mastodon - Link to source

Sensitive content

mastodon - Link to source

For anyone who is traveling to the U.S., and even for U.S. citizens returning to the U.S.:

ACLU: Can Border Agents Search Your Electronic Devices? It’s Complicated
aclu.org/news/privacy-technolo…

1/2


Can Border Agents Search Your Electronic Devices? It’s Complicated.

We’ve been getting a lot of questions about when border agents can legally conduct searches of travelers’ electronic devices at international airports and other ports of entry. Unfortunately, the answer isn’t simple.
Esha Bhandari (American Civil Liberties Union)
in reply to Todd Vaziri

mastodon - Link to source

Todd Vaziri

Before you get off the plane, I'd also recommend temporarily disabling Face ID on your iPhone. I know I'll be doing that.

It's easy - press and hold the power button AND either of the volume buttons until you see the “power off" screen - that's it. Now, the only way to unlock your phone is with your passcode.

How to Temporarily Disable Face ID or Touch ID, and Require a Passcode to Unlock Your iPhone or iPad
daringfireball.net/2022/06/req…

2/2

How to Temporarily Disable Face ID or Touch ID, and Require a Passcode to Unlock Your iPhone or iPad

Press and hold the power button and either volume button to hard-lock an iPhone or iPad.
Daring Fireball

mastodon - Link to source

I've really enjoyed the #ClearerThinking
#podcast, and am currently listening to this episode with #DrDavidBurns.

podcast.clearerthinking.org/ep…

There is a lot of stress out there today, so I was curious if others if folks have tried his app:

feelinggreat.com/


The heavy price you'll have to pay to have a healthy relationship (with David Burns) | Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg — the podcast about ideas that matter

Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg
#podcast #clearerthinking #drdavidburns

mastodon - Link to source
“We call on the European Commission to propose a binding legal ban on conversion practices targeting #LGBTQ+ citizens in the #EU”. A European Citizen Initiative (ECI) is not a petition, it is a legally binding instrument.
eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/
There are 6 weeks left to reach the thresholds for this one. Berlin, Hamburg, where are you??
Additional signatures needed to ban sexual orientation conversion practices in the EU as of 30 March 2025: Finland, France and Ireland are above threshold. Spain, Netherlands, Belgium and Slovenia are next. Germany needs an additional 42232 votes.

European Citizens' Initiative

Give your support !
eci.ec.europa.eu
#EU #LGBTQ

mastodon - Link to source
Breaking Legal News: Disability Advocates Sue Social Security Administration and DOGE to Stop Unlawful Cuts to Social Security Services. President Riccobono shared in the press release, “Many blind Americans rely on Social Security benefits for their survival and for the support of their families...In the most severe cases, these cuts could endanger people’s very lives." Read and share the full press release: buff.ly/SwGsuzM
To the left of the graphic is a photo of President Riccobono sitting down in Capitol Hill. He is presenting a speech while reading his Braille notes. Behind him are American flags and black chairs behind desks. President Riccobono is dressed in a dark gray suit with a white buttoned-down shirt and a dark gray polka-dotted tie. His white cane is standing on his right side. To the right of the graphic is an image of a social security card surrounded by money. The NFB logo is placed on the bottom right of the graphic. On the top there is text that says, "Legal News to Stop Unlawful Cuts to Social Security."

Disability Advocates Sue Social Security Administration and DOGE to Stop Unlawful Cuts to Social Security Services | National Federation of the Blind

Washington, D.C.
buff.ly
This entry was edited (9 months ago)

mastodon - Link to source

Dolby X RNIB create ‘Sound of a Masterpiece’ to allow blind people to experience art like never before

famouscampaigns.com/2025/04/do…


Dolby X RNIB create ‘Sound of a Masterpiece’ to allow blind people to experience art like never before

Dolby’s ‘Sound of a Masterpiece’ is an incredible multi-sensory project aimed at enhancing the experience of artwork for blind and visually impaired individuals across the UK.
https://www.famouscampaigns.com/

reshared this

mastodon - Link to source
(AFP)- The head of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty said on Thursday that the U.S. government had switched off a satellite that transmitted its Russian-language program into Russia. straitstimes.com/world/europe/…

Radio Free Europe says US switches off satellite transmitting Russia broadcast

The Trump administration decided in mid-March to freeze its funding, amid a drive to slash the size of the federal government. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The Straits Times

mastodon - Link to source

Some upstream contributor’s have been hard at work and we now have a Hetzer Cloud downlaodable image and docs page for @fedora #CoreOS Nice work everyone! docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/f…

#Hetzner #Fedora_CoreOS #Fedora

Download page showing Hetzner image as an option.

