Hans-Christoph Steiner @eighthave@librem.one
Joined Aug 2019
@tomosaigon if the artistic statement is just simple rebellion against the rules because they are there, that seems pretty weak. I do appreciate making art in anonymous and blank spaces common in modern cities. But if you're allowed to do it, that basic artistic inspiration should still stand.
I've been having the feeling recently that search engines are getting worse and worse. For example, I'm looking to understand the #lifecycle of #basil plants to better grow it. Searching for "lifecycle of basil" gives me a number of short blog posts on the topic, that all contain pretty much the same summary. Mixed in are a litany of products for sale like bike products. I find it hard to believe there is so little in depth information on the #internet about such a popular plant.
Must good street art be illegal? I'm used to NYC street art culture, where its almost always against the law, including the #MadagascarInstitute and related events we did. In Vienna, there are large areas where painting everything in public is fully allowed. There's a festival now where murals are being painted on blank walls around the city. I appreciate the murals from previous years, but have this funny feeling that its somehow less when its allowed. Crazy or valid?
https://www.callelibre.at/2020
"As a cop, I killed someone. Then I found out it happens more often than we know... We must work toward a society where citizens and their governmental representatives – the police – aren’t so terrified of one another."
Beware the #EU Unified #Patent Court: even if it is a good idea, they way it is being put together pretty much guarantees there will be hidden nasty surprises. Its delay is one benefit of #Brexit https://www.theregister.com/2020/07/21/uk_abandons_upc/
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Let's celebrate DebianDay 2020 around the world https://bits.debian.org/2020/07/lets-celebrate-debianday-2020-around-the-world.html
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Great alternatives to Google Maps that use #OpenStreetMap data:
- Qwant Maps: website, has directions. Highlights the fact that data is from #OSM, providing links to view and edit the data.
https://www.qwant.com/maps
- F4map: website, 3D views of cities.
https://demo.f4map.com/
- MAPS.ME: mobile apps with a neat vector renderer. Minimalist. Works offline. More obviously profit-oriented.
- OsmAnd: mobile apps with lots of features. Offline too. (Too?) many customisations and options available.
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CryptPad is a free open source online office suite which can be used collaboratively and anonymously. It is a privacy-friendly alternative to Google's Drive/Docs services.
You can follow them here:
➡️ @cryptpad
You can self-host CryptPad or use their official instance. Their website is at https://cryptpad.fr
The system is designed to be "zero knowledge", so the people hosting have no access to users' data.
#CryptPad #FOSS #FLOSS #GoogleDrive #GoogleDocs #Alternatives #Privacy
interesting talk by one of the academics involved in the #DPT3 #GoogleApple #Bluetooth #ContactTracing and how they worked with those companies https://youtu.be/FKN2feOdGO8?t=1553
"the venture industry is no longer as focused on finding small companies that might one day change the world but more on creating financial instruments for the wealthy" https://techcrunch.com/2020/06/26/tim-oreilly-makes-a-persuasive-case-for-why-venture-capital-is-starting-to-do-more-harm-than-good/
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So what you're saying is, after 18 months you've mined all the profit you can out of your users' data, which is the real heart of what you do.
https://twitter.com/sundarpichai/status/1275835273637576704
Original tweet : https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1278686616953987076
@fdroidorg@mastodon.technology @allo follow the details on our #RFP tracker https://gitlab.com/fdroid/rfp/-/issues/1387
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Many fellow open-source projects are hit hard by the COVID crisis. These are FOSS crowdfunding campaigns that need help! Check out their call for support:
https://fossresponders.discourse.group/t/foss-crowdfunding-campaigns-that-need-your-help/61
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Guerilla Pop Up Bike Lane, ausgerollt über parkende Autos auf dem Radweg
https://urbanshit.de/guerilla-pop-up-bike-lane-ausgerollt-ueber-parkende-autos-auf-dem-radweg/
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Back in 2011, @eighthave and @n8fr8 had a crazy idea to turn #Android SQLite guts into a standalone wrapper for #SQLCipher, funded by #USGovt #InternetFreedom money. #Zetetic made it a well-engineered product. Latest user: German gov's Corona Warn App. Technical projects with high risk of failure, without paths to massive profits rarely get developed in the private sector. This project highlights mixing public grants and private enterprise to deliver security and privacy in essential software.
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It is proven!
Android apps can be built using only standard packages from Debian Buster!
https://gitlab.com/Matrixcoffee/hello-world-debian-android
"This project helps to document the Android tools in Debian by providing an example build, and can serve as a base template for new projects for those who would like to develop Android apps using only truly Free and Open Source software."
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#Google will require #Android App Bundles for new apps in Play, thereby forcing developers to give Google their app's private signing key. This further centralizes the ecosystem and strengthens their #monopoly by making it harder to publish outside of Play https://www.xda-developers.com/google-play-billing-v3-app-bundle-requirement-2021/
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In einer Stunde geht die Pressekonferenz von @neos_eu@twitter.com und uns los. Hier könnt ihr live dabei sein!
@favstarmafia @favstarmafia@social.anoxinon.de here is some data that could be useful for your Jitsi Meet listing https://guardianproject.gitlab.io/jitsi-monitor/
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🎉🎈 Mastodon.Social has just welcomed its 500.000th user 🎂
At this 🌟special🌟 #milestone I would like to thank everyone in the #fediverse for the numerous interesting posts, the wonderful time and the untiring voluntary #community contributions that make it all possible.❤️
Joined Aug 2019
