Muss jetzt mal #NextCloud lobpreisen 🙌 . Betreibe seit einigen Monaten eine Instanz und bin relativ begeistert. Die Apps bieten echt ne große Vielfalt an Funktionen, Sync von Kontakte, Kalender, und #Firefox Lesezeichen, alles kein Problem. Und die Kosten von so einer Strato #LinuxVM sind auch sehr überschaubar.
Nextcloud - Open source Kollaborationslösung
Mit der beliebtesten selbst gehosteten Kollaborationslösung für Millionen von Benutzern, eingesetzt von mehreren Tausend Unternehmen auf der ganzen WeltNextcloud
"...To help ensure that your AirPods microphones and speakers are operating at their best (for example, to help provide high-quality hearing test results), your AirPods may periodically play a quiet chime when they’re in their charging case."
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Inside a $50,000 Unix Workstation from 1996 - YouTube
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#video #sharing #camera phone #video phone #free #upload
Inside a $50,000 Unix Workstation from 1996
Thanks https://pcbway.com for sponsoring today's video!Today we're tearing down the SGI Indigo2, checking out its weird architecture, and tossing in some upg...YouTube
@gabrielesvelto it was in 1995, the summer of Windows 95 release. Later I had access to Digital UNIX Alpha workstation (school) and later one Sun Ultra 5.... which was when things started to level up with PC.
My age is showing.
Please consider commenting to FTC about the case against AccessiBe for misleading advertising. Deadline Feb. 5.
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President Biden Awards Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction to His Holiness Pope Francis | The White House
Today, President Biden spoke with His Holiness Pope Francis and named him as a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction. TheThe White House
#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brings you 12 updated apps (hey, all without that DependencyInfoBlob 🤩) and 1 added app:
* Octo: an unofficial FLOSS Octopus Energy agile tariff monitor 🛡️
RB stats: 401 apps (32.3%) – yupp, we crossed the 400! 🥳
At apt.izzysoft.de/magisk 5 #Magisk modules where updated.
Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo and #reproducibleBuilds 
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
This RAM consumption test between Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Opera browsers demonstrates which one consumes the least memory. Spoiler alert: Firefox won by a mile.
#firefox #chrome #edge #opera #browser #ram
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We Tested 4 Browsers, And This One Used The Least Amount Of RAM
Common knowledge holds that Google Chrome will chew up your computer's RAM and spit it out, but is that true? We put four popular browsers to the test.Samyak Goswami (SlashGear)
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Matt Mullenweg deactivates the accounts of several WordPress.org members, some of whom have been leading a push to create a new fork of the open-source project (Paul Sawers/TechCrunch)
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Matt Mullenweg deactivates WordPress accounts of contributors planning a fork | TechCrunch
Matt Mullenweg has deactivated the accounts of several WordPress community members, including two with plans to fork WordPress.Paul Sawers (TechCrunch)
Friendica beginner help megathread
Hello, everyone! As we know what Zuck's place is going through, I decided to create a post with all the resources I found online all these years I've been on this place, in a bid to help more people board. Here we go:
List of guides/presentations/quick start
- @anubis2814's excelent guides for Friendica. Available as a playlist on YouTube:
or on Peertube:
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(6 videos) - The Future of Social is Here: a Show and Tell (part 3: Friendica) by @Elena Rossini ⁂
- The Beginner’s guide to Friendica by @Tio
- no less important, The Friendica Wiki also available under the help section of your instance (click on your pic and name on the top-right where you're logged in -> help)
- The @Friendica Support group for any questions or issues (yes, I intended to post this here).
All of these should be more comprehensive than this guide.
Short Q&A with the most common problems
How do I post stuff?
Easy, on your profile, click the button in the top right that looks like this:
A pop-up window will open, and you can type anything. Make sure to set the appropriate permissions by clicking the tab at the top. If you want your post to be public then choose public, if you don't, select limited/private and add the exceptions or add who can see it. Make sure you properly select these permissions, because you cannot change them later. If you format your post (see below), you can also check the preview pane to see how your post will look. This also applies for comments.
How to format my text?
Friendica uses BBCodes for text formatting like bold text, italic text, underlined text and many others. You can find more example on the usage of it in the Wiki or under https://your-instance-address/help/bbcode. You don't have to style your text, but you can do some nice stuff with it. You can also get suggestions for formatting by typing [ and selecting an option from the drop-down menu, or typing out your option to narrow your search. But do check the wiki, though. Generally, BBCode looks like [option]your-text-here[/option].
