purism, Librem One (--) (boost with CW)
From @YalePrivacyLab@twitter.com (h/t @skynebula in https://mastodon.social/@skynebula/102262970189371639 for link):
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https://twitter.com/YalePrivacyLab/status/1139039274987327489
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we've had a lot of questions about @Puri_sm Librem One services, and can't recommend them. Thread. 1/4
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https://twitter.com/YalePrivacyLab/status/1139039678810722304
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Librem Chat was shipped with obvious and easily recognized trackers, even after @ExodusPrivacy analysis https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2019/05/06/purism-explains-why-there-are-trackers-in-librem-one-chat/ 2/4
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https://twitter.com/YalePrivacyLab/status/1139040172656513024
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the service also suffered a severe #0day on launch, which was fixed and acknowledged quickly. *However*, all communications up to that point should be assumed compromised and the @Puri_sm post brushes the severity under the rug. https://puri.sm/posts/underscoring-our-transparency-first-librem-one-bug-report/ 3/4
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https://twitter.com/YalePrivacyLab/status/1139040930164543488
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Additionally, all Librem One services are hosted on a single Digital Ocean droplet, the privacy policy is woefully incomplete, there's no GDPR compliance, apps suggest dangerous PGP/GPG defaults, and Librem One stats are dodgy (a sign of general sloppiness). 4/4
how to fake global illumination:
1. for each point on a surface, ask yourself "if I was a tiny bug sitting on the surface of this object, what would the sky look like?"
2. think more about being a bug
3. enjoy thinking about being a bug
4. make a bugsona
5. make friends with other bugs
6. find a function that approximates the average sky colour. this will be a proxy for the hemispherical integral, and add that on top of any specular contribution
Promoting an Indie Game: Skate Bird! 🏂🐦
Hay frens!! A friend of mine is making a really awesome game and just launched the Kickstarter for it! If you like birds and enjoyed Tony Hawk style skateboard games, this one's totally up your alley. ❤️
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/meganfox/skatebird-be-a-skateboarding-bird
RT @McFunkypants@twitter.com
fake it till you make it
is about overcoming impostor syndrome... but when taken literally, may be backfire!
you'll always feel like a fake! an impostor forever.
may I suggest
own it while you hone it
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/McFunkypants/status/1136983176167821313
Griping about (probably someone's favorite) online retailer.
They sound like a real fun crowd over there at https://tomboyx.com/ and I really wanna sacrifice the contents of my wallet in exchange for what would become the first ever boxer-style underwear to enter my ownership and subsequently cradle my gentleness.
Sadly, my attention-deficit-addled mind can only handle _so much_ reverse Jenga in uMatrix to enable zillions of cross-site script servers before I give up on trying to get any given website to function properly.
Their server logs show exactly how much. Maybe I'll try again tomorrow.
Vox union news: They announced a few minutes ago they reached an agreement with Vox Media.
labor action, Vox Media (boost with CW)
From @whiskeysailor in https://radical.town/@whiskeysailor/102226004748025488
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Vox Media is in a walkout.
Don't click or go to Vox Media properties until they walkout is over.
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From @Seajun_ in https://snouts.online/@Seajun_/102226061740318501
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Here's a list of Vox properties to avoid
[image listing:
- The Verge
- Vox
- SB Nation
- Eater
- Polygon
- Curbed
]
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(a news article about the above: https://news.yahoo.com/vox-media-staffers-walk-failure-170607756.html )
[1/3] Seattle Area PSA: Trans Pride Safety Bulletin (cw: white nationalists)
There's a Trump rally scheduled at the same time as Seattle Trans Pride, likely intending to disrupt the event.
Here's the info I've found:
• They're likely meeting at 4th and Columbia downtown & will march from there
• The hosting group has connections with known white nationalist movements
• The Gender Justice League is aware of this and is requesting donations for additional private security for Seattle Trans Pride
RT @NaomiKyle@twitter.com
This pony working up the courage to jump this tiny step is everything.
Demo reel of the rainbow sign v2!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnh_7GpFRAU
[1:20]
I am so happy with this finished product.
I 💖 @orrery
I 🕹️ retrogaming
I 🔊 chiptunes
I 🦄 ponies
I ☁️ cannabis
I � Unicode
and yes to 🤖 but #nobot
avatar art by Dana Simpson (danasimpson.com)