Joshua @Joshua@social.privacytools.io
Boeing electrical engineer & proud dad exploring the Fediverse
Opinions are my own.
Joined Aug 2019
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Covid-19, mass hysteria
Covid-19: *is only slightly more contagious and lethal than the seasonal flu, no threat on humanity*
Scientists: *pathogen identified, test out medicine, very good progress and soon breakthrough*
Health authorities: *recommend good hygiene and safety practices people should have been told about long long ago, and extra protection for elderlies and people with weakened immune system*
Regular citizens: *get confused how to greet people without kiss or handshake, constant trending topic on Twitter, stockpile on noodles, flood emergency services at the first sneeze, fight over toilet paper in malls, top-up their car gas tanks for no real need, racist aggressions towards Asian people, fucking steal alcoholic gel and face masks from hospitals' stocks, ...*
Scientists: *pathogen identified, test out medicine, very good progress and soon breakthrough*
Health authorities: *recommend good hygiene and safety practices people should have been told about long long ago, and extra protection for elderlies and people with weakened immune system*
Regular citizens: *get confused how to greet people without kiss or handshake, constant trending topic on Twitter, stockpile on noodles, flood emergency services at the first sneeze, fight over toilet paper in malls, top-up their car gas tanks for no real need, racist aggressions towards Asian people, fucking steal alcoholic gel and face masks from hospitals' stocks, ...*
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Dear IT workers, are you about to #burnout ? 💊
https://burnoutindex.org
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SURVEY: What (privacy-related) hardware do you use? (Please reply on one of the posts linked below if possible for you):
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/privacytoolsIO/comments/f4uwua/what_hardware_do_you_use/
Forum: https://forum.privacytools.io/t/what-hardware-do-you-use/2717/4
GitHub: https://github.com/privacytoolsIO/privacytools.io/pull/1713
We are especially interested in mobile hardware, laptops, and security keys, but also things like routers, IoT stuff, etc...
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soy has phytoestrogen in it
guess what else has phytoestrogen
vegetables !
legumes
grains
fruit
mint
coffee
beer
bourbon whisky !
soy doesn't make you a pussy, but believing everything you read and being scared of cHeMiCaLs definitely makes you a grade A el pussy retardo
guess what else has phytoestrogen
vegetables !
legumes
grains
fruit
mint
coffee
beer
bourbon whisky !
soy doesn't make you a pussy, but believing everything you read and being scared of cHeMiCaLs definitely makes you a grade A el pussy retardo
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2019 has been a big year for Tor. We released Tor Browser for Android, redesigned our website, launched our cryptocurrency donation page, improved major features of Tor Browser, created an Anti-Censorship team, and more.
We have big plans for 2020, too.
https://blog.torproject.org/what-help-tor-2020
I don't consider likely that Boeing crashes. It has crazy expensive contracts with many governments, and all of the world's space exploration programs rely at least partially on Boeing.
It is possible they stop manufacturing planes, which would be a huge blow but...
In any case, if shit ever hits the fan, I know I'll find a new role somewhere else. But I'd still hate for Boeing to crash. We all will be much worse off. Competition is what drives innovation.
As a Boeing employee, it breaks my heart that they can't get a break. I've been here for the past 10 years, and it's been an exciting journey. Full of up and downs, but most importantly, always surrounded with incredibly talented people that used to change the world every day before lunch break.
Used to, because most of them left. We used to be proud of working here, but nowadays it seems like it's a job like any other.
@micahflee yet they still rely on phone number as UUID. Seems pretty unsafe.
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> This is an HTML email, please update your email client to view.
This is an email client. Please update your mail generator to stop wasting electricity and emitting extra carbon with HTML mail, or at least provide graceful degradation for users whose email clients only receive plaintext (as anyone who cares about there computer security does).
#MakeHTMLemailOptional!
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The Tor network team spent the last 12 months working to improve network scalability and accessibility.
They:
- Reduced module complexity and maintenance burden;
- Developed new architecture for several key Tor modules;
- Implemented better tooling;
- Improved testing for several key Tor modules; and
- Improved our documentation.
All this work couldn’t have happened without the support of many teams at Tor and anonymous volunteer cypherpunks. Thank you.
Details: https://blog.torproject.org/modularizing-key-aspects-tor-network-moss
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"Killing links is a strategy, designed to keep people from the open web. The web is where we can make sites that don’t abuse data in the ways that Facebook properties do. Links take us to places where we can make choices that Instagram never would."
https://anildash.com/2019/12/10/link-in-bio-is-how-they-tried-to-kill-the-web/
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The German cybersecurity agency recommends to use Firefox as a browser. Congratulations ! Happy to be your partner 🤝.
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Not having a custom OS on my phone has been making me paronoid af.
Using NetGuard to block all internet traffic on the device and the system apps are going off the hook trying to access servers.
On top of that, the default device keyboard (Samsung) keeps setting itself back to default no matter how many times I change it. So im stuck with a spy keyboard.
I really need LineageOS or /e/OS or im gonna lose my mind, but my device isn't supported.
@Qwant Then I can sue the government's radar cameras! Nice!
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Decentralised & Free Social Networks
For those who are #newhere from other social networks, here’s a bit of handy vocabulary to #help you navigate this new social network universe:
- Protocol - An agreed format that enables software applications to communicate with (or “federate” with) each other. The two most heavily used protocols around here are Diaspora and ActivityPub. As an end user, you don’t have to care about the protocol you are using and you don’t ever see the “protocol” other than it enables or limits which users you can see.