If there is any text where you don't want to add any tags on by accident, slide it between these tags: [noparse][/noparse].
How to upload an image (and how to add alt-text to it)
Just drag&drop it into the composing page. Simple. Easy. No frills.
Also, to note is that you can also re-use an image you previously uploaded if you go to the Browser tab in the compose window.
Finally, you can link to any image you find online, without downloading&reuploading it in the 1st place. Right-click an image, click "copy image link", then go to your post and type [img]paste-your image-link-here[/img] (of course, you paste your image link instead, between the img tags). This is generally how images are displayed via BBCode.
I personally use an external site to host my media and link it this way, whenever there is something I want on the internet for as long as possible in order to save some space on my instance. I mostly use postimages.org, but I also used
Meta and now also Reddit like to change the URL string to the media posted on their platforms, so don't rely on these if you want your post to still stay relevant after a few days.
You can also add Alt-Text to your image if, instead, you type [img=your_image_url]Your Alt-Text here[/img]. Alt-Text is generally an image description that is displayed when the image fails to load/before loading, and is useful to visually impaired people using screen reading software which can read this out loud. The latter is the reason why it is highly recommended by many people all across the Fediverse (not just on Friendica).
How to upload a video or other media
Just like you do with an image. However, the video will be posted under Browser, and then the "Files" icon:
Select your file, and it will be posted with an tag.
However, there's currently no user facing way to delete these as yet, so feel free to upload them on any other external service and share the direct link to the audio/video if you care about this.
You can use the tags [audio]your-link-to-the-audio[/audio] and [video]your-link-to-the-video[/video] for that.
How do I make a poll/vote at polls
Polls are currently supported by a few Fediverse platforms, but not by Friendica fully, right now (you can see them, but you cannot vote on them and create them).
You can again use an external service for creating polls, such as poll-maker or Strawpoll.
How to post to a group
Groups on Friendica, as well as any other ActivityPub platform, are generally just some special accounts that automatically boost/reshare whatever post you added while tagging them. Therefore, just create a regular post and tag them with the ! or @ signs (one of these tags should suffice). The former one creates a post that is visible on the group but unlisted wherever else (i.e. in a public feed). The latter takes account of your permission settings. You will see how you can find groups somewhere below.
How to find various people
There are multiple ways; One is to use any of the established lists:
- Fedi.db's list
- Most followed Mastodon accounts by Stefan Hayden
- Fliboard federated accounts (for news organizations on Flipboard who enabled AP integration) [Google Sheet spreadsheet]
- [Public] Popular/famous/notable Mastodon accounts (also available as a website) [Google Sheet spreadsheet]
- The Friendica directory (only for people on Friendica)
- Follow @FediFollows for suggestion
You can also go to Settings>Profile>Miscellaneous and scroll all the way down to add some tags to the profile. Then, you can also go to Contacts and choose "similar interests" in the left pane, get friend suggestions or a random profile.
Finally, you can also add yourself into the aforementioned Friendica Directory or to your server's one by going to Settings>Account>Security and Privacy Settings and check any of these two options:
This way anyone can find you according to your interests.
Finally, you can also follow hashtags to get posts from people that also share your interests directly in your feed, and then follow them from there.
If you want to have more privacy, you can check the following box below:
This limits the visibility of your content to only instances that are made aware of it, and people that have access to it based on your privacy settings. Unlogged users will not be allowed to find you.
How do I find groups?
Same as with regular people. There are multiple lists:
- Friendica Directory (for groups that are on Friendica).
- Check the list of @Fedi.Tips available here.
- Lemmyverse (For Communities on Lemmy - a decentralized Lemmy alternative - be wary of this though)
- Check out the servers of other Fediverse software like Mbin or Piefed. These are more forum-like platforms, centered around communities. Generally, each of these communities has a Fediverse address. Copy that, paste it in the search bar, and you should be able to find it. If it doesn't work the 1st time, try a few more times. If it still doesn't work, look whether the server is not on the banned list by accessing
your-server-address/friendica, and/or contact your admin for clarification.
How do I use the search? Is it any useful beyond just searching for people and groups and other accounts?
Yes. Check the Wiki for more information.
Are there any mobile apps?
