The_englishman_abroad @The_englishman_abroad@mastodon.social

📣 Telephant, a Mastodon client for the desktop is looking for packagers!

Know how to package for Debian/Ubuntu/Mint, Gentoo, OpenSUSE, Void or other distros? Or maybe you are familiar with AppImage, Snap or Flatpak?

We're still looking for packagers to help supporting Telephant on more platforms!

Don't hesitate to say hello if you'd like to help out! ❤️

If you are organising a #Hackathon to counter #COVID19 please show solidarity towards other people around the globe: publish your tools as #FreeSoftware.

Those tools need to be shared across borders.
#Solidarity #weareinthistogether #OpenSource

https://fsfe.org/news/2020/news-20200408-01.html

We demand that the use of tracking technologies that aim at breaking the chains of disease infection may only be promoted on a voluntary basis, fundamental rights must be respected and the software must be published under a #FreeSoftware licence.

https://fsfe.org/news/2020/news-20200402-02.html

#corona #dataprotecion #publiccode

Starting today, you can now preorder the PinePhone UBports Community Edition: a production model #PinePhone preloaded with UBports (Ubuntu Touch), with a custom backplate to match!

PINE64 Store Link: https://store.pine64.org/?product=pinephone-community-edition-ubports-limited-edition-linux-smartphone

UBports blog post: https://ubports.com/blog/ubports-blog-1/post/pinephone-ubports-community-edition-pre-orders-are-open-271

Actually, arguments in favour of "economy of form" which demand that media such as albums, films, books not "waste the audience's time" buys into the commodification of every aspect of existence by capitalism. Art should not subscribe to this commodification: it should resist it. So fill your novels with as many digressions, your movies with as many lingering shots and unnecessary scenes, your albums with as much filler as you feel like doing. I will be happy to waste that time with you.

PSA: joinmastodon.org and a few other sites related to fediverse are now shadowbanned by Twitter.

This means only sender is able to see tweet, for others it's added to counter, but nowhere to be seen when you open replies. The post is simply not visible for others.

Do not use zoom:

https://protonmail.com/blog/zoom-privacy-issues/

And to all developers out there:
Stop using facebook sdk and other stupid stuff. Take care of your users!

#zoom #privacy #tracking #attention #facebook #sdk

3...2...1...Matomo Analytics launches on the WordPress Directory!!! 🎉🚀🎉🚀

Thank you to our beta testers for your valuable input.

Please install or share this with those you think would benefit from an ethical, free, open web analytics platform!

https://matomo.org/blog/2020/02/matomo-analytics-launches-on-wordpress-directory/

Where is my surprised face?

This is exactly the kind of #privacy problem we are trying to solve with the Librem 5 on multiple fronts, hardware and software.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/19/opinion/location-tracking-cell-phone.html

Stop 👏 Using 👏 Facebook

So many reasons, why you should consider closing your #Facebook account. Here is a nice documented list:

https://www.stopusingfacebook.co

Can someone please give me a job (selfie, no ec yes cat)

Since getting laid off, I have yet to receive my last pay cheque or severance 😔

I'm available for short term freelancing gigs if you know anyone looking!

We want to add a moderator who speaks Hindi to the mastodon.social team. Must uphold our code of conduct, must stick around on Mastodon, some monetary compensation is included.

Apply over DM or reply. Will try to get through the applications in the following days (I’m not home though)

the American Mathematical Society just published a free ebook called Living Proof, a collection of mathematicians recounting their often turbulent paths to where they are now. i've read a few of the stories and i think this is an amazing read, not just for scholars of math, but for anyone who is doing something where they simply don't feel "smart enough" to succeed. success is often made up of struggle and failure; this can be difficult to remember in our current times.

link: https://www.ams.org/about-us/LivingProof.pdf