mastodon - Link to source

If you are interested to help shaping #FDroid 's future on a governance side: please consider to apply for a board seat.

As current board member I highly welcome nominations of anyone committed to furthering the #softwarefreedom of computer users, particularly with regard to mobile devices.

f-droid.org/en/2025/03/30/boar…


F-Droid Board of Directors nominations 2025 | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository

Nominations are now open for this year’s appointments to the F-Droid Boardof Directors! Up to four new directors will be selected to serve for twoyears.You m...
f-droid.org
#fdroid #softwarefreedom

mastodon - Link to source
V březnu jsem poprvé naběhal sto kilometrů měsíčně. Moc mě to chytlo, zejména díky třem věcem. První z nich jsou sportovní hodinky, mám rád data a motivují mě hýbat se pravidelně. Druhá věc je hudba, dlouho jsem se jí vyhýbal, bál jsem se, že mě bude odvádět od soustředění na běh, což se neděje. A třetí je běhání pomalu, v druhé tepové zóně, kde docela v pohodě uběhnu 10 km, aniž bych se pak cítil vyřízený. Těším se na sezónu! Venek je radost.
This entry was edited (8 months ago)
in reply to Tomáš Znamenáček

mastodon - Link to source

Jiří Eischmann

Mám to podobně. Od pořízení hodinek loni v létě jsem si zlepšil VO2max o 4 body. Včera jsem po 11 letech uběhl víc než 10 km. Snažím se tempo držet pod 6 minut na km, což při takové vzdálenosti a kopcích znamená, že jsem vyřízený, ale už jsem překonal bariéru, za kterou už je pomalejší běh pohodička. Jdu si zaběhnout 6 km v tempu 6:30/km a ono už je to takové protáhnutí. Člověk má energii dívat se po krajině... Už to není jako dřív, kdy jsem od prvního km počítal metry do konce. 😅

mastodon - Link to source
Three CPC candidates deemed not fit to run in #elxn45: ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/t… #cdnpoli #polcan #elxn45

Third Conservatives candidate no longer running in federal election

Conservative candidate Lourence Singh for the New Westminster-Burnaby-Maillardville riding is no longer running in the federal election race, marking the third candidate exit in a single day.
Mina Kerr-Lazenby (CTVNews)
#cdnpoli #polcan #elxn45

mastodon - Link to source

Thunderbird Pro/Thundermail codebases

Don't trust me, don't trust anyone. Look at the code and decide.

Appointment: github.com/thunderbird/appoint…

Send: github.com/thunderbird/send-su…

Our mail stack is built on: github.com/stalwartlabs/mail-s…

On Mail, we'll publish any additional bits that we develop around it.


GitHub - stalwartlabs/mail-server: Secure & Modern All-in-One Mail Server (IMAP, JMAP, POP3, SMTP)

Secure & Modern All-in-One Mail Server (IMAP, JMAP, POP3, SMTP) - stalwartlabs/mail-server
GitHub

mastodon - Link to source

A prominent computer scientist who has spent 20 years publishing academic papers on cryptography, privacy, and cybersecurity has gone incommunicado, had his professor profile, email account, and phone number removed by his employer Indiana University, and had his homes raided by the FBI. No one knows why.

#XiaofengWang Xiaofeng Wang

arstechnica.com/security/2025/…


FBI raids home of prominent computer scientist who has gone incommunicado

Indiana University quietly removes profile of tenured professor and refuses to say why.
Dan Goodin (Ars Technica)
#xiaofengwang
This entry was edited (8 months ago)
in reply to Dan Goodin

mastodon - Link to source

Dan Goodin

Here's the latest on XiaoFeng Wang, the distinguished computer scientist who was summarily fired on Friday from his tenured position at Indiana University, where he had spent 20 years racking up accolades for his research in cryptography, privacy and cybersecurity. It comes from Alexander Tanford, president of the Bloomington chapter of the AAUP, the organization representing IU professors, and colleagues of Wang's.

In February, an anonymous person filed a complaint alleging research misconduct against Wang. "The charge seemed trivial -- that he had failed to properly disclose who was principal investigator on a grant application and had not fully listed all his co-authors on an article," Tanford told me.

