Paul Sutton @zleap@qoto.org

Classroom Learning Platform with Telegram & Jitsi (1)

Let me share with you. I open an computer course online in Indonesia. Here's how it looks like today.

#FreeSoftware #Telegram #Jitsi #Classroom

Amazing, thanks @selea @silwol for resharing my #Messengers poll. It's 1 day left and almost 900 people participating already (and still counting!). #Signal leading currently with #XMPP being praised a lot here as alternative. Let's share Free Software more!

i know everyone made fun of that drawing of one of the characters as a baby because it was janky, but honestly seeing art mistakes in games is super inspiring to me and when i played it i remember being like "oh, you can still make cool things without being perfect, maybe what i make can be worthwhile too"

idk i just feel like it's cool to let artists be human and not perfect, even when it's like a product you're buying

@gamliel @ademalsasa I used Pidgin in the 2000s & it was great. But development in terms of XMPP really fell behind when it accelerated in the 2010s. If it works for you, fine, but expect compatibility problems especially in terms of OMEMO and a lack of important features. Btw Gajim for example allows bridging to IRC so can join IRC chats.

@humanetech @cwebber @rhiaro I'm making real groups in #Smithereen right now. This is what they presently look like in the UI. A warning though: this implementation will be mostly incompatible with the existing microblogging software. You will be able to join and leave them but not much else.

Yeah it's pretty affordable. If you're looking to do a single user instance you can probably set one up for around 3.50$ a month.

EVENT
South Devon Tech Jam

Saturday 13th February 2021
11 am -> 14:00 UTC
Virtual meeting via Big Blue Button

Cost : Free
Topic : Technology and STEM

Please contact :
@zleap or e-mail paul.sutton@sdtj.org.uk for info

Every piece of electronics in your house has a cost, not just in currency but in blood. Often the blood of children. Sometimes the blood of slaves. Our appetite for cheap electronics subsidized by nightmarish misery and indignity is environmentally, financially and morally unsustainable, and it's shockingly easy to forget that. That's why I fix things, that's why I buy secondhand whenever I can, that's why I won't stop banging on about the evil idiocy of unleaded solder and planned obsolescence.

At least I can read this now knowing that Trump is not in charge. Glass half full.

The attack on the Capitol must be fully investigated. Anyone involved must be identified and charged. Anyone elected or in government must be terminated. A loud message must go out to anyone now or in the future thinking about trying it again. Anything less is condoning insurrection.

If there's more, we have 2 weeks until Senate impeachment trials begin to find them all out.

Trump entertained plan to install an attorney general who would help him pursue baseless election fraud claims -
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/trump-justice-department-overturn-election/2021/01/22/b7f0b9fa-5d1c-11eb-a976-bad6431e03e2_story.html

Better than WhatsApp: Try these Free Software Apps and Services — Free Software Foundation India

https://fsf.org.in/article/better-than-whatsapp/

#WhatsApp #Telegram #Signal #matrix #xmpp #p2p #element #quicksy #FreeSoftware

Thanks to Riya for making the info graphics.

Day of the conference is officially here. Take a look at the schedule and join the celebration [1]. Watch the events online in two venues Buzz & Rex.


[1]: https://in2021.mini.debconf.org/

#MDCO-IN-2021 #MiniDebConf #debian #debianindia #freesoftware

#MiniDebConf India 2021 is coming live on 23rd and 24th January (Sat/Sun). Schedule: https://in2021.mini.debconf.org/schedule Watch the events online in two venues Buzz & Rex #debian #freesoftware #DebianIndia #MDCO-IN-2021

New video:
Getting started with the KDE Community Edition PinePhone

DevTube: https://devtube.dev-wiki.de/videos/watch/e32832c3-55e5-4483-b906-5164be4c7839
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uUMiNS5rlw

This video is mainly for new users and hopefully helps with onboarding!

#PinePhone #PlasmaMobile
CC @plasmamobile @ManjaroARM @kde @PINE64