Yes there are. From my personal experience, Raccoon for Friendica gave me the best results. Relatica is also a great option, as well as Fedilab (the latter is more of a Mastodon client, but you can disable the display of reply in the feeds and enable BBCode - fiddle out in the settings). There are other apps for various platforms as well. If you don't find any of them fitting, you can just access your Friendica server in your browser (e.g. friendica.world, nerdica.net etc.). It's very responsive and easy to use.
I hope this Q&A covers the most common aspects of using Friendica
Bonus: Text colors
One aspect that hasn't really been touched on in the wiki is the colors. You can have text in any color if you type the text like this[color=color_name_or_value]your text here[/color]. Hex values are accepted, however there are also some human readable names that can be used (based on this thread):Antiquewhite
Aqua
Aquamarine
Azure
Beige
Bisque
Blanchedalmond
Blue
Blueviolet
Brown
Burlywood
Cadetblue
Chartreuse
Chocolate
Coral
Cornflowerblue
Cornsilk
Crimson
Cyan
Darkblue
Darkcyan
Darkgoldenrod
Darkgray
Darkgreen
Darkkhaki
Darkmagenta
Darkolivegreen
Darkorange
Darkorchid
Darkred
Darksalmon
Darkseagreen
Darkslateblue
Darkslategray
Darkturquoise
Darkviolet
Deeppink
Deepskyblue
Dimgray
Dodgerblue
Firebrick
Floralwhite
Forestgreen
Fuchsia
Gainsboro
Ghostwhite
Gold
Goldenrod
Gray
Green
Greenyellow
Honeydew
Hotpink
Indianred
Indigo
Ivory
Khaki
Lavender
Lavenderblush
Lawngreen
Lemonchiffon
Lightblue
Lightcoral
Lightcyan
Lightgoldenrodyellow
Lightgreen
Lightgrey
Lightpink
Lightsalmon
Lightseagreen
Lightskyblue
Lightslategray
Lightsteelblue
Linen
Magenta
Maroon
Mediumaquamarine
Mediumblue
Mediumorchid
Mediumpurple
Mediumseagreen
Mediumslateblue
Mediumspringgreen
Mediumturquoise
Mediumvioletred
Midnightblue
Mintcream
Mistyrose
Moccasin
Navajowhite
Navy
Oldlace
Olive
Olivedrab
Orange
Orangered
Orchid
Palegoldenrod
Palegreen
Paleturquoise
Palevioletred
Papayawhip
Peachpuff
Peru
Pink
Plum
Powderblue
Purple
Red
Rosybrown
Royalblue
Saddlebrown
Salmon
Sandybrown
Seagreen
Seashell
Sienna
Silver
Skyblue
Slateblue
Slategray
Snow
Springgreen
Steelblue
Tan
Teal
Thistle
Tomato
Turquoise
Violet
Wheat
White
Whitesmoke
Yellow
Yellowgreen
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Happy to be featured in an article this week in the FNN :
Five takeaways from GSA’s latest Section 508 assessment
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#GSA #Section508 #Accessibility #A11y
Five takeaways from GSA’s latest Section 508 assessment
Agencies are dedicating more time and staff to digital accessibility efforts, but acquisition is still a key hurdle when it comes to Section 508 compliance.Justin Doubleday (Federal News Network)
The #XMPP Newsletter for December 2024 is out!
Read about the latest XMPP universe updates and the latest updates on our #standards!
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Enjoy reading! 📰 ☕
#jabber #chat #interoperability #rtc
#opensource #decentralization
worth repeating: everything looks like a conspiracy when you don't understand how anything works
given the disinvestment in education and the propaganda, it's not surprise people reach this kind of conclusion...
If stupidity was a lethal illness then we'd not be many left alive.
The IRS relaunched its Identity Protection Personal Identification Number (IP PIN) program this week and all US taxpayers are encouraged to enroll for added security against identity theft and fraudulent returns.
Here is this week's #Linux and #OpenSource News video!
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Linux Foundation endorses Chromium, SteamOS ISO is coming: Linux & Open Source news
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Mark Zuckerberg lamented the rise of "culturally neutered" companies that have sought to distance themselves from "masculine energy" (Riley Griffin/Bloomberg)
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Mark Zuckerberg on Joe Rogan Podcast Slams Biden Administration
Mark Zuckerberg lamented the rise of “culturally neutered” companies that have sought to distance themselves from “masculine energy,” adding that it’s good if a culture “celebrates the aggression a bit more.”Riley Griffin (Bloomberg)
Elektronische Patientenakte: Lauterbach verspricht einen Start „ohne Restrisiko“
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Na ja, man wird sich ja mal versprechen dürfen...
