Cathal Garvey @cathal@octodon.social

Gone and done a dual power and set up an Extinction Rebellion chatroom on riot

Come join the discussion over at #extinctionrebellion:matrix.org

We'll try to keep it updated with as much XR-related news and events as possible, so we have an effective alternative to the proprietary Slack chats

(If the directory doesn't work, I'll shoot you an invite)

So there's this absolute scumbag in North Carolina who hates gay people, and also happens to be blind.

In the last few days I've seen a ton of people mock him for not looking at cameras, or 'the weird way he moves his eyes.' It's a textbook example of why focusing criticism on someone's physical traits is never a good idea.

Most folks I've pointed this out to are suitably chagrined, and I appreciate them <3. A few try to defend themselves. He's a scumbag, so there's no holes barred on insulting him, right? No.

When we mock a bad person for being blind, or fat, or trans, we're telling everyone with those traits that we secretly think they're less than wholly human. Maybe we won't admit it so long they remain "good," but we've admitted that it's there under the surface.

@xeb @therealraccoon They also literally-just-yesterday released the UI alpha!
https://openprivacy.ca/blog/2019/02/14/cwtch-alpha/
(I'm... incredibly hyped about this.)

"In this paper we presented Cwtch, a protocol for building metadata resistant applications based on Ricochet. The protocol solves a number of open problems with contemporary metadata resistant designs, providing asynchronous, anonymous multi-party communication through the use of untrusted,
discardable infrastructure.
We have released an open source prototype of Cwtch which can be found at https://cwtch.im/ ."

https://cwtch.im/cwtch.pdf

#Ricochet #Cwtch #Tor #Onion #IM

#Ireland and #Irish parents, the deadline is tomorrow. Our education system should help Irish kids accept one another, and perhaps themselves.
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The NCCA have been asked to undertake a comprehensive review of RSE (Relationship & #Sexuality #Education) by former Minister for Education and Skills Richard Bruton TD. There are three components...
https://www.ncca.ie/en/updates-and-events/consultations/review-of-relationships-and-sexuality-education-rse
#LGBTI #queer

*slaps roof of the roof* this bad boy can fit so many Santa Clauses in it

RT @doctorow@twitter.com

Starting TODAY you can get a preview of my upcoming book RADICALIZED with UNAUTHORIZED BREAD, a DRM-free audiobook about DRM-restricted appliances, refugees, and resistance [Please RT!]
https://boingboing.net/2019/01/29/brave-little-toasters-2.html

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/doctorow/status/1090414337645133825

Remember what you are.

You are the wizards of a dawning magick.

You void engineers.

Your knowledge is rarified and powerful. Few possess it. You have occult knowledge of this space and time.

The virtual Odinic vagabond.

You have honed your mind.

And submitted your will.

Fuel the fire inside.

TIL – Using conditional entries in .gitconfig to automatically manage #git identities based on the working directory. Nice!

https://dev.to/maxlmator/maintaining-different-git-identities

Roses are red
My life is a sham
“Go see Pagliacci”
But Doctor, I am

it lurks in places you never expect, waiting. it wears many masks and cloaks of many skins, always different than you expect it to be. its tendrils can reach through telephone lines and ethernet cords, snaking across the globe to wrap around your throat. it speaks every language and whispers in tongues that never existed and are long dead. it will speak every language and none and will heed none of your feverish prayers.

love is a shambling thing that waits in the darkness, when the noises die down, to enter your thoughts. love creeps into your deep dreams and rules with an iron fist.

#Valentines

And those working at #Google who protested Project Maven & drone warfare might be surprised to learn that somewhere in Google's chart, there is a guy whose business card reads: "Director of Defense and Intelligence Sales." #FuckOffGoogle