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Conservatives:
“You have no money, so you have no car, and we have consistently voted against public transport, so you also have no buses or sidewalks, but we want you to have to get a job to be eligible for food stamps. We also cut funding the office that helps you find a job. Oh, and the people Medicaid paid to help care for your disabled family while you might have worked? We cut their funding too. So yeah, use your bootstraps to get to work while also being at home. Praise Jesus.”
Assholes.
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I need advice. There are hundreds of people that think my Gmail address is theirs, and over the years it’s been quite annoying. Someone recently engaged a realtor using my email address. When I went to unsubscribe to the “house finder” service, it has that person’s phone number.

Now I know what the right thing to do it. But I’m not sure that’s what I’m doing to do. What would you do?

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🎉 Best News Of 2024! 🎉

Google disabled uBlock Origin in Chrome. Finally everyone understands it's time to quit Google. 😎

Here are our favorite browser alternatives:
➡️ tuta.com/blog/best-private-bro…

Which one did you pick?

🦊 Firefox
🦆 DuckDuckGo
🕵️ Tor Browser
Mullvad
Pale Moon
Puffin
GNU IceCat
WaterFox
Brave
Hyphanet

Reddit Screenshot of 2024: Google confirms they will disable MV2 extensions including uBlock Origin in mid 2024 htps://developer.chrome.com/blog/resuming-the-transitionto- mv3/ https:/9to5google.com/2023/11/16/chrome-extensions- disabled/

Best Private Browsers 2024 | Top 10 To Stop Trackers | Tuta

When it comes to most secure browsers Firefox is the best alternative to Chrome on our list - and, no, incognito mode doesn't cut it.
Tuta

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I wonder what we'd get if someone took current generative language model technology and trained it on a public-domain dataset small enough that it could be practically vetted by humans working under fair labor practices (both compensation and working conditions), and also didn't use de-facto slave labor for post-training (like what OpenAI did with its RLHF process). Would the result be useful for anything?

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First, they'll ask for your official IDs to confirm your age and identity.

This will create a large treasure trove
of sensitive data, which will attract criminals, and will inevitably leak from either negligence or malice, sooner than later.

Then, they'll claim your official ID is
unreliable, because it was stolen so many times, and demand you share your biometric data.

They will collect your face scan,
your palm scan, and even your iris scan (no exaggeration, these are all already being collected by some companies for identification). They will claim it's super safe.

This will create a large treasure trove
of sensitive biometric data, which will attract criminals, and will inevitably leak from either negligence or malice, sooner than later.

Then what? Rinse and escalate.

You will have lost control of not just your corporate social media accounts by participating to this, but to any data capable of validating your identity, to your privacy rights, to the protections you could use online to stay safe.

We don't have to wait that it escalates.

We can, and must, push back and say No now. Start to say No now.

#Privacy #Biometrics #DataMinimization #AgeVerification

#privacy #biometrics #ageverification #dataminimization
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This is Theodosii Spassov, probably one of my top 3 Bulgarian kaval players, with slow melody. It's a great demo of what the Bulgarian kaval can do; big range, kaba, vocal drone/harmonisation, sound effects, various levels of breathiness, ornaments like hlopki, mordents, vibrato. Particularly notable in this one is circular breathing, both for the 2nd kaval drone, which is quite common, but also in the main melody. Virtuosic stuff!
#Music #Ethnomusicology #WorldMusic
youtube.com/watch?v=yyEGr717-R…

Theodosii Spassov - "Slow Melody" Santorini - 1991

Kaval -- Bulgarian wooden fluteTheodosii Spassov was born on March 4th, 1961. He began his early training on the kaval at the Kotel Music School and The Acad...
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#music #ethnomusicology #worldmusic

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There is no waste of resources in computing, people claim. A 2014 Mac Mini took 15 minutes to restart and reload MacOS 12.7.6 and 10 "modern" apps. A Raspberry Pi with a worse processor reloads 8 Podman containers, node/Go/Java apps in less than 2 minutes. Both are loading files from an SSD. Think about that when you say your Electron UI is blazing fast...

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📽️ Nový návod na OSCloud
Ukládej si články jedním klikem!
🦊 Do Firefoxu teď snadno přidáš rozšíření Wallabagger, které propojí tvůj prohlížeč s Wallabagem.
@oscloud@vhsky.cz
🎥 Videonávod (PeerTube):
👉 vhsky.cz/videos/watch/tmrCgnyz…

📘 Celý návod v dokumentaci:
👉 docs.oscloud.cz/apps/wallabag/…

#OSCloud #Wallabag #Firefox #OpenSource #Návod

Wallabag - Oscloud Docs

Oscloud je váš osobní cloud a hosting webových aplikací.
docs.oscloud.cz
#firefox #opensource #wallabag #oscloud #navod @oscloudcz

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GrapheneOS: Where Licenses Matter More Than People

GrapheneOS could have shipped real accessibility support. They had a screen reader. They had a libre speech engine — one they requested a feature from. They got that feature.

And then they said no.
Because the license was GPLv3.

