keverets @keverets@librem.one

Developer applies at @ubuntu, goes through extensive hiring filters and many interviews, gets an offer in hand, accepts the offer, quits their job, only for Canonical to retract the offer.

Don't work for Canonical.

#Ubuntu #Linux

https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1ij4itg/canonical_what_a_shame/

In addition to formal government institutions, Musk is also trying to tear apart Wikipedia

That is almost certainly, as this analysis notes, because Wikipedia is "a last bastion of shared reality" ...

... and Musk, in contrast, only wants online sources that repeat his sort of conspiratorial blather

The piece: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/02/elon-musk-wikipedia/681577/

Unpaywalled: https://archive.is/1mjMq

💬"Not so sweet: Consumer goods giants in putin’s service

Mars, Mondelez International, Nestle Pepsi Procter and Gamble bolster the kremlin's budget and normalize business-as-usual for russian consumers & investors.

This sends a dangerous message: that global brands are undeterred by russia's illegal war.

But Unilever has shattered the myth that leaving russia is impossible. Their exit proves that even large, complex businesses can leave russia if they prioritize responsibility over excuses."

Reality Tech

Did Snopes really create an account here?

Fact Check: True

Source: https://www.snopes.com/faqs/#faqs_question-285676

🚨 Our X (Twitter) account has been compromised. We are working to regain access.
Please do not trust or interact with any posts, DMs, or links from our account until further notice.
Stay updated here, on our other socials (🦋) and our blog: https://blog.torproject.org/

Tor Project X/Twitter account has been compromised. Efforts are underway to regain access. Do not trust or interact with any posts, DMs, or links from the account until further notice. Stay updated on the project's other socials 🦋/🐘 @torproject and blog: https://blog.torproject.org/

After a lot of work, we're happy to announce the #PeerTube Android application is available on #fdroid 🎉

https://f-droid.org/packages/org.framasoft.peertube/

Major internet freedom, censorship circumvention, and encryption tools made by groups like Tor Project, Guardian Project, and OONI have been severely impacted by Trump’s State Department executive order freezing foreign aid https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/executive-order-state-department-sideswipes-freedom-tools-threatens-censorship

That rarest of gems - an orange site comment worth recirculating - seems to be making the rounds again. From 2017:

The Debian Publicity Team will no longer post on X/Twitter. We took this decision since we feel X doesn't reflect Debian shared values as stated in our social contract, code of conduct and diversity statement. X evolved into a place where people we care about don't feel safe. You are very much invited to follow us on https://bits.debian.org , on https://micronews.debian.org/ , or any media as listed on https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Publicity/otherSN #debian

Meta tracks your activity across millions of websites and apps, regardless of whether you use its platforms, and profits from that data through targeted ads. Here’s what you need to know if you want to limit the company’s ability to harvest and profit from your personal data. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/mad-meta-dont-let-them-collect-and-monetize-your-personal-data

I took my niece to the Holocaust Museum yesterday.
Today marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
It still baffles me how so many of my own people are willing to support today's leaders who are copy-pasting Hitler's playbook.
I used to wonder how an event as atrocious as the Holocaust could transpire.
Today, I see how easily we can be led astray with hate. How quickly we will turn & look the other way when it benefits us to do so

"Never Again" is happening before our eyes💔

They should add a little sticker that certifies that the humidifier supports water conservation, but in the sense of energy conservation or momentum conservation.
https://xkcd.com/3044/

GM will be banned from selling driver behavioral data and geolocation. Good, but all automakers need privacy regulation. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/ftcs-ban-gm-and-onstar-selling-driver-behavior-good-first-step

As someone who is totally blind, the Fediverse is the only place where I have ever been able to follow people such as photographers, artists, or even those who post pictures of their cats or the food they ate. The reason is that most of them use alt text. They take the time to describe the images that my screen reader can't recognise. Some write the descriptions themselves, and others use tools such as altbot. Some worry that their descriptions aren't good enough, especially when they are new at this. Let me assure you, not only are they good enough, they are extremely appreciated! If the rest of the world thought as you did, it would be a much better place. Don't hesitate to ask if you're unsure of something, but never think that we don't notice your effort.

#appreciation #accessibility #altbot #alttext #blind #blindness #fediverse #gratitude #images #inclusivity #peoplewhocare #pictures #technology

Someone asked ChapGPt to come up with 10 Commandments for the modern world. I could be guided by these principles. Perhaps a new religion is in order?

I remember when Google embedding unit conversions in search was a cute little convenience. And, uh, actually useful and accurate. This is just so embarrassing for a once-great tool.

I made myself an Emotional Support Dumpster Fire. #crochet @c3dumpsterfire

Also, I recommend cancelling your subscription. Not referring to any particular subscription here. Just, if you have a subscription, consider cancelling it