Craig Cunningham @craigevil@librem.one

With plans for a Mars colony on the horizon, new bioengineering solutions need to be developed to enable Mars settlements to be self-sufficient:

https://www.universal-sci.com/article/mars-cyanobacteria-biotech-development
#newsbot

Distribution Release: 03/27 Debian Edu 10.9.0 http://distrowatch.com/skolelinux

Distribution Release: 03/27 Debian 10.9.0 http://distrowatch.com/debian

Surveillance isn’t normal, and it isn’t okay. Students are right to feel concerned and to want to speak up about their privacy. https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/privacy-students

Software News: The Calibre project has released version 5.14 https://freshfoss.com/projects/calibre/

🔵 Time to update: Tor Browser 10.0.15 is now available, and updates Openssl to 1.1.1k. In addition, Tor Browser 10.0.15 includes a bugfix for when Javascript is disabled on websites. Android Tor Browser will be available in the coming days.
https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-10015

Here we go!

🚨 Libreture's live list of Goodreads Alternatives

There are already loads of Goodreads alternatives out there. They're all doing different things, which means you now have CHOICE!

https://www.libreture.com/blog/alternatives-goodreads/

@PINE64 @talkpine #SBC size comparison: #rockpro64 vs #RaspberryPi4

Have an itch to learn more about open source technologies? Mark your calendars for March 30th and be sure to register for the free Open Source 101 organized by @AllThingsOpen! #OS101 https://www.eff.org/event/open-source-101

Librem 14 Security Features

"The Librem 14 was designed based on a long wishlist we made to build our dream laptop. When we first announced the Librem 14 we stuck to the features we knew for sure would be part of the first revision."

https://puri.sm/posts/librem-14-security-features/

#Librem14 #freedom #security #privacy

Microsoft Prepares to Reopen Its Offices and Enter Hybrid-Work Era - The software company expects partial remote work to be routine for many of its jobs, even after pa... - https://www.wsj.com/articles/microsoft-prepares-to-reopen-its-offices-and-enter-the-hybrid-work-era-11616439538?mod=rss_Technology #paid

Richard Stallman says he has rejoined the Free Software Foundation's board; he resigned from the board and as president in 2019 after controversy over Epstein (Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols/ZDNet) - Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols / ZDNet:Richard Stallman says he has rejoined the Free Software Founda... - http://www.techmeme.com/210322/p38#a210322p38

NBC's Peacock streaming service hits 35 million signups - CNET - That's up from 33 million at the end of last year. - https://www.cnet.com/news/nbcs-peacock-streaming-service-hits-35-million-signups/#ftag=CAD590a51e

Report: Amazon has added 3,700 new sellers every day in 2021 so far on its website for a total of 295,000; 26% of new sellers are in the US while 10.1% in India (Áine Cain/Insider) - Áine Cain / Insider:Report: Amazon has added 3,700 new sellers every day in 2021 so far on its w... - http://www.techmeme.com/210322/p41#a210322p41

Warner Bros. says no plans with Zack Snyder after Justice League - CNET - The SnyderVerse is apparently complete. - https://www.cnet.com/news/warner-bros-says-no-plans-with-zack-snyder-after-justice-league/#ftag=CAD590a51e

GNOME 40 is almost here meaning updates are on the way! Learn a little bit more about what's changing in Epiphany in this blog from Alexander Mikhaylenko: https://blogs.gnome.org/alexm/2021/03/13/reinventing-tabs/

#GNOME40 #Epiphany #opensource

Making honey without bees and milk without cows - Firms are using fermentation to produce honey and milk and say they can match the taste of the rea... - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56154143

We're aware of reports of apps crashing on Android including DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser. This is caused by a Google update which they're working on and a fix should be released soon.

In the meantime, @9to5Google has a suggested workaround.
https://9to5google.com/2021/03/22/android-apps-crashing-webview/

Original tweet : https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1374172456357830656

OpenSSL will release a HIGH severity issue fix on March 25:

https://mta.openssl.org/pipermail/openssl-announce/2021-March/000196.html

Take 15 seconds of your time to watch a drone fly by an erupting volcano - A volcano in Iceland called Fagradalsfjall had been dormant for 6,000 years. Then it erupted a few d... - https://thenextweb.com/plugged/2021/03/23/take-15-seconds-of-your-time-to-watch-a-drone-fly-by-an-erupting-volcano/ #insider #plugged