fediversity.eu is hiring (EU-based) developers!
we'll also be at #fosdem's #nix track next week.
If you’re wondering what kind of access a gold-and-Gorilla-Glass statue, a $1 million donation, and endless fawning buys you, well, it gets a special advanced screening of a state-sanctioned propaganda documentary film about the First Lady.Terrence O'Brien (The Verge)
#NewYearResolution2026: Never let people tell you it's impossible to deGoogle your life. 💪
➡️ Find out the names to the icons: tuta.com/blog/degoogle-list
2025 is the year to deGoogle! In this guide, we take a look at the best private Google alternatives so that you can say hello to privacy!Tuta
#Bulgarian localization daily (device) usage of the products I contribute to:
- Firefox Desktop: 130 764
- Firefox for Android: 52 954
- Thunderbird: 20 284
RE: mastodon.social/@Moltz/1159538…
I have the feeling I have bought my last Apple products. They make me productive and I love how they work for me. But my conscience can’t handle giving this company more money.
On the night a man was murdered by ICE in Minnesota, Tim Cook spent the evening watching what must be one of the shittiest movies of all time with the people running ICE as their own personal terrorist organization. https://www.theverge.John Moltz (Mastodon)
I think #Signal seems to be a really good app. Both from UX perspective and privacy (as far I've heard from others).
But it's still US software hq:ed in Mountain View California (with Alphabet, Google, LinkedIn), so switching to it does nothing (0) towards European digital independence. It doesn't help promote the emergence of strong European alternatives to US tech. It actually does the opposite when the European alternatives miss out on an influx of new users.
#digitalsovereignty #diday
Large corporations will cooperate with all governments (including the US), and Signal cannot mathematically leak your data. Between today's reality and switching to Signal, I would choose Signal.
Yes, it would be good if there were a strong European alternative that would gain popularity, but I don't see such a ‘player’.
#DeltaChat, it is decentralized, doesn't require phone numbers or any private data, onboarding is smooth much easier than in signal, similar UI (it is a signal fork) it has much better multi-device and multi-profile support, secure in-chat mini-apps like notepads, to-do lists, shopping lists, etc
there are alternatives, but they will not gain momentum if you don't promote them and stop misinforming people selling a centralized silo running on amazon as sovereign
@leanderlindahl
Doing Gigabit Ethernet Over My British Phone Wires
thehftguy.com/2026/01/22/doing…
<- this is one of those things I never knew existed but now desperately need
Disclaimer: None of this is written by AI, I’m still a real person writing my own blog like its 1999 I finally figured out how to do Gigabit Ethernet over my existing phone wires. Powerline adapter…The HFT Guy
Google is now marking EVERY SINGLE APK at our repository as "Malware site issue". Congrats, "Safe" browsing.
Of course there is not a single malware there, everything is scanned multiple times. And I bet they excluded *.google.com from their scan or the entire PlayStore would be red by now, too…
Calling out to all of you: Please use safebrowsing.google.com/safebr… to report the links as "safe"!
apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/repo/co… is the one console reports.

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It's taken them more than 36h to reevaluate their "finding". The files are non-existing for at least 38h. Still: review failed. They now mark us red for a file that does not even exist! How should one trust such a service to be safe – and not just a random annoyance?
Honestly, if it's THAT reliable, rather turn it off. It seems to be rather useless (for you and me), and utilized for censorship (or how else should one understand this?)
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Is this all over this app:
apt.izzysoft.de/packages/com.s…
The download link has an 'h' that is missing from their report:
apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/repo/co…
But it is just an old mirrored app, not malware so far as my tests show.
Android device as an IP cameraIzzyOnDroid Repo Browser
For those attending #FOSDEM and interested in the topic: make sure to attend Marc's talk "Fear and Loathing in the App Stores: when FLOSS principles collide with the Gatekeeper interests" (fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event…), which covers this topic. We will be there, and also be ready to answer questions.
Of course we can also be found at our stand in UD2-02 😉
Big thanks to @marcprux from the @fdroidorg board for picking this up!
