"Funkwhale is looking for new maintainers":
https://blog.funkwhale.audio/~/Announcements/funkwhale-is-looking-for-new-maintainers/
John Kerry’s appointment signals how Joe Biden will handle the climate crisis https://grist.org/politics/with-john-kerry-envoy-biden-plans-to-tackle-climate-change-abroad/
Biden's Foreign Policy Picks Are From the Hawkish National Security Blob. That Is a Bad Sign. https://inthesetimes.com/article/joe-biden-cabinet-war-militarism-antony-blinken-avril-haines
Oh, hello runit/openRC....
Systemd’s Lennart Poettering Wants to Bring Linux Home Directories into the 21st Century – The New Stack
https://thenewstack.io/systemds-lennart-poettering-wants-to-bring-linux-home-directories-into-the-21st-century/
When police ask your permission to live stream your home security camera from their surveillance center, you should say no, writes EFF's @mguariglia on @mozilla's blog. https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/blog/police-mississippi-pilot-program-live-stream-amazon-ring-cameras/
We need rules that make it easier to get rid of bad patents, not save them. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/11/tell-trumps-patent-office-director-dont-make-permanent-rule-changes-now
A Biden Administration Can Raise Wages and Give Workers More Power — If It Wants To https://theintercept.com/2020/11/21/biden-unions-workers-wages/
Regrowing Indigenous Agriculture Could Nourish People, Cultures and the Land https://inthesetimes.com/article/regrow-native-american-agriculture-three-sisters-farming
Think police cameras stop at identifying faces? You’re wrong. Hair color, accessories, and clothing all are automatic identifiers for new disturbing video analytics tools. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/11/video-analytics-user-manuals-are-guide-dystopia
I think it is the worst news possible.... but ya need to know. Sorry.
Ouch: "They [Apple] claim it's about privacy, but it's about profit. ... We are not fooled. This is all part of a transformation of Apple's business away from innovative hardware products to data-driven software and media." https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/11/apple-moving-forward-with-plan-to-limit-creepy-user-tracking/
How UBI can expand educational and career opportunities https://basicincometoday.com/how-ubi-can-expand-educational-and-career-opportunities/
12 million Americans set to lose unemployment benefits the day after Christmas https://basicincometoday.com/12-million-americans-set-to-lose-unemployment-benefits-the-day-after-christmas/
New poll shows support for a basic income guarantee is now at 64% in Canada https://basicincometoday.com/new-poll-shows-support-for-a-basic-income-guarantee-is-now-at-64-in-canada/
Greentrolling: A ‘maniacal plan’ to bring down Big Oil https://grist.org/energy/greentrolling-a-maniacal-plan-to-bring-down-big-oil/
Solar companies ask Biden to reverse Trump’s biggest blow to the industry https://grist.org/energy/solar-companies-ask-biden-to-reverse-trumps-biggest-blow-to-the-industry/
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