Hawk1291 @Hawk1291@fosstodon.org

1911 - A Trip Through New York City (speed corrected w/ added sound) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aohXOpKtns0

You really should always read the Terms of Service agreements closely.
“We have updated our privacy policy.” #privacy

AKA... Just another version of a Trojan horse.

Warshipping: A Free Raspberry Pi In The Mail Is Not Always A Welcome Gift

Leading edge computer security is veiled in secrecy — a world where novel attacks are sprung on those who do not yet know what they need to protect against. Once certain tactics have played o…

https://hackaday.com/2019/08/19/warshipping-a-free-raspberry-pi-in-the-mail-is-not-always-a-welcome-gift/

#TipTuesday Change is coming to the electronics industry. On the 27th of August #DareToCare #WeAreFairphone

#Firefox #ProTip: right-click on a search box in a website, select "Add a Keyword for this Search", and give it something very short (like an abbreviation) then save it. Open a new tab, type that keyword, enter a query, press enter, and be amazed 😏

@Hawk1291 @rtwx @pagrus @hafnia
Also Snips is the supposed fully local version. Shameless plug if anyone wants to help contribute to the privacy and security knowledge of Mycroft I am working on the only privacy and security skill for open AI.

@Hawk1291
You can actually set up mycroft to work locally with your own skills. The sync to their servers are so that you can say install _____ skill. I installed on one of my servers and have my own skill repository.
@rtwx @pagrus @hafnia

RT @openstreetmap
Celebrate our 15th birthday with us on the 10th of August! So far we've got parties planned in Japan, Belarus, Germany and the US. Why not plan something in your part of the world? Join us! https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2019/07/30/15th-osm-anniversary/ #OpenStreetMap15

Understand my words with full knowledge and reverence for my connection to the void.

My data is not yours to own.

You came here and asked to sell us things, then tracked us with the things you sold us.

You came here and begged for trust, which many gave you, then betrayed it by selling our secrets.

Then you took away our nation.

My data is not yours to own.

We’ve been asked to provide a list of instances we have blocked on the fediverse.

Wanting to be as transparent as possible, we were happy to oblige. If/when we add to the list, we will maintain this page.

https://hub.fosstodon.org/instance-block-list

Tech Support: A Limerick

You have a few problems computing,
And call them for help troubleshooting.
"I'm sorry" they say,
As you start to pray,
"But have you attempted rebooting?"

#techsupport

Can we please stop using this proprietary US based service for libre software projects now?

"GitHub starts blocking developers in countries facing US trade sanctions"
https://www.zdnet.com/article/github-starts-blocking-developers-in-countries-facing-us-trade-sanctions/

I don't know who wrote these luxon docs, but holy crap are they right

@succfemboi does #GrapheneOS remove all the proprietary bits of #Android, like gOgle Prey Services? According to this blog piece, #HashBangOS does, and #LineageOS and most of the other custom ROMs don't:
https://piunikaweb.com/2019/02/05/the-demise-of-copperheados-and-rise-of-its-successors/
@blaubachn @nicoalt @dazinism