Adil Arif @adilarif@librem.one

Climate Change Lends New Color to the Ocean.

Two decades of satellite measurements show that the sea surface is shading toward green.

#Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #NASA
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/151894/climate-change-lends-new-color-to-the-ocean

Our Xfinity bill shot up because of an expiring 12-month discount, just as it did a year ago. So I called.

me: I noticed our bill went up and I was wondering if we could repeat whatever pro-forma ritual we need to in order to secure a more reasonable charge again.

them: *laughing* thank you for understanding the situation, sir.

I always try to bear in mind that the customer service people I speak with are *way* more victimized by the shitty behavior of their employers than I will ever be.

When Apple vocally switched sides to support California’s “right to repair” law, I knew there had to be a catch. Cory Doctorow explains the catch eloquently.

Apple uses VIN locking or parts pairing which is a process also used by car makers, printer manufacturers & Medtronic ventilators that requires a secret code from the manufacturer to enable replacement parts to be recognized. Bypassing it violates the DMCA which as a federal law beats state laws.

Checkmate!
https://pluralistic.net/2023/09/22/vin-locking/#thought-differently

#Tuba v0.5.0 is now available, with many new features and bug fixes!

Highlights:

New design & workflow 🎨​ (thanks tbernard@mastodon.social, bugaevc@floss.social, oscfdezdz@mstdn.social)
Composer media clipboard paste & drag and drop
Post buttons animations ​
BlurHashes
Push notification actions
Composer content-type selector (on software that support them)
Push notification grouping ​
HTML parsing improvements
Muting push notification types ​
Copying media to clipboard
More keyboard shortcuts & gestures ⌨️
Announcements tab

As always, there are too many changes to list here, if you're more interested, check out the full release changelog:
https://github.com/GeopJr/Tuba/releases/tag/v0.5.0

#GTK #GNOME #Vala #mastodev

We're excited to announce the release of GNOME 45! 🎉
This release brings many exciting updates thanks to the hard work of contributors all over the world! https://youtu.be/47aZgF6xmS0

You can learn more about what this release includes in our release notes: https://release.gnome.org/45/

#GNOME45 #GNOME #opensource #releaseday

Turns out I didn’t need @element as the @purism has #Matrix built into the native chat app. This is measurably getting better and better as a #security and #privacy phone. I’m still installing it for better chat room capability but THIS IS AWESOME.
#linux #encryption #infosec #cybersecurity #opensourcd

Switch to Firefox.

What's happening around #godotengine right now is nothing short of it incredible. This number already grew by almost €20k (!) since I last posted it just a few days ago.

Big oil coined ‘carbon footprints’ to blame us for their greed.

Climate-conscious individual choices are good – but not nearly enough to save the planet. More than personal virtue, we need collective action.

#Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/aug/23/big-oil-coined-carbon-footprints-to-blame-us-for-their-greed-keep-them-on-the-hook

Librem 5 is now $999 (a $300 Savings)! Due primarily to the overwhelming demand for the Librem 5, we were able to lower our component costs and are now able to pass that savings onto new customers.
#Purism #librem5
https://puri.sm/posts/librem-5-999-or-899-when-bundled-with-awesim-cellular-service/?mtm_campaign=status_update&mtm_source=organic&mtm_medium=librem_social&mtm_content=ls-librem-5-999-or-899-when-bundled-with-awesim-cellular-service