Wait... how did I miss this?
Removing SMS support from Signal Android (soon)
nina-signal on 12 Oct 2022
https://signal.org/blog/sms-removal-android/
Misc Developer News (#58): anacron might be disabled if 2.3-33 was ever installed; riscv64 porterbox; porterbox DNS alias maintainers needed; debtags.d.o maintainers needed; lintian contributors needed; Experimental manual migration pseudo-excuses; CPU instruction selection documentation https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2022/11/msg00001.html
_One of my idols, informing us as usual._
‘This is a war of propaganda’: John Pilger on Ukraine and Assange | Talking Post with Yonden Lhatoo - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9pEotvlW-s
_Well that's interesting. Must be effective._
Open-Source Passive Radar Taken Down For Regulatory Reasons | Hackaday
Open-source technology brings a world that laws and regulations are not quite prepared for. As a result, every now and then, open projects need to work around governmental regulations. In todayR…
https://hackaday.com/2022/11/19/open-source-passive-radar-taken-down-for-regulatory-reasons/
Throwing this into the void.
One might make the case qoto.org could use a brand renewal, due zombie issues that are haunting it a little.
So let's interrogate the current state of satisfaction with #QOTO. Let the #fediverse know what YOU have experienced.
Under the hashtag #HappyWithQOTO? (with the❓mark), let us know what you like about the instance AND what you DO NOT.
Perhaps we can crowd-source a gestalt.
Tracking Mastodon user numbers over time with a bucket of tricks https://simonwillison.net/2022/Nov/20/tracking-mastodon/ | https://lobste.rs/s/juznrz #culture
#twitterrefugees #riptwitter #newbies #twittermigration Newcomers, if you are wondering who can see your posts, you can control the scope by pressing the globe symbol when you are writing. Public - everyone can see, Unlisted - use this for replies in threads - everyone can see, but it doesn’t repost in the local or federated timelines, so doesn’t clog things up, Followers only - does what it says , Direct - only to people you @ in the message. More details at: https://fedi.tips/how-to-use-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-basic-tips/#WhoCanSeeMyPosts
You can disable the built-in browser in settings for #Fedilab.
But before doing that, did you know it blocks calls to tracking domains?
You can check blocked calls by taping on the top red bubble counter.
PS: if you don't disable the built-in browser, the domains list is updated automatically through our website.
FYI:
**Elizabeth Holmes Gets 11 Years in Prison**
The former Theranos CEO’s fall is a cautionary tale for eccentric founders and the investors who blindly throw money at their inventions.
https://www.wired.com/story/elizabeth-holmes-theranos-is-going-to-prison/
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cw: Photo of Elon doing an all-nighter with his remaining core of engineers, almost exclusively male, mostly trapped work visa employees
#𓅪𐃘𓃰
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RT @ValaAfshar
Show me another CEO that has more skin in the game at 1AM in the office.
These young engineers are learning from the most innovative person of the twenty-first century.
https://twitter.com/ValaAfshar/status/1593980216711553025
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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