Your #Android phone has a so-called Google advertising ID*, a unique number for your device. Using that, #tracking companies follow and record what you do on your phone, even across apps from different companies.
Luckily, you can now disable the advertising ID to make it harder for them to track you. We recommend doing this to everyone. Here's how it works.
*Unless of course, you’re using a google-free #LineageOS, #GrapheneOS or similar. :)
FYI gringos, Latin American migrants are not "fleeing communism", they are fleeing the predatory economic policies that Washington has imposed on us (dubbed "The Washington Consensus"). Said policies have been imposed via economic pressure, coup d'etat, sanctions, murder or attempted murder, invasions or plain robbery, like we can see in the case of the Venezuelan gold.
AUDIO TOPIC: 2mins
HABITS & ENERGY ETC
- Industry upgrading society into new models of complexity, reducing access, contradicting energy conservation through natural paradoxes from progress and man-made new usage or design
Example mentioned:
- Cars, can't get into the engine
(could mention not being able to open boxes for computing)
- PARADOX of keeping light on to save energy / damage less the lightbulb filament
Feedback welcome. It's just a clip of a 'good point' 9hopefully) from a audio conversation.
WordPress users, advice needed:
What's the best way to get a "copy to clipboard" button?
(So, a button people can press on the site and it copies a pre-determined string of text to their clipboard)
I'm having a bit of technical trouble over on @Persephone so I'll ask here:
I'm in the process of trying to get #Autism and #ADHD assessments for my 22yo adult kid. I'm being asked for more' evidence' before they will even see him, but it's tricky because we home educated. There are no school reports, but they apparently won't take my word for the fact that symptoms were present during childhood :(
Does anybody here have experience or advice please? (UK) #homeschool #homeeducation
Introducing ZeroBB! A minimalistic forum (bulletin board) on the Tor network. If you have news to report, ideas to share, dislike moderation, and prefer to be anonymous, then this is for you. #ZeroBB is based on ZeroBin which is an open-source online paste tool where the server has zero knowledge of pasted data. The data is encrypted/decrypted in the browser using 256 bits #AES.
You need Tor to access this URL. Boosts are welcome.
"TO KNOW OR NOT TO KNOW THE WORLD YOU LIVE IN?"
THAT IS THE ENDLESS QUESTION
It's political to want to know the business model of life
(unless you think it's not dominated by business).
It's also political not to know it or not to want to know it.
MY TIPS:
Beware of nice people! Kind of cowards.
I mean that they are nice BUT EVEN FEED THE BAD GUYS...
they let the bad guys feed on them / bully them and even don't have the right principles or strong enough will to stop them. The might even give them the keys from just the mention of the word legal or scared of risking arrest which is just a formal chat and them wasting time mostly, using it often as a threat bad not really much more for small things.
CAN YOU STAY OUT OF TROUBLE?
Trouble inevitably comes our way whichever way we go- yes don't wave flags and you can delay things but also know it's important to just be responsible in life.
ARE THEY COWARDS?
Cowards is a strong word but it's seriously to that level while they might be strong in another way(s) you might be able to work with but most people I don't think are serious or just inside their short-loops so it's limited with them...
@brss I'm very happy to have a person follow in this way and it's my ideal.
The language level is less the issue, it's more about your will-power and perseverance that is what is higher value and trumps almost all problems. So I'm honoured to hear you have that and language is not the first thing.
SIDE-NOTE: Relative to language... I've also enjoyed the experience of people who don't have language and had the best chats because for that reason we / they work harder to *study* what I write or wht we mean ... so indirectly they / we care more! Interesting !
This studying or caring can be knowing or not but the fact you look up things and think about them is golden to conversation which even native people miss or assume too quickly and can take years for native people to come back to looking up the words again as each word has minimum ~3+ meanings so good to study the dictionary :book (daily) to revise it all again... which is what I actually do so this is maybe how it works well for us this way. Happy learning!
New Followers Introduction / Reminder...
Hi! I've accepted your follow request and this is just a bit of homework for you because Free(dom)School is about Freedom (and personal progress) !
So do this all for me, for you, for everyone, AND with a cup of tea! :)
- please take it easy but surely to consider this all.
I do prefer more active 'followers' (learners at any speed) so let's see what you can do from these things listed below purely as a recommended list of useful things to try / some choices:
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1st homework - Enable notifications for topics / message
(the bell next to follow button on this profile)
This allows you to see immediately when I post and then choose after a week if I am interesting or not!
It can be quite fast and seemingly furious BUT ignore what you want just do choose some to reply (or not!).
If after a week there is 0 enrichment for you then great, at least you tried it and can click off the bell and even unfollow me! Well done / tested!
