To all Google UK users, time to switch to ecloud before your user data will be moved to U.S!
At ecloud you get a unique user ID with synced email, calendars, contacts and documents https://mashable.com/article/british-google-data-brexit/?europe=true
It's official - @mozilla@twitter.com is fully live on Matrix! http://exple.tive.org/blarg/2020/02/20/synchronous-messaging-were-live/ Helping get Mozilla going has been a lot of fun, and we'll see a lot of improvements to Riot's UX in the coming months based on their feedback (turns out they know quite a lot about FOSS usability :D)
Getting tired of every "guix package -u" rebuilding icecat. Is there a way to tell it to use the prepackaged one and just grab whatever deps that needs?
This seems like a pretty big waste of CPU cycles & power.
Have questions about #badgers?
Learn all about how Privacy Badger eats third-party trackers for breakfast to protect your privacy when you browse the web: http://eff.org/pb
🔔 Time to update. There's a new version of Tor Browser out now.
Tor Browser 9.0.5 updates Firefox to 68.5.0esr, NoScript to 11.0.13, and on desktop, Tor to 0.4.2.6. We also added a new default bridge and backported improvements from the alpha series. https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-905
Rust Code Generator almost complete yay! Visual #RustLang for #PineTime Smart Watch @PINE64 ... https://github.com/lupyuen/blockly-mynewt-rust
The LG dishwasher is starting to leak. Ordered a new gasket (seems the seal going is the most common problem).
$36 plus shipping plus tax brings it to over $50 for a $2-$5 part.
At least it's possible for this model. The old oven died after 5 years and no parts were available at all.
Repairability is so much of an afterthought on home appliances.
Curious about the history behind the launch of Snikket? Have a read of the latest Prosody blog post: https://blog.prosody.im/introducing-snikket/
Would be cool if #lineageos shows the patch level before booting into the ROM... Does the current nightly already include this month's android patches?
Thinking of buying a Ring? Here’s what to consider before you purchase one. Already own a Ring? Here are some tips for being a considerate neighbor.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/02/what-know-you-buy-or-install-your-amazon-ring-camera
Trying to move instances has made me realize how communication is controlled by fediverse instance admins, not users, to the users's detriment.
This is frustrating as picking an instance that some admins start to disagree with means that communication is cut off between users without them having a say.
Currently octodon.social and mastodon.technology block my main instance.
Email had its problems, but it is rare for admins there to decide who you can & can't email wholesale.
We conducted a new technical analysis on the Ring doorbell app for Android. Ring is handing over customer data including names, private IP addresses, mobile network carriers, and persistent identifiers to third-party trackers.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/01/ring-doorbell-app-packed-third-party-trackers
BREAKING: We’ve confirmed that the Ring doorbell app on Android covertly shares personally identifiable information on its users with third-party companies, including Facebook.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/01/ring-doorbell-app-packed-third-party-trackers
The tools are maturing... enabling products built entirely on privacy-oriented decentralized platforms.
Iotex is a user-first home camera alternative to Nest, Ring, Wyze.
Built with decentralized identity and IPFS.
Thx @jennwrites@twitter.com for spotting!
These are baseless accusations of "cybercrimes."
The charges are “an obvious attempt to attack a free press in retaliation for the revelations we reported about Minister Moro and the Bolsonaro government.” - Glenn Greenwald
https://nytimes.com/2020/01/21/world/americas/glenn-greenwald-brazil-cybercrimes.html
.onion: https://nytimes3xbfgragh.onion/2020/01/21/world/americas/glenn-greenwald-brazil-cybercrimes.html
I've seen the benefit of the Feed-In-Tariff, and am saddened that locally it has been stopped by the latest provincial government.
At least Germany is still leading the world with this.
Planet Money: #965: Das Green Old Deal https://www.npr.org/2020/01/17/797322305/episode-965-das-green-old-deal