SimonBrazell @MrNarrow@social.privacytools.io

https://gist.github.com/mar-v-in/c8254168c63361c5094de13a7afea344

Well, this is unfortunate. One of (or the sole?) developer of MicroG for LineageOS is having financial problems which is slowing down development, or might even stop it altogether. I haven't read it as "I can't do it anymore", but it reminds me of the story of how OpenSSL almost stopped.

I wish there were a way where people could eat and we could also keep these projects alive. No, that's not sarcasm. Donations only go so far, and only so many times. After that, then what?

But anyway, there are ways to donate, if anyone is able:

Liberapay: https://liberapay.com/microG/
Bountysource: https://www.bountysource.com/teams/microg
Further reading/additional links: https://www.reddit.com/r/MicroG/comments/g5fs5t/donating_to_microg/

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I was gonna go update my phone, I figured it was because of the new major version release. Turns out it's just one person who is busy trying to keep afloat.

#foss #opensource #android

Nearly half of Twitter accounts pushing to reopen America may be bots

Kathleen M. Carley and her team at Carnegie Mellon University’s Center for Informed Democracy & Social Cybersecurity have been tracking bots and influence campaigns for a long time. Across US and foreign elections, natural disasters, and other politicized events, the level of bot involvement is normally between 10 and 20%, she says. But in a…

https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/05/21/1002105/covid-bot-twitter-accounts-push-to-reopen-america/

My experience running Android without any Google Services or even a compatibility layer
https://secluded.site/a-mostly-google-free-android
#100DaysToOffload

RT @OFalafel@twitter.com

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/OFalafel/status/1259973460383666176

The 5g conspiracy craziness are but the latest example showing that a civilization's technological progress is hard-limited at any given time by the quality of education a median member of the society has received.

Looking for a good social proof solution following Keybase's acquisition this morning? Check out @wiktor's decentralized solution built on PGP! https://metacode.biz/openpgp/proofs I'm setting my key up now 😄

Periodic reminder: people, donate to the open-source projects you use and like. Whatever you can afford. Help fund your FOSS social media, messenger, app etc. Otherwise you'll be left with ad-driven web where you're being traded like cattle.

Remember. Western society tries hard to make us cold and ruthless. An act of kindness is an act of rebellion.

Go. Rebel.

Germany’s labor minister:

“Everyone who wants to and whose job allows it should be able to work in a home office, even when the corona pandemic is over. We are learning in the pandemic how much work can be done from home these days.”

👏

https://apnews.com/44740743a698a80c058b75b8f8af3c8e

Happy start-of-level-3-lockdown day kiwis!

Are there any nice board game implementations around that run selfhosted (#FreeSoftware; ideally decentralized) and are browser based (allowing guests to join in easily)?
Most recommendations I see around are "Join us for free now!"-style nonfree platforms, or need installation (Freebloks, Pioneers).

#Ecosia is a #solarpunk search engine!

"Did you know that the CO2 footprint of an average search is estimated at 0.2 grams? Not so with Ecosia. We build our own solar plants so we can supply enough clean energy to power our searches. This is even better than buying renewable energy from existing plants, as the plant can deliver clean energy to the grid and replace electricity derived from fossil fuels."
https://ecosia.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/201531072-How-does-Ecosia-neutralize-a-search-s-CO2-emissions-