On March 13 or 14, IU temporarily suspended Wang, banned him from his office and denied access to his computer, research and data while the investigation continued. This is permitted under IU's research misconduct policy. The reasons, though, aren't publicly known.

On March 28, Provost Rahul Shrivastav informed Wang he was being terminated immediately. Shrivastav provided no reason (he mentioned Wang taking a job at a university in Singapore, but this is permitted and not grounds for dismissal). What's more, policy ACA-52, approved by the IU Board of Trustees, prohibits summarily firing a tenured professor.

Also on March 28, homes that Wang owns in Bloomington and Carmel, Indiana, were raided by the FBI. The FBI says the raids were court approved, but so far no one has seen a warrant. The US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Indiana will neither confirm nor deny an investigation.

Indiana University has steadfastly refused to provide any reason for the termination or its failure to follow its own policy. Students and fellow faculty remain in the dark. His PhD students are frantically scrambling to find new advisors. One such student learned of Wang's firing only a few weeks before his PhD defense.

I reached out to Wang's attorneys 24 hours ago, and still haven't heard back.

We really need answers here. IU is tarnishing its reputation for academic independence. The lack of transparency here, both by IU and the FBI, truly sucks.

arstechnica.com/security/2025/…


FBI raids home of prominent computer scientist who has gone incommunicado

Indiana University quietly removes profile of tenured professor and refuses to say why.
Dan Goodin (Ars Technica)
This entry was edited (8 months ago)

mastodon - Link to source

#RationalWiki is facing imminent legal peril from 5 separate defamation lawsuits from 5 #eugenics supporters. At least 2 of the lawsuits appear to be frivolous on their face. The 5 litigants are known to have acted in concert to take advantage of the weak #SLAPP protections within our state of incorporation and to bankrupt us. We need both monetary donations and legal representation (we are already aware of both the ACLU and the #EFF).

#law #FreeSpeech #NewMexico
rationalwiki.org/


RationalWiki

rationalwiki.org
#eff #law #freespeech #slapp #eugenics #rationalwiki #newmexico

mastodon - Link to source

Today brings 84 new features in Safari 18.4!
• Declarative Web Push
• Screen Wake Lock API for Home Screen Web Apps
• Viewport presets in Responsive Design Mode
• Ogg Opus & Vorbis
• Image Capture API
• WebM support in MediaRecorder
• `view-transition-name: match-element`
• `::details-content`
• `sideways-rl` & `sideways-lr`
• `shape()`dialog.requestClose()
• JavaScript Iterators
• CHIPS
• new Web Extension APIs
• alpha & transparency in color picker

and a LOT more!

webkit.org/blog/16574/webkit-f…


WebKit Features in Safari 18.4

Safari 18.4 is here!
WebKit

mastodon - Link to source

serial2midi v1.1.1

Turn your serial port into a virtual midi device

🚀 Finding tty device should now be faster
🌱 Overhauled the sysex request
🥸 Better parsing of midi bytes to not read invalid midi messages from tty
⏰ Added --timeout flag to cli
🧹 Moved crates into own subfolder (./crates)
🧹 Updated dependencies

codeberg.org/obsoleszenz/seria…

#foss #midi #linux #audio #musicproduction #arduino

logo of serial2midi

v1.1.1 - obsoleszenz/serial2midi

# Changelog 🚀 Finding tty device should now be faster 🌱 Overhauled the sysex request 🥸 Better parsing of midi bytes to not read invalid midi messages from tty ⏰ Added --timeout flag to cli 🧹 Moved crates into own subfolder (.
Codeberg.org
#linux #foss #audio #musicproduction #arduino #midi
This entry was edited (8 months ago)

mastodon - Link to source

Chilling.

NEW: CTV has cancelled an election fact-checking segment on their morning show in response to political pressure from the Conservative Party.

Sebastian Skamski, a senior campaign official for Mr #Poilievre denounced CTV News, saying their guest was lying directly to viewers & suggested that CTV News is working to help elect Liberals.

Despite Mr Skamski offering no evidence to support his claims, the network folded & cancelled the segment.