Elektronische Patientenakte: Lauterbach verspricht einen Start „ohne Restrisiko“
In wenigen Tagen beginnt die Pilotphase für die elektronische Patientenakte. Gesundheitsminister Lauterbach versichert, dass bis zu ihrem bundesweiten Start sämtliche Sicherheitsprobleme gelöst sind. Mit Gewissheit überprüfen lässt sich das nicht.netzpolitik.org
@Neurotransmitter Das hat er ja gerade unter Beweis gestellt mit der Aussage, dass die ePA eine Zweitmeinung einfacher machen würde. Hey, für eine Zweitmeinung möchte ich doch gerade nicht, dass der Zweitarzt die Erstmeinung liest? Sicher meint Herr Leiserfluss da eher den "anderen Kontext". Aber der würde ja auch für die Erstmeinung gelten.
Alles ein wenig konfus. Vielleicht sollte man mehr auf Leute hören, die sich damit auskennen? 🤔
Oda hiring Platform Engineer in Oslo, Norway | LinkedIn
Posted 9:28:24 AM. Oda is a company on the move. We built Norway’s leading online grocery store and now we want to…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.www.linkedin.com
Free-software warriors celebrate landmark case that enforced GNU LGPL
On the Fritz: German router maker AVM lets device rights case end after coughing up source codeThomas Claburn (The Register)
"I got all your fucking info either you turn yourself in or ill show it to the police"
Nine years ago today. Still weird.
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Tales from my inbox, part++
"Josh" sent me an email. Pardon the language here but I decided to show the mail body unaltered: From: Josh Yanez Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2016 22:27:13 -0800 To: daniel Subject: Hey fucker I got all your fucking info either you turn yourse…daniel.haxx.se
Heh. Reminds me of the time some minor US school board official started throwing unhinged threats at a Linux distro because he interpreted the default web page as meaning he'd been hacked by them.
(I'd post a link, but Google no longer works.)
@andrew_shadura to neviem, na rýchlo som prezrel Google ale nič.. neviem či to nebude mať spojitosť s dobovým filmom: mastodon.arch-linux.cz/@Suspic…
QA/Dev Report: December 2024 - LibreOffice QA Blog
General Activities LibreOffice 24.8.4 was announced on December 19 Olivier Hallot (TDF) improved the warning in Help when JavaScript is not active and did many cleanups in help pages Dione Maddern created a help page for Alignment Sidebar deck Alain …x1sc0 (LibreOffice QA Blog)
✨ I tried @jack's django-templated-email-md project tonight, which was easy to use and was all I needed. I tried out a few other libraries, but it checked the right boxes for me.
If you want a bit more than Django's default mail handling provides, I recommend checking it out.
I no longer have an excuse not to send emails in my projects.
World Central Kitchen | Meal Distribution Sites: California Fires
WCK is distributing free hot meals to the public at the following locations in Southern California in response to multiple active wildfires near Los Angeles. For the most up to date information please check our socials.World Central Kitchen
I needed to do something for Los Angeles, so I just donated $100 to World Central Kitchen who has staff on scene now helping to feed both first responders and displaced residents.
One of the reasons I always choose this charity is that they do not pummel you with requests after you donate. And...Jose Andres is just an awesome human being. And good starts at the top.
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those damn undocumented immigrants are at it again, putting out fires, saving people's houses
Mangled trees, charred homes and ashen land: inside a community leveled by the Palisades fire — Guardian US
Where once kids played and a California neighborhood gathered, the land is now devastated by a ferocious fireapple.news
Meta just killed its diversity, equity and inclusion program
What employees are saying about the company's embrace of MAGA ideology —and what Meta is telling them not to sayCasey Newton (Platformer)
ghod how did I only just today learn this existed
a daily soap opera, shot every day as the characters are commuting home on a GO train 
Hey mastodon, anyone interested in a really cool internship for the blind through the library of congress teaching you how to transcribe music and documents into Braille? If so here’s the link to find out more
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Erica C. Vaughns NLS Aspiring Leaders Internship Program - National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) | Library of Congress
The Program was established in 2020 through an endowment to provide legally blind individuals opportunities to work at NLS in areas of study or interest.National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) | Library of Congress


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