The main thing is to try me out rather than get lost between fragments of 100 of other followers or random posts you might have- so this way is clear and done! Notifications Shows my thinking / sentiments / direction a lot more clearly in one line and then you can ditch me just as fast with clarity after about a week!)
Picture here shows how to add notification which is how I do things
https://qoto.org/@freeschool/109031885713138221
These are one of the many tips you''ll get, like this one (I only look at people's posts I have notifications switched on, and while maybe not many can do this, it's a lot better and clearer than trying to catch up with the past post.... by leaving them in to the future to pile up!)
Hope that makes sense for casual use or productivity in advancing your life!!
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2nd homework - Customise your life and get best from it !
Find topics and let me know what interest you. Move on anytime!
Find your relativity basically.
It's all easier when you're driving sometimes- yes you can wait for my posts or triggering things but also your own direction and outlook is good to do as some of the driving / testing things out.
Others will always get the best from you when you're happy doing whatever you love to do - it's one big happy circle in this way :)
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3rd homework - Audio Chat?
Some people don't offer this (at all) or find it new as an idea to actually present your ideas directly by actually talk (now we have safer ways like Jitsi Meet)... but if it's early and you don't want to know why it's better than talk than text, that's ok!).
You can test out the chat in an empty chatroom https://meet.jit.si/chatroom12345
I really just have free time and have no bad idea with this. I think my own motivation with yours can find relativity with personalities that like to speak not text(!)... It's almost a disability we force on people to text / SMS only and quite Orwellian through machines and code!
Anyway I experience chat as easy way solve many things fast (easy to say *everything* solved but talking real respect and a lot more respectful that text where the 1-way emotions aer less controlled! So talk to me I promise not to be really anything too extreme and enjoy myself and whatever you say!)
On a practical level chat means we can also solve things if we agree something is worth doing (yours or mine) so this is opportunity for "you name it, and we'll do it!" at least in the talking phase of solving things.
You will be surprised sometimes a friendly person can help solve it ****now****!
I'll also be happy to do things for you and let you know when done! Just ask and I'll give you my feelings on if I fancy doing it / Y / N etc.
So that's audio chat if you ever want / need. Nothing bad intended AND I have experience many positives.
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4th homework - Checklist of what will help you with the above (some links to check out)
Places to look around / get inspiration / see topics are:
4a. My website
http://FreeSchool.0id.org/
- My entire knowledge-base
- Search any topic and see if I have something
- Podcast of friendly people (best of chats with permission) http://freeschool.0id.org/?s=audio
4b. Mastodon Picture gallery (pics from all my Mastodon posts)
https://qoto.org/web/accounts/536037/media
4c. Mastodon posts ( which you can scroll anytime or let the notifications inform you of what I'm offering as interest to you and others.
https://qoto.org/@freeschool
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Thanks again for being YOU and being part of life!
(I value participation very much and love clarity)
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Again, this might be a lot but when it's for your self, when you find fun for you (or us both!), then this make all the difference in the world and more progress and more fun!... This is the inner child and grown up practical man talking so let your come out also!
FOR NEW PEOPLE ON MASTODON / ELSEWHERE
If you're "new around here" or want to start finding people then add #NewHere or #Introduction in your post and mention a bit about yourself
(I'll read it for sure, you can mention me at the same time or send me a link!)
If a captain leaves his ship for a year without so much as a word, the ship will be commandeered.
QUOTE from Zantillian
(comment is bit before the end)
https://teddit.net/r/PrivacyGuides/comments/pnh9n8/what_happened_to_privacytools/
MY COMMENT
*Another* case of people communication (or maybe we're not sure what was the thing happening there so should be indifferent but yes take over / assume control / run things in absences)
I am today announcing a temporary price reduction, for laptops sold via https://minifree.org/
These are secure machines with free/opensource BIOS/UEFI replacement "osboot", based on coreboot: https://osboot.org/
Debian by default but other distro/BSD available on request.
Privacy friendly and open-source alternatives for your favourite platforms
Youtube
Privacy front-ends:[Invidious](https://docs.invidious.io/instances/)
Privacy-friendly Desktop client:[Freetube](https://freetubeapp.io/)
Privacy-friendly Mobile app:[Newpipe](https://newpipe.net/)
Alternatives: [Peertube](https://joinpeertube.org/) & [Odysee](https://odysee.com/)
Instant messaging (whatsapp,imessenger etc)
[Signal](https://signal.org/en/download/)
[Session](https://getsession.org/download)
Instagram
Alternatives: [Pixelfed](https://fedidb.org/software/pixelfed)
Privacy front-end: [Imginn](https://imginn.com/) [since bibliogram is shutdown :( ] to view accounts without an account
Reddit
Alternatives: [Lemmy](https://lemmy.ml/)
Privacy front-ends: [Libreddit](https://libreddit.net/) (modern UI) & [Teddit](https://teddit.net/) (old UI)
Twitter:
Privacy front-end for web: [Nitter](https://nitter.net)
privacy-friendly Twitter frontend for mobile devices: [Fritter](https://fritter.cc/)
Alternatives:[Mastodon](https://joinmastodon.org/)
Discord
Alternatives: [Revolt](https://revolt.chat/) & [Element](https://element.io/)
#privacy #opensource
NATURAL LAW.... (NOT JUST MAN-MADE LAW)...
