Freddy @freddyym@social.privacytools.io

@dankwraith Yeah it's not that we're about to hit the second wave

We're still in the first

“We hope that one day, governments who build barriers to disconnect their people from the world and each other will recognise that they are acting against their own interests, as well as the rights of their citizens and all humanity.”

[...In the meantime, we'll continue to prioritise profit and growth over those same citizens' rights.]

#Zoom

I really really disdain the podcasts that go spotify exclusive. I bet there's good money in it, no doubt but it's still selling out

#decentralize

The itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality continues to add a lot of great games. They have Celeste now, which is probably the best platformer of all time. Some other favorites of mine include They Bleed Pixels, Super Hexagon, A Short Hike, and Oxenfree. There's also heaps of tabletop games and asset packs for game devs. You need to pick this bundle up, it is the best deal in the history of gaming.

https://itch.io/b/520/bundle-for-racial-justice-and-equality

They've raised almost $5M now for BLM-related causes.

Free software is political, and we're not here to obfuscate this.

We stand in solidarity with Black people around the world. No justice, no peace.
#blacklivesmatter

If you need tools to obfuscate your online communication, Tails might be a tool to help you with that.
Learn more about it here: https://tails.boum.org

Tails report for May, 2020:
https://tails.boum.org/news/report_2020_05/

A tragedy in four acts...

Zoom closes account of U.S.-based Chinese activist after Tiananmen event

https://www.axios.com/zoom-closes-chinese-user-account-tiananmen-square-f218fed1-69af-4bdd-aac4-7eaf67f34084.html

there is no honor in software development

I’m glad Fosstodon chose against including libre in the name.
I imagine a T-Rex’s little arms trying to pick stuff out of its teeth. I couldn’t come on here without laughing at the image #Flosstodon

Not So Private: 99% of Zcash and Dash Transactions Traceable, Says Chainalysis

https://web.archive.org/web/20200609233424oe_/https://news.bitcoin.com/not-so-private-99-of-zcash-and-dash-transactions-traceable-says-chainalysis/

Millions of UK #iPhone users say #Google tracked their activity and sold their info to advertisers
https://web.archive.org/web/20200609234023/https://androidrookies.com/millions-of-uk-iphone-users-say-google-tracked-their-activity-and-sold-their-info-to-advertisers/

Sleep is crucial to productivity... don’t neglect it :)

No matter how many opinions there are about #KDE vs #GNOME, I like the fact that we all play in the same FOSS-sandbox. ✌️

#Linux #openSource #FOSS

An Open Hardware Modem for the Modern Era

Readers of a certain age will no doubt remember the external modems that used to sit next to their computers, with the madly flashing LEDs and cacophony of familiar squeals announcing your impending connection t… https://hackaday.com/2020/06/09/an-open-hardware-modem-for-the-modern-era/

Original tweet : https://twitter.com/hackaday/status/1270588088138563585

How many languages do you speak?

"Five, actually."

Well, I speak one. One zero one one zero zero one zero...

- The Core (2003)