keverets @keverets@librem.one

I got annoyed by ads on my Samsung TV and leveraged the recently discovered weak eMudhra CA keys to spoof the ads and show pictures of my family on the TV instead.

https://dvratil.cz/2026/11/hijacking-samsung-tv-smart-hub-ads/

Let Over Lambda—50 Years of Lisp by Doug Hoyte, the book on macros and advanced Common Lisp inspired by On Lisp, is now free to read and download.

https://letoverlambda.com

#CommonLisp #lisp #book

Your Mac keeps a file that lists who it thinks your family members are, with a confidence score next to each name.

Researchers found a family classifier that uses 144 inputs such as - same surname, shared address, who appears in your photos on weekends rather than weekdays.

It combines those signals with Contacts, Calendar, and Family Sharing to build a record of the people around you and their relationships.

And you cannot change anyhting in it.

https://8rank.ai/game/apple-intelligence-personal-knowledge-graph

Useful words by @cwebber on genAI, 'vibe sickness' and the world we find ourselves in: https://dustycloud.org/blog/faulty-towers-vibe-sickness-and-the-vibe-bobsled/

One little change in the Settings can go a long way toward controlling your privacy. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/10/victory-you-can-now-exclude-apps-siri-ai

TIL about column(1), as in "sensors -A | column"

Longer-term software updates increase the lifespan - and thus the value - of your device.

With Murena’s /e/OS, you can keep your Fairphone 3 until 2028.

👉 https://murena.com/your-fairphone-3-isnt-obsolete-heres-what-to-do-when-android-support-ends/

The Canadian Senate has a chance to stop the dangerous surveillance powers inherent in Bill C-22. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/10/canadians-are-running-out-time-oppose-dangerous-c-22-surveillance-bill

Canada’s dangerous C-22 surveillance bill is now before the Senate. It will force tech companies to build surveillance into their products, threatening everyone’s security and privacy. There’s still time to speak out. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/10/canadians-are-running-out-time-oppose-dangerous-c-22-surveillance-bill

More bad news from #Canada: bill C-22, the colorfully named “Lawful Access Act”, more-or-less makes government malware mandatory and more-or-less makes #encryption #security illegal, putting innocent Canadians in danger of theft and violence at the hands of criminals.

This bill has passed the House of Commons and is now before the Senate.

See the EFF article for more, including what you can do if you're a Canadian citizen: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/10/canadians-are-running-out-time-oppose-dangerous-c-22-surveillance-bill

#privacy #cdnpoli

@fasterandworse What comes to my mind when I think of Firefox?

I've already made an illustration about that.

ElixirOffice: a first attempt to recreate a 100% open source, for people used to MS Office UI.
Started from a personal need (read the reason on the GitHub page), forked from EuroOffice/OnlyOffice.
For: Linux, Windows, MacOS + server version.
AI-assisted project.
Happy to read first tests feedback.

PS I know someone released an open-source MS Office clone a few days ago, didn't have time to test it yet

https://github.com/leag1234/elixiroffice

https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.24888

they did trusting trust on nixos via strip(1)

huh

“My big concern is that automakers love to collect data,” EFF's Matthew Guariglia told @WIRED. “With autonomous vehicles, there’s even more data to collect. And the more data they collect, the more they’re going to find reasons to sell it.” https://www.wired.com/story/when-the-robotaxis-are-watching-you/

🚨 GOOGLE IS KILLING ANDROID FREEDOM. 🚨

This #DiDay we call on you to take action & sign the petition:
https://www.change.org/p/keep-android-open-stop-google-from-limiting-apk-file-usage

Because Google must not decide what you can & can't download on YOUR Android device.

This undermines one of Android’s defining features: the freedom to install software from wherever you choose. 😤

#Android is supposed to be open, & your phone should be yours → NOT GOOGLES.

It’s time to support open alternatives like @GrapheneOS ✊

More: https://tuta.com/blog/android-side-load-apps-google