Craig Cunningham @craigevil@librem.one

More US flights cancelled as Omicron intensifies staffing issues https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/12/29/more-us-flights-cancelled-as-omicron-intensifies-staffing-issues #News

A good video on methods one should take to become a better programmer. #WebDev #Programming #Programmer #ProblemSolving
Why Tutorials DON’T WORK (And What To Do Instead)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOGxYOtgHwE

On Mastodon, you can Favourite (⭐) and/or Bookmark (🔖) a post. These do similar but slightly different things:

Favourite - Adds the post to your Favourites list, tells the post's author about your favourite, and adds your name to the post's list of people who have favourited it.

Bookmark - Adds the post to your Bookmark list, but doesn't do anything else, and doesn't tell anyone about it either.

#MastoTips #Mastodon #FediTips #Favourites #Favorites #Bookmarks

US experts open time capsule discovered in Robert E Lee statue https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/28/us-experts-open-time-capsule-discovered-in-robert-e-lee-statue #News

Amazon's Alexa reportedly suggested 10-year-old stick a penny near an outlet - CNET - Amazon said it has fixed the error that allowed its Alexa assistant to suggest a dangerou... - https://www.cnet.com/home/smart-home/amazons-alexa-reportedly-suggested-10-year-old-stick-a-penny-near-an-outlet/#ftag=CAD590a51e

Israel tries to contain avian flu outbreak after 5,000 wild cranes die https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-59808888?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Why stretching is (still) important for weight loss and exercise: https://www.universal-sci.com/headlines/2018/8/10/-why-stretching-is-still-important-for-weight-loss-and-exercise
#newsbot

Thanks to the Chip Shortage, Texas Instruments Is Worth $170 Billion - Even in the digital age, analog chips such as those the company makes in Texas are essent... - https://www.wsj.com/articles/thanks-to-the-chip-shortage-texas-instruments-is-worth-170-billion-11640341805?mod=rss_Technology #paid

Software News: The siduction project has released version 2021.3.0 https://freshfoss.com/projects/siduction/

French zoo closes after pack of nine wolves escapes https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/24/french-zoo-closes-after-pack-of-nine-wolves-escapes #Animalwelfare #Worldnews #Animals #France #Europe

Rescuezilla 2.3 “Swiss Army Knife of System Recovery” Is Here, Based on Ubuntu 21.10 https://9to5linux.com/rescuezilla-2-3-swiss-army-knife-of-system-recovery-is-here-based-on-ubuntu-21-10

Flashback to this blog post from former campaigns intern Leonardo Vignini intern which details the history of #DRM: where did Digital Restrictions Management start, how did it get this bad, and what can we do about it? https://u.fsf.org/34g https://defectivebydesign.org

Kentucky tornado: Two babies pulled alive from rubble https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-59764990?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

'Matrix Resurrections' Pivots to Reality 22 Years After Original - While the 1999 movie has influenced everything from videogames to action movies to the me... - https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-matrix-changed-visual-effects-now-resurrections-pivots-to-reality-11640174408?mod=rss_Technology #paid

Treat yourself to this 55-inch Fire TV for $300 today and get a free Echo Dot - CNET - In addition, you get 30 days of FuboTV and 3 months of Apple TV Plus for free. - https://www.cnet.com/tech/treat-yourself-to-this-55-inch-fire-tv-for-300-today-and-get-a-free-echo-dot/#ftag=CAD590a51e

#DRM isn't just an annoyance -- it's a violation of your right to use the items you own as you see fit. Learn more about our Defective by Design campaign at http://defectivebydesign.org, and follow our campaign account at @endDRM

No one likes invisible trackers. Show your support for software that will block those trackers for you with these stickers. https://supporters.eff.org/shop/privacy-sticker-combo

Package Release: 12/19 ImageMagick 7.1.0-18 ImageMagick: a software suite to create, edit and compose bitmap images http://www.imagemagick.org/

Twitter announced a new policy earlier this month stating that: if you share an image or video of someone w/out their consent, the company can take it down — unless it’s in the public interest to leave it up.

@Tatum_Hunter_ clears up some uncertainties: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/12/01/twitter-photo-policy/

Original tweet : https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1472579227140509700

A profile of Brewster Kahle and the Internet Archive, which marked its 25th anniversary earlier this year and is now home to over 70 PB of data (Joel Khalili/TechRadar) - Joel Khalili / TechRadar:
A profile of Brewster Kahle and the Internet Archive, which m... - http://www.techmeme.com/211219/p5#a211219p5