🎓 Doc Freemo 🇳🇱 @freemo@qoto.org

@cats @freemo @snder

And thanks to the excellent added features included in the #Qoto Mastodon fork, hard work performed by our admin and the many original programmers (#MissKey, GlitchSoc, etc), we can also visit a remote instance and see their Local Timeline.

For us at least, here at Qoto, this link shows it : https://qoto.org/web/timelines/public/remote/quey.org

Before any misunderstandings happen, this ONLY shows Public posts, done at the remote instance Local feed and ALSO sent on to all Federation members.

Would be nice to see this added to main stream -- maybe the #GlitchSocial developers could see the value and look at porting it?

Qoto's fork is on the Git here, open source and close to ready if desired for importing. #GlitchSoc #mastodev

Mapa de la ocupación de Palestina. #PalestinaLibre

It's been a while since I listened to a really entertaining and educational #podcast , but I stumbled upon this show 2 days ago and it's awesome!

History On Fire is an history podcast, by Daniele Bolelli who taught History for many years in California.
He really manages to take some interesting happenings in human history and make them even more intriguing. I am just coming out of 3+ hours of story about the slave rebellions in ancient Rome, with direct historians quotes and curiosities here and there.

You just have to get past his very thick Italian accent (his English is very good, it's really just the accent) it's a really nice podcast.

http://historyonfirepodcast.com

@freemo Don't tag me. You're cancer.

The worst is when you run out of monospaced fonts and have to use variable-width variables.
https://xkcd.com/2309/

@gioypi has posted a nice new topic in our Discourse Forums server -- listing a variety of Open Source apps you can use, to reduce Google dependency (and their constant espionage).

"What if you don’t want to run Linux on your smartphone or your device is not supported, but still want to have (some) control over your apps and data? This is another incomplete :upside_down_face: Android tweaking guide, focused on replacing pre-installed/popular apps with powerful open-source alternatives."

Thank you!!

https://discourse.qoto.org/t/android-limit-google-apps-with-foss-alternatives/243/2

#Android #IT #FOSS #Privacy #mobile #FDroid

hello everyone！ I'm Chinese and I'd like to answer any questions about china. and I'd like you guys to help me improve my English! thank you!

Happy face!

-F-Droid instead of Google Play.
In F-Droid you will find a variety of open-source apps, like the following.

- QKSMS instead of the pre-installed messaging app.
Support for multiple SIMs and MMS messaging.

- Firefox instead of Chrome.
The debate for the perfect browser is out of scope here, but obviously your browser is one of the things you will consider changing.

- NewPipe instead of YouTube.
NewPipe is a front-end for YouTube, basically YouTube with privacy and without ads. It can also play in the background (!) if you like. Since, PeerTube is not always enough, no matter how substantial.

- OpenMultiMaps (based on OpenStreetMap) instead of Google Maps.
Crowd-sourced maps for all countries. Special filters included, like wheelchair accessible places, vegan/vegetarian restaurants and more.

- Carnet instead of Google Keep.
Simple but feature-rich notepad.

- CPU Info to complement pre-installed hardware monitoring apps.
Displays hardware specs, current CPU frequency per core, RAM usage, temperatures and more.

- Orbot to access the Tor network.
This app works mostly as a VPN. No need for access to specific (paid) servers.

- Simple File Manager Pro to view and handle directories.
Google’s Files are designed to show only files saved directly from the user. Finding system folders is not that simple. The Simple File Manager belongs to a series of apps for basic operations by Simple Mobile Tools, most of which are worth trying. The apps require a payment in Google Play, so they are not Free anymore. Yet, you can still install open-source versions via F-Droid, without payments or ads.