Matt Panhans @mpanhans@librem.one

RAIN (1932) w/ Joan Crawford and Walter Huston is now on Prime Video and Kanopy.

This is the 90th anniversary restoration, released on Blu-ray in 2022 — a vast improvement over public domain transfers streaming elsewhere.

#FilmMastodon #TCMparty #JoanCrawford

Deals on Kindles may seem attractive, but don't forget Amazon is one of the most devoted peddlers of DRM. We prefer books we can loan to our friends, free of restriction and prying eyes. Read more about how to live DRM-free: https://u.fsf.org/1aj #EndDRM #DRM #BoycottAmazon #Amazon

On this day, 10 years ago, we launched Signal on iPhone, which existed on Android as RedPhone and TextSecure

Back then, Signal was only an encrypted voice calling app using the ZRTP protocol with short-authentication strings.

It’s only 6 months later, that Signal Protocol-based encrypted messaging would launch.

https://www.wired.com/2014/07/free-encrypted-calling-finally-comes-to-the-iphone/

WOW - online course on using crochet to make "Topologically nontrivial, visually pleasing yarn sculptures" https://momath.org/onlinecrochet/

US security firm unwittingly hired apparent “nation-state” hacker from North Korea

KnowBe4, which provides security awareness training, was fooled by stolen ID.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/07/us-security-firm-unwittingly-hired-apparent-nation-state-hacker-from-north-korea/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Finally, we have a date to share
#linux #vanillaos #opensource #cloudnative #releaseday

The recent CrowdStrike outage is a wake-up call: centralized services are a single point of failure.

For true digital resilience, we must decentralize and diversify our technology. Read Nextcloud's take on this event.

https://nextcloud.com/blog/global-outage-shows-lack-of-digital-sovereignty-and-resilience/

Introducing NextGraph

Why centralisation is bad for us ?

https://nextgraph.org/introduction/

Apple is *absolutely* spending more in every state and government capital around the world to defeat browser choice than they are to push for real privacy. They're spending *boatloads* more to scupper right-to-repair than they are to make privacy a reality by *killing the model brokers rely on* and legally prevent re-identification without consent.

But boy howdy, those ads. They sure are purdy.

CrowdStrike https://xkcd.com/2961/

Inside the Risky U.S. Probe of Allegations That Drug Mafias Financed a Campaign of Mexico’s President López Obrador
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Documents obtained by ProPublica show how the DEA risked a #political furor to try to penetrate López Obrador’s campaign.

The 2010 probe found no proof of his involvement in cartel donations before it was shut down.

#Mexico #Crime #Politics #Elections #Drugs #Government #AMLO #News

https://www.propublica.org/article/mexico-amlo-dea-probe-cartel-campaign-donations

“CyberInsecurity: The Cost of Monopoly

How the Dominance of Microsoft's Products Poses a Risk to Security“.

Dan Geer was fired for highlighting this issue, but it remains a significant concern.

https://cryptome.org/cyberinsecurity.htm

Sue Mi Terry, wife of WaPo columnist Max Boot, has been charged with acting as an agent of South Korea; the indictment cites a WaPo column she wrote with Boot (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/07/16/terry-south-korea-cia-fara/
http://mediagazer.com/240718/p18#a240718p18

The DOJ Antitrust Division isn’t afraid to go to court https://www.theverge.com/24186099/doj-antitrust-division-litigation-apple-google-ticketmaster

An investigation by India’s antitrust body has found that Apple exploited its dominant position in the market for app stores on its iOS operating system, engaging “in abusive conduct and practices”, a confidential report seen by Reuters showed.

https://9to5mac.com/2024/07/12/india-calls-out-apples-abusive-conduct-and-practices-with-app-store-as-antitrust-woes-continue/

Our first interview with Mat, our Contributors Leader, is live! Get exclusive insights into the journey, challenges, and innovations of Vanilla OS 2 Orchid. Stay tuned for the upcoming release!

https://vanillaos.org/blog/article/2024-07-09/interview-with-mat-insights-on-the-development-of-vanilla-os-2-orchid

#Linux #OpenSource #VanillaOS #VanillaOS2 #Dev #Interview

if you're a data 'anything' and wonder "why is R still a thing?" maybe this answer I wrote on Reddit will help #RStats #pydata #datascience

FTC unanimously moves to block $4 billion merger of mattress giants | CNN Business

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/02/business/ftc-sealy-mattress-firm-merger/index.html

A couple of years ago, a man in his 70s looked at my bike skeptically. "Why do your ride it?" he asked.
When I said "saves money," "doesn't pollute," he scoffed.
But he agreed when he said it was good for my health. I forgot to tell him the real reason: Joy.