Just noticed that most shopping-list apps at PlayStore come with plenty of ad modules – how "fitting". One had 30 of them! Then I took a look at those served by F-Droid and IzzyOnDroid: no ad modules at all (often not even the Internet permission).
KYC: Know Your Choices. And choose wisely!
#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brings you 5 updated (4 RB) and 4 added apps:
* BLEtoMQTT: Android BLE to MQTT bridging service 🛡️
* IPerf3Client: active measurements of the max bandwidth on IP networks 🛡️
* Stepsy: a simple and lightweight step counter app 🛡️
* LinkGuardian: Android client for Linkwarden
New milestone: we crossed the number of 1.300 apps available 🥳
RB status: 568 apps (43.7%)
Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo 
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
I [updated](https://github.com/simonw/tools/commit/07c91d8b4fd31f4d460e6b0cd9c225af7e211112) my LLM pricing calculator this morning ([Claude transcript](https://claude.Simon Willison’s Weblog
The annual #curl distro meeting happened. Thanks everyone who participated. Good discussions. Excellent feedback. I have some action items.
curl might just get yet a little better as a result of this!
Gajim 2.1.0 has been released 🥳
This release brings an all-new activity feed and adds support for Message Displayed Synchronization across group chats.
Thank you for all your contributions! ❤️
Support Gajim's development: liberapay.com/Gajim
gajim.org/post/2025-04-08-gaji…
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Every single person on this platform needs a refresher:
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Calling in is a technique that does allow all parties to move forward. It’s a concept created by human-rights practitioners to challenge the toxicity of call-out culture. Calling in is speaking up without tearing down. A call-in can happen publicly or privately, but its key feature is that it’s done with love. Instead of shaming someone who’s made a mistake, we can patiently ask questions to explore what was going on and why the speaker chose their harmful language.
Call-ins are agreements between people who work together to consciously help each other expand their perspectives. They encourage us to recognize our requirements for growth, to admit our mistakes and to commit to doing better. Calling in cannot minimize harm and trauma already inflicted, but it can get to the root of why the injury occurred, and it can stop it from happening again
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learningforjustice.org/magazin…#callingIn
A veteran human rights educator explains the value of teaching students to call each other in rather than out.Learning for Justice
Hogo Barra, a tech industry veteran with influential stints at Google, Meta, and Xiaomi, has joined the Sonos board of directors.Chris Welch (The Verge)
I've put all of my uBlock Origin additions into this gist:
gist.github.com/mhoye/dcc2c2fe…
It causes mild inconvenience on Google properties, and breaks Twitter and Facebook entirely which I consider a net benefit.
Beyond that: the web snaps into place for me. It's _fast._ Even on slow machines or ancient hardware. The web is insanely fast, if you cut out the sludge.
Works with Firefox+uBlockOrigin. If you're using Chrome or Safari, you should probably do something about that.
Feedback is welcome.
uBlock Origin Bonus Content. GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.Gist
yeah serving fonts from the same as the rest is particularly evil....
ublock allow per content type so you can block JS but not CSS or fonts from the same host.
besides being useful, this is impressive, I can't even imagine how much time this took to put together. hackers.town/@lori/11430992838…
Alright I've done it--here's a large collection of short beeps and boops from different video games suitable for using for notification sounds for your phone or whatever else. Over 500 tiny noises curated by me that aren't too long or too horrible to hear beeped at you all day. Enjoy!d-shoot.net/files/Game_Notific…
I’ve been hosting services for myself and others for over 25 years now: starting on IIS6, moving to Windows Server, eventually to Debian, and now to an entirely dockerized stack.stuff.interfree.ca
I also use Miniflux as my feed reader of choice, its easily one of my most used applications.
How does kubo work? Is it similar to Dropbox? For file syncing and sharing links to other people, I use Seafile.
For uptime monitoring, I use Gatus. I like that it uses YAML to configure various endpoints, which is faster than having to use a GUI that may or may not work.
I've been looking for a notes solution, how's Joplin's accessibility?
Seafile offers an app called Seadrive that you can download which integrates with explorer. The integration adds a seadrive submenu, one of which lets you generate direct links to files. Anyone that has the link doesn't need to install anything to download the file.
