Michela Marie ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
@Ste1lar Additionally, if you are a "free speech" crusader who thinks people should be able to say whatever they want, damn be the consequences, then it's ridiculous to complain when people block you or your instance.
I do not know if that is how you personally feel or not.
Other instances are obviously not obligated to federate with your instance -- regardless of their reasons -- or allow nastiness on your instance to further propagate.
Michela Marie ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
@Ste1lar If your instance is connected to a poorly moderated or hate speech instance, it allows that junk to be passed on to other instances it federates with.
So it makes perfect sense that admins would ban an instance that federates with those that federate with instances that allow hate speech or other things that violate their own policies.
Random Geek
If anything's going to keep FOSS alive it won't be web-scale upstream-owning megacorps, and it won't be yesterday's problematic icons alienating everybody they talk to today.
It's gonna be you, doing stuff you think is cool and helping other people do stuff they think is cool.
Michela Marie ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
#Co-working spaces reflect the new reality of contingent, casual work, and job insecurity.
"As co-working spaces colonise cities, are workers paying the price?"
"As businesses look to save money and space, providers such as WeWork are booming. But co-working is not all itโs cracked up to be "
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jul/24/coworking-spaces-cities-wework-casualisation
#coworking #wework #business #realestate #economy #jobs #employment
Electronic Frontier Foundation
For two weeks only, you can become a member of EFF for just $20. Help us build a better digital future. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/07/better-digital-future-possible
SDF.ORG
Celebrate UNIX 50th and SDF 32nd at http://livingcomputers.org Wednesday July 10th 6pm - 9pm
SDFers can RSVP at https://sdf.org/sdf32
NonSDFers check out the Living Computers events page
HCS โ
ElasticSearch clusters left out in the open have leaked
- 114 million records of US companies and citizens
- over 32 million records of SKY Brasil customers
- approximately 33 million profiles of Chinese job seekers
- over 108 million bets from various online casinos exposing their bettors' PII data
- hundreds of thousands of sensitive legal documents "not designated for publication."
Michela Marie ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
@blinry Wow. I just followed that link and learned about the Resource Centre. What a neat place!
blinry
Hey! :) The Recurse Center is "funding Fellowships of up to $10,000 for women, trans, and non-binary people to work on programming projects, research, and art at RC this fall.
Apply by July 22nd and start August 12th or September 23rd."
https://www.recurse.com/blog/149-10000-fellowships-for-women-trans-non-binary-programmers
This is an incredible opportunity โ if you want to be part of a diverse, kind programming community, and spend three months focusing on projects close to your heart, this is your chance! Happy to answer any questions you might have! \o/
Michela Marie ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Excellent and long over-due news. Hopefully, other countries and jurisdictions will follow.
"French online hate speech bill aims to wipe out racist trolling"
"Abuse on social networks pushes MP to draw up law that could be copied across Europe"
Michela Marie ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
"These rainbow flag waving corporations donated millions to anti-gay members of [US] congress."
https://popular.info/p/these-rainbow-flag-waiving-corporations
#lgbtq+ #bigotry #homophobia #biphobia #transphobia #humanrights #pride
Michela Marie ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
The Trans Mountain pipeline was again approved by #Canada's rubber-stamp NEB today, but the fight over it is far from finished.
We must keep fighting to prevent this unbelievable miscarriage of justice. The world is on fire, and only we can put it out. The Earth and all those who inhabit it are depending on us.
Michela Marie ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
The latest development in the climate crisis:
"Scientists shocked by Arctic permafrost thawing 70 years sooner than predicted"
* Ice blocks frozen solid for thousands of years destabilized
* โThe climate is now warmer than at any time in last 5,000 yearsโ
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jun/18/arctic-permafrost-canada-science-climate-crisis
Michela Marie ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
"Does approving TMX [Trans Mountain Pipeline] do anything for the Liberals?"
Spoiler alert: nope, but it does hurt their chances at another majority in October.
#Cdnpoli #Canada #environment #globalheating #climatecrisis #cdnelxn
Michela Marie ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
"Does approving TMX [Trans Mountain Pipeline] do anything for the Liberals?"
Spoiler alert: nope, but it does hurt their chances at another majority in October.
#Cdnpoli #Canada #environment #globalheating #climatecrisis #cdnelxn
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Weโre hiring! Join a workplace with:
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Excellent benefits, including student loan and housing cost assistance
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A diverse, supportive, and empowering environment
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Regular educational workshops and activities
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https://www.eff.org/pages/working-at-eff
Michela Marie ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Awesome!! Keep fighting, Hong Kong! We stand with you in solidarity, in the push for #democracy everywhere.
"'They're kids, not rioters': new generation of protesters bring Hong Kong to standstill"
"Authorities urged to withdraw extradition bill as up to 2 million people take to streets despite Carrie Lam apology"
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/16/hong-kong-protests-carrie-lam-china
Electronic Frontier Foundation
New York: Tell your lawmakers to support two right to repair bills that would make repair of phones, tablets and other digital electronic equipment easier and more accessible for New York residents. https://act.eff.org/action/new-yorkers-demand-your-right-to-repair-ebf1e186-a3b0-4329-b6a1-a203fe235085
switching.social
In case you missed it, there's a free open Fediverse alternative to Reddit under construction called Prismo:
You can try the first instance at:
https://prismo.xyz/auth/sign_up
The idea is that each instance is the equivalent of a subreddit, dedicated to a particular topic.
Prismo federates with ActivityPub so you can follow Prismo accounts from Mastodon etc. (The federation isn't completed yet though, so some features are missing.)
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Can we really trust Customs and Border Protection with our text messages and phone camera rolls? https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/06/congress-should-pass-protecting-data-border-act
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