Celia @celia@qoto.org

"No one is immune from AI harm."

Don't miss our latest newsletter, a conversation with Dr. Joy Buolamwini:
https://themarkup.org/hello-world/2023/11/18/unmasking-ai-and-the-fight-for-algorithmic-justice

#New investigation: Tracking tech is collecting user data on sites that K-12 students are all but required to use if they want to participate in school or apply to college.
https://themarkup.org/pixel-hunt/2023/11/22/facebook-watches-teens-online-as-they-prep-for-college

HTX (fka Huobi) and Heco Chain hacked for $97 million

November 22, 2023
https://web3isgoinggreat.com/?id=htx-and-heco-chain-hack

I created and manage a little free art gallery

#artwork

Words can not express how fricking cool my new keyboard is. And now just cause i soldered it from scratch, but it just has so many extras. My favorite is the three oled (one arrives tomorrow) which shows thi gs like my WPM.

#Nullbits #Keyboard

Avoid missing attachments in Thunderbird with attachment keywords that you can customize! Go to Thunderbird Menu > Settings > Composition, and scroll to 'Attachments.' Click on 'Keywords' to maintain your custom keyword list. 📎

If you're, ahem, strategically not attaching documents when you say you've attached them, you can turn reminders off across Thunderbird in Attachment Settings - or disable reminders for the current message when the attachment reminder pops up. 😉

#Thunderbird #Email

“The uncertainty is a monster. It can eat you alive.”

Mirna El Helbawi is connecting Palestinians with eSIMs so that they can stay in touch with loved ones despite outages. Read her story:
https://themarkup.org/news/2023/11/07/let-me-tell-them-goodbye-before-they-get-killed-how-esims-cards-are-connecting-palestinian-families

Atlassian ate my homework https://arstechnica.com/?p=1981826

As YouTube Declares War on Ad Blockers, Google Sponsors Ad Blocking Conference https://lemmy.today/post/2812148

LibreOffice 7.5.1 is now available! Along with various fixes, it also includes a manual light/dark mode switch – regardless of your system settings. It's under Tools > Options > View (or LibreOffice > Preferences on macOS). Learn more and download it: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2023/03/02/libreoffice-7-5-1-community/

Thunderbird 115 "Supernova" will be intuitive and welcoming to new users, while remaining familiar and comfortable for our veteran users.

See how we're accomplishing that balance with this preview of the new Folder Pane: https://blog.thunderbird.net/2023/02/thunderbird-115-supernova-preview-the-new-folder-pane/

#Thunderbird #FOSS #Email #OpenSource

'Last July the first predictive clinical test based on the gut microbiome was approved in Europe. The test, called BiomeOne, was developed by Vienna-based biotech BiomeDx. It analyzes the DNA in gut microbes of patients with cancer and predicts who are most likely to have success with immunotherapy.'

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41587-023-01677-z?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social&utm_content=organic&utm_campaign=CONR_JRNLS_AWA1_GL_SCON_SMEDA_NATUREPORTFOLIO

And this week's #Linux and #opensource news video is finally here!

In this one, we have confirmation that #Windows 11 sends data to third parties after a fresh install, without user consent, we have @fedora moving to Flathub in their next release, an AI tool that violates #FOSS licenses, @thunderbird sharing a roadmap and some interesting history, and @gnome Software getting some nice performance improvements:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03t0GmaWunk

Our new VPN protocol, Stealth, was launched in October and has already become the #1 choice in countries like #Russia or #Iran, due to internet shutdowns and censorship. Stealth makes VPN traffic look like “normal” traffic, ensuring Proton VPN is invisible to VPN detection.

Before we decided on “Stealth”, our community has suggested many ideas. We’re sharing our favorites with you today (more in the comment). (1/2)

To learn more about the Stealth protocol, check this blog post: https://protonvpn.com/blog/stealth-vpn-protocol/. (2/2)