Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

Wow, we're still not over @fediforum

It's truly amazing to bring some of the most exciting developments on the Fediverse together for a few days and see what everyone is up to. No other network has such a vibrant, committed, and supportive community.

If you attended (or even if you didn't) and you want to know a little more about what we're doing and about Patchwork - please get in touch!

#FediForum #PostConference #Unconference #Fediverse #Mastodon #Developers #Admins

Decisions concerning people’s freedom, mobility, and ability to seek safety in the United States should not be made by computers. That's why EFF and over 100 other organizations are calling on the U.S. government to stop this practice. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/09/eff-140-other-organizations-call-end-ai-use-immigration-decisions

The European mind cannot comprehend this:

“The University of California just announced a list of military weaponry it wants in order to escalate its warfare on its students:
3000 rounds of pepper munitions
500 rounds of 40mm impact munitions
12 drones
9 grenade launchers

Read the full list here: https://regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/regmeet/sept24/c1.pdf “

I think the people of the US need to come to terms with the fact that we live in a "failed state." The entire state of Oregon, along with large sections of Washington and Idaho are currently ablaze, and we can't even pay firefighters enough to keep them around.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/12/us-firefighters-forest-service-labor-disputes
My current political stance is that ALL POLITICIANS at national level (and probably state and local levels too) need to be replaced, via sortition. Draw names out of a hat - we certainly couldn't do any worse.

I released #GNOME #Calls 47.0 yesterday 🚀 \o/

This is the first release running #gtk4 and #libadwaita

Thanks a lot to everyone who contributed code, translations and bug reports!

Find the release notes at https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/calls/-/releases/v47.0

And of course, it has already been uploaded to 🎉

#LinuxMobile #phosh #Debian #Mobian #Librem5

NextNav's bid to privatize the 900 MHz band threatens a vital commons used by millions of devices and grassroots innovators. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/09/nextnavs-callous-band-grab-privatize-900-mhz

Study cited in cartoon https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240730134759.htm

Latest comic: AI gone MAD
#tech #technology #internet #ai #cartoon #comic #cows

Introducing Casilda - A Wayland compositor widget!

A simple Wayland compositor widget for Gtk 4 which can be used to embed other processes windows in your Gtk 4 application.
It was originally created for Cambalache's workspace using wlroots, a modular library to create Wayland compositors.
Following Wayland tradition, this library is named after my hometown in Santa Fe, Argentina

Read more about it at https://blogs.gnome.org/xjuan/2024/09/13/introducing-casilda-wayland-compositor-widget/

@GTK #wayland #gtk

San Francisco: On Monday, you have the chance to ask the police your questions about drone surveillance in our city.

Extremists are so desperately hoping someone will find an actual immigrant eating a cat that I wouldn't be surprised if they stage something like this...

If you did NOT purchase your Deniz Camp comics with Justice Warriors, it's okay, every day is a new opportunity to make better choices to improve your life

To what degree is the Republican Party a cult?

A reporter went looking for Republican lawmakers willing to push back on the epic "eating pets" lie. You won't be a bit surprised that she couldn't find a single one.

https://www.notus.org/congress/raining-cats-and-dogs-gop-lawmakers-embrace-trumps-baseless-claims-about-immigrants-eating-pets

If you think LLMs and GenAI are cool, or even just inevitable, please read this 👇

https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2024/09/why-must-humans-compete-for-electric-power-with-bullshit-generators-programmed-by-ritual-incantations.html

The myth of a secretly rational Republican Party is probably the most dangerous belief on the center-left.

While there are Republican voters who aren't aware of the party's extreme agenda, the people who control the party want what Trump wants. There's no "rescuing" them.

This was one of our centerpiece topics in the latest "Theory of Change" featuring OG blogger Driftglass: https://plus.flux.community/p/despite-the-rights-complaints-there

“In 11 months, Connecting Humanity has managed to send four-hundred thousand donated eSIMs from all around the world to Gaza, which is equivalent to 10 million US dollars. And we are still connecting people, and we are still asking for eSim donations every day.”

Mark your calendars for #SDGdigital 2024. Universal and affordable internet access, especially in developing countries, is crucial to fast-tracking the Sustainable Development Goals and ensuring a more sustainable future for all.

On 20-21 September UNDP and ITU are hosting SDG Digital 2024 to demonstrate how digital technologies can shape a more sustainable, inclusive and responsible future.

More: https://go.undp.org/4ak

#DigitalFutureForAll #OurCommonFuture #GlobalGoals #SDGs

PureOS Crimson update: New subscriptions are coming in! Your support enables continued advancement. Thanks to all subscribers, new and old!
https://puri.sm/posts/pureos-crimson-development-report-august-2024/
#PureOS #Privacy

“When the ordinance came to Amarillo, we felt like we didn’t have a choice other than to fight it.”

Our top story: Local advocates are organizing to protect the path to New Mexico from those who would shut down out of state travel. https://www.texasobserver.org/far-right-abortion-vote-amarillo/

#abortion #Texas #NewMexico #travel #HumanRights #health #politics #USpol #RoeVWade

Finally, somebody talking sense about political organizing. It's seems wild to have to say, but calling someone a fascist is no way to get them to adopt your political outlook, you know? And if you can't tell the difference between someone who voted Republican and a fascist, well my friend...you just may be the real problem here.

https://www.labornotes.org/2024/09/worker-solidarity-best-strategy-defeat-rising-fascism