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At #37c3 they have IRC, and Matrix for text and for voice they setup their own LTE/2G/3G/SIP/DECT network where you bring whatever phone-like device and pick a 4 digit phone number.

Meanwhile in the USA for #defcon they just paid Discord money and told everyone to accept their privacy policy, and even the DC Privacy Village asks people to sign up for Slack and Google.

People ask why I fly to CCC from the USA. It is because that is the closest place to find a thriving hacker culture.

The mental gymnastics skills of folks attempting to justify Mozilla paying their CEO $7 million while asking for donations.

#mozilla

I want Firefox to succeed more than ever and I support Mozilla finding better revenue sources than search engine default sales, but I do not support a $7M salary for its CEO.

I canceled my recurring donation to Mozilla because I need that money more than Mozilla’s CEO needs that money.

If there is a direct funding option of developers working on Firefox, I will happily reallocate that money. Send me links.

https://lunduke.locals.com/post/5053290/mozilla-2023-annual-report-ceo-pay-skyrockets-while-firefox-marketshare-nosedives

#Mozilla #Firefox #webDev

Ok so im reading this article on Roman Glazing and slowly I begin to realise that it was written by an AI. Witness the section on “What existed before windows” where it suddenly starts talking about MS-DOS….

https://www.learnancientrome.com/did-ancient-rome-have-windows/

Man Announces He Will Quit Drinking by 2050.

A Sydney man has set an ambitious target to phase out his alcohol consumption within the next 29 years, as part of an impressive plan to improve his health.

The program will see Greg Taylor, 73, continue to drink as normal for the foreseeable future, before reducing consumption in 2049 when he turns 101. He has assured friends it will not affect his drinking plans in the short or medium term.

Taylor said it was important not to rush the switch to non-alcoholic beverages. “It’s not realistic to transition to zero alcohol overnight. This requires a steady, phased approach where nothing changes for at least two decades,” he said, adding that he may need to make additional investments in beer consumption in the short term, to make sure no night out is worse off.

https://theshovel.com.au/2021/10/26/man-announces-he-will-quit-drinking-by-2050/

#GlobalWarming #Oil #BigOil #FossilFuel #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Drinking #Problem

Annoyed that a website is doing something custom on right-click?
Did you expect the browser's context menu (Back, Reload, Save Page As, View Source etc.)?

Just hold the ⇧Shift key while clicking and Firefox will show the built-in context menu.

Edit: I had no idea this was such a widely appreciated post. Credit where credit is due: @dveditz told me about this trick a couple of months ago.

last month at #ubuntuSummit I have given a talk about how the ongoing debacle of #AI in art exist in larger context of the problem of ownership in art,

and how reformulating the issue can help us start solving it.

The video of the talk is now up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMvhtBbPqRw

#artWithOpenSource #copyleft #FOSS #FLOSS

Imagine a world where survival isn't tied to your job. No strings. No prerequisites. Just a birthright. #BasicIncome. Enough money to live. Healthcare when you're ill.

Jobs? They should be about passion, fulfillment, not simply a way to pay for survival.

Let's rethink the way we live.

if you are a UX designer and looking to volunteer for #FOSS / #FLOSS / #opensource projects. @owncast is looking for a #designer to join their team.

https://owncast.online/designer-wanted/

you can learn more about OwnCast from @gabek 's talk at #UbuntuSummit last month.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZMEuKI4Lpo

50 things you did not know you could do with #ardour in 50 mins!

The video of my presentation is now available at: https://discourse.ardour.org/t/50-things-you-did-not-know-you-could-do-with-ardour/109555

How many of these didn't you know about?

What's your favorite Ardour features that I've missed?

I somehow missed the newest release of #PeerTube yesterday. v6 looks like it has some really cool new features that make using more proprietary platforms less and less necessary. I love seeing this!

https://alternativeto.net/news/2023/11/peertube-v6-is-out-with-a-new-preview-feature-private-videos-video-chapters-and-more/

Poverty shouldn't exist. For anyone. Ever. Too often I hear 'No one with a job should live in poverty.' True. But let's go further. No one should live in poverty, job or not. Jobs should be a ticket to more than just survival.

Think thriving, not surviving; buying fun, not life.

microsoft paid $13 billion for this technology

I get a lot of questions about my Linux voice chain! Here's what it looks like~ 🎤

It all runs on Carla on my M2 streaming machine next to OBS and Inochi2D! All the plugins are from the LSP, x42, and Calf packs (except DragonFly which is stand-alone), all open source!