Adil Arif @adilarif@librem.one

James Gosling, creator of Java, announced that he is retiring

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jamesgosling_ive-finally-retired-after-a-crazy-number-activity-7213740307538956289-26YU

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jamesgosling_ive-finally-retired-after-a-crazy-number-activity-7213740307538956289-26YU

#java #programming

Number of days over 35 C surges in world's scorching capitals

Delhi alone documented its longest and most severe heatwave in 74 years, registering 39 consecutive days with maximum temperatures at or above 40 C (104 F) from May 14 to June 21.
Jakarta experienced the greatest absolute rise in the number of days over 35 C, from 28 days between 1994 and 2003 to 167 in the most recent decade.
Seoul, South Korea, went from nine days to 58, while Buenos Aires went from seven days to 35.
#ClimateChange

Nice work. No notes.

#ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #fossilfuels

More than 60% of those surveyed said they posted fake jobs “to make employees believe their workload would be alleviated by new workers.” 62% of companies said another reason for the shady practice is to “have employees feel replaceable.” #Work #WorkLifebalance #Hiring #Jobs https://qz.com/companies-posting-fake-job-listings-resume-builder-1851556777?utm_content=1851558179&utm_source=email&utm_medium=Quartz_At_Work

@nblr

Finished my (somewhat crappy) guide on getting #affinity working on Linux using @usebottles

https://www.standingpad.org/posts/2024/06/affinity-on-linux/

#Microsoft has long downplayed its role in the 2020 "SolarWinds" attack -- one of the largest #cyberattacks in US history -- but a new ProPublica investigation reveals that the #tech giant ignored warnings that could have stemmed the damage. (THREAD)

https://www.propublica.org/article/microsoft-solarwinds-golden-saml-data-breach-russian-hackers

• Billionaires are responsible for a million times more CO2 than normal person
• 125 ultra-wealthy individuals emit more CO2 than 85 million.
• Bill Gates belches almost 7,500 tonnes of CO2 per year.
• 80 million cause more CO2 than the poorest 5 billion people.
• The top 1% are responsible for more environmental damage than the poorest 50%
• Top 1% get about 40% of all new wealth created. Poorest 50% get 2%.

Wrapping up a very productive GNOME design call… about accent colors! We addressed every single blocking topic and have a clear way forward. I don’t want to promise anything specific (especially timelines), buuuut it’s looking good to me.

I might write up a blog post to summarize the direction once we sort some of the little details out. But there’s a pretty good consensus across half a dozen or so people doing the work—harder than it sounds. 😅

#GNOME #OpenSource #Linux #GNOMEdesign

Showtime, the video player I'm developing for #GNOME has entered Incubator and is available on the GNOME Nightly repo for testing

I'm hoping for it to replace Totem (Videos) in GNOME 48 and I will publish it on Flathub soon.

Setting up GNOME Nightly: https://nightly.gnome.org/

The repository for the app: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/Incubator/showtime

It’s not antisemitic to call a fascist a fascist.

#fascism #israel #zionism #settlerColonialism #apartheid #ethnicCleansing #genocide

Adobe is trying to claim right of access to all of your projects, regardless of things like NDA, meaning that they are willing to violate HIPAA laws, FERPA laws, and any number of binding civil structures:
https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/06/06/adobes-new-terms-of-service-unacceptably-gives-them-access-to-all-of-your-projects-for-free

If you're in the US, you can contact the FTC here: https://www.ftc.gov/media/71268
and provide them with this contact information
Adobe
345 Park Avenue
San Jose, CA 95110-2704
Tel: 408-536-6000
Fax: 408-537-6000

I don't know the specifics of the process in the EU, but here might be a good place to start:
https://commission.europa.eu/law/law-topic/data-protection_en

This is the forecast for New Delhi

Not a night below 30c.

The body cannot cool off and "reset".

Many people, even young healthy people will not survive this week because of #ClimateBreakdown

#ClimateCrisis is hitting us already. Not sometime in 2030 or 2040 when we have fresh targets to not hit.

This is genocide.

Indian authorities won't be able to keep an accurate tally of the dead. It is a crisis that #FossilFuel companies gave us. we need to sue them out of existence.

@gnome let’s credit @sonny and @tbernard for putting together the application, defending the case, earning the grant and leading the development initiative 👏

GNOME Foundation Executive Director Holly Million shares exciting updates on continuing work with the Sovereign Tech Fund and launching the GNOME Development Fund: https://foundation.gnome.org/2024/05/31/gnome-development-initiative-update/

#GNOME #opensource

Happy 25th anniversary, Krita!

https://krita.org/en/posts/2024/krita-25-years/

#krita

#Chromium (and #Chrome) begins phasing-out Manifest v2.

https://blog.chromium.org/2024/05/manifest-v2-phase-out-begins.html

This means, among other things, that uBlock Origin is about to be disabled in Chrome. Google will choose a different extension to recommend but it can not be as effective as #uBlock Origin.

Following #Google's example, may I instead recommend you switch to #Firefox.

Firefox will continue to support Manifest v2, and consequently uBlock Origin and other extensions that can not be implemented with Manifest v3.

Happy browsing.

@amxmln There's been so much good that's come from the Sovereign Tech Fund giving GNOME 1 € million to work on important projects.

https://foundation.gnome.org/2023/11/09/gnome-recognized-as-public-interest-infrastructure/

This Week In GNOME has a section with so much happening each week as a result.

https://thisweek.gnome.org/

(Several of these projects aren't even GNOME specific, but improve the stack for everyone, like many accessibility improvements.)

I can't even begin to imagine the impact if it were nearly 200× more per year.