Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

"Doom"

Tomorrow I’m walking off the job with hundreds of my Washington Post colleagues because the company is breaking the law and bargaining in bad faith. Respect our picket line during our 24-hour strike by avoiding Washington Post journalism on Dec. 7, and send a letter to our bosses here: bit.ly/postguildsupport

(Reposted with alt text, thanks for the reminder @bodhipaksa!)

ORG warns "Clause 2 could allow for the commercial exploitation of personal data under the guise of scientific research. By overextending the definition of scientific research, the clause risks undermining public trust in legitimate research activities."

The #DataGrabBill will “reduce transparency... such as by exempting researchers from providing information to large numbers of individuals or when personal data have been collected a long time ago.”

#privacy #DPDIBill

https://www.verdict.co.uk/what-does-the-uks-data-protection-and-digital-info-bill-mean-for-companies-and-consumers/

Our Health Minister wants more smoking

Our Climate Minister wants more coal mines

Our Minister for Regulation wants fewer regulations

Our Finance minister wants higher unemployment

You have to start wondering who they are working for.

#nzpol #NewZealand

If you use a Windows or Linux device, it's vulnerable to a new post-exploit attack that can remotely install an undetectable backdoor at the UEFI level. Updates from just about every vendor available today. Impressive work from @matrosov and the rest of Binarly.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/12/just-about-every-windows-and-linux-device-vulnerable-to-new-logofail-firmware-attack/

For more on the campaign, visit
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3D Print with Purism.

Purism makes products that put you, the customer, in control. Generally, Librem devices are easy to disassemble for access to their internals. For the Librem 11, our focus in the first iteration is on the interior components rather than the chassis itself, which means it has an adhesive back.

If you or a friend have a 3D printer, it’s possible to replace that single adhesive component with a modular back cover and screws.

https://puri.sm/posts/3d-print-a-modular-librem-11-back-cover/?mtm_campaign=status_update&mtm_source=organic&mtm_medium=librem_social&mtm_content=ls-3d-print-a-modular-librem-11-back-cover

"#RemoteWork could cut the value of office buildings by $800 billion by 2030" - esp. #SanFrancisco (@McKinsey)

This is why the clamor for #ReturnToOffice. Not #productivity, #collaboration, #innovation.

It's about #RealEstate.

https://www.businessinsider.com/remote-work-could-erase-800-billion-office-building-value-2030-2023-7

#FutureOfWork #WfH #WfWW

This year, i didn't wish for any birthday presents. Instead i asked the people to donate to projects that i care about. Since there are so many, i started with two this year: #PostmarketOS & #CodeBerg.

Maybe - if you are priviliged like me and not in need of material presents - you can consider this as well.

#FOSS #DonateOrShare

📢 You’re invited to FPF’s next event, “Behind the Headlines: Victims of newsroom raids in Marion and Tampa tell their stories” on Monday, Dec. 11, at 3 p.m. ET.

We’ll be joined by journalists Eric Meyer of @marionrecord and @bubbaprog.

RSVP: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86063244790

"Phrasing"

The Call for Papers for the "FOSS on Mobile Devices" devroom at @fosdem runs until the end of this week! Now is definitely the time to submit your talk proposals at https://fosdem.org/submit 😉️

Don't be shy, all free/open-source projects related to smartphones and tablets are welcome!

#FOSS #FLOSS #FOSDEM #LinuxOnMobile #LinuxMobile #MobileLinux

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US breaks record for most mass shootings in single year after weekend murders - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/05/mass-shootings-record-year "Country has had 38 mass shootings – in which at least 203 people have died – so far this year, passing previous high of 36" #guns #murica

@Rob_T_Firefly @ajroach42
yeah. how to earn money, how and where to work in tech becomes the question at that point. i say: cooperatives. band together and control your company and your work.

so yeah, organize. unions and cooperatives.
https://tech-coops.xyz/

The ADL Is Making It Less Safe to Be a Progressive Jew https://inthesetimes.com/article/adl-defamation-league-jvp-ifnotnow-musk

Atwater Village: Sowing Seeds of Economic Democracy
#WorkerCoops

"Eleven of the employees stepped up to become worker-owners, with another 13 remaining as employees. An employee can become a worker-owner after working for the bakery for a year and investing $2500 in the business, either up front or through paycheck deductions. Since the bakery opened as a cooperative a little over a year ago, it now has 13 worker-owners and 12 employees."

https://www.citywatchla.com/neighborhood-politics/25915-atwater-village-sowing-seeds-of-economic-democracy

Montana Premium Processing Co-Op: Revolutionizing Meat Supply Chains Through Cooperative Innovation
#Coops

https://flowerhill.institute/mppta-blog-archive/montana-premium-processing-co-op