nm0i @nm0i@social.cleverlibre.org

@rs1linuxtools

#signal ← reject, see https://github.com/privacytools/privacytools.io/issues/779

#telegram ←reject, see https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/issues/5774

#whatsapp ← reject; signal tech w/facebook branding, distrust; don’t feed facebook

#session ← founded by some extreme right nutters & iirc they use Cloudflare for something

#matrix ← reject Cloudflare patrons - they are clueless about trust, credibility, and knowing their users

The winner: Use #XMPP with OMEMO and/or openpgp.

If you were interested in Gemini but the command-line clients were putting you off, have a look at Lagrange. It’s a graphical Gemini browser that makes Gemini far more approachable.

https://gmi.skyjake.fi/lagrange/

#gemini #lagrange

Javascript wut

> typeof {}
'object'
> typeof undefined
'undefined'
> typeof null
'object'

"The Return of Gopher"

https://www.theregister.com/2022/05/23/the_return_of_the_gopher/

“Fediverse Doom Grey” painting improvision

#5b7376 #MastoArt #krita

Remember the outcry for Microsoft buying GitHub and developers (allegedly) leaving en masse? It didn't happen and GitHub is as a monopoly today as it was back then. Musk/Twitter is analogous. We need to make federated alternatives better than centralized ones. Outcry won't do it.

Emacs & Emojis: A love Story https://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/2021/10/28/emacs-emojis-a-%e2%9d%a4%ef%b8%8f-story/ | https://lobste.rs/s/avetyv #emacs

Crazy: @chbmeyer says he asked #Renault what kind of personal data his car collects & shares with the company. #GDPR

Here you go, dystopian shit:

- Charging history
- Temperature
- Unique car & battery IDs
- Kilometres driven (battery)
- Operational state of engine
- Driving & parking history
- Data on speed, acceleration & deceleration
- Number of times ABS has been activated
- When airbags are deactivated
- Name, first name & email of owner
- Other electric vehicles in vicinity
- Geolocation