Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

San Francisco passed a landmark ordinance requiring transparency and a process for community input in decisions about police surveillance. But the SFPD, aided by the rich and powerful, thinks it's above democratic control. https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Breed-files-ballot-measure-seeking-to-expand-16786369.php

I'm teaching a beginner computer science class for middle and high school students soon (about 10 students). Does anyone have any suggestions for teaching groups programming effectively, especially with an age-diverse group?

I'm working on a course, and I've never taught a class before. So pointers to related resources would be greatly appreciated. 🙂

#teaching #programming #compsci

🚨 NEW: Private data on 500,000 vulnerable people held by a contractor of the global Red Cross around the world have been compromised.

The growing culture of data colonization, especially by nonprofits, must stop. This is why I quit my last job: Lives continue to be put at risk in the name of revenue and #SurveillanceCapitalism.

"Your actions could potentially cause yet more harm and pain to those who have already endured untold suffering."

Indeed.

#privacy #security

https://www.icrc.org/en/document/sophisticated-cyber-attack-targets-red-cross-red-crescent-data-500000-people

If you care about your and your family’s privacy, are your technology choices protecting it? If you value your freedom, does your tech provider respect it? Are you looking for options that do not lock you into creating user accounts, sharing personal data or viewing annoying ads from third-party advertisers? https://puri.sm/posts/finding-better-alternatives/

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