Most Fediverse communities operate on donations, and overall our survey participants are not generating enough money to cover costs.
Very few moderators are receiving any compensation for their labour.
This is your reminder to donate to your admin if you’re able to.
Proud to have played a role in this. VC-backed social media is not the answer. At Mastodon, we view this move as the best way to guarantee that the social web remains open and free from ads, data exploitation, manipulative algorithms or corporate monopolies.
https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/13/24342603/mastodon-non-profit-ownership-ceo-eugen-rochko
Ena stunden läser jag om hur appar läcker användardata till datauppsamlingare (som förstås dessutom kan hackas).
Nu läser jag om ny potentiell IT-läcka från Göteborgs stad - data legat öppet - de vet inte om någon läst men kan inte utesluta.
Som medborgare kan jag iaf teoretiskt undvika att använda IT själv. Men jag kan inte undvika att kommun, region, stat med flera datalagrar. Så läcka som nedan kan jag som individ inte skydda mig emot.
Intressant och skrämmande artikel om integritetskränkande spårning. Ännu ett i raden av fall där man hittar hur digitala spår vi lämnar samlas upp.
Från DN idag: https://etidning.dn.se/shared/article/tiotusentals-appar-lacker-data-om-anvandarna/Ho9n1sv5
Security concerns regarding Chinese connected cars: A short overview, from Swedish national China centre, by Alexis von Sydow.
The author was guest this week in the Kinamedia: Nya kalla kriget pod where the topic was discussed: https://nyhetsbrev.kinamedia.se/p/sakerhetsrisker-med-elbilar-och-uppkopplade
Grymt bra avsnitt idag på Hacker Public Radio!
Det är jag som är dagens värd.
Lyssna i din poddspelare eller direkt på hemsidan: https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr4293/index.html
New Episode: hpr4293 :: HTTrack website copier software
Henrik uses the HTTrack software to get his own copy of websites.
Hosted by Henrik Hemrin on Wednesday, 2025-01-15 is flagged as Clean and is released under a CC-BY-SA license.
Tags: #httrack, #website, #software.
Today on the #HackerPublicRadio #Community #Podcast
Decentralized Instagram alternative Pixelfed launches mobile apps
https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/14/decentralized-instagram-alternative-pixelfed-launches-mobile-apps/
Bra av @alexvoronov.bsky.social
"Ryssland kontrollerar i dag en något mindre del av Ukraina än man gjorde i oktober 2022. Efter mer än två års krig sedan dess har Putin inte åstadkommit mer än detta. Dessutom har han förlorat kontroll över en del av eget territorium, i Kursk län, som man kan se till höger där jag ringat in var vi står i dag.
Så de som ropar att Ukraina är på väg att förlora kriget bör lugna ner sig lite."
404 - Meta deleting links to Pixelfed, a decentralized Instagram competitor. https://www.404media.co/meta-is-blocking-links-to-decentralized-instagram-competitor-pixelfed/
Another bizzare comment on #GitLab
For some reason I get random garbage from primary school kids on either GitLab or email (or in this case both).
Why would an 8 year old from Kampen, NL put random stuff on GitLab "i m dutch end you and i m 8 end you!" or email (picture of cucumber)?
Any other #opensource people getting this random stuff?
Pixelfed is a lot of things, but one thing it is not, is an opportunity for VC or others to ruin the vibe.
I've turned down VC funding and will not inject advertising of any form into the project.
I may offer monetization in the form of official hosting, or subscriptions for a badge or something, but those will not influence or otherwise have an advantage over 3rd party clients or the like.
Pixelfed is for the people, period.
Engineer with University Diploma in Human Rights & Democracy. Job competence: Component Engineer; fiber optics and more components, Component Handling Process and IT System owner. Linux, open source, photography and religion to mention a few interest areas. Joomla for web sites. English and Swedish. Located in Sweden. DM inactivated.
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