NATURAL LAW
(NOT JUST MAN-MADE LAW)
from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_law
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Main thing ESSENTIAL for me in life is:
...people have inherent rights, conferred not by act of legislation but by "God, nature, or reason."
SIDE-NOTE Nature itself could be protected by Man in a similar way, which I think South American countries like Ecuador or Brazil or Peru have enacted or wanted to... etc...
So we can protect nature rather than just buy and sell it...
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EXTRA READING IF YOU WANT:
Pasted from Wikipedia:
Natural law (Latin: ius naturale, lex naturalis) is a system of law based on a close observation of human nature, and based on values intrinsic to human nature that can be deduced and applied independently of positive law (the express enacted laws of a state or society).
According to natural law theory (called jusnaturalism), all people have inherent rights, conferred not by act of legislation but by "God, nature, or reason."
Natural law theory can also refer to "theories of ethics, theories of politics, theories of civil law, and theories of religious morality."
@freeschool If you read back through your long, rambling posts, and sum up your key points in a couple of concise posts, I'm happy to continue the discussion. I'm not obliged to do that work for you. Insisting people continue to engage with unedited rants, will only result in getting ignored, if not muted/ blocked. Just saying :)
SOCIETY IS POLITE TO THE EXTENT OF SELF-CENSORSHIP ?
- A HIDDEN KIND OF PROBLEM SOCIETY SUFFERS
So it's polite people being so polite that goes in the self-censoring spectrum!
oK ! Nailed it for the short version!
EXTENDED / DETAILS BELOW
Hard to imagine that censorship can also be about self-censorship (!) and that's where YOU, the other person I mean or any reader, can stop conversation from happening purely by going too inward. WTF ! THAT IS STRANGE / NOT OBVIOUS !!! Especially as a message is 'fire and forget' so if I send a question or comment asking, it's hard to track who didn't answer sometimes (similar to who you lent your book too lol - it's trusting people will at least say something and I think society / my experience says people are doing this often)
SELF-AGGRESSION?
If you see someone being outwardly aggressive in your face it's easy to see (also can be complex but it's visible)
This is why I appreciate and even love aggressive people because they get their accusation out and then you can adjust the problem (which even includes identifying why people are so nervous themselves anyway with or without you being there or talking to them)
BUT this kind of INWARD politeness is also aggression to one's self it seems! (and that can make self-conflict and internally more feelings (so it's not just my fault for existing lol) it's also the impatience someone might naturally have, expectations, or lots of stuff to make people want to jump out of a window / close your message and skip it!)
THAT IS VERY INTERESTING
(SUMMARY)
I guess you see it in kids when they don't answer (though they have more reasons or fear not to and as adult surely we could say why or even say "I'm not sure why but I have feelings").
MP3 AUDIO = PATENT FREE SINCE 2017
MP3 technology became patent-free in the United States on 16 April 2017, when U.S. Patent 6,009,399 held and administered by Technicolor expired.
I remember on portables back in the day a lot of decent things were Thompson Technologies (I think) or was it Pearson or some company presumably from developing or sub-licensing were best for using with a computer as it's was playable and didn't need some locked way (like the Windows Media wmv days, the 'other' formats really were 'other' formats as MP3 was that was only supported by some devices or connection (probably those companies paid for it).
As a result, many free and open-source software projects, such as the #Fedora operating system, have decided to start shipping MP3 support by default, and users will no longer have to resort to installing unofficial packages maintained by third party software repositories for MP3 playback or encoding
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP3#Licensing,_ownership,_and_legislation
EXTRA INTEREST ABOUT AUDIO OR MP3:
1. Transcoding elsewhere and submit to Peertube #560
https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube/issues/560
2. Upload audio file · Issue #170 · Chocobozzz/PeerTube · GitHub
It's about changing / opening our minds...
I give people time and I thnk that's the difference to others online who really don't have or give time and give up on people really easy... (don't mean to be competitive, no put-downs, just I more dedicate time to others and weave us together).
So you don't even have to read any of this because EVERYTHING needs time + communication and without that a lot is broken and even less human even if it's for good...
