Brant Gardner @bgardner@mastodon.sdf.org
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Wired, 1993: Rebels with a Cause - Your Privacy. "On the cover were Eric Hughes, Tim May, John Gilmore, holding up an American flag, faces hidden behind white mask, their PGP fingerprints written on the foreheads. Gilmore even sporting an newly-founded EFF T-shirt. (from Thomas Rid, CS Monitor)"
Wired, 2019: YOU'RE IN PRIVATE MODE. To continue using a private window, sign in or subscribe. The title of the article being denied reads "It's Time to Switch to a Privacy Browser. Ad trackers are out of control".
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What OS camp are you in? Hopefully this will be big so please boost so we can get as many votes as possible
Opening Inform (Narrascope 2019 talk) | Inform 7
http://inform7.com/talks/2019/06/14/narrascope.html
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For those of you under 30: are you aware of the free software (as in GNU) vs. open source (as in OSI) debate?
Please RT for visibility, I think my immediate circle is mostly older people 😆
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"Heard of a cool tech-bro-weeding interview technique the other day. A male and female engineer conduct the interview session together. If, when the female engineer asks the candidate a question, he directs his answer to the male engineer,then he's out.They said it happens a lot"
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1969: I bet we will have flying cars in the future
2019: Coffee with DRM
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Black Hat Attendees: Sponsored Session Was 'Snake Oil Crypto'
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This year, a sponsored session drew ridicule from attendees who claim it was little more than pseudoscience, and the uproar prompted Black Hat organizers to remove the content from the website.
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https://www.pcmag.com/news/370119/black-hat-attendees-sponsored-session-was-snake-oil-crypto
Got my Spring 2019 #fsfbulletin on Saturday!
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Bloomberg thinks that Microsoft has won over Open Source. I can't speak for them, but they certainly haven't won over me or any Free Software folks I know.
Every action they've taken is in line with their Halloween Document goals. They've embraced through acquisition, and they've put themselves in the line of information and fiscal flow through controlling Github and now this payment system.
The risk to our community by them taking it away is too great to ignore.
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I don't understand tech writers. I swear they receive kickbacks to keep users from using privacy-respecting software.
Just read an article listing 'Alternatives to Whatsapp' for when you no longer trust Whatsapp.
Item #1 - Facebook Messenger
Item #2 - iMessage
Item #3 - Google message.
I mean, wut?
https://www.techradar.com/best/whatsapp-alternatives-the-best-messaging-apps-for-android-and-ios
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A few months ago, Microsoft decided to collaborate with Google and drop its web engine in favor of Google's.
Earlier this week, Google blocked all ad blockers, and now Microsoft has de-listed UBlock Origin (a powerful ad-blocker). Without real choice, monopolies will dictate what you see and do on the Internet.
Real choice comes with Free/Open Source Software.
One Xeon server, built from a bunch of used parts, two used Barracuda firewalls enjoying new life as servers plud some odds and ends (Zotac micro PCs). All running #guix and behaving fine so far. Datacenter on the cheap. 😄
Ye gods, found a new item for my #pinebook unofficial review under the heading, "keyboard layout sucks":
1. The power button on this keyboard is in the position of Delete on many other of my keyboards.
2. Pressing Power on a #pinebook shuts down. Like right now. Didn't save? Too bad.
I still *really* like this thing, but these keyboard issues are going to definitely take some getting used to.
So far:
CPU is easy on the battery and surprisingly powerful.
Keyboard layout is *bad*. A couple of ultra-common symbols such as the double quote require a counterintuitive three-finger combo. Having to stop cold and work this out for each and every quote is a drag. I can adjust but this is a pain point.
1080p screen is brilliant and lovely, no complaints at all.
Overall construction is shockingly solid. I expected flimsy, it is not at all.
Overall, absolutely worth the (low) price!
Okay, turns out this is a terrible implementation of security-by-obscurity. It's an INI file with application settings pretending to be a DLL.
Dear unknown developer: you're ridiculous.
$ file chrkls.dll
chrkls.dll: : ASCII text, with CRLF line terminators
Haha... what?
Blech. Fan noise led me to investigate my most recent addition and it's wayyy too hot for my comfort.
83C at idle? Not okay, time to recheck everything.
I'm up to 5 systems running #guix system now; my plan is to designate the best one as the offload builder.
