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This article discusses how to protect privacy, amidst concerns of increased government surveillance.

The article is aimed at Asylum seekers & immigrants to the US, but it's solid advice for anyone, really.

Recommendations include using encrypted messaging apps like Signal, Apple iMessage, and WhatsApp, and setting messages to disappear.

It also recommends minimizing data sharing and deleting data when possible, particularly from Google.

#privacy #security


Opt out: how to stop tech companies spying on your phone as Trump promises mass deportations

There are no federal privacy regulations to protect your information – here’s how you can do it yourself
Johana Bhuiyan (The Guardian)
#privacy #security
in reply to James House-Lantto (He/Him)

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Debacle

#JohanaBhuiyan suggests to #autoDelete messages and I agree with her.

theguardian.com/technology/202…

While this is not a "hard" security measure and might lead to a false sense of security, it is an easy and effective method of #dataHygiene.

I wonder, if any #Jabber clients have this feature?

#Conversations by @daniel, #Dino by @dino, #Gajim by @gajim, #Monal by @Monal, #SiskinIM by @tigase, anyone?

#XMPP


Opt out: how to stop tech companies spying on your phone as Trump promises mass deportations

There are no federal privacy regulations to protect your information – here’s how you can do it yourself
Johana Bhuiyan (The Guardian)
#xmpp #conversations #Jabber #dino #gajim #monal #autodelete #johanabhuiyan #datahygiene #siskinim @Dino @Gajim @monal-im.org @Tigase @Daniel Gultsch
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If you ever find yourself in #seattle in need of a ride, put your ride share app away and get a real taxi. It's worth it. Rides can be almost half the price in a taxi. That, and you don't pay #uber and #lyft to gut our local economy.
seattleyellowcab.com/

Seattle Yellow Cab - Taxicabs and Wheelchair Accessible Vans.

Seattle Yellow Cab - Taxicabs and Wheelchair Accessible Vans : Seattle-Tacoma (SeaTac) Airport Taxicab, Seattle Taxi Cab, Bellevue Taxi Cab, Renton Taxi Cab
Seattle Yellow Cab
#uber #seattle #lyft

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In Welsh myths, pigs originally came from the Otherworld, a gift from the fairy king Arawn. The Welsh point to all the many different kinds of marvelous food one can turn pigs into (bacon, sausages, pork chops, etc.) as proof that pigs are magical creatures.
🎨 Kallerna

#FolkloreThursday #31DaysofHaunting #BookChatWeekly #Superstitiology #Mythology #Folklore #WelshMythology #WelshFolklore #CelticMythology #CelticFolklore #Celtic #Wales #Mabinogion #Fairy #Faerie

Photo of a herd of pigs by Kallerna
#mythology #folklore #Wales #31daysofhaunting #superstitiology #celtic #celticmythology #welshmythology #fairy #folklorethursday #bookchatweekly #welshfolklore #celticfolklore #mabinogion #faerie

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11 Reasons Why You Should Switch from Windows to Linux linuxtoday.com/blog/11-reasons…

11 Reasons Why You Should Switch from Windows to Linux | Linux Today

If you are looking for a more secure, customizable, and efficient operating system, Linux might be the perfect solution for you. Let’s dive into the reasons why you should think about switching from Windows to Linux.
LinuxToday

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Hey Mark Shuttleworth's bonkers interview process for jobs at Canonical made Ask a Manager!

askamanager.org/2024/11/job-ap…

(The letter doesn't name the company, but a commenter recognized it - as did I, while reading the letter - and the letter writer confirms in the comments.)


job application is fixated on high school academic performance — Ask a Manager

A reader writes: What do you make of employers asking job applicants about their high school performance? Besides the fact that I barely remember SAT or
Ask a Manager
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#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brings you 14 updated and 1 added apps:

* Bookaccio Book Tracker: helps you manage and organize your reading list

! Jamie's Authenticator Pro is continued as a new app named Stratum (you'll need to switch).

ViMusic was removed as it is no longer working.

At apt.izzysoft.de/magisk 3 #Magisk #modules were updated and 1 added: Low RAM Flag Enabler.

RB status: 350 apps (28.8%)

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 #modules
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IzzyOnDroid ✅

@Charlxmagne @alextecplayz unfortunately, RiMusic won't be continued 😢 github.com/fast4x/RiMusic/issu… But we're working on bringing a fork of it in.

F-Droid build not reproducible · Issue #397 · fast4x/RiMusic

Steps to reproduce the bug diff.zip Could you please take a look? Thanks! Expected behavior None Actual behavior None Screenshots/Screen recordings No response Logs No response RiMusic version 0.6....
GitHub
@AlexTECPlayz @Charlxmagne

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🎉 Limited Time Deals from @atguys 🎉

Don’t miss out on discounts through Dec. 4th on:
👉 Zoom Essentials line
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👉 Keyboards
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Shop now: atguys.com/collections/deals

#Accessibility #TechDeals #BlindnessTech


Hot Deals

Check out these hot deals on accessible tech, for a limited time.
A. T. Guys
#Accessibility #techdeals #blindnesstech @A. T. Guys

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Blazie Technologies is on several social media platforms, for those who would like to follow us and
interact with us.
We receive the most engagement on Mastodon. Our Mastodon handle is
@BlazieTech
On X, (formerly Twitter) our handle is
@BlazieTech
Our Facebook page is
facebook.com/profile.php?id=10…
Finally, though not a social media platform, you can follow us on LinkedIn.
linkedin.com/company/blazie-te…

Blazie Technologies | Palm City FL

Blazie Technologies, Palm City, Florida. 18 To se mi líbí. Blazie Technologies empowers blind people through high-quality technology solutions and support.
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@Blazie Technologies

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At #MatrixConf, Jan Kohnert from gematik presented #TI-Messenger, the secure real time communications standard for the entire German healthcare system.