#cdnpoli #elxn45

pressprogress.ca/ctv-cancelled…


CTV Cancelled a Fact-Checking Segment in Response to Political Pressure From Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives

Audio recording shows CTV cancelled an ‘election misinformation’ segment with journalist Rachel Gilmore after online backlash from conservatives
PressProgress
#cdnpoli #poilievre #elxn45

mastodon - Link to source
The Miyazaki Maelstrom: OpenAI’s Ghibli Craze Signals a Troubling Future for Hollywood
"...Miyazaki’s creations reflect a bespoke, unique aesthetic, arrived at from thousands of hours of human labor and good old-fashioned dreaming..."
"...At the heart of the Ghibli craze is something good — people’s desire to connect to a fiercely loved artist, the images a testament to the depth and scope of Miyazaki’s influence. But at the root is also something very fraught, a willingness to see all art as both interchangeable and purchase-able. The frantic rush to turn our memories into a personalized Miyazaki greeting card is, through one lens, a testament to our love for the artist, but it is even more pointedly a testament to our love for ourselves, and seemingly no copyright concern nor sanctity-of-art instinct can stop us from fulfilling it...."
hollywoodreporter.com/business…

OpenAI's Miyazaki Move Ushers In New Troubling Era for Hollywood

Sure, it's just some cool images. But it shows the tide is with the customized and the automated — and away from originality.
Steven Zeitchik (The Hollywood Reporter)

mastodon - Link to source
In or out? In-N-Out says recent report on Albuquerque location timeline is ‘inaccurate’
"...While In-N-Out does have plans to come to the state, fans of the popular regional fast food chain still have a few more years to wait before pulling up with a burger order, as the chain’s plans to arrive in the Duke City by 2027 remain. ..."
abqjournal.com/business/articl…

In or out? In-N-Out says recent report on Albuquerque location timeline is ‘inaccurate’

A popular Albuquerque Instagram account recently claimed the city’s first In-N-Out would break ground before July.
Albuquerque Journal

mastodon - Link to source

🚀 Cinny just got even better!

In our last few releases, we’ve:
✅ Fixed unknown rooms in space lobby & improved search
✅ Added image previews & spoiler during image uploads
✅ Redesigned space/room settings
✅ NEW **custom power levels** (with colors & emojis!)
✅ Added bulk emoji import & room upgrades options
✅ Option to stop sending typing and read receipt

🔗 [Get Cinny](app.cinny.in/) | [GitHub](github.com/ajbura/cinny/releas…)

#Matrix #Cinny #OpenSource #cinnyapp

Power level tab in room/space settings in Cinny.

Releases · cinnyapp/cinny

Yet another matrix client. Contribute to cinnyapp/cinny development by creating an account on GitHub.
GitHub
#matrix #opensource #cinnyapp #cinny

mastodon - Link to source
We’ve made your wildest dreams (or weirdest cravings) come true with our KFC Fried Chicken Toothpaste. Inspired by KFC’s legendary 11 herbs and spices, this toothpaste is like biting into a crispy, hot, juicy piece of KFC Original Recipe® Chicken. Bring the unmistakable taste of crispy, golden perfection straight to your toothbrush for a full-on flavour takeover.
• Limited Edition Flavour
• Fluoride-free formula for a superior clean
• Long-lasting oral health benefits
us.hismileteeth.com/products/t…

KFC Toothpaste

Hismile US

Zach Bennoui reshared this.

mastodon - Link to source
Wow, Cory Booker talking for 21 hours on the senate floor straight is still blowing my mind. Talk about courage, removing the headphone jack to me pales in comparison as the willpower and physical strength required to carry a speech forward for that long with only minimal breaks for questions and prayer service. Watch live here: msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/watch-li… #USPol

Watch live: Sen. Booker continues marathon Senate speech to protest Trump

Senator Cory Booker, D-N.J., is speaking and planning to hold the Senate floor for as long as he can. "I rise with the intention of getting in some good trouble.
MSNBC
#uspol
This entry was edited (8 months ago)

mastodon - Link to source

New tool! Meet the iFixit ESD-Safe Hammer.

We hear you: sometimes you need a little more oomph to finish your fix. So, we engineered the world’s first hammer designed for electronics repair. It's built with a non-conductive handle, ESD-safe head, and just enough heft to "persuade" stubborn components.

Perfect for:
🔋 Glued-in batteries
🪛 Stripped screws
🔌Soldered memory
💥 Stress relief

Now unavailable at iFixit.com.

