Paul Sutton @zleap@qoto.org

Brain-Computer Implants Will Let Corporations Mine Your Thoughts for Cash, Researchers Warn https://gizmodo.com/brain-computer-implants-will-let-corporations-mine-your-1847343508

I found Skype is allowed to be called "Skype for iPhone" so maybe "Mastodon for iPhone" will work and save me this headache. Still thinking about a subtitle though.

**Meet the Martian meteorite hunters**

"A team is paving the way for future rovers to search for meteorites on Mars. The scientists are using an extensive meteorite collection to test the spectral instruments destined for the ExoMars rover Rosalind Franklin, and develop tools to identify meteorites on the surface of the red planet."

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210722195000.htm

#science #news #bot

Let's play a friday game, fedi.

Suggest an action movie that you like that meets these two criteria:

1. Makes you think
2. Does not have one single car chase.*

Boosts appreciated.

#moviegame

**Martian global dust storm ended winter early in the south**

"A dust storm that engulfed Mars in 2018 destroyed a vortex of cold air around the planet's south pole and brought an early spring to the hemisphere. By contrast, the storm caused only minor distortions to the polar vortex in the northern hemisphere and no dramatic seasonal changes."

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210722195003.htm

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🦀 Software Developer, Rust

We're looking for two developers to join the team that develops and maintains the networking software at the core of the Tor network, keeping it secure and improving it for the future.
https://www.torproject.org/about/jobs/rust-dev/

🌉 ❄️ Software Developer for Anti-Censorship Team

This developer position will be an integral part of our Anti-Censorship Team to work of our bridge distribution system, pluggable transports, and other anti-censorship technologies.

https://www.torproject.org/about/jobs/software-developer-anticensorship-2/

Any #BSD devs in Texas looking for new work? Had a meeting today that makes me think we're going to need at least one more person familiar with working on any #BSD, but #FreeBSD in particular.

Also could use someone comfortable with Makefiles, networking, and shell scripts to help with CI and some releng/devops-type work.

Remote positions possible, but it's preferred that you're able to come into the office.

Boosts welcome, let me know if you think it'd be fun and you can join in! 1/2

#PeerTube v3.3 is out!

https://joinpeertube.org/news#release-3.3

@zleap thank you for your effort to support, develop and spread greatness of LibreOffice to people it is very useful.

@alcinnz Thats one of the things I like about irc: just connect and drop into the channel.

**Novel coronavirus discovered in British bats**

"A coronavirus related to the virus that causes Covid-19 in humans has been found in UK horseshoe bats. However, there is no evidence that this novel virus has been transmitted to humans, or that it could in future, unless it mutates."

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210719103112.htm

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Debconf 2021 - Planning meeting : August 5th https://personaljournal.ca/paulsutton/debconf-2021-planning-meeting-august-5th

Collaborate with us on the freedom ladder, our new guide to help people take their first steps in software freedom: https://u.fsf.org/3f2 #userfreedom