Google confirms 'high-friction' sideloading flow is coming to Android androidauthority.com/google-si…
The company insists it’s about user awareness, not blocking installs. Do you trust? (1/2)
Google says Android is getting a "high-friction" sideloading flow, but insists it's an accountability layer about risk awareness.Adamya Sharma (Android Authority)
The gaps scammers exploit in gift cards are the result of deliberate policy tradeoffs.Patrick McKenzie (patio11) (Bits about Money)
We are pleased to announce a new minor release from our stable branch. Welcome to another minor release from our stable branch! We encourage any deployments using 13.0.blog.prosody.im
Not sure how many of you use ChatGTP, but you might want to scale back.
"The latest model of ChatGPT has begun to cite Elon Musk’s Grokipedia as a source on a wide range of queries, including on Iranian conglomerates and Holocaust deniers, raising concerns about misinformation on the platform.
In tests done by the Guardian, GPT-5.2 cited Grokipedia nine times in response to more than a dozen different questions."
theguardian.com/technology/202…
#news #technology #TechNews #ChatGPT #OpenAI #AI #GenAI #grok #grokipedia
Guardian found OpenAI’s platform cited Grokipedia on topics including Iran and Holocaust deniersAisha Down (The Guardian)
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The only relevant feature for any instant messaging app (or social app, for that matter) is: Are my friends using it? People will gladly overlook minor inconsistencies or missing features as long as they can communicate with their friends. We shouldn’t recommend #Signal as a stepping stone before Jabber/XMPP becomes "good enough," if goodness is defined by the number of people using it.
XMPP is not suited for mobile devices. That’s a myth that has been around for ages. It is mostly spread by people who want to sell you their own proprietary instant messaging solution.Daniel Gultsch
This is my home office setup: daniel.haxx.se/workplace.html
My full-time workplace since 2014.
Documentation and ramblings of Daniel Stenberg, founder and lead developer of curl.daniel.haxx.se
Dneska produktivní neděle 😄
Oprava sušičky skoro hotová, čekám na materiál ✅
Zelenina naložená do kvašáku 🥕🥬
Na plotně se dělá hovězí na houbách 🍲
Teď už jen kolo 🚴♂️, nealko pivko 🍺 a zbytek neděle hezky vegetit 😌
Jdu na to
Jo, první jsem musel vrátit, plesnivá uprostřed.
Takže mi to prospělo už teď, mám to do [K] skoro 3km.
Jdu hledat kolik soli ....
Jak dlouho nechat kvasit? 🙏
Našla jsem tento ⤵️
oriondomacipotreby.cz/nakladac…
Nakládací hrnec PICKLES na zeleniny, objem 1,3 l. Je z kvalitní keramiky. Součástí je poklice a vnitřní těžítko. Lze jej mýt v myčce. Více zde!Orion - tvoříme vaši domácnost
@GuloGulo
Skutečně je, pečuje o střeva a trávení obecně a tím zvyšuje imunitu.
V asii se ta zkvašená šťáva používá i v kosmetice, chrání kožní mikrobiom, takže se používá na pleť, ale i na intimní hygienu dam.
Mimochodem šťáva z kyselého zelí se používala kosmeticky i u nás, jen jsme to zapomněli a asi nikdo nechce vonět jako kyselé zelí. Takže nakupujeme séra ve kterých je výtažek z těchto produktů, jen o tom málokdo ví.
Hotovo, musím sehnat nějaké těžítko, je toho 2kg a jen do 3/4 lahve.
Kamarád říkal že k tomu nesmí světlo, stará vojenská čepice to vyřešila...
A zítra, zítra už to bude ?
, to světlo tam asi nesmi to je pravda. Necháváme tak týden kvasit.
Co-authored-by: GitHub Copilot This might contain a lot of low quality code for now. How it looks like: There is a "Show/Hide accessible controls button" at the top which shows/hides the...GitHub
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TeamTalk 5 Development. Contribute to BearWare/TeamTalk5 development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
The QAccessibleAnnouncementEvent is used to request the announcement of a given message by assistive technologies.doc.qt.io
Jamulus enables musicians to perform real-time jam sessions over the internet. - Accessible Server List · jamulussoftware/jamulus@a7cff8cGitHub
"What sparked Carney’s intervention was not Sudan, Venezuela or Gaza. It was the US threat to Canada and Greenland.
A western prime minister took umbrage only when the US, under President Donald Trump, threatened to treat the prosperous West in the same way it has long treated the Global South.
Let’s return now to Israel’s recent invasion of Unrwa’s headquarters in occupied East Jerusalem: a gross breach of international law and a direct attack on the United Nations.
