Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

the paid app gives you less info than the free one

Who would have guessed

IMO the only reason to use #RadarScope instead of #Wx is the mping reports

"More generally, I believe that #opensource development should return to its roots as a #freesoftware movement guided by moral principles. Doing so would help the open source community set better boundaries, which would in turn improve software quality, funding, and working conditions. Without a moral center to give developers a spine, they’ll continue to race to the bottom to please corporate interests."

https://www.haskellforall.com/2021/12/funding-isnt-problem-with-open-source.html

This a great trend. #Apple
is going to sell replacements parts to anybody officially. #Dell
goes one step further and wants to buy old parts back and remarket them. I want more of this.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/12/dells-concept-luna-pc-disassembles-easily-so-you-can-reuse-its-parts/

More on the project: https://moja.global/

For those tracking the #DMA in Europe this week, a minor win but frustrating loss as Device Neutrality makes it in, but #OpenSource standards & interoperability did not, keeping the door open for unchecked #SurveillanceCapitalism from big tech.

More early reporting from @fsfe here:

https://fsfe.org/news/2021/news-20211215-01.html

Climate Justice as a Core Competency among Internet Practitioners - Michelle Thorn @ Branch Mag: https://branch.climateaction.tech/issues/issue-3/internet-practionioners-climate-justice/

@aaronpk Pretty sure moving to the proprietary walled garden GitHub where a project's data has no escape route fails at least 7/11 of the #IndieWeb principles.

❌ Own your data
❌ Make what you need
❌ Use what you make
❌ Open source your stuff
❌ Modularity
❌ Longevity
❌ Plurality

I only subscribe to the Chronicle of Philanthropy newsletter for the cringe. 😂

The rich people are feeling emotionally drained! They're trying to fix the world and people just keep asking them for checks!

More relevant than ever

#KamalaHarris Avoids #Bluetooth, Uses #WiredHeadset & Why All Heads Of State Should Follow Her

Wireless ear pieces seem to have been a feature in recent years though I never used them. They seem to be prone to vulnerability and also consume resources such as lithium batteries.

https://www.indiatimes.com/technology/news/kamala-harris-bluetooth-headphone-556665.html

https://climateandcapitalism.com/2018/03/02/china-mieville-the-limits-of-utopia/

China Mieville: "We need utopias. That’s almost a given in activism. If an alternative to this world were inconceivable, how could we change it?

"But utopia has its limits: utopia can be toxic.

"What price hopelessness, indeed? But what price hope?"

Chrome continues to be the only major browser without meaningful built-in tracking protection. Web extensions need more freedom to operate on their own, which means first-class access to browser APIs and persistent memory. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/12/googles-manifest-v3-still-hurts-privacy-security-innovation

Reminder: the E2E encryption in WhatsApp and iMessage is backdoored, and cannot be trusted:

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/whatsapp-imessage-facebook-apple-fbi-privacy-1261816/

Bugs across globe are evolving to eat #plastic, study finds | Plastics | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/dec/14/bugs-across-globe-are-evolving-to-eat-plastic-study-finds

#Nature #Evolution #Waste #Ecology #Bacteria #Biology

Experimenting with communications options for a new team. Set up a #Matrix homeserver, a #Snikket server, and a #Mattermost instance to compare/contrast with my #Rocket.chat experience.