The Internet Archive is now on Mastodon!
The Internet Archive has recently set up its own Mastodon server– a federated/decentralized open source social media package– that has garnered lots of attention lately. We use it in ways that we use twitter now (we are not leaving twitter):• @internetarchive for events, announcements, and fun things• Staff accounts (e.g. my account @brewsterkahle) for, well, […]
https://blog.archive.org/2022/11/13/we-have-added-a-mastodon-server/
#Birdsite Risky move telling one’s boss that they’re wrong, publicly!
Twitter engineer calls out Musk for technical incompetence
Bro do u even GraphQL?
https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2022/11/14/musk_twitter_rpc_spat/
In this era of Food Insecurity, it’s almost criminal that 13% of good fresh food is wasted!
This farmer says he reluctantly throws away enough cauliflower to feed a province | CBC Radio |
An estimated 13 per cent of fruits and vegetables grown in Canada go unharvested or are discarded, according to a federal government report. Many farmers say they can’t afford to harvest, box and transport wasted produce to food-insecure Canadians for free.
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/checkup/cauliflower-farm-canada-surplus-food-waste-food-insecure-1.6644601
Another HowTo
How to switch from Twitter to #Mastodon
Mastodon is an open source microblogging community.
https://opensource.com/article/22/11/switch-twitter-mastodon
Be a great move #canada !
#CBC Should Start Their Own Mastodon Server | The Tyee |
Now’s a great time for our public broadcaster to stop relying on privately owned platforms to reach its audience.
https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2022/11/10/CBC-Should-Start-Own-Mastodon-Server/
LOL but it’s not a bad thing, according to the company! Say what?!
Level responds to lock picker opening its $330 Apple Store lock in seconds
Lock picking isn’t a big threat according to Level
Network Effect: #Birdsite
For those planning to leave Twitter because of Elon Musk, a word of caution
Past experience shows that communities that call Twitter home are unlikely to be able to completely reconstitute themselves elsewhere.
#birdsite
It will be Interesting to see if he’s right. There’s no doubt in my mind that Twitter was overstaffed for a company that has yet to turn a profit.
Here’s how a Twitter engineer says it will break in the coming weeks
One insider says the company’s current staffing isn’t able to sustain the platform.
#Privacy
British govt is scanning all Internet devices hosted in UK
The United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), the government agency that leads the country’s cyber security mission, is now scanning all Internet-exposed devices hosted in the UK for vulnerabilities.
Secret Power: The War on #WikiLeaks
Owen Bowcott on Italian investigative journalist Stefania Maurizi’s new book documenting attempts to demonise and destroy Julian Assange and WikiLeaks and her seven-year battle to access government information. By Owen Bowcott Declassified UK When the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was d
https://consortiumnews.com/2022/11/07/secret-power-the-war-on-wikileaks/
Mastodon now has over 1 million users amid Twitter tensions
Mastodon, the free, open-source, decentralized micro-blogging social media platform, has surpassed a million monthly active users for the first time in its history.
It’s #Caturday and every cat lover can idnetify with this meme, I’m sure. 😆
“Waiting for the cat to move from my lap before I get up”
#ohcanada Some are divers here and may appreciate how difficult this was to accomplish. 😜
Canadian Naval Divers Celebrate Graduation With an Underwater Class Photo
This class of trained divers is now immortalized in a photo worthy of their skills.
https://mymodernmet.com/underwater-graduation-photo-royal-canadian-navy/
How The U.S. Provokes Russia And Blocks Peace In Ukraine
Phyllis Bennis calls for an immediate ceasefire in the Ukraine and explains how it is the only path to diplomacy and how the U.S. frequently undermines cease…
A dose of reality in terms of the Ukrainian crisis. We need to step away from Ukraine!
Despite the cowardice demonstrated by AOC and her war-mongering colleagues from the so-called Squad, there is a growing recognition, even in the TransAtlanti…
Torontonian, Widower, Krusty & Retired (Atheist) — GNU/Linux Hobbyist, Peace 4 Ukraine, #Geopolitics #TruthSeeker #Russophile #antiNATO #antiNAFO & Atlantic Council #antiSurveillance #EFF #Privacy #MMA #UFC. #NoBots Instant block if no user icon present.
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