kravietz 🦇 @kravietz@social.privacytools.io

#yggdrasil 0.3.15 released: https://github.com/yggdrasil-network/yggdrasil-go/releases/tag/v0.3.15 (ну , если кто ещё не в курсе)

If you are on mastodon.social please go on another instance
Not because it's a bad one but because it's ruining the federation point by concentrating too many users on a single instance

Many Mastodon, Pleroma, GNU Social, Honk and so on instances would be glad to welcome new users
And those are cool and generally extremely friendly

After randomly browsing the internet, I've discovered these 2 cool looking open-source emoji projects:

https://openmoji.org/

https://mutant.tech/

update on #kepi (my Django-based Mastodon-like server):

it supports the Mastodon and ActivityPub protocols fairly well.

I would make a pre-alpha release except that local events (e.g. status creation) aren't properly propagated to remote users. I should fix that first.

Anyone want to play?

Random advice: Internet advertisers have added a new thing to try and collect your data. If you ever see the LEGITIMATE INTEREST link on one these "we value your privacy" popups, click it and click the OBJECT ALL button.

Reading about how "automatic content recognition" works in smart TVs, and honestly I don't understand why this isn't a bigger scandal. Your PC and smartphone don't take a screenshot every five minutes and send it to Dell or Apple. I don't get why TVs can get away with this.

- https://www.consumerreports.org/privacy/how-to-turn-off-smart-tv-snooping-features/
- https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2015/02/samsung-lg-vizio-smart-tvs-watch-everything-you-watch/index.htm

Garcia-Martinez wiggles, denies, misrepresents, strawmans, and focuses on trivia. He dismisses datafarm critics as luddite outsiders who don't understand tech, a talking point the film-makers anticipated by mostly interviewing former (and current) datafarmers. He compares their comments to Cultural Revolution "struggle sessions" (?!?), and claims they're just cynically monetizing their insider status while living in luxury. Which ironically, is exactly what he does:
https://antoniogarciamartinez.com/

The datafarm PR offensive against The Social Dilemma is well underway. Here's an example, written by Antonio Garcia-Martinez:

https://pullrequest.substack.com/people/410307-antonio-garcia-martinez

Can we, as netizens, learn from the bitter experience of the Cultural Revolution, and shift from mass denunciation to cooperative problem-solving?
Have we all been mistakenly using the net - and social media in particular - as the exercise ground for never-ending struggle sessions? I've always tried to explain why I disagree with people, while implicitly upholding their right to hold and express their ideas. But I'm sure there are plenty of times when I've failed at that.

#CulturalRevolution

Rocketeer, my Gemini browser for iOS is now in public beta! (boosts appreciated)

Follow the instructions here to join: https://testflight.apple.com/join/LAs1URxM

If you have any issues or feedback (positive or negative), please let me know! You can message me here, send me an email (me at shadowfacts.net), or open an issue on the project issue tracker: https://git.shadowfacts.net/shadowfacts/Gemini/issues.

Rocketeer app screenshots

jesus christ wolfram alpha, I'm sorry I asked

In August, @peertube entered a new stage in the development of #PeerTube v3. The objective is to raise €60k so they can implement, (1) global search, (2) moderation, (3) plugins & playlists, and (4) live streaming, here's the roadmap: https://joinpeertube.org/roadmap/.

They already raised €37k which covers steps (1) and (2) and we're almost there for step (3) which is €40k.

Let's help build a decentralized alternative to #YouTube. Please boost and, if possible, donate.

#Fediverse #FOSS #OpenSource

Экспорт понтов и обидок:
rkn.gov.ru

👉 Роскомнадзор просит Совет Федерации и Государственную Думу внести в законодательство меры по защите россиян от цензуры на иностранных интернет-платформах

❌ Безумное лицемерие конечно. Или Андрей Юрьевич уже объяснил замминистру цифры Олегу Анатольевичу, что в следующий раз, когда он выгонит Игоря Королева с прессухи Минцифры потому что у него зачесалась левая пятка, против него будут приняты законодательные меры защиты аж от самого СовФеда? Или типа он сукин сын, но «наш»?
😱 Безумное желание государств экспортировать свои законодательства... я даже не знаю. Все же понимают, что это может работать только как угроза «не писай в мой горшок»?

#usher2