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  • I think most FOSS zealots simply despise capitalism in general, they want everyone else to be poor like them. Kinda like socialism.

    One well known exception to your comment is Linus Torvalds. He didn't mind moving to the USA to make some good money after being a student who could afford a whopping 386! And unlike some people believe, the GPL does not restrict a programmer to make money.

  • Humans need to stop being cruel
  • It’s about giving rabbits cancer so we can test new cancer drugs on them. Assuming we make that illegal, how do you propose new cancer treatments should be tested?

    I've read an interview with a doctor who was outraged that at medical school he learned nothing about food and nutrition. Therefore he decided to go live for more than a year with indigenous people in Africa, and study them, taking blood samples. Conclusion : These people in Africa have no cancer at all but yet they do die (unlike in the West) because of other diseases because of no antibiotics. These people do hunt and with that getting physical exercise so to say. These people also fast sometimes because sometimes they simply have no food. This doctor, back in the West, now talks to his patients and asks them about their bad life style habits and he said that "we" in the West we do too little physical exercise, we eat too much and too often. We have an unhealthy life style. Fasten from time to time is good, it gives the body time to relax. So I would say : How about putting the insane millions spend on the massive medical industry in for example "sugar tax" and informing all people about a more healthy life style. Abolish McDonuts and B*rgerKing and KFC, and learn to not over eat. I've read that in the blue zones in Japan people have learned to eat for 80% instead of eating more than that.

    Found the article, here's a translated part :

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    We eat too much and too often. In Tanzania they only ate when there was food. Sometimes fasting is good for your body. . Even though he didn't learn anything about nutrition at his education (already now) he was fascinated by it at the time. After his studies he wanted to examine health at the place where man comes from: East Africa. Kuipers lived by the Hadzabe, a thousands of years old tribe of hunter collectors. To talk to them, he taught Swahili. He lived with them, slept in a cabin, and later a land cruiser with solar panels on the roof, in which he had set up his own lab. He examined their BMI (Body Mass Index), nutrition, took blood, stool, and breast milk samples. Although there is hardly any health care for this strain, the Hadzabe are slim and fit, have hardly any cardiovascular disease and cancer. They have a varied diet and move a lot. The transition to a western hospital could not be greater for the young doctor. Especially the abundance stood out. In Africa people die because there is no antibiotics at the time. Here there are people who receive chemotherapy for millions of euros, but still smoke. . As a cardiologist, he is surprised to hear little about the effects of lifestyle and nutrition on the heart at conferences. Much more often it is about pills and medical devices, and the meetings are sponsored by the pharmaceutical industry. Sometimes I hear: There's not enough evidence for the effects of lifestyle. No, because few major studies are done: It's not funded by anyone. There are a lot of small studies that show that a better lifestyle helps. Let's not pump a billion dollars into another cholesterol reduction study, but into a big lifestyle study.

  • Has anyone tried the #Enlightenment DE for #Linux in the recent years?
  • This brings back some memories from years ago. Enlightenment was fairly popular at some point and I think the author "Rasterman" was employed at RedHat. Some Linux distribution may even have had it as the default ?

  • Repository Overhaul in new Client 1.20 | F-Droid
    f-droid.org Repository Overhaul in new Client 1.20 | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository

    Since the early days of2010, F-Droidis a repository of apps (not an app store). Its client app alwaysallowed to add third-partyrepositories.Today, there are...

    Repository Overhaul in new Client 1.20 | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository
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    Managing apps in a decentralized way - TWIF generated on Thursday, 16 May 2024, Week 20
    f-droid.org Managing apps in a decentralized way | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository

    TWIF generated on Thursday, 16 May 2024, Week 20F-Droid coreF-Droid and F-Droid Basic were updated to 1.20.0, and our own @grote speaks at length about the r...

    Managing apps in a decentralized way | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository
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    BIMI and DMARC Can't Save You: The Overlooked DKIM Exploit
    www.zone.eu BIMI and DMARC Can't Save You: The Overlooked DKIM Exploit

    Analysts at Zone.eu, one of the leading domain registrars and web hosting providers in Europe, have observed a vulnerability affecting the global e-mail ecosystem, stemming from unaddressed warnings in the DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) standard that puts billions of users in risk. This is not an...

