Craig Cunningham @craigevil@librem.one

‘What happened to academic freedom?’: Scientist fumes as Facebook flags Covid-19 study questioning mask effectiveness as ‘false'

Social media cannot be allowed to suppress scientific discourse, critics said after Facebook ‘fact-checkers’ flagged as ‘false’ an Oxford professor’s report citing the Danish study on effectiveness of facemasks against Covid-19. Read Full Arti...
https://www.rt.com/news/507374-facebook-censor-oxford-masks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

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Kurt Russell says his age provides him with a unique opportunity: to play Santa Claus.

He stars alongside @goldiehawn in #TheChristmasChronicles2.
https://twitter.com/APEntertainment/status/1329932296418418691 #News #AP #Christmas #Santa

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is set to soon receive an International Emmy award for his once-daily televised briefings on the coronavirus pandemic that killed tens of thousands of New Yorkers this spring. http://apne.ws/jxhzCOM https://twitter.com/AP/status/1329945633218813955 #News #AP #coronavirus #Killed #NewYork

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Trump makes futile last stand to overturn results as Georgia certifies Biden win https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/20/trump-michigan-republicans-election #USelections2020 #DonaldTrump #USpolitics #Worldnews #Michigan #USnews

In the end, SeaDream admitted that all its efforts to prevent the spread of disease at sea were “not sufficient.” https://trib.al/7kuCtT1
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Dr Mark Sundaram is a university professor who presents The Endless Knot, a series of videos connecting language with history. You can follow the videos at:

➡️ @alliterative

The full set of videos is also available on the PeerTube instance at https://tilvids.com/accounts/alliterative/videos

#MarkSundaram #TheEndlessKnot #EndlessKnot #Etymology #Language #Linguistic #Linguistics #English #EnglishLanguage #LanguageHistory #History #Videos

Mastodon instances have a variety of different themes to choose from.

✅ You can change your Mastodon theme by going to Preferences, then Appearance, then Site Theme, then click on "Save Changes".

This is particularly useful if you have several different accounts open, so you can switch between them without getting them mixed up.

Different instances have different selections of themes, ask your admin if you want extra themes added.

#FediTips #MastoTips #Mastodon #Themes #Appearance

Box86 is an x86 Emulator for Raspberry Pi and other 32-bit Arm platforms

https://www.cnx-software.com/2020/11/19/box86-is-an-x86-emulator-for-raspberry-pi-and-other-32-bit-arm-platforms/
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This great article explains the fundamental problems with app data collection that lead to the govt. buying location data.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/18/technology/government-surveillance-by-data.html?smid=tw-nytimesbits&smtyp=cur

In this post we talk about how app ecosystem incentives steer developers toward collecting data they don't need. https://puri.sm/posts/mobile-app-stores-and-the-power-of-incentives/

It shouldn’t be a surprise that Facebook has joined Section 230’s critics: it literally has the most to gain from decimating the law. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/11/dont-blame-section-230-big-techs-failures-blame-big-tech

New charcoals in Krita and more! Paper is also included ;) https://share.tube/videos/watch/ab7a3013-d0f4-41fd-a710-ba30e21a00c8

We have released a new lemmy version (v0.8.7), which fixes all the federation issues reported so far. The test instances are already updated, so give it another try :)

https://voyager.lemmy.ml/ https://enterprise.lemmy.ml/ https://ds9.lemmy.ml/

Two recent Supreme Court cases—Jones and Carpenter—have huge ramifications for whether or not police can access your data while it's being held by third parties. Learn more in the latest episode of "How to Fix the Internet": https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/11/podcast-episode-fixing-digital-loophole-fourth-amendment

Check out this #ThrowbackThursday interview about the #FreedomBox and how far we've come. By @subhapa @opensourceway feat. Eben Moglen #privacy #mydata #internet #tech #FOSS

READ:
https://opensource.com/life/15/12/freedombox

Long-Lasting Anti-AIDS Meds Eliminate 'Psychic Toll' Of Daily Pill https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/11/19/936627318/long-lasting-anti-aids-meds-eliminate-psychic-toll-of-daily-pill

the rest of the story didn’t load for a bit and i was like ‘wow! i respect how succinct this is’

ProtonVPN is now officially supported on Chromebook devices! Simply download the ProtonVPN Android app from the Google Play Store, or via our app APK link, to start securing your Internet connection, streaming your favorite shows, and more: https://protonvpn.com/blog/unlimited-chromebook-vpn

At Proton, we're always looking for ways to support organizations that align with our mission of providing privacy and security for all. This year, we’re auctioning Lifetime accounts and giving some away in a raffle. Help us choose our 2020 beneficiaries. Accepting suggestions until Nov. 27: https://protonmail.com/blog/lifetime-auction-survey-2020/

‘Don’t buy into the feardemic’: Americans split over CDC recommending not to travel for Thanksgiving because of Covid-19

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have recommended against traveling to see family for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, inspiring both protests and dire warnings. Read Full Article at RT.com

https://www.rt.com/usa/507230-cdc-thanksgiving-travel-covid-19/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

New York mayor predicts indoor dining & gyms will close within weeks, even as Covid-19 stats show no surge in deaths

Mayor Bill de Blasio has predicted gyms and restaurants offering indoor dining will close in “the next week or two,” even as the city's positivity rate hovers at three percent and deaths have stayed at pandemic-era lows. Read Full Article at RT.com
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https://www.rt.com/usa/507226-deblasio-predicts-shutdown-nyc-covid/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS