Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

RE: https://zirk.us/@ShaulaEvans/116536950302945076

Related question: Can anyone recommend a good alternative to Zoom for hosting webinars A) that doesn't have AI or data harvesting issues (are there any?) and B) that is freely available and easy to use for non-technical people?

#AskFedi #Zoom #GoogleMeet #Webinars

On May 4th 1945, the BBC broadcast news of the German surrender in Denmark. Danes tore down their Nazi-imposed curfew blackout blinds and lit candles in their windows. Every May 4th since, people mark the liberation by putting a candle in their window at dusk. Every year, someone says: that tradition is dying out. Only old people do it now. Every year, the candles in windows and on balconies in our mixed-use, mixed-generation, mixed-age neighbourhood tell a different story.

ICE protesters sue to stop DHS from seizing DNA samples
Lawsuit accuses DHS of plugging DNA database into ICE surveillance machine.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/05/ice-protesters-sue-to-stop-dhs-from-seizing-dna-samples/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

It’s fun to make fun of Spirit Airlines closing, but thousands of flight attendants are out of work without severance.

Here is their fundraiser, I encourage contributions for mutual aid: https://unionly.io/o/afadrf/relieffund?link_id=13

Brazil's government-run Pix payment system is trouncing Visa and Mastercard by offering instant payments that are mostly free. But Visa and Mastercard have the ear of Donald Trump ...

https://www.elciudadano.com/en/brazils-pix-payment-system-faces-pressure-from-visa-and-mastercard/04/04/

In essence, the case being made by Visa and Mastercard is that socialism should be illegal.

'In September 2025, the Trump administration openly supported Visa and Mastercard, with the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) launching a formal investigation into Pix, claiming it creates an “unfair competitive disadvantage” for U.S. firms in the sector. A White House report from April 2026 once again highlighted Pix as a “detrimental system for global credit card companies”.'

John Roberts Wants You To Stop Believing Your Own Eyes - https://www.techdirt.com/2026/05/07/john-roberts-wants-you-to-stop-believing-your-own-eyes/ "Maybe the problem isn’t the public’s understanding. Maybe it’s the Court’s behavior."

This is BAD bad. Instructure has been bragging about their data hoard to investors for years, and now it's been stolen. This seemingly affects every school that uses Canvas.

In addition to names and personal email addresses, the hackers got personal messages and discussion posts.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/05/hackers-steal-students-data-during-breach-at-education-tech-giant-instructure/

In celebration of Migratory Bird Day on May 9th, join Library Freedom Project for a deFlocking event! Learn about the tech in Flock cameras, how to find them in your area, and ways to fight back. Hear from EFF's Cooper Quintin, Lucy Parsons Lab, and LFP. RSVP below
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/s3SZadG8RU28vDQr9bc1MQ#/registration

Protecting Our Neighbors from ICE

A do-it-yourself guide to community defense skills with which you can protect your neighbors from ICE and other federal mercenaries.

https://crimethinc.com/StopICETactics

The Chinese #EV standard winning globally is banned in the U.S. - https://restofworld.org/2026/us-china-ev-tech-ban-isolation/ #murica left behind again thanks to #trump

10 trillion downloads are crushing #opensource repositories - here's what they're doing about it - https://www.zdnet.com/article/open-source-repositories-are-being-overwhelmed-but-there-is-an-answer/ " Companies are treating these repositories like content delivery networks - now the Linux Foundation and colleagues are saying enough is enough. Here's the plan. "

It's a myth that you need #Mythos to find bugs: #Opensource models can do it just as well - https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/04/24/open-source-models-can-find-bugs-as-well-as-mythos/5224166 "OpenAI's first security hire, Ari Herbert-Voss, thinks more automated bug finding will improve security without costing jobs"

World Health Organization expects more #hantavirus cases but doesn’t ‘anticipate large epidemic’ - https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/may/07/ukraine-russia-drones-latvia-hungary-bulgaria-latest-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-69fc9f258f089ae78b6e4d71#block-69fc9f258f089ae78b6e4d71 that doesn't sound very reassuring...

Thousands of #VibeCoded Apps Expose Corporate and Personal Data on the Open Web - https://www.wired.com/story/thousands-of-vibe-coded-apps-expose-corporate-and-personal-data-on-the-open-web/ "Companies like Lovable, Base44, Replit, and Netlify use AI to let anyone build a web app in seconds—and in thousands of cases, spill highly sensitive data onto the public internet." as expected...

Solid-state #batteries hold more juice, but keep cracking up. Now researchers know why - https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/04/23/solid-state-battery-discoveries-could-improve-energy-storage/5220941 "Two teams, similar diagnosis: Ceramic electrolytes still refusing to cooperate"

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does anyone need a sysadmin, SRE, or cybersecurity person with experience with cell and radio networks? i'm looking for a job to end my five month streak of unemployment

i have a BSc and MSc in Computing Security and 4 years job experience (resume upon request)

i can work in the Boston area or remote in the US

#getfedihired #fedihire

Respirator masks like N95s will prevent hantavirus infection.

Clean air will drastically reduce hantavirus spread.

We already have the tools, people just need to use them.

Public health requires everyone’s participation.

“You do you” gets people killed

#hantavirus #publichealth #wearamask #n95 #ableism #eugenics #chronicillness

Listening to Anthony Healy (?) head of APRA holding forth on RNZ. I'm reminded of how badly broken the concept of Copyright is. Their whole model is driven by corporate 'rights holders' who want to extract maximum $ from the market, and not the interests of individual creators who desperately need the income. The model rewards those who're already successful. New & small creators get nuthin', especially if they haven't sold out to the big evil streaming providers.

🔴 Brand new Tom the Dancing Bug now up on Boing Boing
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DEMENTIA DONNIE, in "ATROPHY CASE"
Dare you peer into the skull of Dementia Donnie...?
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https://boingboing.net/2026/05/06/tom-the-dancing-bug-a-peek-into-the-skull-of-dementia-donnie.html