CraniumSlows @mnw@mastodon.sdf.org
- About Me
- http://mnw.sdf.org
I have a GPG key published on the MIT keyserver. You can also find it on keybase.io/thewilson He/Him
Joined Oct 2017
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Damn. Diagnosed infection rate globally is moving above recovery rate. #covid19 https://covid19info.live/
If you're at #libreplanet and are having trouble using web based irc you might have better luck using a desktop IRC client. Some folks have been having trouble with these supersized rooms. :D
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#LibrePlanet2020 schedule has been updated
https://libreplanet.org/2020/program/
My "Fediverse: Decentralized Social Networking and Services" talk is Sunday at 11:35 EDT ( UTC-04:00 )
Oooh, same time as "Free software for minorities in Turkey in their own languages"
Open two browsers, watch them both :)
#FLOSSconf #FLOSSevent #FLOX #CovidChanges #LibrePlanet #Fediverse
OK let's try this online version of #libreplanet #lp2020
The live page is at <https://libreplanet.org/2020/live/>, and
the IRC room names are #libreplanet_room_grand,
#libreplanet_room_freedom, and #libreplanet_room_patriot -- all on the
Freenode network.
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♲ @lesley@pluspora.com:
Canadian scientists make COVID-19 research breakthrough, isolating virus
Canadian scientists make COVID-19 research breakthrough, isolating virus
The team, made up of scientists from Sunnybrook Hospital, McMaster University and the University of Toronto, used samples taken from two Canadian COVID-19 patients to replicate the virus in a level three containment facility at the University of Toronto in a matter of weeks.
Mubareka says having access to the virus will allow researchers to start working on potential solutions to the pandemic before the outbreak peaks in Canada.
Meanwhile, Quebec-based biotech Medicago says it has taken the first step towards a vaccine by producing a virus-like particle of the novel coronavirus, which will now undergo testing for safety and efficacy.
#COVID19 #coronavirus #Canada #vaccine
Canadian scientists make COVID-19 research breakthrough, isolating virus
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Need to make a videoconference?
You can use "fully encrypted" open-source #Jitsi:
https://meet.jit.si
https://meet.artifaille.fr
https://meet.alolise.org
https://meet.tedomum.net
https://visio.colibris-outilslibres.org
https://visio.education.gouv.fr
https://rendez-vous.renater.fr
https://jitsi.riot.im
Warning: Jitsi is licenced #Apache (not #GPL), hence it can turn proprietary and be killed any time:
https://github.com/jitsi
Thanks @ChatonsOrg !
#COVID19
#Privacy
#Hangouts #Skype alternatives
#FuckOffGoogle
Wanted to also give a shoutout to this blog post that helped me get my headphones working as a sound output. https://levlaz.org/how-to-use-apple-airpods-in-debian/
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“How’s the US handling Coronavirus?”
“Okay so imagine you shut off all the error logging in production”
“Yeah…?”
“That’s it.”
(stolen from elsewhere)
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#LFNW transitioning to online only event
They'll work with presenters to make presentations available online
https://blog.linuxfestnorthwest.org/2020/03/13/covid-19-cancellation.html
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What should be kept in timelines?
1- ability to play videos in timelines.
2- Twitter accounts clickable. Twitter and YouTube to Nitter and invidious links. Peetube videos links in an embedded player.
3- Long press links to open the contextual menu.
4- html tags with media (img) automatically loaded in posts.
The coffee shop I often lurk at when I have time off has closed the dining room. You can get coffee but you must sit outside on the patio or take the drink to go. I think this is a good way to help reduce proximity for COVID-19. A fun side effect was the need to use the bluetooth adapter on my librem 15 laptop. Unfortunately firmeware-atheros is a non-free package, fortunately through apt pinning I can tell debian to only update and track this one package :D https://serverfault.com/a/580700
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NBA Suspends Season over the Coronavirus - https://www.axios.com/nba-suspends-basketball-season-coronavirus-5106988a-2fed-48d9-9729-ebe58824f1f4.html
Today I went to a small store with the sign anime pop over it. Holy cow! I'm going to spend way too much there. Bought an all might wall hanging a misuko from inuyasha keychain and a manga. It was weird because I am never too open about anime in real life.
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Kudos to the @letsencrypt team, which has worked hard to bring the web from 30% encrypted to over 80% encrypted, and is "one of the most transparent, modern certificate authorities in the world" https://www.wired.com/story/lets-encrypt-internet-calamity-that-wasnt/
Dearest Fediverse, as I am horrible at social media this is my announcement that I'm going to try again. This is probably round 8 or 9 by now but I'll make another go of it! #trialanderror #whatisahabit
Status Update on New Year Resolutions
1. Switch personal phone - Done
2. Leave Facebook - Partial ( Deleted the Apps but still using websites )
3. Leave Google ( Partial )
- a. Stop Using Maps - Done
- b. Stop Using Search - Done
- c. Web Mail ( Bought into Fastmail, but still have accounts on webmail )
4. Leave Amazon /// :skull: Still buying lots from them
5. Switch to Gnu Emacs - ( Partial, working through tutorial again )
I'll follow up in another few months and see where I'm at.
I'm excited about this easy installer they mention. https://itsfoss.com/gael-duval-interview/ @gael
My extraction from the matrix has had some setbacks. I installed Maki a Facebook app and fell back into that cycle. Going to try phasing it out
- About Me
- http://mnw.sdf.org
I have a GPG key published on the MIT keyserver. You can also find it on keybase.io/thewilson He/Him
Joined Oct 2017
