Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

If anyone on the Fedisphere wants to run their own Rocket.Chat instance (I recommend it, particularly for #FOSS communities and businesses), I just finished this comprehensive howto (with an accompanying video!): https://tech.oeru.org/install-rocketchat-4-ubuntu-2004-docker-compose Feedback always welcome!

New article out from Minsun Ji:

Raising the Floor of the Platform Economy: Co-ops, Unions, and the Struggle to Transform Technology

https://nonprofitquarterly.org/raising-the-floor-of-the-platform-economy-co-ops-unions-and-the-struggle-to-transform-technology/

Some good news!

https://www.vice.com/en/article/3ab48n/rei-workers-in-nyc-vote-to-unionize-in-landslide-election

RT @fkarlitschek
I'm happy that http://Rocket.Chat is now part of the Nextcloud ecosystem. Another great chat app additionaly to Nextcloud Talk https://nextcloud.com/blog/rocket-chat-nextcloud-integration/

Hmm - so Bandcamp (the only place I buy music) has just been acquired by Epic Games. .. .

Tomorrow: Two bills to regulate social media are making their way through the Georgia legislature. Join Electronic Frontier Alliance @ef_georgia for a discussion on what they would mean for your speech and privacy online. https://www.eff.org/event/georgia-legislative-proposals-regulate-social-media

Be on the lookout in your neighborhood for ShotSpotter microphones that are collecting data that can be used by police and courts. Usually placed in minority communities. https://duckduckgo.com/?q=shotspotter&t=brave&iax=images&ia=images

#Facebook now blocking content from #RT and #Sputnik for users in #EU:

https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/facebook-owner-meta-will-block-access-russias-rt-sputnik-eu-2022-02-28/

What is progressive enhancement?

It's the idea that your site should be perfectly functional without CSS & JavaScript. CSS & JS should be enhancements, not requirements.
This way lack of browser support won't break your site, just little nicities around the edges.

Heck this is probably a good way to prototype your web UIs: Get your text usable before your HTML before CSS before your JavaScript!

Here's a good vid: https://briefs.video/videos/is-progressive-enhancement-dead-yet/

Both #Google Pay and #Apple Pay no longer work for Russia public transit systems.

➡️ Moral: Don't rely on #BigTech monopolies for your daily essentials.

https://nitter.net/Isa_Yusibov/status/1498376849164058625#m

If you live in the vicinity of Brooklyn, NY, and happen to be looking for a job in #cooperative development, the Center for Family Life is hiring:

https://recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/Jobs/Details/654336

Portland’s Worker-Owned Cooperative Restaurant Mirisata Has Unionized

https://pdx.eater.com/2022/2/22/22946555/mirisata-union-co-op-restaurant

Here's what we found:

We found unnecessary permissions, insecure protocols, and poor security design in all five brands of the 90+ models of small office/home office printers we tested recently.

Each printer requires some type of critical permissions on its mobile app, requesting location information, account management permissions or contacts. None of this access is necessary for core printer functionality.

Small acts when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world! What do you think?🌎