Craig Cunningham @craigevil@librem.one

Pfizer creating booster targeting highly transmissible delta variant
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/08/pfizer-says-it-is-developing-a-covid-booster-shot-to-target-the-highly-transmissible-delta-variant.html

(submitted by quantumwoke)

“Bad mergers” and noncompete clauses targeted in Biden executive order - Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Bloomberg)
President Joe Biden announced his an... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1779087 #competition #labormarket #antitrust #platforms #mergers #policy #biden #ftc

Biden urges FCC to undo Pai’s legacy—but it can’t until he picks a third Democrat - Enlarge / Then-Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission Ajit Pai testifi... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1779085 #netneutrality #policy #biden #fcc

Biden seeks return of net neutrality, greater competition among ISPs in executive order - CNET - ISPs have the advantage over consumers with few broadband options. President Biden's exec... - https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/biden-seeks-return-of-net-neutrality-greater-competition-among-isps-in-executive-order/#ftag=CAD590a51e

Jesus christ democracy.town is a cess pool. Democrats really are their own worst enemy. Kinda ashamed I spent most of my life being one.

Privacy Cookbook 3.5.1 Ad/Bad Traffic ~ Beyond Firefox!LibreWolf
https://dt.gl/privacy-cookbook-chapter-3-5-1-beyond-firefox-librewolf/

All fans banned from Tokyo Olympics as COVID cases rise, delta spreads - Enlarge / Branding is displayed on a fence surrounding the Olympic Stadium on Jul... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1778991 #infectiousdisease #publichealth #covid-19 #olympics #science #delta #japan

Want an easier way to find DRM-free ebookshops?

Try http://DRMfreeBookshops.com!

Yup, I registered that domain too... 😊

I still prefer Konsole, but yes, I wanted this for a long, long time in VSCode:

"Terminals can now be created in or moved to the editor area, enabling a multi-dimensional grid layout that persists and remains visible regardless of panel state."

Distribution Release: 07/08 Mint 20.2 http://distrowatch.com/mint

RT @AlecStapp@twitter.com

EU: privacy is a fundamental human right

Also EU: we're going to encourage tech companies to automatically & indiscriminately scan all your private messages, chats, and emails for suspicious content

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/AlecStapp/status/1412614629419802624

Trump sues Twitter, Google and Facebook alleging 'censorship'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-57754435

(submitted by Angostura)

Latest patches show Rust for Linux project making great strides towards the kernel - Torvalds reckons 'it might be mergeable for 5.14' The Rust for Linux project, sponsored b... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2021/07/05/rust_for_linux_kernel_project/

The #XMPP Newsletter for June 2021 is out!

Read this month's XMPP news on #Gajim, #Jackal, #Monal, #UWPX, the XMPP migrate tool and as always the XEP editorial work. Thanks to everyone contributing!

Enjoy reading! 📰 ☕
https://xmpp.org/2021/06/newsletter-06-june/

Did lead poisoning cause downfall of Roman Empire? The jury is still out - Ancient Rome’s emperors did some pretty bizarre stuff—bursting into uncontr... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1778152 #gaming&culture #leadpoisoning #ancientrome #archaeology #chemistry #science

Sing a song of Office, a pocketful of why: ARM64 version running in a Pi - When the Pi was loaded/ with native Windows 11 bling... wasn’t it quite Armful, a somewha... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2021/07/05/office_arm64/

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UFOs: 'These objects show physics we don't understand'
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-57698819

(submitted by aliasEli)

Q&A Hits 5K

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