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    New poem 'Pipes Translucent to Calgary Heights' shared online●pipes translucent to Calgary heights (and hemmed, astrained lawyers) https:// subspacewagon.systems/pipes-tr anslucent-tMmastodonLifeEducation1439 min ago

    A poem titled 'Pipes Translucent to Calgary Heights (and Hemmed, Astrained Lawyers)' is being shared within online poetry and writing communities. The author, posting under the DisabledArtist hashtag, ties the work to themes of the Anthropocene, and readers in poetry circles are engaging with and circulating the piece.

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    Ledge.sh Launches Runnable Markdown Notes on Hacker News▼Show HN: Ledge.sh – Runnable Markdown NotesYhnWarNuclear25just now

    Developer dancablam has launched Ledge.sh, a tool that lets users write markdown notes containing runnable code, turning documentation into executable snippets. The project was shared as a Show HN post and quickly drew attention and upvotes from the community, with commenters discussing use cases for interactive note-taking and live documentation workflows.

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    Researcher Says He Could Have Accessed 17 Trillion Microsoft Records●I Could've Accessed 17T Microsoft RecordsYhn113just now

    A security researcher has published a write-up claiming he could have accessed 17 trillion Microsoft records through a vulnerability, and that the flaw has since been resolved. The technical blog post details how the exposure was found, and it is drawing attention in the cybersecurity community as another example of the scale of data accessible through misconfigured cloud services.

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    Sarala launches as open-source WYSIWYG Markdown editor●Show HN: Sarala – An open-source WYSIWYG Markdown editorYhnEnvironmentEnergy1923 min ago

    A developer has released Sarala, an open-source editor that lets users write Markdown through a visual, what-you-see-is-what-you-get interface instead of raw syntax. The project is being shared with the developer community for feedback, with early reaction focusing on how it simplifies Markdown formatting for non-technical writers.

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    Floppy Emu hardware failure analysis results published●Floppy Emu Hardware Failure Analysis ResultsYhn45just now

    Big Mess o' Wires, maker of the Floppy Emu floppy disk emulator for vintage Apple computers, has published the results of an investigation into a hardware failure affecting the device. The write-up details the root cause of the fault and what it means for affected users. Retro-computing enthusiasts are following the findings closely.

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    Compressed Zine and Music Fair Draws Enthusiasts in San Diego▼Listening, looking, and loving the COMPRESSED Zine and Music Fair in San Diego✉newsCultureMusic1 h ago

    The Compressed Zine and Music Fair took place in San Diego, bringing together independent publishers, musicians, and fans for a celebration of zines and underground music. A write-up in The Comics Journal described the experience of listening, looking, and loving the fair, highlighting the creative community spirit on display at the event.

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    New poem featuring Irish language appears in A New Ulster●"She spoke of ontogeny, of miracles and sounds - ag súitú." New work in A New Ulster # poetry # writing # writingcommuniMmastodonCultureBooks31 h ago

    A poet has published new work in A New Ulster, a Northern Irish literary magazine. The piece, titled 'She spoke of ontogeny, of miracles and sounds - ag súitú', blends English with the Irish phrase 'ag súitú'. The announcement is being shared among poetry and writing communities, drawing modest attention from readers interested in contemporary Irish literature.

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    Dietitian Kathy Kolasa highlights varied careers in dietetics▼Kathy Kolasa: Dietetics careers offer variety, chance to help people✉newsHealthNutrition2 h ago

    Dietitian Kathy Kolasa, writing for the Greenville, North Carolina newspaper The Daily Reflector, says careers in dietetics offer wide variety and the chance to help people. Her column encourages readers to consider the profession, pointing to the range of roles registered dietitians can take in clinical care, community health and food service.

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    Weekly Blogging Challenge Asks What You Can't Live Without●Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge: Something I Can't Live Without and Why # BloggingCommunity # BloggerCommunity # BloMmastodonCultureTelevision810 h ago

    A Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge invites participants to write about one thing they cannot live without and explain why. Topics mentioned by bloggers joining in range from reading and music to television, with posts shared under blogging community hashtags. The recurring prompt is drawing responses from writers sharing personal essentials on their own blogs.

