Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

If you speak another #language and have even basic programming skills, consider contributing to #LibreLingo – a promising #free replacement for #Duolingo https://librelingo.app/

#opensource #freesoftware #polyglot #linguistics #coding #programming #volunteer

Big (BIG) sigh. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcosc.2020.615419/full

Finally wrote a post that's been stewing for a while: What You Miss By Only Checking GitHub

Many researchers, entrepreneurs, open source sustainability commentators, et al. assume that GitHub activity is a reasonable proxy for FLOSS as a whole. It's not.

https://harihareswara.net/posts/2022/what-you-miss-by-only-checking-github/

Goes over some examples, a marketing graphic that made my eyebrows go up, research about how unrepresentative GitHub can be, and some tools to try.

Yup - use proprietary software at your peril... https://www.lifewire.com/that-popular-android-app-could-be-sharing-your-data-with-others-6543726 I disagree that there's 'no such thing as a free lunch' - there're plenty of #FOSS apps for Android that aren't collecting or selling any of your data. Install via F-Droid rather than Google Play.

TIL
https://daily.jstor.org/the-deviant-african-genders-that-colonialism-condemned/

I don't side with the NZ Initiative on much, but I agree that this is a pretty crappy legacy for the Min of Ed: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/475124/are-open-learning-classrooms-actually-good-for-children

The excellent free open source video editing software Kdenlive made by @kde now has a Fediverse account, you can follow at:

➡️ @kdenlive

Kdenlive is available for Linux, Mac and Windows from https://kdenlive.org

If you're sick of permanently renting Adobe's "creative cloud" just to access Premiere, maybe give Kdenlive a go instead?

#KdenLive #KDE #FOSS #FLOSS #Libre #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #VideoEditing #Videos #Productivity #Office #Film #AdobePremiere #Adobe #Alternatives #NLE #Video

I agree that the word 'winner' is misleading in this context. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/sep/04/super-rich-prepper-bunkers-apocalypse-survival-richest-rushkoff #billionaires #bunkers

Google, Microsoft can get your passwords via web browser's spellcheck https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-microsoft-can-get-your-passwords-via-web-browsers-spellcheck/

Virginia seeks to strip transgender school students of protections - https://www.theguardian.com/education/2022/sep/19/virginia-transgender-students-schools-glenn-youngkin the cruelty of republicans is astonishing; I don't know how they live with themselves...

Liberal hypocrisy is really a thing to behold.

https://theintercept.com/2022/09/18/biden-trump-border-wall/

And in case you're wondering, yes, the Biden admin is still keeping immigrant kids in cages, but they did do a remodel job on the cages, so all good!

At least Trump was upfront about his sociopathy and/or too dumb to hide it. Personally, I think that may be preferable to Biden who does the same terrible shit, just while claiming to care about the environment and the people that get stepped on.

GPS Jammers are being used to hijack trucks and down drones

https://www.zdnet.com/article/criminals-are-using-gps-jammers-to-hijack-trucks-and-down-drones/

Realization: the main utility of blockchain tech is that it presents an irrefutable argument for a wealth tax. If there’s enough bored money rattling around out there to fund obviously negative-sum nonsense like this, we can as a society choose to spend that money on public education, health care and clean running water instead.

A part of a new blog article I am writing about open source and the cooperative movement.

Let me know if you have some thoughts or links relevant about the topic!

Criticism intensifies after big oil admits ‘gaslighting’ public over green aims | #ClimateCrisis | The Guardian

This has been know for decades.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/17/oil-companies-exxonmobil-chevron-shell-bp-climate-crisis

#Environment #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange #Politics #US #FossilFuel

The Democratic Party has got to be one of the most ironically named political organizations in history.

https://theintercept.com/2022/09/14/dnc-overrule-convention-bylaws/

Decolonization begins at home.

https://www.blackagendareport.com/decolonizing-mind

This makes me very angry: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/474816/potentially-a-billion-dollars-to-clean-up-tiwai-point another example foreign corporations running roughshod over foreign lands and regulation and not taking responsibility for the horrible mess they've created.

I will be livid if either a single cent of taxpayer money is spent to clean this up completely - it's on Rio Tinto, as majority owner and majority profiteer, or if they get away with anything less than a complete clean up.