They say "rights," we say "restrictions" #DRM are not for your digital /rights/, they are /restrictions/ imposed on you. Celebrate your own intellect by staying away from DRM. Learn more about DRM-free living at https://u.fsf.org/1aj
Breaking: #Meta has responded to the demands of the MakeDMsSafe.com campaign in a letter to Fight for the Future that reiterates the company's commitment to rolling out default end-to-end encryption for Facebook Messenger in 2023 https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/22/23841490/meta-facebook-messenger-instagram-encryption-default
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/08/proposed-un-cybercrime-treaty-threatens-be-expansive-global-surveillance-pact
EFF covers the awful proposed cybercrime treaty again (it's a human rights disaster). They make good points.
https://qoto.org/@olives/110881629688433085 I covered it previously here.
Hidden in the mostly-forgotten 2010 Digital Economy Act were powers to regulate the UK's domain name system. On July 20, 2023, DCIT published a consultation - which closes August 31 - on implementing these: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-consultation-on-uk-related-domain-names-powers #UKInternet #DomainNameSystem #Nominet
Wait! WUT?! A new #macross #anime being developed by... Sunrise?!
https://macross.jp/news-detail/24008/
"At the production Sunrise, the new "Macross" animation project has started!"
Excited for more Macross, of course, but also very curious why Sunrise is handling it rather than Satelight.
@lydiaconwell For what it's worth, it is very rare that I see an account that doesn't have anything on it, and it's far more frequent that it's just not been synced to my instance.
@Gleneagles Hello new person.
@agateau From how I've seen bits of software behave, I'd say on the instance of the replier.
The Girl who leapt through space. Another #anime set in space but with more cute girls (the other one is more old school).
https://swanseachhs.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_43hbSnzUa3WfEma
https://www.swansea.ac.uk/staff/liadh.timmins/
Psychologist Dr. Liadh Timmins from Swansea University in the United Kingdom is doing research into how social stigma impacts the mental health of asexual people.
She is looking for people to participate. #lgbt
At this point, I feel like I'm committing some sort of sin, if I use a dynamic type.
Software Engineer. Psy / Tech / Sex Science Enthusiast. Controversial?
Free Expression. Human rights. Anime. Liberal.