⚠️ If you see a post or DM saying "your account is currently suspended for verification purposes", do NOT click on the link. It is a scam.
Fediverse servers do not ask people to verify their identity. There is an optional self-verification system, but that's just for those who want to use it. No one is ever asked to do it.
If you are in ANY doubt about ANY official-looking message, contact your own server's admin directly using their public email address on your server's website's "About" page.
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Und mit besonderen Grüßen an die Leute, die den Quatsch ungeprüft geteilt haben:
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Afghanistan-Herkunft: Falsche Gerüchte um elfjährige Abiturientin
Lina Heider ist Deutschlands jüngste Abiturientin. Ihr Erfolg wird überschattet von Fake News über ihre Herkunft und einen vermeintlichen Medienskandal. Was steckt dahinter?Oliver Klein (ZDFheute)
Wer Bock (und Zeit) hat, kann gerne rumkommen… 😃
Zeche begucken, Licht- und andere Kunst, lecker Essen und Trinken, quatschen, chillen, Teslaspulen erleben u.v.m.
It is weird to see the continuing fallacy in the software world that 'source code' is the most valuable asset, by far.
The most valuable asset is the knowledge, design decisions, rationale and intent encoded therein. Just because we don't have good languages to encode that does not change the value proposition.
That misplaced value equation is also at the root of the LLM-for-SE hype.
Google Nerfs Second Pixel Phone Battery This Year - Slashdot
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: For the second time in a year, Google has announced that it will render some of its past phones almost unusable with a software update, and users don't have any choice in the matter.hardware.slashdot.org
What Ancient Greek Music Sounded Like: Listen to a Reconstruction That’s “100% Accurate”
openculture.com/2024/12/what-a…
What Ancient Greek Music Sounded Like: Listen to a Reconstruction That's "100% Accurate"
Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre, reed-pipes, and various percussion instruments.OC (Openculture.com)
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"Man will dauerhaft und für alle Behörden jederzeit zugänglich, uns sozusagen als "Geschlechtswechsler" markieren."
„Das Bundesinnenministerium von Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) plant ein Sonderregister für alle Menschen, die das Selbstbestimmungsgesetz in Anspruch genommen haben.“
queer.de/detail.php?article_id…
Die Rückkehr der "Transvestiten-Karteien" muss verhindert werden
Das Bundesinnenministerium von Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) plant ein Sonderregister für alle Menschen, die das Selbstbestimmungsgesetz in Anspruch genommen haben. Das ist nicht nur geschichtslos, sondern brandgefährlich. (Meinung - Standpunkt)queer.de
In this video, Ty Turner critiques author J.K. Rowling’s ongoing opposition to transgender rights, framing her actions as intentionally harmful and deeply political.
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#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
- YouTube
Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.www.youtube.com
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Außerdem werden sie nie flüchten müssen - nicht mal vor Hochwasser, keine Depression bekommen ... die wollen das.
Geliefert wie gewählt.
Wer die rechtskonservativen C-Parteien wählt bekommt solche Politik, die Deutschen Wähler wollen das so.
Zurück in die Vergangenheit oder bestenfalls völliger Gesellschaftlicher Stillstand.
Verbrenner, billiger Alkohol, günstiges Fleisch die Flugreise in den Süden.
Schärfere Gesetze für psychisch Kranke: „Ein Restrisiko bleibt immer“
Die Innenminister*innen der Länder wollen schärfere Regeln im Umgang mit psychisch Erkrankten. Expert*innen sehen die Pläne skeptisch.Luisa Faust (taz)
nach der meldung könnte man sie einliefern. ich habe sogar einen namen dafür: aktion t4
Embroidery style tattoo by Fernanda Álvarez, Mexican tattoo artist
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Mexican Tattooist Creates Embroidery Tattoos Inspired by Her Culture
Fernanda Álvarez is creating Mexican embroidery tattoo inspired by her heritage. The colorful floral designs showcase a variety of stitching styles.Sara Barnes (My Modern Met)
Natasha Jay hat dies geteilt.
Wo kauft man heute eigentlich #Musik?
Hab letzte Zeit viel gestreamt...
Möchte nun aber ein paar Alben kaufen. Brauche die aber nur elektronisch (ohne DRM). Schwieriger als gedacht was zu finden...
