Craig Cunningham @craigevil@librem.one

Got a new phone or laptop for Christmas? 💯
Setting it up to prevent online tracking? 🥰

https://t.co/AlQRiAx6ff

OTA-21 Call For Testing

Ubuntu Touch OTA-21 is scheduled for release on Wednesday 5th Jan 2022. To keep that on track we really need your help with testing. To find out what needs doing use the link, read the blog and please start testing.

https://ubports.com/blog/ubports-news-1/post/ubuntu-touch-ota-21-call-for-testing-3796

#UBports #UbuntuTouch #OTA21 #CallForTesting #Mobilelinux #Opensource #Lomiri

#Fedora 36 Looking To Change Its Default Fonts https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Fedora-36-Default-Fonts #gnu #Linux

How Discord, Born From an Obscure Game, Became a Social Hub - Jason Citron created a video game that was going nowhere fast. So he stripped it down to ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/29/business/discord-server-social-media.html #charlottesvillevaviolence(august2017) #right-wingextremismandalt-right #contenttype:personalprofile #computersandtheinternet #computerandvideogames #citronjason #discordinc

T-Mobile confirms reports of a data breach caused by SIM swap attacks on a "very small number of customers", following five other data breaches since 2018 (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer) - Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer:
T-Mobile confirms reports of a data breach caused by ... - http://www.techmeme.com/211229/p14#a211229p14

Privacy news in Germany are getting better and better by the day! 😀 🎉
https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/data-retention-germany/

Israel's Avian Flu Outbreak Has Killed Thousands of Cranes https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/29/world/middleeast/israel-avian-flu.html #WildlifeSanctuariesandNatureReserves #Coronavirus(2019-nCoV) #Bennett,Naftali #AvianInfluenza #Israel

At-home COVID-19 tests less effective at detecting omicron variant, FDA cautions - CNET - Early data suggests antigen tests, like those used in at-home rapid test kits, "may have ... - https://www.cnet.com/health/at-home-covid-19-tests-less-effective-at-detecting-omicron-variant-fda-cautions/#ftag=CAD590a51e

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