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I have scores hidden and block at the first sign of asshattery, say what you gotta say in the first.
“Your boos mean nothing, I’ve seen what makes you cheer.”
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Online Content Is Disappearing ( www.pewresearch.org )
cross-posted from: https://lemy.lol/post/25166889
Mastodon forms new U.S. non-profit ( blog.joinmastodon.org )
Linus Torvalds Injects Tabs To Thwart Kconfig Parsers Not Correctly Handling Them ( www.phoronix.com )
Linus Torvalds added hidden tabs to Kconfig to challenge parsers that can't handle them....
Fairphone Fairbuds launch with replaceable batteries, titanium drivers and ANC ( www.notebookcheck.net )
Why single vendor is the new proprietary ( opensource.net )
Pixelfed introduces Loops, a Short-Form Video App ( wedistribute.org )
The Fediverse might be getting their own mashups of Tiktok, YouTube, and Vine sooner than anyone thought, thanks to the work of one prolific dev spearheading an effort. The best part? He's helping other projects in the space, too.
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Signal introduces usernames and phone number privacy. ( signal.org )
Thoughts on Kagi?
I've been using this search engine and I have to say I'm absolutely in love with it....
Bluesky got 1 million new users ( sh.itjust.works )
Official account of Bluesky announced that it got 1 million new users since the registration was opened to everyone.
What Linux "Productivity" (ideally FOSS) tools do you use?
I'm in a bit of a productivity rut and whilst I suspect the issue is mainly between the keyboard and chair I'm also interested in what (FOSS) tools there are that people find effective....
But only slightly less well known is this: Never dice against me when coin is on the line!
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/11138902...
Google trashes its "DRM for the Web" API - gHacks Tech News ( ghacks.net )
If only more Linux programs followed sandboxing best practices... ( i.imgur.com )
Facebook and Instagram launch a paid ad-free subscription - The Verge ( www.theverge.com )
GrapheneOS is such a staple for me now. ( lemmy.world )
GrapheneOS is such a staple for me now. Been waiting for it to be released for the Pixel 8 since I got the phone at launch… it doesn’t have the annoying search bar or the unmovable widget telling you the weather… Regardless of the security and privacy it offers… And its just pretty.
[Spoilers up to Book 1 and Season 1-2e4] Quick thoughts after finishing book 1 (EOTW)
Just finished the first book … thought I’d post some quick thoughts and hopefully get some fun discussion...
Mastodon is Rewinding the Clock on Social Media — in a Good Way ( chrlschn.medium.com )
In many ways, Mastodon feels like rewinding the clock on social media back to the early days of Twitter and Facebook. On the consume side, that means that your home feed has no algorithm (this can be disorienting at first)....
Why the Steam deb from Canonical has been broken since 23.04 ( popey.com )
tl;dr In a recent thread on Mastodon, it was revealed that Ubuntu 23.04 users can’t install the Steam deb package from the Ubuntu archive without jumping through some technical hoops. It turns out this was a mistake, a bug was filed, and future builds shouldn’t have this problem....
What are your favorite EMACs?
Amazon tests new star ratings that are even harder to read ( www.theverge.com )
Have you ever tried an open source dating app?
I recall hearing about Alovoa a year ago and while it sounds nice with no ads or paid features, being open source, and private data being encrypted I have to imagine the userbase is incredibly small relative to other services. Google Play lists it at over a thousand downloads but it’s also available through F-Droid so that may...
Pay with Palm ( infosec.pub )
I can only see this going into a very dystopian path. Based on their actions, I don’t trust these companies, their security practices, nor their privacy policies. Why would I give them my biometrics? And my full palm, at that!? Hell no!
what is your favorite f-droid app?
What is your must have open source application available on fdroid?...
WSL and docker
Hi everyone!...
Red Hat-proposed Fedora opt-out Telemetry is opposed by 74%. Red Hat is deeply involved despite naysayers.
discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/…/2...
Why is snaps hated
I see people hate snap packaging and removing it if their OS support it. Is it because it’s NOT fully open-source or just due to how the technology works?...