Paul Sutton @zleap@social.cleverlibre.org
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Interested in Technology, Science, Chemistry, Education, Fediverse, GNU/Linux and free software.
Joined Mar 2020
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can one make QR codes in Minecraft that link to websites? 
@FailForward @piggo It may depend on how they are reheated too.
@leodurruti They are losing the younger user base so are desperate for new users to ensure reguloar and sustained income streams
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“Internal documents show that #Facebook has been actively hiring employees to build products that target children as young as 6 to expand its user base.”
@neil Social is what people make it, post something that can engage the conversation.
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Beta of peer-to-peer #Nextcloud Backup app now available for testing! – Nextcloud
https://nextcloud.com/blog/beta-of-peer-to-peer-nextcloud-backup-app-now-available-for-testing
@neil We do seem to get that here, which is a good thing,.
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Bad social media gives you an audience: stuff like reach, personality/celebrity, spectacle, anxiety, alienation, competition.
Good social media gives you community: it’s more like voice, agency, discussion, comradery.
I want a community, not an audience.
@yogthos@mastodon.social @velartrill
Indeed we just need to ensure we protect what we have and be part of the development processes.
@huy_ngo @devinprater @fsf @fsfe
Not sure but I can try and find out.
@sl007 This really does start to probably violate the GDPR but consent ends up hidden in the reams of complexity called terms and conditions.
A good reason to use pinephones or other devices.
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Serge Egelman, Berkeley International Computer Science Institute ;
“This also doesn’t consider the number of non-Facebook users from whom #Facebook collects data.
For example, about a third of all mobile apps that we’ve examined send Facebook data.”
Welcome to the Fediverse Yoshikage.
Good night all :)
@vidak ah ok, well feel free to attend virtually I'll be on irc as zleap
@vidak Not sure, i just mentioned it as you mentioend emacs
@vidak So on that topic
https://emacsconf.org/2021/
November 27 and 28, 2021
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Facial recognition in schools: here are the risks to children
https://theconversation.com/facial-recognition-in-schools-here-are-the-risks-to-children-170341
@emilis You trying to say scouse is hard to understand.
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reading math when im this tired is like trying to speak to someone from liverpool
- Website blog
- https://personaljournal.ca/paulsutton/about-me-n7gz
- IRC
- zleap@irc.libera.chat
Interested in Technology, Science, Chemistry, Education, Fediverse, GNU/Linux and free software.
Joined Mar 2020
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