Craig Cunningham @craigevil@librem.one

YouTube no longer an acceptable platform for course lecture or academic talk content: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25149206

Unless, of course, you and your university are comfortable with your students or other audience members being subject to advertisements that interrupt the lectures and are beyond your control both in their placement and content.

Distrowatch News: Distribution Release: Kali Linux 2020.4 Kali Linux is a Debian-based distribution with a collection of security and forensics tools. The project's latest release, Kali Linux 2020.4, makes zsh the default command line shell, introduces new users to resources at login, and adjusts the bash shell to appear more like zsh. "In our previous.... http://distrowatch.com/11087

Distribution Release: 11/18 Kali Linux 2020.4 http://distrowatch.com/kali

Save the date: as part of our Defective by Design campaign, this year's International Day Against #DRM (IDAD) will be on Dec. 4, and will focus on streaming services' unjust use of DRM: https://u.fsf.org/36d

Almost 60 percent of business closures are now permanent, new Yelp data shows
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/almost-60-percent-business-closures-are-now-permanent-new-yelp-n1240209

(submitted by elorant)

To people with money:
Don't forget to give donations to your favorite projects. Not talking about myself here, I already have a job. But some projets you use everyday would improve faster if they had enough to pay full time devs.
From small apps/softwares/libraries to bigger projects like GNOME, KDE, elementary OS, perhaps even firefox (not sure on this one) etc.
If you have some money, it's better to spend it here than paying an amazon prime account for example

Openstreetmap is having a moment – the billion dollar dataset next door
https://joemorrison.medium.com/openstreetmap-is-having-a-moment-dcc7eef1bb01

(submitted by liotier)

If you're looking for a #GooglePhotos alternative, Nextcloud Photos plus Nextcloud Maps (see where your pics are taken) and the Facerecognition app are a good step in the direction of privacy! ⤵️
https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/maps
https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/facerecognition

Funkwhale is looking for new maintainers https://blog.funkwhale.audio/~/Announcements/funkwhale-is-looking-for-new-maintainers/

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NYC schools to close ‘indefinitely’ as city’s weekly Covid-19 positive rate reaches 3%

New York City’s public-school system is to close its doors “indefinitely,” officials announced, after the city’s seven-day coronavirus positive rate hit three percent. They won’t necessarily open their doors when it dips, either. Read Full Article at RT.com

https://www.rt.com/usa/507132-nyc-schools-covid-closure-indefinitely/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

‘Extremely aggressive’ internet censorship spreads in the world’s democracies
https://news.umich.edu/extremely-aggressive-internet-censorship-spreads-in-the-worlds-democracies/

(submitted by rbanffy)

T1 Modem Variant Works In Librem 5

https://puri.sm/posts/t1-modem-variant-works-in-librem-5/

"We didn't want to announce anything until we had modems and could test them in the Librem 5 to ensure they work but I’m happy to announce we just completed that testing and it works!"

#librem5 #privacy #security

Apple plans to slash some App Store commissions amid controversy https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2020/11/18/apple-to-slash-its-app-store-commissions-in-half-in-2021 #News

Librem 5 Mass Production Phone Has Begun Shipping
https://puri.sm/posts/librem-5-mass-production-phone-has-begun-shipping/

(submitted by nunodonato)

Open Letter from Facebook Content Moderators
https://www.foxglove.org.uk/news/open-letter-from-content-moderators-re-pandemic

(submitted by ynac)

Nasa says landing astronauts on moon by 2024 is unlikely

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/nov/18/nasa-landing-astronauts-moon-by-2024-unlikely
#newsbot

Take a moment and wash your face. You'll not only be clean, but it can refresh you and give you a little break.

The latest additions to our DRM-free list include two book publishers and two magazine publishers. A great selection, full of quality writing, design, and creativity!

Take a look and see what wonderful new books and magazines you can buy today!

https://www.libreture.com/blog/more-bookshops-october-and-november/

Github reinstates #youtube-dl! The Pine64 #PinePhone plays with Plasma, #SlackEX gets Enlightenment, and overclocking the Raspberry Pi 400.

https://linuxgamecast.com/2020/11/lwdw-249-enlightened-slackers/