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@neil There are many Firefox forks which would address these issues such as LibreWolf, GNU Icecat, etc.

But the main issue that one needs to consider is the monopoly of Chromium in the web space. Ditching Firefox for a Chromium-based browser only makes this worse, regardless of the one you choose.

The Chromium monopoly gives Google near-total control over web standards, decreases incentives for cross-browser support (e.g, Skype only works on Chromium-based browsers) and would ultimately leave Google as your last-man-standing with ultimate reign over the web. Not really an ideal scenario, is it?

While these Chromium-based browsers may be ungoogled, hardened and have nice slick UIs etc., switching to them will result in a huge net-loss for everyone in the long term.

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barefootstache

Algae-based foam for flip flops

Read more: smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/

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Scientist have designed a new low cost alternative to the PCR, that is just as efficient though takes less time to get a result which is done via the smartphone. It is called "Harmony COVID-19".

They are currently looking at supplying hospitals and clinics. Then in the second step, bring out home versions. The design was made to be as easy as self-home tests.

This has the potential of reducing the financial and time burden put onto the individual.

bit.ly/3Hlr46w

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Well time to milk those 100€ from various websites... 😂

_jayrope (Mastodon)  
Okay, so: German court decided on Jan. 20th 2022 that sites will need to host Google fonts locally. Visitors are otherwise entitled to receive 100...
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Before jumping ship from Android to Iphone why not go LineageOS or GrapheneOS?

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@jos@freeradical.zone

Update: My Sci-Hub injector has been approved on AMO, so you can download it on Firefox now: addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firef

(other browsers can use the userscript)

The original author has taken down his repo, so this is the primarily-published fork at the moment. I intend on maintaining it and merging PRs for a while.

I'm now working on a release that will add several other websites. I'm trying to consolidate code from the other forks to make more available.

#Firefox #addons #scihub #amo

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pixelfed

Better Beginnings.
Our onboarding flow has been revamped to empower new users!

- Easier to understand

- Account recommendations

- Logins + Registrations now redirect to Metro 2.0

Now available! 🥳 #pixelfed

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Nextcloud 📱☁️💻

Join the EU Open Source Policy Summit on February 4 organized by @OpenForumEurope.

Global technology and policy leaders will discuss how collaboration and competition are being rethought as we are innovating to solve the complex global challenges!

nextcloud.com/blog/join-the-eu

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Plastic bricks that are as hard as concrete

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Scientist have found a bacteria that can produce protein-rich fishmeal by feasting on methane captured from landfills, oil and gas facilities, or wastewater treatment plants.

This could be one way to reduce global warming while producing a profit, since currently fishmeal needs either water, land, and/or fertilizer to be produced.

Methane is 80 time more potent at warming than carbon dioxide over a 20-year period. Plus the primary contributor to the formation of ground-level ozone, which is a hazardous air pollutant that causes 1 million premature deaths yearly.

In the end, one is reducing surface area usage, removing a toxic gas, and making a profit.

Source: bit.ly/3rIrT2t

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Are software engineers real engineers?

There are a couple of issues with this question:
- first off, in software development we interchange the words "programmer", "software developer", and "software engineering"
- second, there is the issue of prestige due to societal norms, that engineers are better than developers similar to doctors vs nurses

Thus a better purposed term would be a "software craftsman", because

> software is not a kind of engineering, being much more free-form creative and flexible. We’re not line workers but artisans, artists, people who take pride in the craft we do and the flexibility of our states.

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@hackernews@die-partei.social - Are We Really Engineers? - hillelwayne.com/post/are-we-re

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Another win for open source analytics...

hackernews@die-partei.social - Google Analytics Illegal in Austria; Other EU Member States Expected to Follow - matomo.org/blog/2022/01/google

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Developer Memes

"Now, only God knows..."

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Developer Memes

"Truer words haven't been spoken"

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You probably have heard that blue light can keep you longer awake, which most devices emit. Though did you know that blue light is the cause for age related vision loss.

Now one would think, that devices have only been around for a couple of decades, so where is this damage coming from. The answer is the sun. Though the sunlight provides a whole spectrum of light, which include infrared light, which counteracts most of the negative effects of blue light. And in comparison sunlight is about 10 times stronger than the blue light from devices. So sunglasses could help reduces the amount of damaging blue light can reach your eyes.

Another option are dried goji berries, which one can imagine as sunscreen for one's eyes.

Source: bit.ly/3GOfQXX

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fatboy :mxlinux:

Using Windows 10 is like having a lukewarm beer.
It tastes like a beer, but it's awful and all the goodness is absent. It also leaves a bad taste in your mouth.

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Mads Kjeldgaard

One of my big wishes for #FOSS in 2022 and beyond is to see more actual collaboration. There's way too much customer-vendor relationship between developers and users these days and I think it's one of the reasons for the many developer burnouts we've seen lately. I myself burnt out because of this quite a few times in the past few years because of the bombardment of demands from people that are not following by the same amount of commitment. More do-ocracy and less customer service please.

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fatboy :mxlinux:

Join the rally!

Facebook Pixel Hunt
rally.mozilla.org/current-stud

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The phone is missing...

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**Do carbs make you fat?**

When searching the web you will see both sides of the story. Some articles say yes, others say no, claiming that it is a myth.

The truth of the matter is that eating an excess of any caloric food will make you gain weight.

Let's define "excess" based off of this study:

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/759806

If you eat an excess of 50% compared to your baseline, you will burn most of those calories off, independent of the source of the calories. Though carbs burn better than fats.

If you increase the excess to 75%, then most of those calories will be stored and not burnt off.

More interesting studies:

legionathletics.com/sugar-fact

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