Google will kill off very old versions of Android next month https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/08/google-will-kill-off-very-old-versions-of-android-next-month/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_source=twitter&utm_social-type=owned&utm_medium=social by @RonAmadeo
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@zleap They're probably related, but I think the ones we have around here are more closely related to tree squirrels.
This is the iNat observation for the California Ground Squirrel I saw, just before I startled it trying to move closer for a better photo:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/89734843
And a few minutes of wiki-walking turns up that ground squirrels as a group do include chipmunks, so I guess the better answer is that they overlap, but this particular one wasn't a chipmunk!
I'm currently writing a #guide on how to set up your own #Fediverse instance using a #Hetzner cloud, getting a domain from #Contabo and using #YunoHost.
This guide will be directed at total beginners, with no prior knowledge necessary.
I really like writing guides. 🙂
Choice is a good thing,, there is something for beginners to advanced users. Problem is no one can agree on what to suggest for any given situation.
I use Debian but would probably recommend Mint to beginners, then help people transition to a full free software system where closed firmware isn't needed, tis is not easy sometimes you 'just need' closed firmware.
We need to understand the needs of that user and suggest accordingly.
next freedom ladder discussion
August 5th
Do we have too many Linux distros, and is it really an issue? https://tilvids.com/videos/watch/25608a5f-a2bf-4513-95cb-e9295dd59b73
Good evening!
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@zleap Creepy and interesting read, thanks for sharing.
I found this in LinkedIn. Thought a few people here may be interested too
The hacker who spent a year reclaiming his face from Clearview AI
The Retrocomputing Archive
http://www.retroarchive.org/
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The seizure of the Windscribe servers underscores the importance of the kind of basic VPN security hygiene... in turn, that emphasizes the risks posed when people rely on little-known or untested services to shield their Internet use from prying eyes. https://trib.al/6XBnDaa
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If physicists can expand quantum field theory to account for fractons, they predict that new clues toward a viable quantum gravity theory could follow.
https://www.quantamagazine.org/fractons-the-weirdest-matter-could-yield-quantum-clues-20210726/
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50th Anniversary of the First Use of the Lunar Roving Vehicle - July 31, 1971
(Credit: NASA) https://twitter.com/universal_sci/status/1421516083476017154/photo/1
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FBI probe shows nitrate amount in Beirut blast was a fraction of shipment
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/fbi-probe-shows-amount-chemicals-beirut-blast-was-fraction-original-shipment-2021-07-30/
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In LibreOffice 7.2, due in August, Calc can filter by color in Autofilter (both cell background color and text color). Importing from and exporting to OOXML is also supported. Feature implemented by Samuel Mehbrodt at Allotropia – https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/7.2
Today (last Friday of July) is the System Administrator Appreciation Day. Don't forget your backups, and show your appreciation to your local #sysadmin :-) If you want to know more about DSA, the Debian System Administrator team, you can have a look at their webpage https://dsa.debian.org/ - Thanks DSA for taking care of the Debian infrastructure!
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