your digital cert and replies with the proof.
4. Using the Issuers Public Cert the website validates the proof.
Trump's Form 278T records a massive list of "conflict-of-interest" trading that he's not trying to hide. For any other government employee this would contravene Title 18, Section 208 of the U.S. Code and put them in criminal hot water. But Section 202 explicitly exempts the President (and vice President) meaning he can do this freely.
He could still be in violation of the STOCK Act 2012, but proving that is very difficult.
RE: https://mstdn.social/@primonatura/115949963615963760
I was today years old when I learned that Polymer-coated fertilizer (PCF) is a thing. Apparently certain fertilizers are coated in a thin layer of plastic to delay their release of chemicals, making them last longer. They're also a major source of microplastic sea pollution.
Amazing the inventive ways humans can find to screw up the environment.
RE: https://mastodon.social/@Sarahp/115935645412580688
Now that X and Bluesky have it, here's a reminder that "Packs" for the Fediverse is a work in progress that we'll get to enjoy soon.
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/10/our-ideas-about-packs/
RE: https://mastodon.social/@Sarahp/115917523267564824
I wonder who all these people are. I don't recall hearing anyone I know talking about using threads.
Also, given the uproar here that federation with threads caused when it was announced, I never hear anything about it now. Strange.
Violent videos are a tactic used by Isis and other terrorist orgs to radicalise people sympathetic to their cause. So what's Musk's agenda for wanting Australians to see the killing of Charlie Kirk? 🤔
RE: https://flipboard.com/@independent/crime-9l4ic45vz/-/a--SQMPFRFR9-EazLkHRc2qA%3Aa%3A1855170754-%2F0
I don't know how anyone can defend her actions. Imagine if the roles were reversed and a male DoorDash driver had discovered an open door with a half naked woman inside; filmed it and posted it online. There would be no debate over who was in the wrong.
Oh no, Hyacinth Bucket has kicked the bucket !
In all seriousness, hats off to Dame Patricia Routledge - 96 years is one hell of an age. She had a phenomenal career, bringing laughter and wonder to millions, and lived a full life. How can anyone ask for more. Thanks for the memories, you'll be missed.
Trying hard to stay comfortable sitting down. My back has gone - sort of - about half way up below the level of my shoulder blades. Not had this happen there before and small unexpected movements cause little stabs of pain. Think I might have done it throwing something for my dog at the park last weekend. Then carrying bags of (too full and too heavy) supermarket shopping yesterday was the tipping point.