nerd7473 @nerd7473@librem.one

Taking another crack at merging contacts.

This time, I realized that the VCF format is MUCH easier to parse than csv.

I've already got a simple bash script to break up each contact into a separate file and identify the name based on the N: or FN: field.

Further work will be needed to intelligently integrate the data.

If I get this working, it's SO gonna be open sourced for all to use. XD

cc: @thunderbird

#contacts #contactManagement #vcf #vCard

Repair advocates have been winning big. As right-to-repair laws in California and Minnesota take effect, EFF is joining our friends today to recognize Repair Independence Day. How will you celebrate? https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/07/celebrate-repair-independence-day

🐦🔗: https://nitter.oksocial.net/EFF/status/1807901188106735679#m

[2024/07/01 22:16]

My Python code is a neural network https://blog.gabornyeki.com/2024-07-my-python-code-is-a-neural-network/

Support our right to repair work and even grab a Fix Copyright t-shirt for yourself! https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/06/keep-momentum-going-right-repair

🐦🔗: https://nitter.oksocial.net/EFF/status/1807903106581291199#m

[2024/07/01 22:24]

Tap-to-pay could get more capable and more complicated https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/1/24190177/nfc-multi-purpose-tap-to-pay-concept #news

Scientific Linux 7 reaches end of life https://lwn.net/Articles/980312/ #tech #linux

No matter what the MPA wants to claim, site blocking does not help artists. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/04/mpa-doesnt-get-decide-who-first-amendment-protects

🐦🔗: https://nitter.oksocial.net/EFF/status/1807887905337081893#m

[2024/07/01 21:24]

Great news, privacy enthusiasts! The Librem 11 tablet is back in stock. Secure your freedom with this powerful, privacy-focused device. Order now before they're gone again! #Librem11 #PrivacyMatters #PureOS #Purism
https://puri.sm/products/librem-11/

Linux PC & smartphone maker Purism is now offering an "optional subscription" for PureOS, the GNU/Linux distro that ships on its devices. It's exactly the same as a free version, so it's just a way for supporters to help fund the work. https://buff.ly/45Q658A #PureOS #subscription #Linux #Purism

...but not impossible 😁 Being able to order a 6-layer PCB with capped vias for $2 is crazy. It even appears to work with Thunderbolt and DisplayPort, which is surprising, as I barely knew what I was doing 😂 #kicad #shotonlibrem5

Patelco, a credit union in the US with half a million members, has been hit with ransomware.

Their website, app, ATMs, phone lines and email support are offline. #threatintel

New Album: SIDrip Alliance - Re-ReLive #c64 https://remix64.com/news/new-album-sidrip-alliance-re-relive.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Weekend projects: getting silly with C

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Canada ‘sleepwalking’ into cashless society, consumer advocates warn

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Kernel prepatch 6.10-rc6 https://lwn.net/Articles/980175/ #tech #linux

scli (#Signal cli client) for #Debian!!!! WHAT!!!

https://gitlab.com/packaging/scli/

Woo hoo! Gotta try this!

(Will it have #aarch64 support, tho????)

cc: @amin

Bazzite 3.5 available now! The biggest updates are that we have full Steam Deck OLED support now, and also the new Nvidia 555 drivers! Plenty of smaller improvements as well like the return of Wallpaper Engine. Check out the details. 👀

Announcement: https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/bazzite-3-5-0-update-released/2368
Bazzite Buzz 16: https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/bazzite-buzz-16/2476

#Bazzite #SteamDeck #Gaming #Linux #Fedora #FedoraAtomic #uBlue

Alibaba Cloud closing Australian and Indian datacenters https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2024/07/01/alibaba_cloud_closes_india_australia/ #news

#NixOS 23.11 is now effectively end of life.

This means we'll stop fixing security issues, and there will be no more updates to its channels.

Upgrade to NixOS 24.05 asap.

So recently I discovered "foremost"; a command line data recovery utility for #Linux that is pretty badass. It gives you an "audit" file to list everything it found, sorts files into directories based on their file extension and doesn't even have to work with physical disks. You can use dd to make a 1:1 copy of a disk and that image will also contain the fragments of deleted files so you can use foremost on anything from physical disks to a dd image and recover data with it. Pretty badass, 🙂