#iFixit #FixWithForce #AprilFools

Hammer with a black handle and blue textured grip. The iFixit logo is printed on the handle, with the graphic portion of the logo embossed near the bottom. The head of the hammer is raw metal with black accents. The text on the image says "NEW! ESD-Safe Hammer" above the hammer, with "IT'S HAMMER TIME" in blue underneath the hammer, and the iFixit logo beneath that.
#aprilfools #ifixit #fixwithforce

mastodon - Link to source
Wow, Cory's amazing! I also learned that Ted Cruz spokefor 21 hours against Obamacare. What kind of person do you have to be to do that? . Cory Booker's anti-Trump speech on the Senate floor has lasted 19 hours and counting - NPR apple.news/As-ewC0oCQA6_Bf8g7R…

Cory Booker's anti-Trump speech on the Senate floor has lasted 19 hours and counting — NPR

The New Jersey Democrat has been criticizing the Trump administration's policies on immigration, education, the economy and more since 7 p.m. Monday. Here's what to know about his marathon speech.
apple.news

mastodon - Link to source
Very sad to learn that Dave Täht has passed away. Dave was one of the driving forces fighting bufferbloat. His work is likely saving whole years of latency every hour around the world. Some loving words can be found here: libreqos.io/2025/04/01/in-lovi… - his good fight will not be forgotten!

In loving memory of Dave Täht

We’re devastated to announce that Dave Täht has passed away.Dave was an amazing man, helping the world with FQ-CoDel and CAKE, fighting bufferbloat and trying to make the world a better place…
LibreQoS

mastodon - Link to source

I'm happy to announce the release of Forge v0.5.0, which adds support for Github discussions. I've also just released Magit v4.3.2, Transient v0.8.7 and ten more packages. reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1j…?

I should also mention that I make a living working on these packages, so please consider sponsoring my work. Thanks! magit.vc/donate/

It's Magit! Please support my work on Magit

Support Magit Development
magit.vc

mastodon - Link to source

Hmm...so Kristi Noem asked Claudia Sheinbaum for Mexico to share its biometric data with the US. Sheinbaum declined, stating that such data does not exist.

aristeguinoticias.com/010425/m…

Meanwhile, Sheinbaum sends to Congress a proposal to create a biometric database in the name of helping find the disappeared. The database would absorb all public and private data collection - from healthcare to education to cell phones to religious institutions to banks to the post office.

aristeguinoticias.com/010425/m…

#Mexico


Sheinbaum aclara: No firmó acuerdo para compartir biométricos ni 'blindar' frontera sur

La presidenta reaccionó a las declaraciones de Noem, quien desveló este lunes que en la reunión del viernes le pidió reforzar la frontera con Guatemala y compartir datos biométricos de migrantes y viajeros con las autoridades estadounidenses.
Redacción AN / ARF (Aristegui Noticias)
#méxico

mastodon - Link to source

NOS Teletekst celebrates 45 years today 🥳
Despite 1970s-grade textual pages with just semi graphics, despite the fact that for last 19 years there is no native environment for broadcasting it and finally despite the fact that more advanced alternatives using rich text and pictures like HbbTV exist, people still like the technology that is due to its technical limits ad-free, clutter-free and to the point.

Teletekstpagina 702
nos.nl/ttapp

A screenshot of NOS teletekst page 702 showing a semi graphical weather map of the Netherlands. The text is a bit narrow since the page is adjusted for viewing in vertical mode on a phone.

NOS-apps voor mobiel en tablet - Over NOS

Met de NOS-app ben je altijd en overal op de hoogte van het laatste nieuws en de laatste achtergronden. De...
Over NOS

mastodon - Link to source

The bird is out of the bag! We're introducing Thunderbird Pro (you already know Appointment!), a set of productivity AND privacy boosting services. And that includes...*drum roll*...an email service we're calling Thundermail. Find all the info in this excellent article:

#Thunderbird #OpenSource #Email

forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelh…


Mozilla Thunderbird Challenges Gmail With Its Own Email Service

"Thundermail" will be part of a suite of Thunderbird Pro services, as the team behind the venerable Mozilla email client begins building a complete ecosystem.
Forbes
#email #opensource #thunderbird
⇧