Wandering Adventure Party

@hans So naive it borders on "nuts" .

@briankrebs I would be unable to comply, even if I wanted to (and hell, I don't want to).

I regularly use unique Email addresses and not all of them are documented. I guess that 5 years means 500+ email addresses.

HaveIBennPwned quite often informs me, how wise that move is . Do they allow wildcards in email addresses?

There are several more "no go" points in that text. And if a relative would hand out any information about me, I would consider that a breach of trust. So I won't do that either.

I think any person wanting to visit the U.S. at the current state must be completely nuts.

@socketwench Would watch!

@evawolfangel Machst Du die Frage auch noch einmal auf Englisch? Ich denke, da gibt es mehr Chancen...

I want to use the last day of the year to thank the community here on Mastodon.

Every day, I learn things here that are worth learning. The discussions are, by Internet standards, very polite and focused on the issues.

But most importantly, I see people here having a voice that they do not have in traditional media or in algorithm-driven social media.

That makes Mastodon extremely valuable, and we should all strive to preserve that.

The year 2025 has been a tough one, and I have little optimism that 2026 will be easier. We will likely see a further rise in authoritarianism, fascism, and racism.

To stem the tide, we must work together. My wish for the coming year is that we continue to see others fighting the same fight as allies, even if they have different priorities for where they invest their energy.

But please take care of yourselves. Do not feel guilty about time spent on self-maintenance. Keep this in mind: You can only help others if you are first in a position to do so.

Best wishes from Kiel, Martin

P.S. Special thanks to @jerry for maintaining this instance. I really feel "at home" here.

#endofyear #thanks

@MikeDunnAuthor This ain’t easy when you live at 54° North.

Man hat viel dafür getan:

Die Idioten feiern fröhlich und unwidersprochen Urstände in den Medien. Der mächtigste Mensch der Welt macht einen Quacksalber zum Gesundheitsminister und fast alle sind sich zu Schade, Zahlen und Fakten zu lesen.

Wir als Gesellschaft werden einen hohen Preis dafür zahlen.

The first sentence of the German constitution (Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland, i.e. Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany) is:

Human dignity shall be inviolable.

In German: „Die Würde des Menschen ist unantastbar.“

I don't really have any religious faith, but this comes as close as it gets to being my "article of faith".

Let me explain why...

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