    BIMI and DMARC Can't Save You: The Overlooked DKIM Exploit
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    Twitter/x.com is now forcing you to disable Firefox's Enhance Tracking Protection.
  • That is a question that deserves its own thread. Just today I got again annoyed seeing how often mainstream press is using Twitter tweets and Twitter videos in their articles :( Good thing is that a significant amount of journalists got off Twitter and moved to Mastodon or something else. What does it take to get lots of open source projects, politicians and public services also move away from Twitter ? Should a new non-profit organization be created to promote leaving Twitter and help people choose for the Fediverse ?

  • Fediverse turns 16 tomorrow
    cosocial.ca Evan Prodromou (@evan@cosocial.ca)

    Sixteen years ago tomorrow I published the first post on the fediverse. https://web.archive.org/web/20080618164355/http://identi.ca/notice/1 It's still visible on Identi.ca today, although the URL format changed a few years ago, and the redirect plugin stopped working a few years after that. http...

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    Looking for a collaborative notes app
  • With etherpad-lite the default is guest mode and no protection at all (but I've seen that with plugins user accounts can be made). With Hedgedoc and Cryptpad user accounts can be made and I think with that "private" protected pads are possible.

  • Entering a New Phase of the Web, with Citation Needed’s Molly White
    flipboard.video Entering a New Phase of the Web, with Citation Needed’s Molly White

    Molly White is a leading cryptocurrency critic, but get to know her and you’ll see she’s anything but cynical. In fact, this researcher, writer and software engineer cares so deeply about free and ...

    Entering a New Phase of the Web, with Citation Needed’s Molly White

    https://flipboard.social/@mike/112452374982317735

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    Has ethernet become illegitimate? A librarian flipped out after spotting me using ethernet
  • I can imagine that the guy wants to secure his network and is maybe paranoid about people breaking in which seems fair to me, and after all computers and networks involve subtle power structures as described in BOFH. I guess the "now get of my lawn!" remark is a typical and "normal" remark in some states or regions of the USA. Someone from the UK or Ireland could made say instead "sod off!" to end a conversation they think deserved to be stopped.

  • Firefox to collect your (anonymized) search data
  • Looks like I may finally be trying out Librewolf.

    I like the out of the box experience of LibreWolf very much but it will not work well for all websites in my case. Luckily Firefox and LibreWolf can be installed and used at the same time without any issues.

  • Ada goes to the set: let’s make an animated movie - FSFE - Help us make a film of this story to spark more kids’ interest in coding and tinkering!
    fsfe.org Ada goes to the set: let’s make an animated movie - FSFE

    What do a Prime Minister, an MIT professor, and a child from Rajasthan have in common? They, along with other public figures and thousands of children, lov...

    Ada goes to the set: let’s make an animated movie - FSFE

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/15670510

    > - https://mastodon.social/@fsfe/112444907254210958 > - About the book : https://fsfe.org/activities/ada-zangemann > - Book reading : https://media.libreplanet.org/u/libreplanet/m/book-reading-ada-zangemann-a-tale-of-software-skateboards-and-raspberry-ice-cream > - Audio only version of the book reading : https://media.libreplanet.org/u/libreplanet/m/book-reading-ada-zangemann-a-tale-of-software-skateboards-and-raspberry-ice-cream-audio-only

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    Ada goes to the set: let’s make an animated movie - FSFE - Help us make a film of this story to spark more kids’ interest in coding and tinkering!
    fsfe.org Ada goes to the set: let’s make an animated movie - FSFE

    What do a Prime Minister, an MIT professor, and a child from Rajasthan have in common? They, along with other public figures and thousands of children, lov...

    Ada goes to the set: let’s make an animated movie - FSFE
    • https://mastodon.social/@fsfe/112444907254210958
    • About the book : https://fsfe.org/activities/ada-zangemann
    • Book reading : https://media.libreplanet.org/u/libreplanet/m/book-reading-ada-zangemann-a-tale-of-software-skateboards-and-raspberry-ice-cream
    • Audio only version of the book reading : https://media.libreplanet.org/u/libreplanet/m/book-reading-ada-zangemann-a-tale-of-software-skateboards-and-raspberry-ice-cream-audio-only
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    Coming to terms with no longer having privacy and control over my technology
  • Many people probably won’t be bothered by these things, but I am. I don’t want to pay full price for something that I don’t truly own. I miss the familiarity. I miss the reliability. I miss feeling like it’s mine. Dependable. Trustworthy.

    Picking my old guitar up again has never looked so appealing. I think I want to go back to investing more time, money, and energy into things that aren’t connected to the internet

    Upvoted.

