Stamping a #PDF file (e.g. add a signature) in 2026 on #Linux seems to still be an impossible task without some weird gimmicks. (I don't mean digital signing, BTW.)

LibreOffice Draw could work but messes up with the fonts.

pdftk can do it but it needs the “stamping” signature file to be correctly sized and positioned —good for batch processing, bad for single files.

Any ideas?

#AskFedi

Dear #AskFedi, #France #work laws edition,

I need help with that. My just today ex-employer is withholding owed pay* without citing any laws (ever, when I demand so).

I don't even know where to get help, aside retaining a lawyer, which I can't afford.

* Which is also a contentious term, given what I've gotten myself into.

How are you managing your business/company without Big Tech? I would love to hear specifically selfhosted tools.

I have been managing my one person firm with Nextcloud, Trillium Notes and Forgejo. But now I am getting an employee and need to have files/information shared with other person. I have used Cryptpad for managing tasks and files previously, but loved to hear other options.

#selfhosting #askfedi #nextcloud #opensource #bigtech

What is one book that positively shaped who you are as a person and how did it influence you? At what point in your life did you read it?

Fiction, non-fiction, graphic novel, audiobook: however you define "book" for yourself is fine with me.

@bookstodon

#Bookstodon #Books #AskFedi

#fediask #askfedi looking for a good t-shirt / sweatshirt manufacture in the EU. Any recommendations?

@mijndert @mapache

#fediHelp #askFedi
So this just happened

beige.party/@mothninja/1159967…

Any ideas about what I can do here, if anything at all? "DMing to opt out" feels like a nope.
Deleting it is presumably closing the stable door after the horse with its seven AI generated legs has bolted.
I've edited the alt text to be less helpful, which I *hate* doing, but it's a tiny bit of defiance within my power.

And I like having a bridge to blue sky, so please no lectures on why I shouldn't.

Any thoughts?

And fuck AI.

Anna

2026-02-01 18:15:22

Okay what the fuck is this shit?

Hello Rashunda! Happy to have you here 😊

I was also a little overwhelmed when I first arrived on the Fediverse 3 years ago. My biggest piece of advice would be to follow @FediTips and check out: fedi.tips

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to get in touch with me... or other Fedi people using #AskFedi for example.

Have a great day!

Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse

An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse

^fedi.tips

Something peculiar that I want to #askfedi #fedihelp

When I view my profile while logged in I see my own site as verified. When I view my profile from within Mastodon.social (not my instance, I was on a browser & not logged in) Rartsy.com shows as not verified. It's not the end of the world, it's barely important. But I am quite curious how & why!

#askfedi I want to make a feature request for Vernissage & I'm not on GitHub. I'm hoping someone active on both 🙏🏻will report my issue @
github.com/VernissageApp/Verni…

I use #Vernissage for travel photos, a newish account that I started here:
vernissage.photos/@romex

Now that I'm back with those to whom I gave the link I've discovered that there is NO indication that a post contains multiple photos for many viewers. Below left is how my feed appears in a browser vs. within Vernissage PWA, at right.