JC @jc@librem.one

great news: cinap_lenrek from the 9front project contributed a patch to our version of u-boot that finally gives us a graphical console (and keyboard) in the bootloader on MNT Reform: https://source.mnt.re/reform/reform-boundary-uboot/-/merge_requests/12 this will also help with running OpenBSD.

The U.S. Congress has allocated $12 million to renew the Open Textbook Pilot grant program! This represents the largest annual appropriation yet for the program, and will support new open textbook grants this year. Info: https://www2.ed.gov/programs/otp/index.html #OER

Love this!

I experimented with removing the login checks so I could login to the #pixelfedApp with my Mastodon account and while it works, the APIs our app consumes is slowly diverging from the masto apis.

No plans to support mastodon, was a fun experiment though.

#PlayStation3 #emulator RPCS3 hits a big milestone with all games now bootable https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/01/playstation-3-emulator-rpcs3-hits-a-big-milestone-with-all-games-now-bootable/

If you’re outraged about Adobe sending your pictures off their servers (you should be), please know other vendors do this too. That horse has already bolted.

Eg Microsoft Edge automatically sends your key presses in Edge to MS - enabled by default https://winbuzzer.com/2022/09/19/microsoft-editor-in-edge-sending-personla-info-to-microsoft-could-be-putting-users-at-risk-xcxwbn/

Microsoft Office 365 sends every photo and screenshot you add in Word, PowerPoint etc (including in emails) to Microsoft 365 Intelligent Services without prompt https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/everything-you-need-to-know-to-write-effective-alt-text-df98f884-ca3d-456c-807b-1a1fa82f5dc2

Resources:

Quick Start: https://medium.com/@mastodonmigration/sharing-advice-and-assisting-with-the-great-mastodon-migration-53c1a286b805#3373
Various Notable Accounts: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XpBPzCFf0kI6aLnYyNPC74SJqI2SXg664sR3XrWDnfU/edit?usp=sharing
Journalists on Mastodon List - CLICKABLE >>> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14vfonxtyy0JFDxu5dZOZo-yAJrRXcu2lZ33atkFb7GM/edit?usp=sharing
Quick Scan - Larger and Midsize Instances: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hN-0bNfjaV7UTuLP6eudmXCNNPdeNQoFtbfcqxl4FFQ/edit?usp=sharing
Mastodon News Archive: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1d5Q6oyzrlfXBEhHsLI9cxltdFV_XPrZWQj1mj8Ivc7Q/edit?usp=sharing
Lists, Filters and Followed Hashtags: https://medium.com/@mastodonmigration/sharing-advice-and-assisting-with-the-great-mastodon-migration-53c1a286b805#4fb3
Threading and Pinning: https://medium.com/@mastodonmigration/sharing-advice-and-assisting-with-the-great-mastodon-migration-53c1a286b805#acad
Post Images Like a Pro: https://medium.com/@mastodonmigration/sharing-advice-and-assisting-with-the-great-mastodon-migration-53c1a286b805#014e

#twittermigration #mastodontips #NewHere

My cute little #Freedombox serving up chat, video conferencing and other services for the family. #homeserver

This is why it’s important to donate to #opensource. Matrix is in serious trouble. If you use open source, you should contribute - code, money, marketing. All of these are valuable to open source. As a small business owner, I rely on open source but I give back where I can. I host mirrors for #linux distros, I write code (where I can), I help other users.
https://matrix.org/blog/2022/12/25/the-matrix-holiday-update-2022

Original post: https://infosec.exchange/@inetpro/109575813510019078

I don't feel as strongly about quote posts as I did in 2018. Personally, I am not a fan, but there is clearly a lot of demand for it. We're considering it.

When people travel to the past, they worry about radically changing the present by doing something small.

Few people think that they can radically change the future by doing something small in the present.

This is the only real time travel paradox.