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    DIY jet turbine built and tested by hobbyist●Assembling and Testing a DIY Jet Turbine https://hackaday.com/2026/09/30/assembling-and-testing-a-diy-jet-turbine/ # DIYMmastodonLifeHome & Garden21 h ago

    A DIY jet turbine has been assembled and test-run, with the project documented online. The write-up covers the build process and the engine's testing, drawing attention from the maker and engineering community interested in home-built gas turbine projects.

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    Blogger shares roundup of topics after missing daily writing goal●Hey @ rl_dane , sorry I wasn't able to write every day, but I compiled a couple of topics I wanted to write about in thiMmastodonCultureFilm35 h ago

    A blogger apologised to a correspondent for not managing to write every day, then published a compilation post covering several topics instead. The roundup touches on sport, the Zettelkasten note-taking method, plain text files, movies including Jurassic Park, the btrfs file system, and gratitude, and it has drawn a small but warm response from other users of decentralised social networks who follow blogging challenges.

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    Georgia Baptist editor: The Church cannot be downloaded●Dooley noted: The Church cannot be downloaded✉newsWorldReligion3 h ago

    Dooley, a Baptist leader writing in The Christian Index, argues that the Church cannot simply be 'downloaded' — faith and Christian community cannot be fully replaced by digital tools or online worship. The piece makes the case for embodied, in-person church life at a time when streaming services and virtual congregations remain widespread after the pandemic era.

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    Teen Author Publishes Second Book●Teen author pens second book✉newsCultureBooks4 h ago

    A teenage author has released a second book, according to a report by the Sandusky Register in Ohio. The story highlights a young writer building on an early publishing success, a milestone that tends to draw local attention and interest in the author's background and writing journey.

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    Old DirecTV satellite box repurposed as Jellyfin media server●I Turned a DirecTV HR54-700 into a Standalone Jellyfin Box https:// voidnullvalue.github.io/DIRECT V-HR54-700/ Comments:MmastodonLifeHome & Garden26 h ago

    A tinkerer has documented how to convert a DirecTV HR54-700 satellite receiver into a standalone media server running Jellyfin, giving the unused hardware a second life for home streaming. The write-up is drawing attention among home theater and cord-cutting communities interested in reusing old set-top boxes instead of discarding them.

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    Debate Grows Over a Film About Lesbian Bar the Last Ditch▼We Don’t Need a Movie About the Viral Lesbian Bar Last Ditch✉newsCultureFilm6 h ago

    A discussion is under way over whether the viral lesbian bar the Last Ditch should be turned into a movie. Writing in Them, one critic argues that no film is needed, cautioning that a dramatisation could flatten the bar's grassroots appeal and replace a real community space with a commercial product. The piece has opened a wider debate about how queer venues and their stories should be represented on screen, with many wary of Hollywood turning niche community milestones into formulaic content.

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    Column argues October 7 cannot be separated from decades of subjugation●“The Illusion of a Starting Line: Why October 7 Cannot Be Divorced from Decades of Subjugation” by Iqbal Jassat in The PMmastodonTechnologyInternet79 h ago

    Iqbal Jassat, writing in The Palestine Chronicle, argues that treating October 7 as the starting point of the Israel-Palestine conflict is an illusion that ignores decades of Palestinian subjugation. The piece calls it the urgent duty of civil society to recognise the longer historical context, framing the attack and its aftermath as consequences of prolonged occupation rather than an isolated event. The argument is circulating widely among pro-Palestinian online communities.

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    Richard J Tilley revisits 'He'ven's Lasting Travels (In Dual Time)'●he’ven’s lasting travels (in dual time) https:// subspacewagon.systems/hevens-l asting-travels-in-dual-time-revisited/ TMmastodonCultureBooks810 h ago

    Writer Richard J Tilley has revisited 'He'ven's Lasting Travels (In Dual Time)', a piece also connected to his collection 'The Diaspora of Moonlight Interposed', which is freely available on the Internet Archive. The work is circulating among poetry and writing community readers, who are sharing the links and discussing the dual-time theme of the piece.

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