Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

The NY Times' chronic timidity in calling things what they are is visible in its story on Musk's latest boosting of extremism. The news org says he has "faced increasing criticism that he has tolerated and even encouraged antisemitic abuse on his social media platform."

Remove the "faced increasing criticism that" part of that sentence, and it's what the Times should have reported. He's a bigot and he promotes bigots and extremism, period.

LibreOffice is free (as in freedom) software. And our friends at the @fsfe just handed over an Open Letter “The right to install any software on any device" to the German parliament, to support sustainability and freedom in electronic products: https://fsfe.org/news/2023/news-20231115-01.en.html

United Healthcare's "AI" plainly does what the bosses want: It denies health care to elderly people who were conned into signing up for Medicare "Advantage" -- a program that is only good for rapacious corporations and often a disaster for the human beings these companies claim to serve.

https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/11/ai-with-90-error-rate-forces-elderly-out-of-rehab-nursing-homes-suit-claims/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Tools such as GPTZero and TurnItIn’s AI detection claim that they can determine (with varying levels of accuracy) whether a student’s writing was likely to have been created by a #generativeAI tool. But these tools are so inaccurate as to be dangerous.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/11/best-serve-students-schools-shouldnt-try-block-generative-ai-or-use-faulty-ai

If you are contributing to Free and Libre Software (as developer, designer, UI/UX researcher, translator, and other roles included), how much time do dedicate to a project in the long term?

(From fly-by contributor to many projects to long-term maintainer of your project)

#FLOSS #FOSS #Maintainer

#WiFi mystery: my device can send data to the distant AP faster than it can receive (based on #TCP throughput).

What does it say about the #network?

Is the AP underpowered? Is my device somewhat deaf? Is the AP congested and my device shouts loudest?

This feels weird and fascinating.

#networking #wireless #radio #802.11 #wlan

What are some nice small 10x zoom cameras with a sealed lens these days?

My Panasonic TZ101 is about to kick the bucket cause the telescoping lens is getting stuck on grime.

The 15 year old Fujifilm S5600 has a completely sealed lens and works ok, but can't do videos nearly well enough.

#camera #photography #mirrorless #repair #lens #travel

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Right now in Montreal

HAPPENING NOW: SHUT IT DOWN FOR PALESTINE – CALL FOR IMMEDIATE SUPPORT

COME TO JOIN US NOW (where de Lorimer and Papineau converge), CALL ALL YOUR FRIENDS, HELP KEEP IT SHUT DOWN

This morning, as Israel continues its relentless assault on civilians, schools and hospitals in the Gaza strip, hundreds of Montrealers have disrupted rush hour traffic on the Jacques-Cartier Bridge. In the face of the horrific, genocidal violence currently being inflicted upon the people of Gaza, and in solidarity with all the people of Palestine, we are putting an end to business as usual. We are demanding an immediate ceasefire, an end to the genocide currently being carried out against the people of Gaza, and an end to Canadian complicity in Israel’s occupation of Palestinian land.

*** Please join us right now! Please call your friends and forward on all platforms! We need your *immediate* support to increase our numbers and to help amplify our voices. We all have a role to play in the struggle against genocide and apartheid. ***

• WHERE: Jacques-Cartier Bridge, south-east of Parc Des Faubourgs, where de Lorimer and Papineau converge (close to metro Papineau).
If this area is not accessible, meet instead at Metro Papineau for a rally.

•. WHEN: Thursday, November 16, 7h00  RIGHT NOW!

• HELP MOBILIZE: We need as many people as possible to support our action! Please call friends and allies right now and wake them up to join us, and please share our calls on social media!

Since the escalation began on October 7, over 11,000 Palestinians have been killed and over 25,000 injured in Gaza. Hundreds of thousands have been displaced from their homes, and are currently living in tents as winter rains begin to fall. At the same time, attacks from settlers and Israeli soldiers have increased dramatically in the West Bank – over 185 Palestinians have been killed and 2000 injured. This latest round of violence is a continuation of Israel’s decades-long colonial occupation of Palestine, and its ambition to further dispossess the Palestinian people from their land. This is an absolute catastrophe, and all people of conscience must stand against it.

From Tiohtià:ke (Montreal) to Palestine occupation is a crime!

Join us now and demand a free Palestine!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYxt21b_IkI

I didn’t notice this when it happened, but it looks like Lucira’s at-home molecular covid tests are back in stock under Pfizer, who acquired Lucira in bankruptcy. Notably the new ones *also test for the flu.* These were approved by the FDA just as Lucira declared bankruptcy – really poor timing for Lucira.

They seem to be priced somewhat more cheaply as well at $50 vs $75 (though not more cheaply than when they were being liquidated and I got a bunch for $23).

https://chromamine.com/2023/11/at-home-molecular-tests-are-back/

Hmm, I'd really love to find a project sponsor for my work on Mastodon, where it's like €500-1000 per month to dedicate a certain amount of time per month to Mastodon.

My work is mostly on the Mastodon Streaming server, but also the OAuth 2.0 setup where I'm trying to make it more standardised.

Also, you'd get listed on my website & potentially as a line in PR comments/descriptions.

https://support.thisismissem.social

Ok, so the Electronic Freedom Foundation (EFF) have just asked me, as a "Dear Supporter of Digital Freedom", to complete a community survey... which uses Microsoft Forms. Are you serious?! That's their credibility, in tatters. So disappointing.

Globally, September 2023 was the warmest September on record by a large margin.

https://climate.copernicus.eu/september-2023-warmest-record-large-margin

New USDA hardiness zone maps just dropped, now based on data from 1990 - 2020. This country is definitely getting hotter...
https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/

#gardening #climatechange

#FreePalestine, #LandBack, #AbolishThePolice, #NoMoreDeaths, #CooperationJackson

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I despise the phrase "speak truth to power," and the mentality it implies.

Power already knows the truth, you* dipshit. It's power who's lying to everybody in the first place. It's THE PEOPLE you should be speaking truth to, not fucking Power. Wanting to "speak truth to power" just tells me that you desire to situate yourself INSIDE the halls of power. Fuck that. Speak truth to those who have been lied to, not to the liars.

*not you personally