Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

@douginamug
I wrote a short story about this conundrum a few years ago. It doesn't have any answers to offer, because I don't, but it was the best way I could think of to explain (mostly to my parents, tbh) why I am the way I am, and think the way I do.

https://geo.coop/story/crumbs

In a new study, researchers demonstrate a real world method of teaching kids to think critically in order to protect them from the pseudoscience-to-alt-right-violence pipeline https://skepchick.org/2024/09/study-we-can-and-must-teach-kids-to-think-critically/

The framing on this story is wild. Summary: as a deadly fungal epidemic in bats spread across the US, increased insect activity resulted in an average 31% increase in pesticide use by local farmers, resulting in an average 8% increase in human infant mortality in affected areas.

And the message is: bats provide important economic benefits.

And yes, very true.

But also: The correlation between pesticide use & infant mortality is that well known & it's still allowed???

https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/bats-north-america-research-1.7314579

In a perfect world, what do you think the relationship should be between non-corporate Fedi instances and instances run by for-profit corporations?

(Boosts welcome; If your opinion is something other than what is listed, it'd be great if you could post it.)

Millions of American youth face the dystopia of surveillance software installed on school-issued machines. School surveillance companies sacrifice the rights of students for unproven claims of keeping them safe. Students deserve better. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/09/school-monitoring-software-sacrifices-student-privacy-unproven-promises-safety

I talked with AIPT Comics about writing a new Toxic Avenger series, my love of mutants, and reviving a Troma property in 2024.
https://aiptcomics.com/2024/09/06/the-toxic-avenger-qa/

Someone sent me a note the other day that a funeral service for their late friend was being used to start a new Meta group that claimed to offer live streaming of the service.

But of course, those who clicked the link were sent to fake video streaming websites that try to collect payment information before supposedly letting you watch the service.

A little diggging show that not only are there hundreds of these fake funeral streaming groups, but all of them are tied back to some brainiacs in Bangladesh who naturally exposed their identities and operation by trojaning their own PCs.

What's crazy is how the fake funeral streaming groups on Meta are just one tiny microcosm of the scams these dudes in Bangladesh are doing.

Also, now I feel like showering after spending a few hours back on Meta. Eww.

The Toxic Avenger #1 hits stores in one month. Pre-ordering books is helpful so I made a little comic about it.

phosh 0.41.1 is out 🚀📱:

This is a bug fix release addressing important issues in #phosh (quick setting related crash) and phosh-osk-stub (swipe gesture usability, unswap backspace/enter) that shouldn't wait 'til 0.42.0. Check out the release notes at https://phosh.mobi/releases/rel-0.41.1/

🙏 to everyone who contributed to this release.

#Forgejo v8.0.3 and v7.0.9 were just released! They are security releases.

We recommend that all installations are upgraded to the latest version as soon as possible.

Check out the release notes and download it at https://forgejo.org/releases/. If you experience any issues with this release, please report to https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/issues.

If privatization of NASA has left you stranded in space due to the actions of two poorly run companies, you may entitled to this cartoon. https://brianmcfadden.org/2024/08/30/stranded-starliner-instructions/

We're pre-releasing Ian's chat with Samm Deighan on the upcoming @pmpress book on political violence in Arthouse, Grindhouse and indie films from 1960-1990. Join our patreon for $3+ per month to support our transcription & get early releases like this!

https://www.patreon.com/posts/revolution-in-111554750

Get $1.99 Radical Reads for your e-Readers all throughout the month of September with code READ at checkout. Shop the sale here: https://pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_list&c=12&sortby=num_sold:desc

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#books #ebook

If your pull request description has bullet points, chances are each bullet point deserves a separate PR

@didgebaba I just read about an indigenous nation in Brasil that sings a song that describes and names 33 types of native bees which are now being classified.

https://www.correiobraziliense.com.br/brasil/2024/08/6930307-povo-indigena-resgata-nomes-de-abelhas-em-risco-e-eterniza-saberes-tradicionais.html

Watching people on the 'tech-in-school' list I'm lurking on fretting migrating away from one proprietary dependence (VMWare) to another (Proxmox VE) talking about license costs going from $700/yr to $5800/yr. Why don't these people see that they're just perpetuating their unhealthy dependence on profit-motivated badness. They don't seem to have much technical confidence.

Good news everyone! Geoclue 2.7.2 is out.
Now for the bad news: Although alternatives exist, the shutdown of Mozilla Location Services (#MLS) basically crippled #Geoclue for devices without a GPS.
Help is on the way though, code for a GeoIP location source is being developed, and it should make it easy to add different providers. Please see the MR here:
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/geoclue/geoclue/-/merge_requests/186
Testing, comments, patches and suggestions for GeoIP providers are welcome!
#MobileLinux #location

@fnetX perhaps join @iftas and speak to @jaz .

While there's focus on fediverse moderation, it's got a good resource library.

You could also speak to @thenexusofprivacy .

Are there resources (e.g. blog articles, documentation) on how to build good moderation features in software?

Looking for some inspiration for #Forgejo and #Codeberg.

I appreciate any pointers.