Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

@julianfairfax @deedend @devrtz @purism

Linux wasn't a "desktop" platform to begin with either so that argument doesn't make sense.

Linux is what we make out of it by contributing to the solution. The Linux kernel has the capability to run well on mobile. We have mobile shells and adaptive toolkits and devices that can run them well. We need to continue to grow the app ecosystem and work on infrastructure bits sure but this very thread proves that this is happening at a nice pace.

Wow, well done @thelinuxEXP - this is a cool video about #LibreSoftware alternatives to popular proprietary software: https://tilvids.com/w/5XTPqzq54ENNm7kELSaoTw

That "smart lighting" from Philips is about to spy on you in new ways you can't control -- naturally the company is claiming it's to protect you. This is Trump-level lying.

https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2023/09/22/philips-hue-force-users-upload-data-to-cloud/

I think, given that MS Azure costs at least 10 x much of its competition, the NZ public service (i.e. we taxpayers) are being ripped off. https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/201838240/should-nz-health-data-be-in-the-cloud I need ot have a word with Ben Creet about praising "cloud providers'" security... some are far worse than others, and Microsoft's no where near the head of the pack.

#Unity claims that the removal of their ToS repo right after they changed it was just "unfortunate timing" and that the reason was that "it got too low views"...

I give it a year before they pull the same shit again. Do yourself a favor, and use a #FreeSoftware tool, like #GodotEngine.

"Farmers, ranchers and forest landowners who experienced discrimination in USDA’s farm lending programs prior to January 1, 2021 have until the end of October to apply for financial assistance through Section 22007 of the Inflation Reduction Act. The Discrimination Financial Assistance Program (DFAP) application process will close on October 31."

https://ncbaclusa.coop/blog/icymi-usdas-discrimination-financial-assistance-program-is-accepting-applications-through-october-31/

UK: Anarchist comrade Toby Shone abducted by armed cops & sent back to prison!
"Toby Shone is an anarchist who was imprisoned in Wandsworth, Bristol and G4S Prison Parc for nearly two years accused of being the administrator of counter-information project 325.nostate.net. After the political prosecution failed and the cops had to drop the case 5 days before trial in October 2021, Toby received a sentence of 3 years 9 months for possession of psychedelic medicines. He was released on 28 December 2022 under heavy restrictions (license conditions), oversight by a multi-agency team (MAPPA) including the National Security Division (counter-terror) and forced to live in a filthy bail hostel in Gloucester for 9 months. He had just moved back into a flat in the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire 9 days ago.
(...)
Toby is in a good mood, as always, and asks for letters and books.
You can write to:
Toby Shone A7645EP
HMP Bristol
19 Cambridge
Bishopston Road Bristol BS7 8 CV"

https://darknights.noblogs.org/post/2023/09/22/uk-anarchist-comrade-toby-shone-abducted-by-armed-cops-sent-back-to-prison/
#UK #Anarchism #AnarchistPrisoners #politicalprisoner #AbolishPrisons

“The Negative Relationship between Reasoning and Religiosity Is Underpinned by a Bias for Intuitive Responses Specifically When Intuition and Logic Are in Conflict”

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02191/full

#weekend #reading #religion #science

An investigation by The Intercept showed that only 10 out of 54 officers involved in killings that sparked BLM protests had their police certifications or licenses revoked.

As more states allow officers involved in on-duty killings to keep their names secret, this type of investigation may become impossible. https://theintercept.com/2023/09/16/police-decertification-license/

Great to see this about Matrix - which is now getting substantial attention for countries (mostly in Europe, but I wish we'd see some here in Oceania cotton onto this!) concerned about digital sovereignty... https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/30/inside-matrix-the-protocol-that-might-finally-make-messaging-apps-interoperable Also great to see my old fave Rocket.Chat has decided to adopt the Matrix standard, allowing it to federate with other Matrix systems. Those who don't join will eventually wither away. So be it.

2. unpublished files from the #Snowden archive (2013) reveal that the #NSA backdoored #Cavium, an American semiconductor company marketing Central Processing Units (CPUs):

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366552520/New-revelations-from-the-Snowden-archive-surface

Going solar? New co-op kicks off in Boulder County to get cheaper rate https://boulderreportinglab.org/2023/09/18/interested-in-going-solar-new-co-op-kicks-off-in-boulder-county-to-get-residents-cheaper-rooftop-rates/

A reminder that these little tools make designing for GNOME a little more pleasant.

https://tools.design.gnome.org/

#gnome #design #designtools #makeappsnotextensions

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To folks who always feel (mildly) offended when people ask them to join a Slack instance, or an MS Teams meeting... you should. Suggest better alternatives. If you're not aware of them, ask me. :)

Important note for Slack users!

Just quit using Slack.

(Follow me for more Slack tips.)

@ian

8675309 (as in, Jenny's number from the Tommy Tutone song) is a prime number. What's more, it's the bottom half of a twin prime pair: add 2, and you get 8675311, which is ALSO prime.

If you're writing software that implements number-theoretic algorithms, it can be problematic to test it using small primes like 7 or 11, because small primes tend to have a lot of weird properties tend to trigger exceptions and edge cases. Having a pair of easy-to-remember, "big enough" prime numbers like the Jenny primes is really useful.

The US News and World Report just released their annual College Rankings — and you should ignore them.

A reminder that last year their "Chief Data Strategist" somehow admitted in public that every year they screw around with the ranking algorithm until it gives results they like.

Source: https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-news-college-rankings-yale-law-fe24f0b2