They’ll ship sandboxed Google Play Services.
They’ll let you install GPLv3 software from their app store.
But a working screen reader for blind users?
Blocked. On principle.

This isn’t a technical limitation.
This is not a matter of priorities.
This is cruelty by ideology — and they’re proud of it.

So here it is. My full public dissection of the excuses, the hypocrisy, and the sheer contempt they’ve shown to the people who need privacy and security most: the disabled.

They chose licensing purity over basic humanity.
I chose to write this.

fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/gra…

#GrapheneOS #Accessibility #FOSS #Blind #DisabilityTech #Inclusion #GPLv3 #espeak #a11y #Security #FreeSoftware #DisabilityRights #Android #Rant #TechShame

**update**: If you are using this post as some kind of call-to-action to harass and attack the GOS developers, please don't.

That damages everyone. You, them, and myself. It's not helpful.

GrapheneOS: Where Licenses Matter More Than People — fireborn

fireborn.mataroa.blog
#espeak #FreeSoftware #a11y #Accessibility #android #foss #blind #security #grapheneos #rant #inclusion #disabilityrights #gplv3 #disabilitytech #techshame
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Was hat #ThomasMüntzer mit uns heute und #digitalerGesellschaft zu tun? Ich glaub' da gibt's noch einiges zu lernen, zu forschen und neu zu bedenken. #ZurFeierDesSonntags kann ich die interssante und unterhaltsame #Predigt von @timo@kirche.social sehr empfehlen. Und dazu nicht nur das Gespräch mit @bodoramelow.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy #Gerechtigkeit #Allmende #Commons #Selbstermächtigung #Glaube
#commons #gerechtigkeit #predigt #thomasmuntzer #digitalergesellschaft #zurfeierdessonntags #allmende #selbstermächtigung #glaube @Timo Versemann @Bodo Ramelow

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Linux, Help requested

Sensitive content

#linux #audio #pipewire

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📰 Vzhledem k tomu, že Pocket končí, připomínáme, že na Oscloudu už delší dobu běží naše instance Wallabag
✅ se synchronizací
✅ čtením bez reklam
✅ a nově i podporou článků za paywallem!
Např. Deník N, Novinky, Root, Lupa, SeznamZprávy...
🟢 Ověřeně funguje Deník N (včetně přihlášení)
🟡 Další weby jako Novinky, Lupa, Root... jsou zatím průběžně testované
📖 Jak přidat přihlášení a seznam funkčních CZ webů:
🔗 docs.oscloud.cz/apps/wallabag/…
Díky za postrčení a support: @kepi
#Oscloud #Wallabag #OpenSource

Wallabag - Oscloud Docs

Oscloud je váš osobní cloud a hosting webových aplikací.
docs.oscloud.cz
#opensource #wallabag #oscloud @Kepi

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I’m 37 years old and living with end-stage kidney disease. I urgently need a living kidney donor. My blood type is A+. If you or someone you know is willing to help, please visit nkr.org/PZG643 to learn more. Even if you can’t donate, sharing this post could help me find a match. Every share brings me closer to a second chance at life! #KidneyDonation #OrganDonation #ESKD #DonateLife #GiveLife #ShareYourSpare #BeADonor #Transplant #Hope #MedicalMiracle

Michael Maattanen Needs a Kidney | Can You Help?

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#hope #KidneyDonation #organdonation #ESKD #donatelife #givelife #shareyourspare #beadonor #transplant #medicalmiracle
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Went through a drive thru for a spoon once...

Checkers employee shoots, kills customer during dispute over food order, Florida deputies say
clickorlando.com/news/local/20…


Checkers employee shoots, kills customer during dispute over food order, Florida deputies say

An employee at a Checkers in Osceola County fatally shot a customer during an argument over his food order, according to the sheriff’s office.
Brandon Hogan (ClickOrlando | Orlando, Florida News, Local Headlines | WKMG News 6")

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Working with JWTs is surprisingly simple. For the bare minimum standards compliant token, you "just" need to have JSON serialization/serialization, the ability to generate HMAC shas, and the ability to generate url-safe base64. In C you'd either need to roll your own implementations of all of the above, or use multiple third party libraries in order to have all the required components. I'm quite pleasantly surprised that Zig's standard library provides all the core pieces one needs.
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miscbrains

It was bad enough with native ads, then gamergate made everything political and retarded. After all that settled, the industry decided to side with the screeching lefties instead of the actual audience of gamers. So it's been a death spiral ever since. Sad times when you gotta shill a mattress. Dick pills or pharma ads are probably on the horizon.

Fuck it. Let's go back to usenet. I can probably remember how to use nn.

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A reminder that many (most?) of your problems don't exist in more civilized countries. Medical care is paid for by your taxes. Homeless are housed. College is free. Wages are liveable. Sick pay and vacation time are generous. The rich pay taxes. Mass shootings are rare. Police shootings are rare. Voting is encouraged or required. BIPOC and LGBQT people live in peace. Science is funded. Allies are respected. Elderly are cared for.

This terrible country needs a reboot.

#AmericaWasNeverGreat

#AmericaWasNeverGreat
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