Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

#LunarCycle has distinct effect on #sleep, study suggests | Sleep | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/jan/27/lunar-cycle-has-distinct-effect-on-sleep-study-suggests

#Moon

#Facebook apologises for flagging #PlymouthHoe as offensive term | #Plymouth | The Guardian

Facebook really is run by a bunch of cowboys.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/jan/27/facebook-apologises-flagging-plymouth-hoe-offensive-term

#UK #England #Devon

Heap-based buffer overflow in sudo:

- exploitable by any local user (even non-sudoers)
- introduced in July 2011
- affects default configuration

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/26/3

Instant Messaging: It's not about the app - #XMPP provides sovereignty of your communication

Read a comment in this blog post:
https://xmpp.org/2021/01/instant-messaging-its-not-about-the-app/

#openstandards #opensource #decentralisation #interoperability

We've got the WNBA, now let's do the WONBA? #workerowned 🏀

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/kyrie-irving-proposed-players-starting-their-own-league-in-call-urging-boycott-of-nba-season-per/

Home care #cooperatives in urban areas can now apply for grants to support training and technical assistance - $1,000 to $5000. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis! Apply here:

https://cdf.submittable.com/submit/1e014d71-e8f0-4529-a297-2f31f3e45175/home-care-cooperatives-grant-program

Police departments are deploying robots to get social media engagement and improve their image, but don't take the bait. Knightscope robots are rolling surveillance tech. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/01/police-robots-are-not-selfie-opportunity-theyre-privacy-disaster-waiting-happen

Global #ice loss accelerating at record rate, study finds | #Environment | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/25/global-ice-loss-accelerating-at-record-rate-study-finds

#GlobalWarming #ClimateChange #SeaIce #SeaLevel #Glaciers #PolarRegions

A 150-year-old scientific research method that can be done with pencil and paper shouldn’t be patentable…even if you add a “mobile computing device.” https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/01/blyncsys-patent-contact-tracing-isnt-medical-breakthrough-its-patent-breakdown

Well well, what do we have here? https://idlewords.com/microsoft_words_actions.html

Movie Night on CommunityBridge.com - Tuesday January
26th at 7pm ET - Please pass it on!

Title: "When white supremacists overthrew a government" - The hidden
history of an American coup in 1898. (12 mins.)

https://communitybridge.com/bbb-room/movie/

Interview with the team behind antijob.net

https://freedomnews.org.uk/interview-with-the-team-behind-antijob-net/

Predictive policing and biometric surveillance technologies disparately harm Black, immigrant, and other vulnerable communities. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/01/oaklands-progressive-fight-protect-residents-government-surveillance