Nevertheless, be aware that currently not all the platforms (see this word later) are fully compatible and limit you in the possibility of interactions.
libranet.de/photos/vladimirn/i…
- Platform - The software application that implements a protocol(s) for federating. The Diaspora platform implements the eponymously named Diaspora protocol. Mastodon, for example, implements the ActivityPub protocol. #Friendica implements both the Diaspora and the ActivityPub protocols.
- Server - pod - instance - node - The server(s) running a particular platform (software application). The variability in naming is due to the various origins of these platforms now working to intercommunicate.
For example, pluspora.com is one of the many pods running the Diaspora platform; mastodon.social is one of the many pods running the Mastodon platform; and libranet.de is one of the many pods running the Friendica platform.
- The Federation - The collective of servers running platforms that implement the Diaspora protocol. This includes all servers running Diaspora (the software application), Hubzilla, Friendica, or Socialhome. The users on *any* of these pods can connect to and interact with each other.
- The Fediverse - The collective of servers running platforms that implement the ActivityPub (and OStatus) protocols. This includes all servers running Mastodon, Pixelfed, Hubzilla, Friendica, Socialhome, or many, many others. The users on *any* of these servers can connect to and interact with each other.
- The Free Network - The collective of pods in The Federation and The Fediverse, combined.
Hope that helps and doesn’t make this seem more complicated than it actually is. The main difference from other social networks is that no single entity owns and runs a platform. On G+ or Facebook, you are locked into that platform/company to talk to other users. In the Free Network, one set of volunteers writes the software and puts it out there for free, and another set of volunteers downloads the software and runs it on their servers and invites us to have user accounts for free. (But you should definitely donate to help them with the costs, if you can.) If we, as users, decide we aren’t happy with our current experience, we can change platforms or pods and still keep all of our friends/connections. On Facebook, G+, Twitter, and the like, you are locked in; and if you want leave, you go cold turkey.
Glad you joined us here in the land of choice. libranet.de/photo/15305924715c… target="_blank">[url=https://libranet.de/p…
For those who are #newhere from other social networks, here’s a bit of handy vocabulary to #help you navigate this new social network universe:
- Protocol - An agreed format that enables software applications to communicate with (or “federate” with) each other. The two most heavily used protocols around here are Diaspora and ActivityPub. As an end user, you don’t have to care about the protocol you are using and you don’t ever see the “protocol” other than it enables or limits which users you can see.
Nevertheless, be aware that currently not all the platforms (see this word later) are fully compatible and limit you in the possibility of interactions.
libranet.de/photos/vladimirn/i…
- Platform - The software application that implements a protocol(s) for federating. The Diaspora platform implements the eponymously named Diaspora protocol. Mastodon, for example, implements the ActivityPub protocol. #Friendica implements both the Diaspora and the ActivityPub protocols.
- Server - pod - instance - node - The server(s) running a particular platform (software application). The variability in naming is due to the various origins of these platforms now working to intercommunicate.
For example, pluspora.com is one of the many pods running the Diaspora platform; mastodon.social is one of the many pods running the Mastodon platform; and libranet.de is one of the many pods running the Friendica platform.
- The Federation - The collective of servers running platforms that implement the Diaspora protocol. This includes all servers running Diaspora (the software application), Hubzilla, Friendica, or Socialhome. The users on *any* of these pods can connect to and interact with each other.
- The Fediverse - The collective of servers running platforms that implement the ActivityPub (and OStatus) protocols. This includes all servers running Mastodon, Pixelfed, Hubzilla, Friendica, Socialhome, or many, many others. The users on *any* of these servers can connect to and interact with each other.
- The Free Network - The collective of pods in The Federation and The Fediverse, combined.
Hope that helps and doesn’t make this seem more complicated than it actually is. The main difference from other social networks is that no single entity owns and runs a platform. On G+ or Facebook, you are locked into that platform/company to talk to other users. In the Free Network, one set of volunteers writes the software and puts it out there for free, and another set of volunteers downloads the software and runs it on their servers and invites us to have user accounts for free. (But you should definitely donate to help them with the costs, if you can.) If we, as users, decide we aren’t happy with our current experience, we can change platforms or pods and still keep all of our friends/connections. On Facebook, G+, Twitter, and the like, you are locked in; and if you want leave, you go cold turkey.
Glad you joined us here in the land of choice. libranet.de/photo/15305924715c… target="_blank">[url=https://libranet.de/p…
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How far #down the #RabbitHole are you willing to go for #Security & #Privacy? #GodMode #HardwareBackdoors unlocked in #x86 #CPUs https://youtu.be/_eSAF_qT_FY hidden #RISC core. #Hardware #IntelMe #AMT #Firmware #MSR #TheMatrix #AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs
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I don't know how much will this help with Amazon rainforest catastrophy, but here is what you can do to help online:
Petition regarding Amazon:
http://chng.it/6y7LBQFBcD
WWF link where you can educate yourself on how you can make more impact:
https://www.wwf.org.uk/updates/5-ways-help-amazon-rainforest?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=organic-social&utm_content=2308amazonfirethread&utm_term=organic-social&pc=GLJ002001
Boeing electrical engineer & proud dad exploring the Fediverse
Opinions are my own.
Joined Aug 2019