Hat jemand Tipps für gute Shops?
Beispiel: Suche nach Kompromat - Traum und Existenz
Dem Vinyl aus 2019 mit mp3 Download-Codes trau ich z.B. nunmal gar ned
bandwagon.fm soll eine Alternative werden, ist aber grad erst im Aufbau.
Apple Adds 2013 Mac Pro, 2019 MacBook Air, AirPorts To Vintage List - Slashdot
Apple added the 2013 "Trash Can" Mac Pro to its vintage products list alongside the 2019 13-inch MacBook Air, 2019 iMac, 2018 iPad Pro models, and the 128GB iPhone 8.apple.slashdot.org
Can an ‘ethical’ spyware maker justify providing its tech to ICE? | TechCrunch
Analysis: In calling itself an ethical spyware vendor, Paragon has opened itself up to scrutiny of its government customers.Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai (TechCrunch)
ETHZ and EPFL announced the release of a Large Language Model (LLM) developed on public infrastructure: Trained on the “Alps” supercomputer at the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS) in 8B and 70B parameters configurations, using open-source training data, respecting web crawling opt-outs during data acquisition, and natively fluent in over 1000 languages. Quoting: "The model will be fully open: source code and weights will be publicly available, and the training data will be transparent and reproducible".
I don't know how good it's going to be, but if true for me this is the real definition of "open-source" in AI (not the ridiculous, corporate-promiscuous definition by the Open Source Initiative).
ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth…
#AI #LLM #ETH #EPFL #switzerland #eu #sovereignty #digitalsovereignty #opensource #osi #openwashing #privacy #gdpr
A language model built for the public good
ETH Zurich and EPFL will release a large language model (LLM) developed on public infrastructure. Trained on the “Alps” supercomputer at the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS), the new LLM marks a milestone in open-source AI and multilingual…ETH Zurich
ist euch eigentlich schon mal aufgefallen, das die Geräte für die Suche nach intelligentem Leben alle von der Erde weg schauen ?
Das kann kein Zufall sein.
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Lichtermeer mit Handy-LEDs.
Und vereinzelt Feuerzeuge in der Menge. So classy!
![Billboard on a street showing systemd's [ OK ] 5 times.](https://friend.enby-box.de/photo/preview/640/6360828 "Billboard on a street showing systemd's [ OK ] 5 times.")
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TroikaFox
Als Antwort auf Fedi.Tips • • •Fedi.Tips
Als Antwort auf TroikaFox • • •Yeah, it works totally differently to what the scammers are trying to do.
Self-verification works by linking to your account from your website in a certain format. More info at:
➡️ fedi.tips/how-do-i-verify-my-a…
It doesn't reveal your identity, it just confirms your ownership of a website or web page.
It also doesn't involve any kind of credit card, which is what the scammers are trying to get hold of. The posts I saw were trying to trick people into giving card numbers etc.
How do I verify my account on Mastodon and the Fediverse? | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse
fedi.tipsTroikaFox
Als Antwort auf Fedi.Tips • • •Fedi.Tips
Als Antwort auf TroikaFox • • •@_TroikaFox_
Yeah, exactly, if you link in both directions with a special tag in the HTML code called rel=me it turns the link green as verified.
Rel=me was designed to be a general standard used by all social networks and sites so people could prove they were the same person on different platforms.
Unfortunately Google, Meta, Twitter etc refused to use it presumably because they don't like open standards 😦
But Mastodon and some others do use it.
Fedi.Tips
Als Antwort auf Fedi.Tips • • •p.s. The scammers seem to be asking for people's credit/debit card details. Fediverse admins will never ask for anything like that.
(Admins might call for donations with links to Ko-Fi etc, but it's not connected to verification and they would never ask for anyone's card themselves.)
Mastodon's actual self-verification system doesn't involve any payment cards or personal identity. It's also totally optional and mainly just for people who own a website: fedi.tips/how-do-i-verify-my-a…
How do I verify my account on Mastodon and the Fediverse? | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse
fedi.tipsFedi.Tips
Als Antwort auf Fedi.Tips • • •p.p.s. If you see any kind of scam on here, click ⋯ below the scam post and then "Report".