  • Cyber Security: A Pre-War Reality Check - Bert Hubert's writings
    berthub.eu Cyber Security: A Pre-War Reality Check - Bert Hubert's writings

    This is a lightly edited transcript of my presentation today at the ACCSS/NCSC/Surf seminar ‘Cyber Security and Society’. I want to thank the organizers for inviting me to their conference & giving me a great opportunity to talk about something I worry about a lot. Here are the original slides with ...

    Cyber Security: A Pre-War Reality Check - Bert Hubert's writings

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/15662912

    > https://fosstodon.org/@bert_hubert/112444298499426055

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    Cyber Security: A Pre-War Reality Check - Bert Hubert's writings
    berthub.eu Cyber Security: A Pre-War Reality Check - Bert Hubert's writings

    This is a lightly edited transcript of my presentation today at the ACCSS/NCSC/Surf seminar ‘Cyber Security and Society’. I want to thank the organizers for inviting me to their conference & giving me a great opportunity to talk about something I worry about a lot. Here are the original slides with ...

    Cyber Security: A Pre-War Reality Check - Bert Hubert's writings

    https://fosstodon.org/@bert_hubert/112444298499426055

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    BBC World Service - lite
    mastodon.social Neil Craig (@tdp_org@mastodon.social)

    Attached: 2 images My pals in BBC World Service have been doing some awesome work on "lite" versions of their news articles (other page types to follow). They essentially skip the Server-Side React hydration which means you end up with a simpler HTML+CSS page, no JS. Page sizes drop significantly: ...

    Neil Craig (@tdp_org@mastodon.social)

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/15637085

    > > My pals in BBC World Service have been doing some awesome work on "lite" versions of their news articles (other page types to follow). > They essentially skip the Server-Side React hydration which means you end up with a simpler HTML+CSS page, no JS. > Page sizes drop significantly: > * Transferred: ~600KB -> 30KB > * Total: 1.65MB -> 135KB > Just append .lite on a URL e.g. https://www.bbc.com/mundo/articles/crgyyvdz1dro.lite > There's no on/off UX at the moment but they're working on that too. > #WebDev #WebPerf #WebPerformance #BBC

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    BBC World Service - lite
    mastodon.social Neil Craig (@tdp_org@mastodon.social)

    Attached: 2 images My pals in BBC World Service have been doing some awesome work on "lite" versions of their news articles (other page types to follow). They essentially skip the Server-Side React hydration which means you end up with a simpler HTML+CSS page, no JS. Page sizes drop significantly: ...

    Neil Craig (@tdp_org@mastodon.social)

    > My pals in BBC World Service have been doing some awesome work on "lite" versions of their news articles (other page types to follow). They essentially skip the Server-Side React hydration which means you end up with a simpler HTML+CSS page, no JS. Page sizes drop significantly:

    • Transferred: ~600KB -> 30KB
    • Total: 1.65MB -> 135KB Just append .lite on a URL e.g. https://www.bbc.com/mundo/articles/crgyyvdz1dro.lite There's no on/off UX at the moment but they're working on that too. #WebDev #WebPerf #WebPerformance #BBC
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    streetart @lemm.ee lemmyreader @lemmy.ml
    Street Art on Child Labor in front of Apple store (Madrid, Spain)

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/15629640

    > https://streetartutopia.com/2024/05/14/street-art-on-child-labor-in-front-of-apple-store/

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    Sweet Graffiti and other acts of wholesome vandalism @slrpnk.net lemmyreader @lemmy.ml
    Street Art on Child Labor in front of Apple store (Madrid, Spain)

    https://streetartutopia.com/2024/05/14/street-art-on-child-labor-in-front-of-apple-store/

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    Bye Opam, Hello Nix
    priver.dev Bye Opam, Hello Nix

    Article about replacing opam with nix for a easier life

    Bye Opam, Hello Nix
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    Pi-C.A.R.D, a Raspberry Pi Voice Assistant (github.com/nkasmanoff)
    • https://github.com/nkasmanoff/pi-card
    • More comments : https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40346995
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    Weird

    > It’s weird how when the Department of Transportation is using the bike lane, they give themselves an entire car lane for protection.

    • https://mastodon.world/@davidho/112428592341621424
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    InitialsDiceBearhttps://github.com/dicebear/dicebearhttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/„Initials” (https://github.com/dicebear/dicebear) by „DiceBear”, licensed under „CC0 1.0” (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)LE
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