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Paypal is Closing Independent Media Accounts:
Free Speech and Censorship
A conversation is happening on Gemini about free speech, and the limiting of free speech on platforms such as Twitter, Facebook etc.
I jumped into the conversation too, with a slightly different perspective. Links below:
Gemini - gemini://leetaur.com/gemlog/entries/2022-05-02.gmi
http/gemini portal - https://portal.mozz.us/gemini/leetaur.com/gemlog/entries/2022-05-02.gmi
Are you a Jacobin or a Girondin?
A short post on the origins of the terms "Left" and "Right" as it applies to politics.
Gemini - gemini://leetaur.com/gemlog/entries/2022-04-23.gmi
Https - https://leetaur.com/gemlog/entries/2022-04-23.html
Does your software pass the simple freedom test?
✔️ Can you run the program as you wish?
✔️ Can you study its source code?
✔️ Can you share it alike?
If you can, you have complete control and you can avoid harm. Read Founder and CEO, Todd Weaver's advice here ➡️https://puri.sm/posts/control-freedom-and-harm/
Catch-up with @kyle at the LinuxFest Northwest on April 24. His talk will explore how he uses OpenSnitch on his mobile Linux device. Apps have a bad habit of snitching on their owners. While this is a much bigger problem on Android and iOS, it's still valuable to detect when apps phone home on Linux. Get the details: https://linuxfestnorthwest.org/conferences/2022/program/proposals/653
#GNU Emacs is so much more than a text editor -- it's an entire workflow environment, loved by free software supporters around the world. Get the new GNU Emacs Manual, Nineteenth edition, for Emacs 27.2, at the GNU Press Shop: https://u.fsf.org/3ff
A testimonial from a new FSF member: "The world, especially in its current state needs advocacy of the Free Software principles more than ever. I joined to help advocate that cause." Support #FreeSoftware https://fsf.org
🦆 DuckDuckGo has removed The Pirate Bay and other content sharing platforms from its search index. And youtube-dl homepage as well 🙄
https://www.techspot.com/news/94234-duckduckgo-blocks-piracy-websites-search-results.html
Tomorrow, Richard Stallman will be speaking about the #freesoftware movement and your freedom. His speech will be nontechnical and admission is gratis. Online at 14:00 EDT (18:00 UTC) https://u.fsf.org/3i-
Traditional Latin Mass Readings
March 25 - Thhe Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (W)
Epistle - Isaias 7:10-15
Gospel - Luke 1:26-38
Gemini - gemini://leetaur.com/tlm-propers/entries/2022-03-25.gmi
Https - https://leetaur.com/tlm-propers/entries/2022-03-25.html
Are you still stuck using proprietary software to talk to your coworkers and loved ones? Jitsi Meet respects your freedom and privacy, and FSF associate members can spread that freedom by using the new FSF instance: https://u.fsf.org/33h Join today: https://u.fsf.org/63
Traditional Latin Mass Readings
March 24 - Thursday of the Third Week of Lent (V)
Epistle - Jeremias 7:1-7
Gospel - Luke 4:38-44
Gemini - gemini://leetaur.com/tlm-propers/entries/2022-03-24.gmi
Https - https://leetaur.com/tlm-propers/entries/2022-03-24.html
Don’t be stuck wanting an app, information or entertainment; prepare now, and you’ll have your own software oasis no matter what happens to the broader internet. Here is how you can host your own local services in the case of an internet outage on a Librem 14💡 https://puri.sm/posts/prepping-your-computers-for-an-internet-outage/
Essential Privacy Tools
Talk by #naomibrockwell at #libertyforum.
"Governments come and go, but you data is forever." - protect your privacy :)
Traditional Latin Mass Readings
March 23 - Wednesday of the Third Week of Lent (V)
Epistle - Exodus 20:12-24
Gospel - Matthew 15:1-20
Gemini - gemini://leetaur.com/tlm-propers/entries/2022-03-23.gmi
Https - https://leetaur.com/tlm-propers/entries/2022-03-23.html
Traditional Latin Mass Readings
March 22 - Tuesday of the Third Week of Lent (V)
Epistle - Epistle - IV Kings 4:1-7
Gospel - Matthew 18:15-22
Gemini - gemini://leetaur.com/tlm-propers/entries/2022-03-22.gmi
Https - https://leetaur.com/tlm-propers/entries/2022-03-22.html
Traditional Latin Mass Readings
March 21 - Monday of the Third Week of Lent (V)
Epistle - Epistle - IV Kings 5:1-15
Gospel - Luke 4:23-30
Gemini - gemini://leetaur.com/tlm-propers/entries/2022-03-21.gmi
Https - https://leetaur.com/tlm-propers/entries/2022-03-21.html
Catholic father of 10. Programmer by trade. I like reading, writing, running, geocaching, chess, spending time with my family.