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Niko (Martin) :heart_ace:
@martinligabue@tsukihi.me

Steven Lawson Photography
@StevenLawsonPhotography@mastoart.social

I am still trying to make abstract art with a camera and fast-moving water, and will probably never stop trying. It's my thing 🙄
#photography #AbstractPhotography #WaterPhotography

Ripples and reflections in the calmer pools on a fast-moving stream create beautiful shapes and textures where low winter sunlight catches the surface of the water

Ripples and reflections of the clear blue sky in the calmer pools on a fast-moving stream create beautiful shapes and textures when low winter sunlight catches the surface of the water

Ripples and reflections in a fast-moving stream create beautiful golden and blue colours and textures when low winter sunlight catches the surface of the water

Water pouring over rocks in a stream is captured with a very fast shutter speed to freeze the moment when bright sunlight pierces the trees to highlight the hundreds of tiny bubbles forming on the surface of the water

Niko (Martin) :heart_ace:
@martinligabue@tsukihi.me

b-rain
@b_rain@troet.cafe

#Axolotl #pun #meme #memes #humor

drawings of pun-axolotls:
axeolotl: Axolotl chopping wood with an axe
waxolotl: Axolotl waxing a car
faxolotl: Axolotl sending a fax
taxolotl: Axolotl with paper in hand
snaxolotl: Axolotl with snacks
to the maxolotl: Axolotl with cap, cool T-Shirt, riding skateboard with jets.
Comments:
I think i need help
relaxolotl
This is beautiful

Niko (Martin) :heart_ace:
@martinligabue@tsukihi.me

Eva Infeld
@quaithe@mastodon.social

@webhat@infosec.exchange @ayl@mastodon.social Yes. Huge props to the @HouseOfTea@chaos.social for breaking the silence on solidarity with Palestine, and there were a couple of SoSs organised after that, which is progress from last year. I understand the need for budgeting the controversy and the German context, but it doesn't help the perception that much of the event is kinda... Cosplaying as subversive these days, as opposed to when it used to actually challenge power. I think it would be possible to do more while navigating the context.

Niko (Martin) :heart_ace:
@martinligabue@tsukihi.me

Dgar
@dgar@aus.social

Say what you like about the NSA, at least they listen to you.

Niko (Martin) :heart_ace:
@martinligabue@tsukihi.me

NIGHTEͶ
@NIGHTEN@hi.nighten.fr

Some trees don’t loose their leaves in winter, allowing birds to take shelter against the cold 🌿

This illustration took me 15 hours to make, 184 layers, and the video is sped up 600 times :)

First one of 2026 down!

#MastoArt #FediArt #Illustration #Krita #Timelapse #ArtProcess

Illustration of a winter city park with a snowy pond, wooden bridge, and a young blond woman in winter clothes looking peaceful. A gigantic tree with leafs is towering over her. European style buildings are visible in the background.

Niko (Martin) :heart_ace:
@martinligabue@tsukihi.me

F-Droid
@fdroidorg@floss.social

This first week of 2026 in #FDroid (TFWO26IF) is live:

* #Arcticons 14 with 14K icons
* #Kotatsu fork, switch?
* #Labnex 7 for #GitLab
* #SmartScan archived
* and more
+ 7 new apps
& 183 updates
- 2 apps archived

Sixteen candles lit: https://f-droid.org/2026/01/02/twif.html

Niko (Martin) :heart_ace:
@martinligabue@tsukihi.me

lexy
@lexy@troet.cafe

#Solarpunk is (among other things) an aesthetic, a literary genre and a movement. AFAIK it's a commonly held belief in the community that the 3 are connected; specifically that the first two (while of course also having value in themselves) motivate people to "join the movement", take action, enact change in the physical world.

Do you agree with the premise?

Have you experienced or heard about examples of this "solarpunk pipeline" happening?

Curious about your takes - tell me!

Niko (Martin) :heart_ace:
@martinligabue@tsukihi.me

Fedilab Apps
@apps@toot.fedilab.app

RE: https://mastodon.social/@HolosSocial/115804190141569336

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Niko (Martin) :heart_ace:
@martinligabue@tsukihi.me

Aled Thompson
@ThompsonArt@mastodon.art

First post of 2026 - The Ravine

A river running through a pine forest with a densely packed mossy bushy foliage

Niko (Martin) :heart_ace:
@martinligabue@tsukihi.me

Aline Blankertz
@alineblankertz@indieweb.social

RE: https://thepit.social/@peter/115824339431975101

If anyone still feels ok about using food-delivery services:

"We have a hidden metric for drivers that tracks how desperate they are for cash based on their acceptance behavior.

If a driver usually logs on at 10 PM and accepts every garbage $3 order instantly without hesitation, the algo tags them as "High Desperation." [...], the system then deliberately stops showing them high-paying orders. The logic is: "Why pay this guy $15 for a run when we know he’s desperate enough to do it for $6?""