Craig Cunningham @craigevil@librem.one

YouTube will run ads on some creator videos, but it won’t give them any of the revenue https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/18/21573937/youtube-ads-creators-partner-program-revenue-terms-of-service-update
#ungoogle #degoogle

There's nothing wrong with reading a book you love over and over. When you do, the words get inside you, become a part of you, in a way that words in a book you've read only once can't. - Gail Carson Levine

Chrome ‘Bug’ Exempts Google Cookies from Data Privacy Settings
https://hfet.org/chrome-bug-exempts-google-cookies-from-data-privacy-settings/

(submitted by betaman0)

Real-Time Crime Centers are police facilities that serve as central nodes and control rooms for a variety of surveillance technologies, including automated license plate readers, gunshots detection, and predictive policing. Learn more: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/11/eff-publishes-new-research-real-time-crime-centers-us

Do you wish there was a way to type your favourite emoji without stopping to use the picker?

✅ In Mastodon, you can choose an emoji directly by typing : (colon) and then a keyword or name of the emoji you want.

For example, :sun will bring up all the emoji containing the word "sun". Choose the one you want with the arrow keys, then press enter.

#FediTips #MastoTips #Mastodon #Emoji #EmojiPicker #KeyboardShortcuts

If you've watched our video on the takedown of youtube-dl, you know how important it is that Github has reversed course and reinstated the repository. This is a strong commitment to the rights of the developer community, and we hope it sets an example. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/11/github-reinstates-youtube-dl-after-riaas-abuse-dmca https://twitter.com/EFF/status/1324833472553209856

An Account of Human Costs: The reservoirs that provide water to New York City
https://placesjournal.org/article/reservoir-an-account-of-human-costs/

(submitted by daddy_drank)

We successfully tested Direct Messages between Pixelfed and Mastodon!

The Direct Messages feature will be shipping later today! 🎉

#pixelfed #direct

Coronavirus live news: US hospitals stretched to limits; Pfizer seeks vaccine approval 'in days'

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/nov/19/coronavirus-live-news-us-hospitals-stretched-to-limits-pfizer-seeks-vaccine-approval-in-days
#newsbot

The Coronavirus Is Airborne Indoors. But We’re Still Scrubbing Surfaces. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/18/world/asia/covid-cleaning.html #CoronavirusRisksandSafetyConcerns #Coronavirus(2019-nCoV) #HygieneandCleanliness #Deaths(Fatalities) #CleaningServices

OnlyOffice is a free open source online office suite. You can follow them at:

➡️ @ONLYOFFICE

There's a paid-for hosting service, or you can host it yourself free. More info is at the official site at https://www.onlyoffice.com

#OnlyOffice #Office #Productivity #Business #Workflow #FOSS #FLOSS #Libre #Software #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #OfficeSuite #MicrosoftOffice #Office365 #Alternatives #SelfHosting #Apps

The LibreOffice 7.0 Calc Guide is here! Over 500 pages, packed with information on doing more with your spreadsheets. A huge thanks to our documentation community for their work on it: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2020/11/15/the-libreoffice-calc-guide-7-0-just-arrived/

No matter how you may feel about fingerprint scanners on phones... this is a very impressive #PinePhone mod!

https://www.reddit.com/r/PINE64official/comments/jurehy/pinephone_fingerprint_scanner_update/

Here are some convincing reasons to get others to join mastodon: https://youtu.be/9bxcNLTd1pI @Gargron @Mastodon #opensource #mastodon #technology #socialmedia #decentralization

After the Five Eyes, the EU Council is now trying to backdoor encryption in messaging apps. We will keep fighting for your right to privacy. 💪 Here is why: https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/eu-backdoor-surveillance
It's good that the MIT uses the same arguments: http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/97690
(comic v/Stuart Carlson)

The General Purpose Computer In Your Pocket

"What makes the Librem 5 special is that it reclaims the full potential of what phones should have been all along: a general-purpose computer in your pocket under your control."

Learn more: https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/

#librem5 #privacy #convergence

‘Put a swastika on his grave’: Alec Baldwin renews ‘Trump equals Nazi’ trope with call to ‘bury’ president

Actor Alec Baldwin has called for the US president he portrays on Saturday Night Live to be buried in a “Nazi graveyard” with a “swastika on his grave” in his latest Twitter outburst against “maniac” Donald Trump. Read Full Article at RT.com

https://www.rt.com/usa/506896-alec-baldwin-trump-hitler-comparison/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

Big Internet companies’ business models thrive on practices that keep users in the dark what information they collect on us and how that information is used. If Congress wants to fix Big Tech, it must start with the black box of behavioral targeting. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/11/dont-blame-section-230-big-techs-failures-blame-big-tech

Given the propensity of proprietary software to hide malware that subtly controls the user, were going to say that unless theres a free software version, you should probably leave this creeptastic device off your holiday gift list: https://u.fsf.org/373

Republican leader McConnell says pulling out of Afghanistan will cause ‘a new round of global terrorism’

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has pushed back against a looming withdrawal from Afghanistan, telling senators that pulling out of the 19-year war would be “premature” and “delight the people who wish us harm." Read Full Article at RT.com

https://www.rt.com/usa/506907-mitch-mcconnell-afghanistan-withdrawal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS