Paul Sutton @zleap@qoto.org

Recently joined FSF associate member, Elias, tells us, "I simply want to collaborate with the fsf since I have been using free software for many years and I would like to contribute my little grain of sand now that I can." #FreedomToShare https://u.fsf.org/3v7

I wrote up some of the tricks and tools and tips I've picked up that have made Mastodon more useful, and which people seem to appreciate when I share with them: https://www.techdirt.com/2022/12/29/some-tricks-to-making-mastodon-way-more-useful/

Can we please stop throwing legit tech under the bus just because cryptocurrency scammers have hijacked those terms?

Examples:

1. P2P - BitTorrent is legit
2. Crypto - cryptography is legit!
3. Metaverse - VR is legit!
4. Token - OAuth is legit!
5. Ledger - spreadsheets are legit!

i'm not soccer guy. i'm 6'5" and played hoops. but i grew up in the 70's and soccer wasn't really a thing here yet. it's cause of pele that it is. if anyone tells you any different they don't know what the fuck they are talking about. #RIPPele #blackmastodon

Indie music is pretty white-bread so its interesting to read about similar musical movements overseas... "The cross-border harmonies of Indian and Pakistani pop culture have been imperilled over the last few years. But fandom, and cultural memory, survives against increasing odds." https://fiftytwo.in/story/dear-neighbour/

This one hurts.
Pelé is THE Brazilian player for me, the first I idolised for sure, he played a tournament match in Nigeria and briefly stopped the civil war there, an icon and true king he played football beautifully.

Rest in power.

#blackMastodon #fediFC #pele

If you have a Chromebook that no longer receives updates, there's a solution for you! With the ChromeOS Firmware Utility Script: https://mrchromebox.tech/#fwscript, you can turn your Chromebook into a regular laptop and install ChromeOS Flex on it. I did this with my HP Chromebook 14 and it worked like a charm! #chromebook #chromeos #flex #mrchromebox

"Four examples of how open source creates a more accessible environment for those on the neurodivergent spectrum": How open source provides accessibility for the neurodivergent community https://opensource.com/article/22/12/accessibility-neurodiversity

What is the scientific word for a Fluid or semi-Fluid that holds its bead when put on a surface. Think ketchup. You could write with it, and the ketchup would mostly hold its location and height.

Is this viscosity also? Or is there a word for the vertical strength of a liquid/gel

#hydrodynamics #science #engineering #liquid #gel #viscous #viscosity

"Zephix is a USB-ready portable Linux OS based on Debian’s stable branch that can be easily installed and run from a USB drive. This allows you to take the operating system wherever you go and use it on any computer with a USB port Zephix 6 Portable Linux OS Released Based on Debian 11.6 https://linuxiac.com/zephix-6-portable-linux-os/

This is what disappears on 1st Jan 2024:

— equal pay for women
— holiday pay
— agency worker rights
— data protection rights
— protections of TUPE
— consultation when redundancies are proposed
— paid maternity and parental leave
— part-time and fixed-term protections
— rest breaks
— max working hours
— night worker protections
— rights on the insolvency of an employer and more

You won’t even have the right to a written statement of job terms and conditions

We have to #GTTO before then!

Did you know that Biden signed 65 pieces of legislation into law this week? If you didn’t, it’s worth asking why the media you listen to didn’t tell you that. #politics #media #bidenwins

Are you a teacher?

Please share what #FreeSoftware do you use at #school so we can exchange solutions.

For example, at my online course I use for myself and students:

- GNU/Linux
- LibreOffice Writer
- LibreOffice Calc
- LibreOffice Impress
(Open Document Format is mandatory for all)
- Firefox browser
- Jitsi Meet
- GCC
- Geany
- WordPress
- CryptPad
- F-Droid

If you love #education, please boost.

Memo to the media:

Stop letting politicians get away with calling asylum seekers "illegal immigrants" or saying they're not coming to this country "the right way." Seeking asylum is legal. Presenting themselves at the border & requesting asylum is "the right way" to seek asylum.

Using Open Source or Free Software is using a tool that comes with an ethical or political bent.

Using commercial software is also doing the same except that since what you are supporting is capitalism, it's like a fish that doesn't understand the concept of being in water. We don't even notice it.

Spotted this coyote welcoming the rising sun

Food insecurity in households with persons with disabilities in a situation of extreme vulnerability in Brazil: A secondary cross-sectional analysis

#science #politics #economy #DisabilityRights #BrazilianPolitics
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanam/article/PIIS2667-193X(22)00234-4/fulltext#.Y6xeqUjQgdg.twitter via @TheLancet

'Bridge the gap' is an astro panorama shot at 14mm in one horizon to horizon spanning arc, I shot this in 2014 with a samyang 14mm and canon 6D

Was tricky to work out the mechanics of this back in the day with the gear I had available, and stitching was not easy, since worked out a lot better techniques for doing all that!

#photography #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #longexposure #NewZealand #astro #astrophotography

It's been a rough year for online free expression, but EFF is on the case. Learn more about our international free speech work and the stories we're paying close attention to. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/12/2022-year-review-state-online-free-expression-worldwide-2022