When you report a scam, make sure you select the option to anonymously forward the report to the origin server so that they can suspend the account itself. Suspending an original account is the fastest way of stopping scammers.
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Als Antwort auf Fedi.Tips • • •Sebastian Zdrojewski
Als Antwort auf Fedi.Tips • • •Fedi.Tips
Als Antwort auf Sebastian Zdrojewski • • •@en3py
Yup, definitely. Being able to directly speak to server admins is one of the best things about the Fediverse. It's possible because each server is so comparatively small.
It's pretty much impossible to reach a human being on services run by tech giants.
Fedi.Tips
Als Antwort auf Fedi.Tips • • •p.p.p.s. Attached a screenshot of the latest version of this scam post. It's similar to the original but slightly tweaked.
It's a scam, it isn't really from Mastodon support. The scammers are trying to trick people into giving them their card details.
Genuine server admins will never ask you for card details.
If you see this scam, please report it straight away by clicking ⋯ under the scam post and then "Report". Make sure you select the option to forward the report to the origin server.
Julie Brownskibeat+
Als Antwort auf Fedi.Tips • • •JWcph, Radicalized By Decency
Als Antwort auf Fedi.Tips • • •Carlos
Als Antwort auf Fedi.Tips • • •Falling forward 🌵
Als Antwort auf Fedi.Tips • • •I have to imagine the fediverse users must be the hardest to scam. 🚫
While Facebook users the easiest 🤔
Whalejuicesmoothie
Als Antwort auf Fedi.Tips • • •Fedi.Tips
Als Antwort auf Whalejuicesmoothie • • •@bonafried
If you ever have problems with your account, email your server admin on their public email address. This is in the "About" section of your server's website.
It is email so it works even if you're locked out of Mastodon.
Chuck
Als Antwort auf Fedi.Tips • • •Fedi.Tips
Als Antwort auf Chuck • • •@ChuckMcManis
Possibly 🙂
Also it's possibly because of various governments currently trying to impose ID verification on social networks. Some countries use credit cards to do this.
If people see credit card verification mentioned in the news, they're a lot more likely to think this kind of scam is genuine.
MyView
Als Antwort auf Fedi.Tips • • •Apparently something like that has been showing up on Facebook for a month ...
Two people I know fell for it because it said it was their Facebook and/or Microsoft account ...
The fact they were still able to use both didn't seem to convince them it was a fake ... and clicked ...
Guess I will hear from them what happened when it does ...
Sci Fi Brickyards 🚀
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wlf_warren
Als Antwort auf Fedi.Tips • • •Good heads up!
FOR EVERYONE!!!!
to see
Thank you for posting the info for us..
See ya around 🌌 the verse! 😁👍🏼
The Evil Chocolate Cookie
Als Antwort auf Fedi.Tips • • •Fedi.Tips
Als Antwort auf The Evil Chocolate Cookie • • •@evilcookies98
I've done a guide to it here: fedi.tips/how-do-i-verify-my-a…
TL:DR - If you link to your website from your Mastodon account AND if you link to your Mastodon account from your website with a specific format, the link will turn green on your profile. This also works with two-way linking to accounts on some other platforms.
How do I verify my account on Mastodon and the Fediverse? | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse
fedi.tipsThe Evil Chocolate Cookie
Als Antwort auf Fedi.Tips • • •Nick's world 🌎 👨🦯
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Als Antwort auf Fedi.Tips • • •Gabriellokoh
Als Antwort auf Fedi.Tips • • •ThePfromtheO
Als Antwort auf Gabriellokoh • • •"pport"?
"matodon"?
Fedi.Tips
Als Antwort auf ThePfromtheO • • •@ThePfromtheO @GabrielLokoh
I think they deliberately misspell to avoid keyword searches for their username.
Admins could search for "support" to try to find the scam accounts for example.
Fedi.Tips
Als Antwort auf Gabriellokoh • • •@GabrielLokoh
It is definitely fake, no Mastodon admin will ever ask for anything like this. Mastodon servers will never ever ask for your card number for any purpose.
I've been doing my best to spread the word about this, that's why I did the post above, but I am just an unofficial support account.
Each server is independent, the server's admin is in charge of preventing this kind of account.