herid @herid@social.cleverlibre.org

Gotta love tech journalists who describe Mastodon as "that impossible-to-use website." First of all, it's an app. C'mon. Second of all, aren't these the same people who write breathless explainers about the wonder of cryptocurrencies, which are not only impossible to understand but literally built from bullshit?

LastPass has a lot to answer for. They haven’t handled this breach with the right level of transparency. https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/22/23523322/lastpass-data-breach-cloud-encrypted-password-vault-hackers #Lastpass #Breach

Sigh. Really, #LastPass?

https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/22/23523322/lastpass-data-breach-cloud-encrypted-password-vault-hackers

#security #passwords

A close-up map of the approximate situation around the city of Bakhmut as of 00:00 UTC on 23 Dec 22.

🇺🇦 made recent advances on the northeastern outskirts of the city.

Image 2 has an overlay showing the peak extent of the Russian advance into the city.

I have a fairly serious #solar setup on my roof. 20 Blue panels, 17 Black panels, 2 inverters, for a total of around 11.4KW, But because the blue panels are old, let's just call it 10KW.
Since both inverters are new from February, it has generated 11.5 MEGAWATTHOURS. It's not bad, and it has dramatically reduced my power bills, but it has not zeroed it. Mainly because I have an absurd amount of night usage, or because the wholesale feed in tariff is rubbish. (I'm with an energy wholesaler)
In the fourth image, you can see my blue night usage, and my yellow feed out to grid. I could probably eliminate my night usage if I could afford a battery to store my power to use at night, rather than feeding the excess out, but, I can't afford one of those for another 4 years, as that's when i will have finally paid off the financing on getting the panels.

What's your solar generation look like?

#Renewables #renewable #energy #electricity #power #green #Battery #solarBattery #Australia #NewSouthWales #carbon #co2 #climate #climatechange #globalwarming #PV #Solarpower #SolarPV

Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven

https://youtu.be/iXQUu5Dti4g

#FavoriteMusic 39/

Great article about the fediverse and Mastodon (link below). One quote that really rang true for me:
 “On a personal level, Mastodon currently feels like Twitter around the year 2010, when it was… just fun?”

https://www.techdirt.com/2022/12/21/why-would-anyone-use-another-centralized-social-media-service-after-this/

What news publications have you seen set up shop on Mastodon?

I've come across the following that are active & appear to be legit:

- LA Times @losangelestimes
- NBC News @nbcnews
- ProPublica @ProPublica
- VOA @VOANews
- The Intercept @theintercept
- The Conversation @TheConversationUS
- Meduza @meduza_en
- Global Voices @globalvoices
- Grist @grist
- Arctic Today @ArcticToday
- Die Tageszeitung (in German) @tazgetroete
- Le Monde diplomatique (in French)
@mdiplo

#media #news #journalism

I thought Ukrainian President Zelensky’s speech - in English - to Congress was terrific and inspiring. His presentation to of a battle flag signed by Ukrainian troops and receipt of an American flag from Speaker Pelosi was a brilliant gesture.

There are those who look at President Zelensky and the Ukrainians as if the aid request is merely self-serving—as if they don’t grasp that the fight with Putin and Russia is not only for their sovereignty but for NATO and all those who believe in and are dedicated to democracy and justice.

Washington Post will be creating their own instance. They will add #mastodon accounts to journalist profiles.

Institutional #journalism embracing the #fediverse is important.

#commodon #journodon @communicationscholars

The Alan Parsons Project - Games People Play

https://youtu.be/SLi7Ljcy6n8

#FavoriteMusic 38/

Here we go:

It's my pleasure to introduce the winners of the MacStories Selects 2022 awards 🏆

MacStories Selects – now in its fifth year – is our celebration of indie apps, great developers, and exceptional ideas. 2022 has been a fantastic year for the apps we cover; these are the very best.

Check it out: https://www.macstories.net/stories/macstories-selects-2022-recognizing-the-best-apps-of-the-year/

💥​Heads Up! #SENIORS

#Ontario Conservative's are now swapping your original brand-name drugs with cheaper ‘biosimilar’ drugs.

The change to Ont. Drug Benefit plan will impact all seniors & people on social assistance despite concerns the switch could throw some patients off track.

The cost-savings will be create 'financial room' for the Ford govt to fund new drug therapies.

#WeWantToBuyRoadsNotHealthcare
#malfeasance
#HealthcareCutsContinue

https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/2022/12/20/ontario-to-swap-original-brand-name-drugs-with-cheaper-biosimilar-drugs-for-seniors-people-on-social-assistance.html

2023 public domain additions look great. @pluralistic gives an overview & background in this article: https://doctorow.medium.com/2023s-public-domain-is-a-banger-7db8919cbaed #publicdomain