It uses Matrix to federate separately hosted systems to support 74M public insured citizens.

youtube.com/watch?v=MoA2cYfHly…


The TI Messenger: Advancing Secure Healthcare Communication with Matrix - Jan Kohnert

Day 1 - LAB4
YouTube
#matrixconf #ti
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Did you know the
#Kamailio project has a public @matrix room (and space if you're into spaces)?

Come join the discussions and talk with others about #SIP, Kamailio, and troubleshooting...

matrix.to/#/%23kamailio:matrix…

#voip #matrix #MatrixElement


Matrix - Decentralised and secure communication

You're invited to talk on Matrix. If you don't already have a client this link will help you pick one, and join the conversation. If you already have one, this link will help you join the conversation
matrix.to
#matrix #voip #Kamailio #sip #MatrixElement @The Matrix.org Foundation

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Dear @libreoffice ,
I believe it is time to change the default interface layout to a design that is much more intuitive, accessible, and easy to understand for those unfamiliar with LibreOffice.
I would like to suggest making the default interface layout “Contextual Single” when it is ready, if only for the sake of those using LibreOffice for the first time.
Thank you! :ablobcatheartsqueeze:

#LibreOffice #UI

A demo of the LibreOffice "Contextual Single" toolbar showing its default layout in LibreOffice Writer, Calc, Impress, and Draw, as well as the layout that appears when typing text in Impress. It consistently stays quite compact compared to other layout options, contains only available functions, and shows both icons and text for instant at-a-glance comprehensibility.
#libreoffice #ui @LibreOffice
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Don't forget to join this years Matrix fridge event at FOSDEM! matrix.org/blog/2024/11/matrix…
You can meet cool people like... well, I don't know who confirmed they will be there yet, but last year lots of developers and users where there and it was lots of fun and there was some free food, which is the most important part for a fridge!

(Also, if you joined last year, remember: this year it is in a different location with likely more heat and better toilets!)


Matrix in full force at FOSDEM

Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communications
Thib (matrix.org)

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still keep thinking back to that post I boosted on fingerprinting within text fields (seirdy.one/notes/2024/11/20/yo…) - and how at work, I always copy and paste from either blank Notepad or VS code scratchpad-type docs I temporarily keep. Even if that's a Slack response, I'll still paste in from notepad and then apply formatting to parts of the text to my desires (or write out the markdown and re-do it after pasting.)
Not sure why I've always done it this way, part of it I know is control over where and how formatting is applied. (Thinking about how Slack turns ``` code blocks into something that screen readers don't announce the formatting for, as an example.) The other part is typing indicators, perhaps - I get conscious if people see this typing indicator, even though I know most likely nobody cares, but if something takes me longer to write thoughts out on, I want zero judgment possibilities. In Google Docs, unless I'm making edits or proofreading, I'd rather paste in chunks of text at once because if I end up re-writing something to sound more accurate, I don't want the inaccurate version of it revisioned. And these are just my own personal reasons for always copy-pasting. I suppose if my workplace claimed I was doing all my work by AI writing, it's not like my workflow there had changed before and after its usage. With how much they promote internal AI tools though for increasing our productivity, don't see that happening.

Your keystroke biometrics are everywhere

Real time collaboration software and text boxes that rapidly save drafts to the cloud essentially log your fingerprintable typing behavior. The industry refers
Seirdy’s Home
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Working on an open source Matrix project, and you would like the world to know more about it? Our FOSDEM DevRoom's Call for Proposals is open until the end of November, don't be late!

Talks will be recorded, livestreamed, and re-uploaded to our channel!

matrix.org/blog/2024/11/fosdem…


Call for Participation to the FOSDEM 2025 Matrix Devroom

Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communications
Thib (matrix.org)

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As of Chrome 131 you have more options to style `<details>` and `<summary>`.

You can now use the `display` property on these elements, and also use a `::details-content` pseudo-element to style the part that expands and collapses.

developer.chrome.com/blog/styl…

More options for styling  |  Chrome for Developers

You can now set the display type and also style the container for the part that expands and collapses using the new ::details-content pseudo-element.
Chrome for Developers
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Human-caused climate change is intensifying Atlantic hurricanes, with rising ocean temperatures adding an average of 30 km/h to wind speeds, according to a new study by Climate Central.
That's a lot.
wral.com/news/local/climate-ch…
#climate #ClimateChange #extremeweather #hurricanes

Climate change adds 18 mph to hurricane wind speeds, study shows

Human-caused climate change is intensifying Atlantic hurricanes, with rising ocean temperatures adding an average of 18 mph to wind speeds, according to a new study by Climate Central.
Liz McLaughlin, WRAL Climate Change Reporter (WRAL)
#climatechange #climate #extremeweather #hurricanes
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