Notices by :copyleft: Kiri :tux: (kiri@fosstodon.org), page 3

Friday's xkcd is blunt but fair: it's very hard to secure any part of a modern computer stack, and we depend on all of it: https://m.xkcd.com/2166/

Pro tip: if something is actively marketed to you (you see it advertised somewhere) that should be interpreted as follows:
a) I almost certainly don't need that thing.
b) if you want that thing, it indicates that there's almost certainly a better one at a lower price that's not being marketed (because marketing costs money) so have a bit of a look around before gratifying the marketers.

Every time someone says "Install this <Video App> for the MeetUp", I die a bit inside.

We sacrifice the blue bird of tweets to the elephant god. May our roots be forever boosted.

Important post from @staltz, "Software below the poverty line": https://staltz.com/software-below-the-poverty-line.html

Look at the Twitter thread too: https://twitter.com/andrestaltz/status/1139156022432587776

I wonder if there are any RSS readers that support the Dat protocol...

Anyone know? It'd be really cool to be able to distribute video podcasts via a torrent like swarm.

Just spoke to my dad. He lost his job and is being evicted from his current apartment. He's looking for work and a place to stay or store his things in the Roswell, Alpharetta, or Sandy Springs area outside of Atlanta.

For work he has experience as a mechanic and salesman and has done a lot of odd jobs over the years.

Please boost!