John Sullivan @johns@librem.one
Former shipper and executive director at the Free Software Foundation, now https://alliterativeadvising.com, https://crazyalansemporium.com, and board of directors for https://f-droid.org.
Joined May 2019
Very much wishing I'd come up with this poem title, "Self-Portrait as Combination Taco Bell / Pizza Hut / KFC" https://poets.org/poem/self-portrait-combination-taco-bell-pizza-hut-kfc #poetry
Today's thing I hate about computers now is the in-browser JavaScript "windows" that can't (easily) be resized. Pretty fun scrolling through a big list of items when you can only see 1 line at a time in the "window".
I think perhaps we have enough #fountainpens with "Nebula" in the name.
Finished "Hello, the Roses" by Mei-mei Berssenbrugge. Starting "The Rupture Tense" by Jenny Xie. Have not read her before, except for one poem in the NYT magazine. #poetry
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Our friends at GlobaLeaks are hiring - help improve open source whistleblower tools:
https://www.globaleaks.org/get-involved/work-with-us/
a total eclipse but for pollen levels. PLEASE
booze, rudeness
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accidentally wrote "saad" instead of "saas" in a text to my partner; they immediately coined "Software as a Disappointment"
and honestly, where is the lie
Well this is horrible: https://lithub.com/the-small-press-world-is-about-to-fall-apart-on-the-collapse-of-small-press-distribution/
(Small Press Distribution closes abruptly.)
Visited the NC Department of Revenue in person; now feel like I've also attended a live taping of Severance.
Several years ago I was working on an open letter to Jimmy Fallon and the Tonight Show asking them to drop #Apple sponsorship for exactly these sorts of reasons: https://www.engadget.com/jon-stewart-says-apple-asked-him-not-to-host-ftc-chair-lina-khan-090249490.html -- comedians should be allies of the free software and open source movements.
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Has anyone successfully used TransferWise/Wise's alternative to facial scanning/biometric data collection to set up an account with them? They say it can take longer but we've been waiting over a month since we sent email under the policy. Do they actually ever do this or is it just words in their policy?
Amazing idea, Discord, to email out notice about (real) changes to Terms of Service on...April 1. Nothing says you take privacy terms seriously better than that!
Maybe Boeing is just secretly working really hard to reduce your carbon footprint.
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Lyft's new policies should be illegal.
You cannot manage your account, including cancel your membership, or delete your account without the app. The website will log you in, but then tell you that you must use the app.
I decided to cancel my membership and delete my account, because the app also will not work without Google Play Services either. The app will open, show you a notice that you need it, then close.
But putting that aside, you should at least have access to your account without your phone by visiting their website. I had to use someone else's phone just to log in, cancel, and then delete my account.
#Lyft #LyftPink
"We have seen the best minds of our generation destroyed by boredom at poetry readings." Happy Lawrence Ferlinghetti Day! #poetry
I have now tried two Organicville salad dressings and the two worst salad dressings I have ever tried are both Organicville.
bitcoin but mined using fidget spinners
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Some personal news: The Intercept laid me off 🫠, so I'm now in the job market! My current title is Director of Information Security https://micahflee.com/2024/03/the-intercept-laid-me-off/
Former shipper and executive director at the Free Software Foundation, now https://alliterativeadvising.com, https://crazyalansemporium.com, and board of directors for https://f-droid.org.
Joined May 2019
