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Tim Howes @timhowes@mastodon.social

Biologist interested in free software and security.

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**Tim Howes** @timhowes · Apr 08, 2018, 07:12

**Tim Howes** @timhowes · Apr 08, 2018, 07:12

Damn, got so excited when I saw "Hurd" trending on birdsite...

**Tim Howes** · Feb 21, 2018, 00:26

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**Free Software Foundation** @fsf@status.fsf.org · Feb 21, 2018, 00:26

@YalePrivacyLab researched 25 trackers hidden inside popular Google Play apps such as Uber, Tinder, Skype, Twitter, Spotify, and Snapchat, revealing clandestine surveillance software that is unknown to Android users at the time of app installation: https://u.fsf.org/2h6

**Tim Howes** · Jan 24, 2018, 19:28

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**Purism Computers** @Purism · Jan 24, 2018, 19:28

Big update on the Librem 5 smartphone:

https://puri.sm/posts/librem5-progress-report-2/ https://mastodon.social/media/0xD1VWj4kTkRUdyFqpQ

**Tim Howes** · Jan 14, 2018, 19:30

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**Software Freedom Conservancy** @conservancy@mastodon.technology · Jan 14, 2018, 19:30

Right now, #Conservancy's bkuhn is verifying donations for credit to our match. Spoiler alert: we're close; a few more donations today will take us over the top! Last chance to take advantage of the generous match from PIA & Anonymous

https://sfconservancy.org/supporter/

**Tim Howes** · Jan 06, 2018, 21:48

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**Raptor Engineering, LLC** @raptoreng@social.raptorengineering.io · Jan 06, 2018, 21:48

Recent #AMD #PSP exploit may also open door to transparently defeating #SME (encrypted virtual memory). The #PSP manages the #SME encryption key according to #AMD documents https://social.raptorengineering.io/url/390

**Tim Howes** · Dec 16, 2017, 19:53

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**Eugen** @Gargron · Dec 16, 2017, 19:53

Context: Firefox auto-installed an add-on called "Looking Glass" without people's consent as a promotional campaign for Muse-Songs-As-A-TV-show called Mr. Robot https://drewdevault.com/2017/12/16/Firefox-is-on-a-slippery-slope.html

**Tim Howes** @timhowes · Dec 02, 2017, 08:33

**Tim Howes** @timhowes · Dec 02, 2017, 08:33

Here's facebook analyzing all the text people typed but decided not to post. https://www.aaai.org/ocs/index.php/ICWSM/ICWSM13/paper/viewFile/6093/6350

**Tim Howes** @timhowes · Nov 30, 2017, 09:11

**Tim Howes** @timhowes · Nov 30, 2017, 09:11

Enchi High Intensity Line Orange Dream Pastel Yellow Belly 50% Het Ghost Female Ball Python

https://www.morphmarket.com/us/c/reptiles/pythons/ball-pythons/103745
https://mastodon.social/media/Bx70yBwXXXlIAslTUb0

**Tim Howes** · Nov 26, 2017, 15:50

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**Stanislas 👨‍💻 (elefantinho)** @angristan@mstdn.io · Nov 26, 2017, 15:50

Why some cryptographic keys are much smaller than others https://blog.cloudflare.com/why-are-some-keys-small/

**Tim Howes** · Sep 06, 2017, 19:15

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**Raptor Engineering, LLC** @raptoreng@social.raptorengineering.io · Sep 06, 2017, 19:15

Check out the newest, smallest member of the Talos™ II lineup: the Talos™ II Desktop Development System! https://secure.raptorcs.com/content/TL2DS1/intro.html Perfect for overseas shipment due to small size and low weight.

**Tim Howes** @timhowes · Jul 30, 2017, 19:22

**Tim Howes** @timhowes · Jul 30, 2017, 19:22

Impressive work and compelling writeup by the Dolphin team about solving a challenging graphics problem:
https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2017/07/30/ubershaders/

**Tim Howes** · Jul 30, 2017, 18:01

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**NASA** @nasa@apoil.org · Jul 30, 2017, 18:01

We've detected a chemical on Saturn’s moon Titan that may be able to form structures similar to cell membranes:… https://t.co/OB3UEtcVYN source: https://twitter.com/nasa/status/891720478687195136

**Tim Howes** · May 17, 2017, 05:02

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**sungo** @sungo@public.sungo.io · May 17, 2017, 05:02

MP3 is finally free (not dead, as the tech blogs would have you believe). https://www.jwz.org/blog/2017/05/mp3-is-finally-free/

**Tim Howes** · May 08, 2017, 14:12

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**Alex L** @alexl@mstdn.io · May 08, 2017, 14:12

#Twidere now has support for #Mastodon and mixing tweets and toots is really cool!

**Tim Howes** @timhowes · Apr 14, 2017, 06:05

**Tim Howes** @timhowes · Apr 14, 2017, 06:05

＜マストドンじゃないです、アジアゾウです
https://twitter.com/TokyoZooNet_PR/status/852763256334700544

**Tim Howes** @timhowes · Apr 13, 2017, 21:49

**Tim Howes** @timhowes · Apr 13, 2017, 21:49

Pretty sure cellular automata were inspired by biology, not the other way around

https://www.cs.ucf.edu/~dcm/Teaching/COT4810-Spring2011/Literature/CellularAutomata.pdf
https://twitter.com/calacademy/status/852625193264488448

**Tim Howes** @timhowes · Apr 09, 2017, 22:40

**Tim Howes** @timhowes · Apr 09, 2017, 22:40

Cory Doctorow: From "Don't Be Evil" to "I can't allow you to do that, Dave..." https://media.libreplanet.org/u/libreplanet/m/beyond-unfree-the-software-you-can-go-to-jail-for-talking-about/

**Tim Howes** · Apr 09, 2017, 19:09

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**301 witches.town/@iliana** @ilianaw · Apr 09, 2017, 19:09

picking a hostname is the hardest problem in computer science

**Tim Howes** · Apr 04, 2017, 09:07

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**Joanna Rootkovska ☠️** @rootkovska · Apr 04, 2017, 09:07

So, about this Mastodon thing (still learning):
- mastodon.social is to Mastodon what gmail.com is to email,
- like in email @usernames are only unique within a given server,
- MAXLEN=500 here,
- RTFM: https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/tree/master/docs
- enough people already asked about end-to-end encrypted DMs. There are no.
- no one asked about e2e signed toots though yet?
- if you believe you're trustworthy enough, consider using the ✅ character to let others know they can trust you.