Provisioning Fedora CoreOS on Hetzner

Learn more about Fedora Linux, the Fedora Project & the Fedora Community.
Fedora Docs
#fedora #coreos #hetzner #fedora_coreos @Fedora Project

mastodon - Link to source

YouTube has just changed its rules to allow hate speech against gender minorities 😞

usermag.co/p/youtube-removes-g…

If you currently publish on YouTube, please consider putting your videos on PeerTube instead or as well:

fedi.tips/how-to-publish-video…

Your audience doesn't have to be on PeerTube themselves. They can follow and interact with PeerTube from within Mastodon etc, and they can even follow PeerTube from podcasting apps such as Apple Podcasts.

(via @taylorlorenz on mastodon.social/@taylorlorenz/…)


YouTube removes 'gender identity' from hate speech policy

TariffTokers, Gen Z’s ‘it couple’, Easter potatoes, anti-MAGA hats, Zuck's D.C. mansion, Amazon's TikTok bid, Silicon Valley's cupid, and the fastest growing political channels on YouTube
Taylor Lorenz (User Mag)
@Taylor Lorenz

mastodon - Link to source

#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brings you 22 updated (10 RB + 1 failed RB) and 2 added apps:

+ Parcel: Track all your parcels with ease 🛡️
+ Edge Seek: Control audio and brightness by sliding on edges 🛡️

Current RB status: 563 apps (43.5%)

4 #Magisk modules have been updated at apt.izzysoft.de/magisk

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo :awesome:


IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository

This is a repository of apps to be used with your F-Droid client. Applications in this repository are official binaries built by the original application developers, taken from their resp. repositories (mostly Github, GitLab, Codeberg).
IzzyOnDroid App Repo
#android #free #apps #AndroidAppRain #magisk #izzyondroid

bridgy-fed - Link to source

Central Europesn trumpists make excuses as US tariffs seen hitting economies balkaninsight.com/2025/04/03/c...

Central Europe’s ‘Trumpists’ M...


Central Europe’s ‘Trumpists’ Make Excuses as US Tariffs Seen Hitting Economies Hard | Balkan Insight

Even if there are no winners in trade wars, some lose more than others – and Central Europe, with its export-driven economies, is highly vulnerable to tariffs.
Jules Eisenchteter (BIRN)

akkoma - Link to source

My stocks are down eight per cent overnight entirely due to the Great Orange Menace. qz.com/apple-magnificent-7-sto…

I, for one, am tired of the winning. It can stop now.


Apple stock leads Magnificent 7 drop as Trump tariffs rattle Big Tech

Jefferies analysts said that new tariffs on China and India “caused a selloff on the Apple supply chain”
Britney Nguyen (Quartz)
This entry was edited (9 months ago)
Unknown parent

mastodon - Link to source

x0

@fireborn I don't think anything can be as bad as Linux. Even Android. And that has permissions! I've always been under the impression that just about everything to do with the desktop works like that. Audio, GUI, clipboard, MIDI... I will never trust it for music making, aside from the fact that nearly all my plugins wouldn't work with it to begin with. Nor does OSARA does it?
@aaron

mastodon - Link to source

On a fun LWDW #Linux show this week!
😂❤️🐧🐧🐧

Final ARM test for streaming,
Penguins & pics! #UbuntuSummit #ubuntu
@communiteatime
@martin
@till ,
Thundermail & Thunderbird Pro
@thunderbird ,
Blue95 retro Fedora spin,
Firefox 13
@FirefoxPerf ,
Falling for April Fools’ tech articles
@itsfoss

youtu.be/DIxumYP_cNA

Welcome To The Thunderverse - LWDW #466

Thunderbird announces Thundermail and Thunderbird Pro Services, Firefox enables HEVC playback on Linux, Windows 95 on Fedora, and April Fools' tech articles ...
YouTube
#linux #ubuntu #UbuntuSummit @It's FOSS @Thunderbird: Free Your Inbox @Monica Ayhens-Madon @Till Kamppeter @Firefox Performance @Martin Wimpress
This entry was edited (9 months ago)

mastodon - Link to source

#Postmedia, i.e. National Post, etc. LIED TO CANADIANS w/ an op-ed piece containing accusations of plagiarism...

I cannot imagine WHY the American-owned pieces of garbage would allow such lies to be published... can you?

AND, OF COURSE, THE RIGHT-WING KOOL-AID DRINKING PIECES OF GARBAGE ARE STILL SPREADING THE LIES THIS WEEK.

#cdnpoli #polcan #elxn45

Mark Carney's doctoral supervisor at Oxford says there is NO PLAGIARISM. PERIOD.
#cdnpoli #polcan #postmedia #elxn45

mastodon - Link to source

He gave me one of my first, truly safe jobs and opportunities as a PA for a project he was working on years ago. He made it a point to say “I want to see more Black women in this industry…” and then proved it with his actions. I got to hug him last year after not seeing him for sometime. We spoke via iPad. He was incredibly proud of me. This is all that matters. Honored to know this man. I am truly glad he is free.

variety.com/2025/film/news/val…


Val Kilmer Dead: Star of 'Batman Forever,' 'Tombstone' Was 65

Val Kilmer, star of "Batman Forever" and "Tombstone," has died. He was 65.
Pat Saperstein (Variety)
⇧