Article 6 of the UN charter establishes that any state that persistently violates its principles can be expelled from the UN. The attack on Unrwa is part of a pattern of Israel’s criminal hostility towards the UN, including its refusal to respect orders from the International Court of Justice on Gaza, its slaughter of UN aid workers and its regular attacks on UN positions in southern Lebanon.
The case for expelling - or at the very least suspending - Israel from the UN is overwhelming. Yet neither Carney’s Canada nor Starmer’s Britain, nor any other western power, has so much as suggested the idea.
In his Davos speech, Carney set out Canada’s approach as follows: “We aim to be principled and pragmatic. Principled in our commitment to fundamental values: sovereignty and territorial integrity, the prohibition of the use of force except when consistent with the UN Charter, respect for human rights. Pragmatic in recognising that progress is often incremental, that interests diverge, that not every partner shares our values.”
This is all well and good. But on the evidence so far, Carney is prepared to be principled when it comes to western countries like Canada and Denmark, and pragmatic when it comes to Palestine and Venezuela.
This is a fundamentally racist equation."
middleeasteye.net/opinion/carn…
#Canada #Carney #Imperialism #USA #Trump #InternationalLaw #Israel #Palestine #Gaza #Genocide
After failing to stand up for Gaza or Venezuela, the Canadian prime minister took umbrage when US imperialism hit homeMiddle East Eye
Môžete ma sledovať aj na Facebooku aby ste vedeli kedy vyjde nové video.https://m.facebook.com/%C4%8Cesk%C3%A...Z Pořadu/Relácie Hity 1988YouTube
This is, quite literally, our collective duty.
RE: bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ngoxt…
Ich muss sagen, ich bin tief verstört davon, dass hier Videos von einem Mord angeschaut oder geteilt werden. Teilweise sogar ohne CW. Ganz ehrlich, justiert mal euren Kompass. Dass die USA Menschenrechte mit Füßen treten ist kein Grund sowas zu verbreiten. Wenn ich hier lese (gestern), dass es jemand noch nicht geschafft hat, das zu sehen, dann kommt hier doch ein Druck auf, der impliziert: Wenn du es dir nicht detailliert anschaust, dann schaust du weg.
Wir müssen alle handlungsfähig bleiben.
"My local community is being systematically liquidated in what I can only describe as a targeted intellectual genocide."Jason Koebler (404 Media)
Episode 33 is out! 🫡 We are diving into the story of Lakshmi Sahgal and the Rani of the Jhansi Regiment, the first all-female combat unit in modern Indian history, formed in Singapore during World War II.
ℹ️ Most members were teenage Tamil girls from plantation communities who left estate life to train as soldiers in the Indian National Army and were later sent to the Burma front.
#HerstorySEAPod #WomenInHistory
#TootSEA #Podcast #History #Asia #India
View herstoryseapod’s Linktree to discover and stream music from top platforms like YouTube, Spotify here. Your next favorite track is just a click away!Linktree
Hi Mastodon,
Here is a bit about me if you want to follow:
I am a student of linguistics at #Bogazici University. I am interested in topics related to #linguistics #sociology, #sociolinguistics, & #discourse.
How does the "notes" thing work? The first value is obviously the number of notes in a sequence, but I can't figure out what anything after that does just by looking.
I think the first two digits are duration, and the second is pitch in each pair...
Marco
in reply to Tuta • • •JefferyT51
in reply to Tuta • • •a few suggestions:
Email: Proton (yes yes I know, but you mention them in calendars anyway.)
Translate: DeepL (?)
Browsers: I know they're Chromium, but options like Vivaldi and (reluctantly) Brave aren't half bad.
App Store: Obtainium
Android: Drop Calyx, its not actively being developed right now and is more of a security hazard than anything.
Maps: HEREWeGo (HERE Maps) is honestly pretty alright.
SmartWatch (WearOS): GadgetBridge, Garmin(?)
Google Home: Homeassistant
[cr0n0s@🐧📡⌨️ 🛠️ ~ ] #
in reply to Tuta • • •Back To Analog
in reply to Tuta • • •Perdita
in reply to Tuta • • •Ente etc is just storage.
The ones I found are deep in an ai swamp, thats not what I'm looking for.
Any android suggestions for that?
