ML2 @mathlover@social.cleverlibre.org

The Mozilla layoff is terrible - not only for the former workers, but also the web at large.

If we are concerned about the future of a more private & secure web, without a monopoly - we might want to double-down on our support of Mozilla to ensure that more people keep their jobs.

Being vocal about the direction of #Firefox & #Mozilla to appropriate channels is surely needed - less Google & more innovation.

Let's work to oust any leadership without the vision we all need for a better web.

Thousands of arrests and a good dose of police brutality in Belarus during the protests.

As a EU citizen, I would like the EU to support the people of Belarus against Lukashenko's dictatorship. ✌️

#FreeBelarus

If anyone knows more about the nature and dynamics of the protests right now, you are more than welcome to share some insight.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/12/belarus-protesters-and-police-clash-for-third-night-as-eu-threatens-sanctions

[Photo: Women show support for detained and injured protesters in Minsk, by Natalia Fedosenko/Tass | the Guardian]

Totally addicted to this ink now!

#Calligraphy #Handwriting #Copperplate

Omg the sheen even comes up on my needlepoint modified spencerian pen. I have never been able to get an ink to sheen with this pen before!

This ink is teal base with red sheen but the teal is so dark its almost black. So depending on thr angle you hold the paper it looks like its black or a reflective reddish.

I think i officially have a new favorite ink brand!

#calligraphy #handwriting #inks #ink

#climatechange

Twitter is uniquely poised to lead on interoperability and federation; though they are very large, they are dwarfed by their major competitors, Facebook and Wechat. What's more, Twitter was initially built for federation, with wide, generous APIs that facilitated interop.

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Gait analysis, clothing analysis, eye framing etc... these are all valid points of concern for protecting your identity, but masks are still a golden opportunity to reduce the effectiveness public mass surveillance

There's no on/off switch for privacy. All mitigations are layers which increase combined effectiveness

If you dislike wearing masks, consider that it costs you little in terms of inconvenience and there are other benefits besides health and safety

Microsoft is about to shut off its ebook DRM servers: "The books will stop working" https://boingboing.net/2019/06/28/jun-17-2004.html

Two-thirds of glacier ice in the #Himalayas will be lost by 2100 if climate targets aren't met
https://theconversation.com/two-thirds-of-glacier-ice-in-the-himalayas-will-be-lost-by-2100-if-climate-targets-arent-met-143207

#ClimateChange

Does anybody know how to move this red ❌ away? the output is correct. just confusion.

@mathlover Seems like a weak argument for intelligent desing on several fronts...

One, it assumes that there is a single configuration of ones genome that results in life. While the odds of one configuration occuring randomly is very low you'd have to collectively check the odds of **all** configurations that result in life. Which if broad enough may not be impractically rare

Two, it is naive to the fact that the simplest form of "life" that is complex enough that it can begin basic replication (and thus incremental improvement through evolution) may be much simpler than even our simplest organisms today

Trump's press conference cut into Jeopardy. He's officially gone too far

On discovering some apps 'break' when using a VPN:

Friend: VPN ruins everything.

Me: Privacy invasive apps ruin VPN.

https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10803-010-0958-2.pdf

Comorbid Psychiatric Disorders Associated with Asperger Syndrome/High-functioning Autism: A Community-
and Clinic-based Study

Insomnia lmao