i think that the behaviour of #rms can be criticized, but the methods used today are fucking disgusting. single persons getting steamrolled by thousands with accusations, public dismantling of their person, and calls for instant action. it's a mob eagerly awaiting the next public hanging.
Thank you to the over 900 Internet creators who signed a letter rejecting mandated copyright bots. For our part, EFF will continue keeping an eye out and helping you be heard. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/03/thank-you-speaking-against-terrible-copyright-proposal
The S in IOT is for Security
"It's commonplace now for companies to ship devices that take control away from you. In this case I was able to take control back."
@sneak, just looked it up, isn't Google Meet supposed to be using WebRTC which is E2EE? Have you tried Matrix P2P video call BTW?
The EU seems to be on the right track regarding the Internet: https://peergos.org/posts/next-generation-internet
Good job, @dos!
So I spent the last few hours on taking pictures of cats with the rear camera of my Librem 5. Yep, that's my job now. #librem5 #gnu #linux #mobile #cat #caturday
All credit for the camera support goes to Dorota, Martin and Angus: https://source.puri.sm/Librem5/linux-next/-/issues/44#note_148408 @merge @purism
@quarky @fribbledom, how could you put up this warning without giving more details? One of library genesis mirror is located at https://libgen.rs, which appears to be written in #Rust, a language spoken by hipsters worldwide.
@fribbledom truly horrifying crimes would be accessing library genesis, which not only has scientific information but also university-level textbooks (gasp) searchable by author, title, edition, IBSN etc. and available from several mirrors!
I just don't know how Pearson survives really, they're basically *giving* the eBooks away
I love how @blender record the whole movie making process as showcase for new features. I can't wait till I have the time to actually learn to use the thing.
Just a friendly reminder that you should always https://useplaintext.email
Cookie Consent Speed Running Game
https://cookieconsentspeed.run
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This, plus the uncertainty in scholarship/financial support from the local government really gives me second thoughts about postponing my master study until post-covid, even if I get accepted. On the other hand, getting a job working exclusively free software is equally hard, especially when I'm lacking expertise in lower-level computing and relevant theoretical knowledge.
I'm a Vietnamese undergrad student and a free software enthusiast.