Sam Howell @syntax@social.privacytools.io

@torproject I'll be borrowing this in my upcoming #elearning course, which contains a unit all about #privacy tools and will feature #Tor Browser.

@freddyym Interesting idea having the letters on the front of the keys rather than the top. Also, can you change the LEDs to all white (or another single colour)? Annoying you have to have a Drop account just to view what products they have.

Does anybody have recommendations for a white-backlit mechanical #keyboard which is on the quieter side. I have a small Hcman which is too clicky clacky. It's rainbow backlit and doesn't provide the option for using only one colour (I didn't realise this until after I bought it second hand). #rgb #mechanicalkeyboard

@sir Wish I got into IRC earlier! Only been using about 6 months.

@vol The only big paper I know of which has feeds is The Guardian. But there are probably more. Here are The Guardian's: https://blog.feedspot.com/theguardian_rss_feeds/ #rss #newspaper #news

Want something good to watch? #LibrePlanet2020 videos are now available: https://media.libreplanet.org/ #gnu #linux #foss #fsf #libre

@FreePietje @ferds Also a fan of AntennaPod!

@FreePietje @ferds That's fair enough. It's just nice to be able to read full articles from the reader (some feeds appear to allow this).

@andreas That's a nice idea! It works well using just arrow keys for quick nav. I also like the ZAQS site, especially the way you can customise your feeds.

@andreas Thanks, I'll check out legiblenews.com.

@vol Definitely. There's a Linux program called 'newsboat' which is a nice, simple CLI feed reader. Just add your feeds to a config file and you're ready to go. For mobile, I use 'Feeder', which is available through F-Droid.

@freddyym
Unfortunately The Intercept uses Google Analytics!

@ferds
Same! But it annoys me when posts are chopped way too short. Almost defeats the purpose. Any feeds you'd recommend for news?

@dsfgs
I wish I could donate to a quality news site with crypto! I'm just looking for the right site I feel justified in donating to and continuing to use on a daily basis as a go-to. I considered Wiki News but it's just not good enough.

@FreePietje
Yes, the Guardian is at least very transparent. Unfortunately #TheIntercept tries to load #GoogleAnalytics, according to my #uBlockOrigin add-on. I'd expect better from them... It's not like there aren't more privacy-respecting alternatives available for #analytics.

As much as I feel I should donate to #TheGuardian, I see something like the following, and it's just too much for me:

"we place a pixel on our web pages that allows Facebook to place cookies on web browsers. When a Guardian reader who uses Facebook returns to Facebook, Facebook can identify them".

Any recommendations for quality #news sites that don't go to such lengths?

#privacy #tracking #surveillance #facebook