Sam Howell @syntax@social.privacytools.io
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Elearning writer / designer / developer. #Tor relayer. #Nym mixer. #Adapt contributor. #privacy #digitalrights #FOSS #vegan
Joined Apr 2020
One of my favourite groups - real fighters for the #privacy cause - has redesigned their #website, and it looks great: https://bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/ #design #fightsurveillance #bigbrother #uk
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"Transparent, open source alternative to Google Analytics"
My post on Opensource.com
Dark/light mode switching now available on my site, plus a new overall look and finally a responsive mobile menu. If anyone can suggest improvements for the shoddy .png moon/sun icons, I'd appreciate it. I made them myself in Inkscape and exported them as tiny pngs. Haven't done any icon design before... https://samhowell.uk #webdesign #web #blog #design #graphicdesign #webdev #css #html #coding
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"Practical Ethical Hacking - The Complete Course
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BREAKING: ICANN has voted to REJECT the sale of the .ORG registry to private equity firm Ethos Capital. This is a major victory for the millions of nonprofits, civil society organizations, and individuals who make .ORG their home online. #SaveDotOrg https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann-board-withholds-consent-for-a-change-of-control-of-the-public-interest-registry-pir https://t.co/sFLcwZqU1B
Victory! Thanks to all at @eff @privacyint and elsewhere for their advocacy. We're very lucky to have you! https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/04/victory-icann-rejects-org-sale-private-equity-firm-ethos-capital #org #icann
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We commend people like YOU, that raised your voice in opposition to the .org registry transfer. You persuaded ICANN to do the right thing!
https://mastodon.social/@eff/104090999462479250
Three cheers for those that operate with core values aligned with the interests of the public.
(Now if we can only persuade sites like savedotorg.org to stop using #Google Analytics...)
#SaveDotOrg #victory #news #breaking #icann #ff #followfriday #web #domains #development #internet
Who's good with #CSS and wants to help me with some troublesome element floating? https://stackoverflow.com/questions/61540099/how-can-i-switch-the-order-of-multiple-float-right-elements #webdevelopment #webdesign #web #html #coding
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As this older article from MagPi shows, running #Nextcloud on a #RaspberryPi is awesome - and might make a great project over the long weekend or during an extended stay-at-home 🤓
Tip: A RPI4 with 4gb ram is plenty even for use with an extended family!
https://magpi.raspberrypi.org/articles/nextcloud-box-review
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If you want to introduce someone to Tor, this animation is a great place to start. https://youtu.be/JWII85UlzKw
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
Want something good to watch? #LibrePlanet2020 videos are now available: https://media.libreplanet.org/ #gnu #linux #foss #fsf #libre
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@syntax There's also the JavaScript-free https://m.zaqs.org, "a customizable news aggregator of online news websites. Our mission is to provide a fast loading website that can show what is going on in the world right now, with multiple perspectives and sources, without editorialization, and to be a good portal for the discovery of new and interesting news websites."
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@syntax Down a rabbit hole, I also found the open-source http://guardian.gyford.com, "For viewing a daily issue of the Guardian and Observer newspapers using content from the Guardian Open Platform."
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?
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Glenn #Greenwald providing a much needed discussion of the Julian #Assange case, which as he points out shamefully and dangerously lack coverage and support for his case in the (US) MSM, regardless whether you like the man.
In the first ~40 minute monologue he discusses all (afaik) the facts pertaining to the case. After that, Jennifer Robinson and Margaret Sullivan join the conversation.
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So except for work I'm already doing on projects like #homeassistant, I'm ready to #deletegithub , already have my own #gitea.
I understand the why, now the how of regaining the github network effect: are we working towards a federated git network? Or should make gitlab.com a new centralised place for foss?
'Cause I like my #gitea instance for my personal stuff, but what do I do with a new project that aims to grow?
And on to the next unit I go for my #elearning course #DigitalPrivacyEssentials. This unit will be covering the 'defenders of digital rights' 🔐 ✊ , such as @privacyint @eff @torproject. #privacy #security #digitalrights #FOSS 
#Adapt #Moodle
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Elearning writer / designer / developer. #Tor relayer. #Nym mixer. #Adapt contributor. #privacy #digitalrights #FOSS #vegan
Joined Apr 2020
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