Just follow and put notifications on to TEST MY FEED.... the rest below is just over-info for most poeple.
Open Learning School or Freedom University...
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A lot you might be at length and depth, but if you're easy about it, you can take the best and even take me along to understand life with others!
To learn and do everything practically! (this is a practical living (and gets stuff done as much as we can).
Fan of Fediverse!
Quick Look - peace-loving work / services:
█ Mini-Podcast (few mins each, examples below)
█ Picture remixes / video remixes
█ Lessons without being too 'teacher' about it. Teacher has teeth for eliminating doubt.
█ Food for thought as gentle soul also.
█ Unique ideas - often impossible for professionals (they are burdened by financial repsonsibility and therefore associational risk in saying things). I'm more diverse and occasionally direct (with respect, though I don't shy away from reminding people).
█ Not too embarrassing to say "I don't know" but can still chase things.
█ More responsive than casual users usually because people think having 'job' is enough in life. I say it's not! And even faimily is of no use if it's only getting worse (in everything!).
Podcast Examples:
1. Gary Ackerman's thoughts on AI
https://qoto.org/@freeschool/111867522723922385
2. The Little Prince book
https://qoto.org/@freeschool/111845561003150354
3. Fantasy genre from a fan's perspective
https://qoto.org/@freeschool/111845709367492677
I help people create audio / edit educational audio / podcast / music / visual short videos / transcript text
+ I like to add a bit humour while being quite strict in my own politics (opinions) but open / inviting for others to tell me what I should do if they can explain more than just a short comment (I don't mind it's healthy for me at least if you have logic and can stand yourself explaining).
FreeSchool is about Learning towards Freedom (which is about Uniting everyone slowly, even "1 by 1"... Easy with The Fediverse!
Not virtue signalling here only, but practise of EVERYTHING as we go. Judged by getting in contact (many have) and having courage to communicate (or seeking it from others is ok, EVERYONE needs a bit of courage or hand-holding to make big personal changes). Who else is there for example if family doesn't understand?
Learning and watching can be good and staying out of people's way, BUT better is doing something every day and helping each other with some tough decisions / lessons... and then being bold enough to do them. 1... 2... 3 that is all that's needed.
Let my posts do most of the talking.
Put me on notification (click bell that appears after follow ia accepted) and if it's not interesting switch off after and tick me off the list of potential people to follow daily!
Media version of my posts here... open link for later... good for visual scrolling version and judge me on that I don't mind...
https://qoto.org/@freeschool/media
I'm usually impressed with my media gallery as I work on posts a lot usually or hit the "Aha!" moments and capture it (other people may forget it for years, not me!).
Freedom is about *making it work together* better like using #Mastodon on the #Fediverse daily for better platforms with more #bestpractices and 'best' people to help us which I kind of collect here and
when it's #1 comment!
I am measurably better because I reply and stick to everything to the end(!)
No cancelling friendship suddenly without saying why or being moody!
Freedom is to Learn, Respect and Love eventually and ️to Unite!
Practically it's also like Tetris - add yourself to the puzzle and watch it all happen...
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talk more on Mastodon and the Fediverse and puzzle it all out using better ways to less use the other bad commercial / extractive people...
L£$$ of the less caring people like the ggl's / ytb / gmail / mainstream communication points etc who are offering lots of space 'free' and it's not free of peace there.
We GIVE to real people (TIME NOT JUST MONEY).
There's no buy-in solution - we have to make it with selotape or whatever we have - it's not shameful to bring whatever you have.
FreeSchool is terminology put together from many good things from past (coined in 1950's/60's. I / we become it eventually through being.
It's a movement for Freedom via Learning it all (learning self included and less active stuff) and doing the learning *together* --> https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeschool.
I encourage you warmly to participate with me as a I have time and then spiral out naturally to others (we are part of humanity and so naturally a sort of evangelism or ecological pyramid of life as we choose to spread lesser suffering while accepting consuming is part of it).
Less-commercial in orientation (in everything) and happy to think / work for free.
Naturally you will hesitate if someone is sure of themself or ok standing on shoulders what we copy do the best from humbly but not too sterile either.
Based on just emotions ruins almost everything, which seems very common - very ungraceful - so don't disconnect... do it gracefully at least!
A "school" of thought is here you can interact / ask and make best together as free/low cost as possible.
Even a bad answer you can take best from (of course I won't know all your situation when I suggest something but I don't need to answer 100% - you also need to help me!).
Leave perfectionism, we are all imperfect humans! Let's do it... Choose something ANYTHING and keep the thoughts rolling together...!
All content under the Creative Commons license CC-BY-SA-NC. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/?ref=chooser-v1 Thereby, ideally, only using tools and resources that are #FLOSS #OpenSource. #nobot