Ian Kenway @iankenway@social.cleverlibre.org

The twilight of the Union? For the UK, read Austria-Hungary. https://nation.cymru/opinion/the-twilight-of-the-union-for-the-uk-read-austria-hungary/

There were no new deaths reported today, but there are 28 new cases in the #Covid19Cymru official figures. That's up on the last few days. Once again, the biggest problem area is Cardiff, with 10; Gwynedd has 4, Pembrokeshire 3, Flintshire, Wrecsam, Carmarthenshire 2, and 1 in Caerffili, Môn, Denbighshire, Merthyr and RCT.

Almost half of Labour voters would back Welsh independence, new YouGov poll shows. https://nation.cymru/news/almost-half-of-labour-voters-would-vote-for-welsh-independence-new-yougov-poll-shows/

Universal basic income seems to improve employment and well-being - New Scientist
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2242937-universal-basic-income-seems-to-improve-employment-and-well-being/

Today's #Covid19Cymru figures show one new death, which means the 7-day average is up above 0.5 for the first time in a while. New cases are down to 19, so that's good news. They're very widely distributed though.

Total: 1593
7-day average: 0.57

New cases:
Swansea: 4
Cardiff: 3
Newport: 2
Wrecsam: 2
RCT: 2
Caerffili: 1
Conwy: 1
Denbighshire: 1
Vale of Glam: 1
Merthyr Tudful: 1
Powys: 1

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The first time I heard about Linux was on a BBS system I dialed into, and they offered an early version of Slackware to download for free.

You could boot into it right from your DOS system, using a little tool called loadlin[1]: it would load the Linux kernel from your FAT filesystem into memory, replacing your running DOS instance entirely.

This was probably the first time I realized there were alternatives to the FAT filesystem. Minds were blown!

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loadlin

"The spread of computers and the internet will put jobs in two categories: people who tell computers what to do, and people who are told by computers what to do."

-- Marc Andreessen

#introductions

hey, i'm terrible at this
hello there,
i'm:
💣 based in france
💣 here to learn
💣 a sometime video game dev
💣 an anarchist
💣 trying (failing) to lurk less

Yn ôl Zoe, mae 21 achosion cyfoes o Govid-19 yng Ngheredigion.
According to Zoe, there are 21 active cases of Covid-19 in #Ceredigion.

I finished this Preamp around this time last summer, but have been wanting to get a nice custom panel for it since then. Well it's finally, and officially done.

#TubePreBuild

This woman, who has done a great deal of good in her life, deserves better than this. She has been a wonderful activist for equal rights as well as science and deserves some support.

I rarely share go fund me pages, but this one seems worth sharing.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/shields-up-nichelle-nichols

With Oculus Soon Requiring Anti-Social Network Facebook Log-Ins, VR Pioneer Warns Consumers: "Use Anything Else"

From October 2020, Facebook will require anyone using an Oculus device for the first time to log in via a Facebook account. It will no longer be possible to sign-up with a separate Oculus ID.
This is why so many of us remain concerned with Facebook’s greedy privacy policies coupled with their R&D aspirations (eye tracking, mind reading, etc…).
"But what’s the harm,” you ask, "if Facebook can get you even more relevant AR/VR ads and keep your hardware costs low?"
The harm is that you will not even know when you’re being manipulated — using your own secrets: your feelings, reactions fears and passions, as recorded by these devices and stored forever — into thinking, buying, voting for whatever will make the most money for Facebook.
After this, there is no anonymity. But you can say no, as well, by opting out of the entire Facebook ecosystem. https://squeet.me/objects/962c3e10c29d33b4718f7f5c0e3361ff33daa498

Zero deaths today (Monday) #Covid19Cymru. 14 new cases (that's low), half of them in the north.