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blog.mozilla.org/firefox/hey-a

In the same spirit as Ad Nauseam. I like the intent, although it's questionable if it does much for me since I use Firefox through Tor and uBlock and uMatrix and cookies are on a whitelist-only... Nice to see Mozilla extend the middle finger to the surveillance capitalism forces though 🤷

Want to find your way from A to B?

You should try:
maps.openrouteservice.org

I've used it a couple of times today, and it was great.

* Uses OpenStreetMap data
* Service provided by HeiGIT
* Doesn't spy on you
* Maps look great
* Effective routes
* Share with friends
* Add your own tracks
* Export to GPX plus others
* Elevation profile

You can also go to C, D, E and many more. 😉

#OSM #maps #routes #routing #FOSS #FLOSS #CrowdSourced

Milk: Best drink to reduce burn from chili peppers

People who order their Buffalo wings especially spicy and sometimes find them to be too 'hot,' should choose milk to reduce the burn, according to researchers, who also suggest it does not matter if it is whole or skim.

Additions, deletions, and changes to the official list of North American birds

The latest supplement to the American Ornithological Society's checklist of North and Middle American birds includes several major updates to the organization of the continent's bird species. The official authority on the names and classification of the region's birds, the checklist is consulted by birdwatchers and professional scientists alike and has been published since 1886.

Roads and deforestation explode in the Congo basin

Logging roads are expanding dramatically in the Congo Basin, leading to catastrophic collapses in animal populations living in the world's second-largest rainforest, according to new research.

National trash: Reducing waste produced in US national parks

When you think of national parks, you might picture the vast plateaus of the Grand Canyon, the intricate wetlands of the Everglades, or the inspiring viewscapes of the Grand Tetons. You probably don't envision 100 million pounds of mashed water bottles, barbecue-smudged paper plates, and crumpled coffee cups -- but that is the staggering quantity of garbage that is generated in our National Parks each year. And handling that amount of waste is becoming a huge problem.

A Third of Republicans Think It’s OK to Refuse Service to Muslims

I’m never quite sure how seriously to take survey results, and today Paul Waldman points to a new PRRI survey that I really, really don’t want to take seriously. Here it is: Thanks to a baker in Colorado, we’re all accustomed to the idea that conservatives think business owners should be free to refuse service […]

Tails announced an emergency release this week, 3.14.2, to address a critical security vulnerability in the Tor browser. Be sure to update the Tor Browser to version 8.5.3 to fix the sandbox escape vulnerability.
tails.boum.org/news/version_3.

Pine woodland restoration creates haven for birds in Midwest

Researchers have shown in a new study that restoration of pine woodlands, through the combined use of intentional, managed fires and strategic thinning of tree density, has a strikingly beneficial effect on a diverse array of birds, some of which are facing sharp declines from human-driven impacts like climate change and habitat loss.

CryptPad v2.24.0 introduces the ability to share encrypted docs directly with friends from within the share menu. You can also add colors to folders in your CryptDrive. Try it now on https:/cryptpad.fr and see the release notes for full details: github.com/xwiki-labs/cryptpad

#privacy

Review by our friends at the Denver Post:
Google Chrome has become surveillance software. It’s time to switch. t.co/1vEfs1s01j
#privacymatters

Illinois Just Legalized Recreational Marijuana

On Tuesday, Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker signed a bill to legalize the sale of recreational marijuana statewide, officially making the Prairie State the 11th in the union to do so—and the first to legalize the sale of recreational marijuana by way of the state legislature, which passed the bill on May 31. (In 2018, […]

G20 nations triple coal power subsidies despite climate crisis | Environment | The Guardian prismo.xyz/posts/f8e71029-f815

Elizabeth Warren Just Released a Plan to Secure American Elections

Elizabeth Warren rolled out an aggressive, $20 billion election security proposal Tuesday. The plan, in keeping with previous such proposals issued by her 2020 presidential campaign, both envisions an expanded role for the federal government while offering a level of detail that has helped the Massachusetts senator set herself apart from a large field of […]

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