Lunatech @Lunatech@qoto.org

I lightweight want to make a new desktop environment experiment which uses all the fancy new portal and cross-desktop APIs, but implements them in the most Windows 95 way possible. To prove it can be done and actually serve that experience if that is what people want.

#GNOME #Flatpak #Linux #OpenSource

US-based DNA Diagnostics Center settled a pair of AG lawsuits after hackers stole data on 2.1M people in 2021 from a "legacy" database the company forgot it had (Jude Karabus/The Register)

https://www.theregister.com/2023/02/20/dna_testing_firm_pays_200k/
http://www.techmeme.com/230223/p1#a230223p1

Leveraging nearly 40 yrs of US Supreme Court transcripts, “we identify a clear and consistent gender effect, with female advocates interrupted more frequently than male advocates…the gender effect dwarfs other influences on interruption including ideological alignment.” https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/4dngy/

A woman died every two minutes because of pregnancy or childbirth in 2020, a WHO report shows. https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/maternal-mortality-rose-europe-north-america-report-rcna71833

And this is why you need four weeks of paid time off somewhere quite far away from an IT and tech support job.

After overturning the Obama-era safety regulations that could have prevented the disaster, Donald #Trump travels to #EastPalestine, Ohio, to market his own branded "Trump Water," which may be 13 years old, and #TuckerCarlson applauds him for it.

You can't make this stuff up.

On Linux, should you be distributing your multi-distro app via AppImage, Snap, or Flatpak in 2023?

Richard Brown, who's been working on this problem for 10 years at Suse, says he was wrong in 2017. Flatpak is now the clear way to go, if you care about security, app updates, licensing, and multi-distro support (runtime dependencies).

https://ftp.fau.de/fosdem/2023/UA2.114%20(Baudoux)/containerised_apps.mp4

#linux #ubuntu #debian #popOS #fedora #arch

With so much talk about Ubuntu and derivatives parting ways with Flatpak, seems a good time to revisit this piece on snaps from 2020:

https://hackaday.com/2020/06/24/whats-the-deal-with-snap-packages/

Did the NYT really publish an Opinion speculating that young girls today are more depressed than ever because of _phones_?

In a world where they lost the right to control their own reproductive healthcare? Where states are pondering making them report their periods? In a world debating genital inspections to play school sports? While banning books? Where they practice school shooting drills? With climate change? Where sexual assault isn’t disqualifying for public office?

Sure, it’s the phones.

Ubuntu and its flavours to remove FlatPak support

As part of our combined efforts, the Ubuntu flavors have made a joint decision to adjust some of the default packages on Ubuntu: Going forward, the Flatpak package as well as the packages to integrate Flatpak into the respective software center will no longer be installed by default in the next release due in April 2023, Lunar Lobster. Us

https://www.osnews.com/story/135870/ubuntu-and-its-flavours-to-remove-flatpak-support/

#Ubuntu

Twitter: "Hi, we're run by a cryptofascist who reinstates the accounts of literal nazis while suspending those of press. We'll keep randomly taking away features with no notice and limiting your visibility until you pay us a monthly fee, which you can only do in a handful of countries. Vaccines are bad, the election was rigged, and we love Putin!"

Mastodon: "Hi! You need to choose a server and our DM UX is a little iffy."

Users: "NEVER BEFORE HAVE I FACED A CHOICE THIS HARD"

@9to5linux #Snap is garbage because it makes you use Canonical's proprietary app store. #Flatpak lets you access multiple stores just like #apt and other package managers, and anyone can set up a #FOSS Flatpak repo just like #Flathub. Shame on #Canonical for forcing proprietary services into its #Linux distros.

#Ubuntu #Xubuntu #UbuntuMATE

A look at Twitter v. Taamneh and the US Supreme Court's struggle to determine whether social media companies can be held responsible for aiding terrorism (Bloomberg)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-22/supreme-court-struggles-with-social-media-s-role-in-terrorism-section-230
http://www.techmeme.com/230222/p33#a230222p33

Chatbots are about to cause a misinformation nightmare. #chatgpt #bing #bard #google #openai https://www.axios.com/2023/02/21/chatbots-misinformation-nightmare-chatgpt-ai

@mawhrin @sqrt2 @goncalor @mikefordays @rysiek @whvholst @Theeo123 Another similar alternative to #Debian unstable is to use #Guix or #Nix on top of Debian stable, for those few things you want to be as new as possible.

I think #Canonical made a really bad decision when they prevented #Flatpak being pre-installed in order to push #snap. I no longer can recommend #Ubuntu to new users interested in #FOSS and/or #privacy.

#ashwednesday #lent #sacrifice #40days #lambofgod #atonement #redeemed #InChristAlone #preparation #communion #suffering #BloodOfJesus #breadoflife #Ashes #marked #catholicism #christianity #BodyofChrist #exvangelical #deconstruction #fishfriday #giveitup #lentenseason #ashestoashes #Jesus #ThePassion #crucifiedwithchrist #faith #easter