Maulik Dave @maulikdave02@mastodon.social

Pessimist: 2020 was the hottest year since the start of weather recordings.

Optimist: 2020 was the coolest year until the end of weather recordings.

#ClimateCrisis

Better than WhatsApp: Try these Free Software Apps and Services https://fsf.org.in/article/better-than-whatsapp

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What is your choice after switching from #WhatsApp?

Please help me share.

#FreeSoftware #OpenSource

Why don’t more of us #recycle our smartphones since there are so many valuable #minerals inside? 🤔 Well, they're designed for use, but not for #reuse & #recycling. Take a look at the hidden impact of the #smartphone industry.

Full video 👉 : https://bit.ly/38zLxFz

#fairphone

[XR] #NatureNeedsJustice https://tube.rebellion.global/videos/watch/7e164cd8-3e64-4ec2-935f-56e2137f85eb

Now that so many of your friends are finally leaving #whatsapp behind it might be a good idea to send them my anti #GAFAM article to get them to leave other evil services:

https://write.privacytools.io/paulakreuzer/how-to-live-without-google-and-other-evil-tech-giants

#Google #Amazon #Facebook #Apple #Microsoft #FAANG #Netflix #GMafia #SurveillanceCapitalism #privacy

#Welcome to the #Fediverse / to #Mastodon

Here is my article on Mastodon and Fediverse for Beginners:

https://write.privacytools.io/bwbjyxibnx

Hier gibts eine Deutsche Version:

https://write.privacytools.io/xwkeklsagd

#MastoGuide #FediGuide #MastoTips #FediTips

Feel free to spread, copy, adapt, translate, ... under #CCSA (Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike).
Also please spread this outside of the Fediverse.
But #boosts are also always appreciated.

#boost #BoostsWelcome

There's a lot going on behind the shiny veil of #innovation & flagship phones. The hidden impact of the #smartphone industry can no longer be ignored. So what is really going on behind the scenes and why is it mostly kept under wraps?

Find out 👉 : https://bit.ly/2LrI82r

Here is the first draft of the article:

https://write.privacytools.io/bwbjyxibnx

Feedback is very welcome.
I'll pin the finished article to my profile when it's done.

Installing an adblocker is the gateway drug into anti-consumerism, which is in turn the gateway drug into anti-capitalism.

Tell all your friends how to install adblockers.

Why Flying Like Before Covid Is A Really Bad Idea

Reason 3:
Air traffic is extremely unjust. ⚖️💸

Just one 1% of the world’s population causes more than half of all air traffic emissions.
▶️https://stay-grounded.org/10-reasons-why-flying-like-before-covid-is-a-really-bad-idea/

I am thinking of creating some videos (HowTos, Tutorials that kind of thing) and uploading them on Peertube (and maybe cross-post to Youtube).
Looking for opinions on what is better for the platform (Peertube/Fediverse).

Boosts welcome.

#Peertube #Fediverse

What story will you tell this year? 💚

🎨 @CreativatyHUB ✨

#Covid19 #BuildBackBetter #BlackLivesMatter #ClimateJustice

[ https://tweets.newsbots.eu/Greenpeace/status/1342455661083418625 — #bot]

Stop using "Zoom" as a general term for video conferencing.
Stop using "Google" as a general term for searching the web.

Let's Learn LibreOffice

https://www.ubuntubuzz.com/2020/11/libreoffice-shortcut-keys-made-easy.html

Thanks: @libreoffice | Tags: #libreoffice #learning #freesoftware #opensource

So #google claim they are carbon neutral. I don't believe that for a second. Paging through their reports for 2019 and 2018 they give virtually no detail of how their energy consumption is calculated. I suspect that the emissions and energy use from manufacturing the electronics they use far outweighs any 'green' electricity they buy. And stop dancing around the problem with 'compensation' measures. They do say they re-use or 'remanufacture' hardware, put it varies between 10-50%