Vincenzo Giacalone Biondo
in reply to Tuta • • •ĞÖKÜ👻👻™
in reply to Tuta • • •Ken M Sweeney
in reply to Tuta • • •never let people tell you they are user friendly though! It really annoys me when “Google alternatives” get promoted that are overcomplicated, ugly, and unusable for normal people.🤷
I honestly think many open-source developers don’t prioritise usability because they assume their products will always be fringe and non-commercial, so UX and onboarding are neglected. It becomes a badge-of-honour exercise to even get them working. 🛠️ 1)
Ken M Sweeney
in reply to Ken M Sweeney • • •I just tried Aurora Store. The homepage is full of Temu ads (ironically), there’s no clear download path, no proper instructions, and no obvious way to browse apps 📖.
If you want people to adopt alternatives, above all else they must be instantly easy to access, install, and use. Otherwise it’s Dungeons & Dragons level niche interest.🔚
ĞÖKÜ👻👻™
in reply to Ken M Sweeney • • •Ken M Sweeney
in reply to ĞÖKÜ👻👻™ • • •Tuta
in reply to Ken M Sweeney • • •Ken M Sweeney
in reply to Tuta • • •Dauraylan
in reply to Tuta • • •Foss your life :
OS
> Linux or Templeos
Mail
> YunoHost
SearchMotor
> SearchXNG
Passwords
> Secure local note/ Vaultwarden
Photo
> Nextcloud
Browser
> Firefox(all) / gnome/ Netsurf / dilio, etc...
Store
> GitHub / web
Meet
> Nextcloud
Keep
> Nextcloud
Docs
> Nextcloud
Calendar
> Nectcloud
GoogleCloud
> Nextcloud
YouTube
> Individious/Peertube/etc...
Map
> Nextcloud (OpenStreetMap)
Communication
> Matrix
Aurin Azadî
in reply to Tuta • • •rizarudiansyah
in reply to Tuta • • •Steffi the Redhead
in reply to Tuta • • •openstreetmaps is soooo much better. I use mapy.cz as a frontend and it is soo much better for biking and tracking.
I didn't even know half of those browsers. Are the foxes all forked from Firefox?
DrYak
in reply to Tuta • • •Suggestions :
Translations:
- Firefox supports downloading models and running locally (either to translate page or direct access in "about:translations")
Android: also list non Android derivatives:
- #SailfishOS <- I daily drive that
- postmarketOS
- UbuntuTouch
They all have (container-based) solutions to run Android apps if necessary (AppSupport, Waydroid)
Also, add fediverse:
- Pixelfed
- Peertube
stuart
in reply to Tuta • • •Doliya Ella
in reply to Tuta • • •Marc
in reply to Tuta • • •Yeah, could be, but to be honest, it costs a lot more than f.e. the all in one (mail, storage, photos) price 2,99/month that Apple charges.
I would be fine if that would be 5 or 6 euro, but it's really a lot more.
Eric
in reply to Tuta • • •hey tuta, can you give us a short roadmap to your cloud?
I already switched to tuta mail & calendar, now i want your cloud
Morgan Nilsson
in reply to Eric • • •Yeah would be dope, I am currently looking for an alternative to Gdrive/Photos too. Would be neat to minimize the amount of logins and different subscriptions to keep track of.
Tuta
in reply to Morgan Nilsson • • •Morgan Nilsson
in reply to Tuta • • •@badger3
That is great! Hope you guys can share more info about it soon!
Eric
in reply to Tuta • • •Scale Theory
in reply to Tuta • • •How did yall not know they were bad back then?
Wassil
in reply to Tuta • • •Darki03
in reply to Tuta • • •Vick
in reply to Tuta • • •@Tutanota, I appreciate the list as much as I do the comments. Both parts were informative.
Thank you for bringing up less known (imho) alternatives, such as Immich. I truly enjoyed their "Cursed Knowledge" section
MutuallyPrecautionary
in reply to Tuta • • •Phil Burns
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in reply to Tuta • • •Al fin una infografía de alternativas a Google con verdaderas alternativas a Chrome.
Eso sí, la categoría de sustitutas de Google Chat podría mejorar, comenzando por quitar Signal. Delta Chat o Monocles Chat/XMPP quedan mucho mejor.
Jörg Baranczek
in reply to Tuta • • •Hé, rouelibre ?
in reply to Tuta • • •ThinkrDotExe
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in reply to Tuta • • •Rebel Zhang
in reply to Tuta • • •aBe
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