Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

Ugh. Looks like this "My2022" app is mandatory for athletes participating in the coming Winter Olympics in China... https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/459804/winter-olympics-athletes-advised-to-use-burner-phones-in-beijing Yeah - definitely use a sacrificial phone for this. Blech.

I really want to learn about herbal abortions.
I dont think ill ever be in a position to need it (i dont do things that could get me pregnant and i live in a place with fairly secure abortion rights), but theres something very comforting about having that knowledge.
Obvs, herbal abortions are going to be less reliable than standard medical or surgical methods. But, it would also be almost impossible to stop access to

Matrix-CRDT – real-time collaborative apps using Matrix as backend: https://github.com/YousefED/Matrix-CRDT #linux #foss #release #matrix #matrix-crdt #app #collaboration #backend

Wikipedia is now also considering dropping support for cryptocurrency donations https://www.techrepublic.com/article/mozilla-stops-accepting-cryptocurrency-wikipedia-may-be-next-are-dominos-falling/

The MS/Activision deal makes sense now that universal DRM pieces are in place for Windows 11. Makes MS app store a more attractive platform. Goal is to lock computers down like smartphones w/ app store gateways in the name of security. https://puri.sm/posts/the-beat-of-a-different-drm/

CNBC: Why Cuba's extraordinary Covid vaccine success could provide the best hope for low-income countries

"Alongside pharmaceutical industry trade associations, a number of Western countries — such as Canada and the U.K. — are among those actively blocking a patent-waiver proposal designed to boost the global production of Covid vaccines."
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/13/why-cubas-extraordinary-covid-vaccine-success-could-provide-the-best-hope-for-the-global-south.html

Revealed: UK Gov't Plans Publicity Blitz to Undermine Chat Privacy - Rolling Stone - https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/revealed-uk-government-publicity-blitz-to-undermine-privacy-encryption-1285453/
#uk #privacy

"When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights, are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism, and militarism are incapable of being conquered."

- Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
"Beyond Vietnam"

[Full-time] Community Manager at Baserow https://www.fossjobs.net/job/10818/community-manager-at-baserow/ #jobs

"Environmental, Social & Governance" investment is booming in the stock market. Top CEOs are praising stakeholder capitalism. We should be sceptical.

To create structural change in the business world, we need businesses that are structured differently. This is why investment into cooperatives should be considered as a more meaningful alternative to mainstream "responsible investment."

https://www.getrevue.co/profile/coop_exchange/issues/the-problems-with-responsible-investment-stakeholder-capitalism-and-how-cooperatives-can-provide-an-alternative-991399

Hey all, anyone know of a short piece that lays out why small non-profit groups or cooperatives should move to #opensource, and ideally commons/co-op, platforms? For preaching to the non-converted?
@ntnsndr @aral @FreeScholar @datatitian @Framasoft @tierra_comun @mayfirst@social.mayfirst.org

As is generally the case, I think Glyn is spot on with this one: https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/without-free-software-open-source-would-lose-its-meaning

So I've been working on this draft for some time; this weekend I finally got into into publishable shape. If the trope that every equation in a book or article halves your readership is correct, I would assume that about 0.2 people will read this. 😀

https://xahteiwi.eu/blog/2022/01/16/flat-org-scaling/

This is nice to verify, but it shouldn't surprise anyone. Religion is largely unrelated to moral, civil behaviour.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jan/16/ending-religion-lessons-in-schols-leads-to-overall-decline-in-belief-not-morals

Taliban forces pepper-spray women’s rights protesters in Kabul - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/16/taliban-forces-pepper-spray-women-rights-protesters-kabul #afghanistan

Check out the Cooperative Journal, via Ebony Gustave...

https://www.cooperativejournalmedia.com/

Leading #UK f#racking firm taken over by green #energy group | Fracking | The Guardian

The company has no interest in doing any fracking, which is good.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jan/14/leading-uk-fracking-firm-taken-over-by-green-energy-group

#HydraulicFracturing #FossilFuels #Gas #RenewableEnergy #Renewables

UK Government Apparently Hoping It Can Regulate End-To-End Encryption Out Of Existence | Techdirt - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20220108/14054448251/uk-government-apparently-hoping-it-can-regulate-end-to-end-encryption-out-existence.shtml
#uk #encryption