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New post: HPR3632: Intro to web scraping with Python, via Hacker Public Radio #hpr https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3632 July 05, 2022 at 02:00AM

Currently looking for a good #Slackbuilds package manager that's NOT sbopkg. I don't like its concept of using queue files; seems too clunky for me. I like how sbotools works, but that seems to be unmaintained now and may not work with Slackware 15 or 15-current. Slpkg seems to be the next best, but not sure since I've never used it. Anyone out there running #Slackware and using a tool for installing #Slackbuilds that isn't sbopkg? I'd love to hear your input on this.

Boosts appreciated.

We are teaming up with the design agency @oakstudios to update our homepage and our brand. Goodbye social media blue, hello vibrant purple!

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2022/06/mastodon-branding-updates/

THE PROBLEM: You want to use Thunderbird 102 right now, but your client is not auto-updating.

THE SOLUTION: In order to ensure smooth, bug-free upgrades, we're rolling out the automatic update from Thunderbird 91 to 102 gradually. However, you can download Thunderbird 102 manually from https://thunderbird.net and install it in the same location you have Thunderbird 91 installed.

This will serve as an upgrade from 91 to 102, and your data, settings, and profile will be preserved.

Having some fun with press release screenshots.

"To Panic! or not to Panic!"

submitted by 4RB1TR4RY
https://reddit.com/r/ProgrammerHumor/comments/vmurw0/to_panic_or_not_to_panic/

Thunderbird 102 is now available! It's a SERIOUS upgrade loaded with highly-requested features like:

📨 Brand New Address Book
📨 New Spaces Toolbar
📨 Import/Export Wizard
📨 Redesigned Message Header
📨 Beautiful new icons and & color folders

Read more: https://blog.thunderbird.net/2022/06/thunderbird-102-released-a-serious-upgrade-to-your-communication/

Happy #Thunderbird102 release day! 📩 🎉

Just to set expectations, we anticipate rolling out Thunderbird 102 by early evening, Eastern Standard Time. (This means it will be very late for our European friends.)

We'll keep you posted as the day progresses.

@hpr Making ourselves a less attractive target by utilizing a password manager.

TODAY ON #HPR

@hpr operat0r talks about the Only Key Duo, his new Hardware password manager

TODAY ON #HPR

Why an email service must support U2F in 2022: https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/why-u2f-is-important
#email #security #2fa #u2f #login #authentication

Thunderbird 102 (stable) releases tomorrow! We'll be here to keep you posted on the rollout, and tell you exactly when you can download it.

We appreciate all of your engagement, questions, and excitement over the beta period. Cannot wait to put this in your hands!

If you need to get to CompuServe or AOL, I've got the goods.

Playing around with the new Address Book in @thunderbird 102.

The System76 Launch keyboard has prompted me to really analyze my typing.

I use my left thumb 100% of the time to hit the spacebar. Never realized it!

And that is why their split spacebar makes so much sense to me. Because now the right side is Backspace.

I TOTALLY get it now.

Apple & Google track you, no matter how hard you try: "Both iOS and Google Android transmit telemetry, despite the user explicitly opting out of this. iOS sends the MAC addresses of nearby devices, e.g. other handsets and the home gateway, to Apple together with their GPS location. Users have no opt out from this and currently there are few, if any, realistic options for preventing this data sharing."
Source: https://www.scss.tcd.ie/doug.leith/apple_google.pdf

Today I Learned, vnstat - a handy tool for summarising network traffic by hour/day/month/year can also show "live" updating how many bits/packets are going over the wire/aether. Neato!

Oooohhhh yesssss! I gaze before it's splendor!

@Yung_Lyun That was a great episode! I need to get a replacement gateway for my Xfinity service. Tired of them getting ~$15/mo from me and their box is trash. @ken_fallon @hpr