Hans-Christoph Steiner @eighthave@librem.one
Joined Aug 2019
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How old is your (smart) phone since its release?
@davidak This is part of #CleanInsights project, we're trying to publish as much as we can on the topic http://cleaninsights.org/, a lot of it is more about the approach rather than a library since there are so many data sources and things to track
the world needs more quiet places https://www.quietparks.org/
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We've identified two new, easy data points for #TrackingTheTrackers, and are already applying them to @fdroidorg@mastodon.technology They can be added to @exodus Looking forward to seeing what others do with this! https://guardianproject.info/2020/12/15/new-data-sources-api-key-identifiers-and-broadcastreceiver-declarations/
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@exodus's ETIP database is the canonical place for #TrackingTheTrackers on #Android, @guardianproject, @fdroidorg@mastodon.technology @privacylab and others all contribute there, join us! https://guardianproject.info/2020/12/11/%CE%B5xodus-etip-the-canonical-database-for-tracking-trackers/
I'm starting work on the "Popularity Contest" idea for @fdroidorg that will provide #anonymous statistics on app usage as part of @guardianproject's #CleanInsights project, follow progress at https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroidclient/-/issues/396
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#resilient #distribution systems include support for mirroring! This blog post goes into the core concepts with examples: https://guardianproject.info/2020/12/07/distribution-in-depth-mirrors-as-a-source-of-resiliency/
It is time for a comeback of double spaces between sentences! The rationale for switching to single in #digital text is #proportional fonts. With the rise of #Markdown and blogs, lots of people are writing prose in #monospace again.
I've started to really enjoy writing tests for the code I'm working on. They are fun when you view them as a puzzle with a clear end, unlike most of software development. It used to be so hard to think of how to write them, with practice, it has gotten a lot easier.
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#Cuba's #ElPaqueteSemanal is well known for providing access to digital media where there is no Internet. It should also be recognized for a system with decentralized, built-in, human-powered curation. Thanks @SujathaTF for highlighting that.
https://nacla.org/news/2014/12/20/do-cubans-really-want-us-style-internet-freedom
Starting this week, I want to try something new in the #fdroid weekly meeting slot (Thursdays @ 11:30 UTC): I'll have "office hours" so anyone can come and ask any question, either via the regular chat channels, or realtime voice in https://meet.jit.si/fdroid
#Thanksgiving: "Celebrating the day Americans fed undocumented aliens from Europe"
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Facial recognition may just be the beginning. Next generation video analytics tools could allow police to track people by their hair, their clothing, and more: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/11/video-analytics-user-manuals-are-guide-dystopia
@boklm Jared Diamond's work in Guns, Germs, and Steel is a great, in-depth exploration of the past ~13000 years of human development, and clearly points to this effect also. I highly recommend it.
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Working hours, the first 12000 years: the historical decline of free time
https://agathoniamedia.com/2020/11/23/working-time-the-first-20000-years-the-historical-decline-of-free-time/
And yet another disappointing but unsurprising pick by #Biden, wasn't he supposed to be better on #ClimateChange?
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/nov/19/senior-biden-adviser-set-for-key-role-has-ties-to-oil-and-gas-climate-activists-warn
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Is your open source project still using Slack for its community? Consider:
Mozilla has migrated their chat to Matrix: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Matrix
Mattermost now offers hosted service with special pricing for OSS projects: https://mattermost.com/nonprofit/
There are probably even more I'm not aware of.
There are good Free options now. Time to get out of the proprietary SaaS lock-in.
Now that#Biden has won, it is important to remember what he has done. He called for war with Iraq starting in the 90s:
https://theintercept.com/2020/01/07/joe-biden-iraq-war-history/
As VP, he helped #Maliki's party stay in power even when his party lost the election. Maliki then went on to persecute the "multi-sectarian and moderate" Al-Iraqiya party which had won 51%. Many point to this as a key event that helps ISIS flourish. He did with executive power. He's now the chief executive.
https://thehill.com/opinion/international/524551-a-biden-victory-would-be-a-loss-for-iraq
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In case you thought the RIAA had gone away or gotten less evil: https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2020/10/2020-10-23-RIAA.md
Joined Aug 2019