For cross-platform syncing, I would use Syncthing, except that it doesn't work on iOS. Hence why I'm still on Seafile for stuff like ensuring my KeePass database is available to all my devices.
Ah, that makes sense. I have a public folder which by convention I put all my stuff that I want to share publicly.
My main laptop is a Windows device, hence why I'm not using ICloud.
'Happier' the new sensational single from Fickle Friends! Follow & explore Fickle Friends online: https://linktr.ee/ficklefriendsYouTube
During a panel at a summit, Linda McMahon, the U.S. secretary of education, referred to AI as 'A1,' like the steak sauce.Amanda Silberling (TechCrunch)
Egg prices continue to increase despite bird flu outbreak slowing
https://apnews.com/article/egg-prices-bird-flu-cpi-b0ded420e9f7c0a707277c9c63396a76?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into U.S. News @u-s-news-AssociatedPress
U.S. egg prices increased again last month to reach a new record-high of $6.23 per dozen despite President Donald Trump’s predictions, a drop in wholesale prices and no egg farms having bird flu outbreaks.Josh Funk (AP News)
This isn’t trade strategy. It’s Munchausen syndrome by proxy.The New Republic
An Algorithm Deemed This Nearly Blind 70-Year-Old Prisoner a “Moderate Risk.” Now He’s No Longer Eligible for Parole.
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A Louisiana law cedes much of the power of the parole board to an algorithm that bars thousands of prisoners from a shot at early release. Civil rights attorneys say it could disproportionately harm Black people — and may even be unconstitutional.
propublica.org/article/tiger-a…
#News #Louisiana #Prison #CriminalJustice #CivilRights #Technology #Law
Was asked to provide a “DEI harder” v-neck womens t-shirt, so here it is
etsy.com/uk/listing/1886391200…
Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and room systems.Zoom Video
: The 1990s called – they're impressedLiam Proven (The Register)
*145 %
Washington/Peking - Celková celní zátěž čínského dovozu do USA teď činí 145 procent. Bílý dům to potvrdil televizi CNBC. Prezident Donald Trump ve středu na síti Truth Social oznámil, že clo na čínský dovoz navyšuje na 125 procent.ČTK
The March 2025 Android Progress is out! In our latest update, we have:
* news on team changes (including some new iOS hires!)
* our roadmap board
* account drawer improvements
* community contribution highlights and
* an easy way to get involved!
#Thunderbird #Android #OpenSource
blog.thunderbird.net/2025/04/t…
This month, we cover recent changes to our team, our roadmap board on GitHub, and contributing via triaging GitHub Issues.Philipp Kewisch (The Thunderbird Blog)
News, previews, and guides from the Thunderbird TeamThe Thunderbird Blog
If you are using BlueSky besides the Fediverse we've created an account there, too:
We'll still use Mastodon to primarily post but I think we will be crossposting to Bluesky in the future :)
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I grew-up as a Christian Pastor’s Kid which surely was a struggle for me. Today I got this text from my dad about him performing his first ever same-sex marriage in his career at the age of 67 years old.
He’s been a minister in the United Methodist Church for over 30 years and I can assure you, this was one of the highlights of his entire 30+ years ministering.
He said, “It was one of the most meaningful things I’ve done.”
Changed hearts are possible! 💕🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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I made that thread from yesterday into a brief post.
“Automated WCAG Testing Is Grrreat!”
adrianroselli.com/2025/04/auto…
I’m a big fan of using automation in WCAG testing. I use bookmarklets, dev tools, browser features & reporting, and a pile of third-party products from assorted vendors. These save me time and effort, letting me focus on more tricky cases.Adrian Roselli
Microsoft have made a boo boo and made a new exploitable security vulnerability in Windows.
If you create the folder c:\inetpub on a Windows PC - possible without admin rights - future security updates (and this months) fail to ever install.. so you can stop OS updates applying.
infosec.exchange/@wdormann/114…
Attached: 3 images @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social @jernej__s Yeah, so this is interesting. I was skeptical, but I can confirm that [KB5057589](https://support.microsoft.Infosec Exchange
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Claude has a new subscription tier called "MAX," but it costs a whopping $200 per month, and users aren't happy with how the company enforces rate limits.
