Sab @sab@librem.one

I went on the Bird Site and begged Smithsonian to come on over here. And I could not love their response to me MOAR. :) #Paleontology American #mastodon

Who Is “Web3” For?
https://strangematters.coop/web3-vs-fediverse-decentralized-internet/

> Like radioactivity, blockchain can be a useful tool in solving certain kinds of problems. Like dental hygiene, the decentralization of global communication platforms is an important problem, but not necessarily the right application for the instrument. Like Doromad Radioactive Toothpaste, web3 has little to do with solving the stated problem, and everything to do with profiting off of a buzzword, resulting in more harm than good in the process.

@Nigma That’s not the worst of it.

Twitters own head of legal sending a memo to staff saying that Musk just wants to monetise twitter and has no idea re legal and compliance obligations is probably the beginning of the end for twitter

Alt Text - #Screenshot from #Twitter of a memo from it’s head of legal sent to all remaining twitter staff saying that Musk only cares about monetisation of twitter and has no idea or care re legal and compliance obligations

This piece in The Atlantic is excellent and frames so much of what I’ve been trying to say about how Mastodon and Twitter are different. I’ve found Mastodon to be great for social *networking* and bad for social *media.*

And that is my favorite part of being here.

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/11/twitter-facebook-social-media-decline/672074/

”Global Witness found more than 600 people at the talks in Egypt are linked to fossil fuels.
That's more than the combined delegations from the 10 most climate-impacted countries.”

"If you want to address malaria, you don't invite the mosquitoes”
#COP27

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-63571610

Really hope Mastodon works out if Twitter implodes, otherwise we're going to have to find human hosts

Good news from brazil is a nice start of the day! #LuladeSilva #protecttheamazon

Aware of anyone violating EU sanctions on Russia or Belarus?

We have created an online tool for whistleblowers to contact us and report violations of EU sanctions.

Make a report 👉 http://eusanctions.integrityline.com

For people asking about #PineNote panel's EMR pen response time, here is a short video.

ICYMI: We just had our August 2021 Community Update!

We announced the PineNote: a high-end e-ink device powered by the same SoC as the Quartz64.

We also went into detail on upcoming hardware and software updates for PinePhone, Pinebook Pro, and Pinetime.

Read now: https://www.pine64.org/2021/08/15/introducing-the-pinenote/

Organic Maps is an open source privacy respecting Android & iOS offline maps app based on OpenStreetMap data

Organic Maps is free from trackers and other bad stuff:
* No ads
* No tracking
* No data collection
* No phoning home
* No annoying registration
* No mandatory tutorials
* No noisy email spam
* No push notifications
* No crapware

See https://organicmaps.app/

#technology #opensource #maps #openstreetmap #privacy #navigation

Standard Ebooks is a volunteer-driven project that produces new editions of public domain ebooks that are lovingly formatted, open source, free of copyright restrictions, and free of cost

See https://standardebooks.org/

#technology #opensource #ebooks #reading #nodrm

Today we’re celebrating a milestone. The #Fairphone 2 gets a major software upgrade 5 years after launch. We started Fairphone with a mission to encourage smartphone longevity by disrupting the electronics industry and this signifies that commitment. 🙌

https://bit.ly/39h0U5A

There is currently a campaign that tries to raise money to improve #Anbox (an Android emulator) on #ubuntutouch.

#Volla has already donated a thousand Euros to kick things of and the campaign has raised 1500€ 💸 so far.

This is a good start, but they need at least 6000€ to hire a freelancer 💻️.

If you are a #FOSS or #Linux enthusiast, please consider donating and help to make #linuxonmobile happen.

Donate at:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/anbox-on-ut

Thank you ♥️

(boosts appreciated)

‘Spot’ is a Native Spotify App for Linux, Built in GTK & Rust

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/02/spot-gtk-spotify-client-for-linux

PINE64 February Update! We've said it before, but for real this time: this is a big one...

- A look at #Quartz64 RK3566 SBC
- #PinePhone keyboard news
- We're making a RISC-V SBC! -
- #PinePhone default OS is @kde PlaMo on @ManjaroARM
- #PinebookPro back in March
- #LoRaWAN part of our ecosystem
- #PineTime progress
- much more!

https://www.pine64.org/2021/02/15/february-update-show-and-tell/