forteller @forteller@octodon.social

«Remember to look up at the stars, not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious. And however difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at. It matters that you don't just give up»

Stephen Hawking was a great man. Not only did he advance our understanding of the universe greatly, he used his fame to fight for a better world: Against war, poverty and superstition, for humanity and the environment

In these metoo times all atheists should listen to this weeks diatribe in the Scathing Atheist podcast. It's just like 2-3 minuttes or so.

https://audioboom.com/posts/6712376-strobel-warming-edition

Also: Listen to the whole episode, every week!

This is pretty damn cool: "Firefox 59 adds basic support for decentralised internet protocols, specifically DAT, IPFS and Secure Scuttlebutt."

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/03/firefox-59-changes-download

This is a sobering and important read for all of us who care deeply about the future of democracy, free speech and power – that is: the future of the internet – and think that federation is the way to go to secure it.

He has some very compelling arguments for why it's not. At the same time his reassurance that it's not even needed doesn't seem very sound.

So, then, what is the solution?

Please read and think carefully about this. https://signal.org/blog/the-ecosystem-is-moving/

Hey, fellow nerds! What better way to mark the international womans day than to learn a bit about womens PC games and the work being done to preserve them? http://www.maximumfun.org/adam-ruins-everything/adam-ruins-everything-episode-47-rachel-weil-femicom-and-value-preserving-clas

I guess a better way would be to work for better working conditions for all the poor workers, many women, who slave away under terrible conditions to make all our electronics. So go check out too https://www.fairphone.com/en/

And keep fighting for equal rights, both offline and on! Be welcoming. Speak up! #womensday

Are you using Googles reCAPTCHA on your website? Now is the time to stop. https://theintercept.com/2018/03/06/google-is-quietly-providing-ai-technology-for-drone-strike-targeting-project/

Is there a great FLOSS alternative for this type of thing? Please let me know!

After about 70 hours I finally got to the end of The Talos Principle. All three of them. Together with a friend. Great game, both the gameplay and the philosophy. Love games that makes you think, about more than just the puzzles in it. But the puzzles are amazing. Totally in awe of the people who managed to imagine them all and actually make them work. Would love to try it in VR, but would never do the ending in it. That shit is crazy! Also: Hurrah for Linux support!

Hei, norske fediverse! Har dere fått med dere at @bjornstark har kommet seg inn i federasjonen? Han bør dere følge! Og les denne teksten hans om hvor viktig dette desentraliserings-prosjektet er! https://www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kronikk/i/MgaK30/Vi-ma-ta-internett-tilbake--Bjorn-Stark

Boost, så alle nordmenn får det med seg! :)

People are talking about a new social network called #Vero. I took a look at their website and FAQ and couldn't find anything about federation. Sorry, then I'm not interested. Just like most of the people signing up now will in a couple of months. Federation is the only way for smaller social networks to compete with the network effect of the bigger

Want a voice assistant AI in your home, but don't want the big monopolies snooping on you or knowing everything happening in every home in the future?

Help the Free and open source alternative grow, so it has a fighting chance against the giants that everyone throws money at all the time!

You have 3 days left to pre-order, or suppport, the sencond Mycroft hardware: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/aiforeveryone/mycroft-mark-ii-the-open-voice-assistant

Please BOOST! This is extremely important. Voice AI is the future. Will there be any free alternatives?

God forbid that people would get to experience culture noone earns any money off of! No, it's much better to let it get sweapt away and be gone forever. Jesus, these copyright industrialist are just terrible.

Game Companies Oppose DMCA Exemption for ‘Abandoned’ Online Games https://torrentfreak.com/game-companies-oppose-dmca-exemption-for-abandoned-online-games-180217/?

https://octodon.social/media/zavFWPwAeoqLtAKsDUE

Was going to mention the FreedomBox to @bjornstark, saying that unfortunately it's been dead in the water for years. Just to make sure I didn't embarrass myself I checked them out one last time before pushing 'send'. Imagine my surprise seeing that they are actually really active now! What happened?

Some months ago I would've been really stoked! Now I'm a bit more reserved, after the shenanigans of Eben Moglen's Software Freedom Law Center against the @conservancy

So, I know the exact name and server of a Mastodon account I want to follow, but I can't find a way to follow it in either #Tusky or #Mastalab. What gives? What do I do? https://octodon.social/media/MfRZ9KuIaOLPni4YD00 https://octodon.social/media/jK6YhONxvtlNHMLmOcg

About halfway trough transcribing the fantastic talk 'How to break the Internet, destroy democracy and enslave the human race (or not)', by Cory Doctorow.

When It's done, you'll find it + more talks here: corydoctorow.miraheze.org

In the meantime, watch it here: https://corydoctorow.miraheze.org/wiki/How_to_break_the_Internet,_destroy_democracy_and_enslave_the_human_race_(or_not) https://octodon.social/media/yULKaAf5prcz8XYsPbM

Wow! This is truly amazing! France is thinking of making companies liable for the security of their products, and _release the source code_ after end of life!

Along with other Nice Things™. Check it:

https://blog.lukaszolejnik.com/highlights-of-french-cybersecurity-strategy/

https://octodon.social/media/wixgYoW8Ih6RIMUIZlc

Ok, seems like it was just the first boot that was slow. Restarting it has been fast enough almost every time. Still looks terrible, though.