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You don't often see Microsoft mentioned in the same breath as Elton John, Celine Dion, and Chicago, but it just happened. Twice.Paul Thurrott (Thurrott.com)
Xeno-canto is an online database that provides access to wildlife sound recordings and soundscapes from around the world.
Since launching in 2005 with a focus on birds, 🐦 the platform has expanded taxonomic coverage and contains records collected by both professional and citizen scientists. 🔎
Records are made available for publishing through support of #NLBIF.
Explore > 810,000 records on GBIF: 🔗gbif.link/xenocanto
Check out the project: 🔗 xeno-canto.org/
Der Chaos Computer Club ist eine galaktische Gemeinschaft von Lebewesen für Informationsfreiheit und Technikfolgenabschätzung.www.ccc.de
It’s been a busy stretch, but finally sharing my FOSDEM talk from earlier this year. I spoke about Thunderbird’s journey toward a unified, open-source design system that spans desktop and Android — and how designers (and curious contributors) can help shape its future. Check it out if you're into collaborative, scalable design in open-source spaces.
REMINDER: Your resistance goes faster, harder, and further without the use of ableist language. Fascists won't give a fuck, but a whole lot of folk who have been called 'crazy’, ‘insane’, 'stupid’, ‘idiot’, ‘moron’, and so forth hear you every time you do this, and make themselves a little smaller.
The same goes for body-shaming of any kind. It hurts your allies, not your enemies.
Update your vocabulary.
And check for alt text before you post, or boost.
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For this year’s LibreOffice Conference we had two location proposals: Luxembourg and Budapest. Members of The Document Foundation voted to choose the final location, and we can announce that Budapest is the winner.Mike Saunders (The Document Foundation)
Today during a meeting it was mentioned that the front-end for Firefox' main source code repository [1] was super slow because of... AI scrapers! Surprise surprise! The team had to go through quite a bit of effort to curb the traffic. Also, can you think of something more stupid than scraping sources hosted in a version control system by scraping the web front-end?
[1] hg.mozilla.org/
Amazon announced that it would use AI to help farmers in Aragon, Spain use water more efficiently.
That's the same Amazon that is using huge quantities of water for its data centers in Aragon, Spain
The same super-secretive Amazon that does its very best to hide its water usage figures from the public.
Welcome to the world of Big Tech: grifters, con artists and scammers. Mafia-like thugs who swear local governments to silence.
Follow:
@tunubesecamirio
theguardian.com/environment/20…
Amazon, Google and Microsoft are building datacentres in water-scarce parts of five continentsLuke Barratt (The Guardian)
Major European news sites start talking about the trend to #deGoogle and to #BuyEuropean 💪
Thanks, Markus Böhm and Dennis Hoogeveen, for the mentions. ❤️
Read the full articles:
👉 spiegel.de/netzwelt/netzpoliti…
👉 nos.nl/artikel/2562279-klanten…
Es geht ihnen um Trump, Musk oder Bezos, um Datensicherheit oder die Stärkung der heimischen Wirtschaft: Viele Europäer würden sich gern von Techdiensten aus den USA lösen. Zehn niedrigschwellige Ideen für jede und jeden.Markus Böhm (DER SPIEGEL)
neither EU tech is trustworthy because of the chat control spyware bill. Regardless where the software is coming from, it must be fully FOSS.
So the term we are looking at is de-gafaming, not just de-googleing.
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in reply to IzzyOnDroid ✅ • • •Oh, btw: Do you remember the times where the tech websites had interesting articles explaining tech – and not, as today, 80% or more of their articles just appraising what you should buy (phones, powerbanks, watches – save 20% today, 30% tomorrow)?
Wait: you DO remember them? Are you really THAT OLD? 🧓 🙊 💨
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in reply to IzzyOnDroid ✅ • • •The one feature I'm missing with many free shopping list apps: Being able to
share different lists with different people.
One list that both my wife & I can edit and sync. So I can be sure to have the latest version sync'ed on my smartphone. And other lists that I can share & work on with e.g. a friend that I'm organizing a dinner with...
Android only would be OK, multiplatform would be a big plus, as I prefer to compile lists on my desktop computer...
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