Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

In contrast, a fediverse server that has no connections with any other server can still serve as a fully functional social media platform for the people using it, and publish posts to the open web.

An ATProto account that's rejected by all active Relays can't do anything. At all. There's currently one ATProto Relay, totally controlled by BlueSky. Even if more are established, they're so resource-intensive to operate that there would only ever be a handful of them at most.

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#USpol
Reading the news.
Canada owns $350 billion in U.S. treasury bonds; Japan, one trillion; the EU, $1.5.

Canada threatened to sell, and the EU. These loans, and others, ($8.5T) bankroll the US. No wonder the President backed down.

In December 2024, China held $759 billion in US Treasury stock. So, between the authoritarian and the wannabe, who has more to loose, and who has more power over their economy?

A proper economist might make it more complicated, but you know where my bet goes.

Meta whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams says company targeted teens with advertisements based on their ‘emotional state’ https://piefed.social/post/624425

Powering off your phone or laptop erases the key that unlocks its encryption, and so protects against unwanted searches, EFF’s Will Greenberg told AP. “This is why a border agent can’t simply turn a device on to use a tool like Cellebrite.” https://apnews.com/article/internet-privacy-smartphones-travel-e0a3146ae7966ea0e4157dbfae1f6a81

It occurs to me that 'AI' is 'Trickle Down Economics' for the tech entrepreneur. It's not really a thing, but getting most people to believe it is helps those currently in the locus of power consolidated their positions while continuing to exploit everyone else.

#showerthought

Rampant use of police surveillance tech “really comes down to a question of, do we want to live in a city where all of us – all of us, not just 'criminals,' but all of us - are watched & listened to everywhere we go?” EFF's @JoshRichman told NBC Bay Area. https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/san-francisco-police-tour-new-facility/3840883/

New blog post: Q1/2025 Progress: Over 20 apps added and many improvements

https://linuxphoneapps.org/blog/additions-of-q1-2025/

Transparency matters.

That’s why a coalition of press freedom groups is urging an immigration court to let the public and the press watch hearings in Mahmoud Khalil’s case online.

https://freedom.press/issues/let-the-public-watch-the-mahmoud-khalil-deportation-case/

🧪 New research finds 1 in 5 packages suggested by AI code tools don't exist.

Attackers can register these hallucinations.

This emerging threat has been dubbed "slopsquatting."

(h/t @sethmlarson and @andrewnez)

Here's what you need to know:
https://socket.dev/blog/slopsquatting-how-ai-hallucinations-are-fueling-a-new-class-of-supply-chain-attacks

#LLM #cybersecurity #Python #JavaScript

What Audio Analysis Reveals About Aid Workers Killed in #Gaza - https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/04/09/gaza-palestine-israel-killed-death-aid-workers-international-red-cross-crescent-audio-analysis/ "audio evidence also appears to confirm that the first shots were aimed at the medics’ convoy from a distance of approximately 40 to 45 metres. " good to have @Bellingcat working on this

Fanatical brings back the Oddworld Complete Collection for $1 / £1 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/fanatical-brings-back-the-oddworld-complete-collection-for-1-1/

#Oddworld #Fanatical #Gaming #PCGaming

The thing that frustrates me about @mattblaze having to say this (again!) is that our elections were in fact hacked, and in plain sight: by obscenely large political spending by billionaires, rampant disinformation, voter demotivation, voter disenfranchisement, gerrymandering, the electoral college, racism, transphobia, and xenophobia baked deep into our culture…and the list goes on.

That’s not speculation. It’s facts. It’s in broad daylight. And all of it is hacking.

We invent technological hacking when the social hacking is staring us right in the face. https://federate.social/@mattblaze/114311024655971781

The POTUS has issued a memo ordering a federal investigation into Chris Krebs, former head of DHS's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). The president fired Krebs after the CISA director declared the 2020 election that Trump lost was the most secure in U.S. history.

"Trump's orders revoked the security clearances for Christopher Krebs, the former head of DHS's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and Miles Taylor, a former senior DHS official who wrote a highly critical tell-all book about his time in Trump's first administration."

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/04/09/trump-orders-probe-krebs-2020-election/83016002007/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/04/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-addresses-risks-from-chris-krebs-and-government-censorship/

When Trump first took aim at Chris Krebs back in 2020, I started getting tons of hate mail that was directed at him. People full of ignorant rage figuring we're the same person because we share a last name. We're not even related.

Now it's happening again. Here's one I just got less than an hour ago:

From: Eric <eticket@countermail.com>
Subject: Accountability

Message Body:
Krebs:

I used to be an admirer of yours but, ever since the 2020 election, I lost all respect for you.

You either lied or were complicit in the 2020 election theft and DJT is coming after you.

Krooks like Krebs need to be held accountable and I can't wait.

This study -- showing how companies ignore do-not-track requests -- is just the latest evidence that you should always use ad/tracker blockers in your browser.

This means, among other things, that Chrome is no longer an option now that Google has blocked some blockers.

https://innovation.consumerreports.org/Mixed-Signals-Many-Companies-May-Be-Ignoring-Opt-Out-Requests-Under-State-Privacy-Laws.pdf

This week we're rolling out Filters - our most requested feature!

You'll be able to hide content with specific keywords across your entire Pixelfed experience.

We added this because everyone deserves a social space that feels welcoming and comfortable.

Can't wait to hear what you think! ✨

Update: Tariffs on imports from Taiwan to the US have returned to 10% for 90 days. With that, we’ve returned US pricing on items we manufacture in Taiwan back to their original pricing.

The latest in my #Signal Desktop saga: An annoying little banner has appeared telling me to launch Signal on my phone.

https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/9021007554074-Open-Signal-on-your-phone-to-keep-your-account-active

Apparently I'll need to download a new version of signal-cli (my "phone") every month or two and access my account that way, or Signal might stop working on my laptop.

What a load of bullshit.

This 90-day pause on tariffs (not you, China) is just giving other countries enough time to divest from America.

The world becomes USA: United, Sans America.

Our weekly newsletter is out! #Community #MutualAid #Security #Privacy

https://newsletter.geo.coop/archive/newsletter-4-8-25