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Someone is trying to build a #language learning app like #duolingo, but it's free software. Maybe you want to help out?: https://github.com/kantord/LibreLingo https://librelingo.app/ #librelingo
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Today, September 17th, is the birthday of the Linux kernel 0.0.1! Happy birthday, Linux!
Iāve noticed that when I take my mask off, I still talk really loud because Iām so used to having to compensate for the mask.
Well, I tried installing a CPU for the first time today.
...I dropped it and bent pins.
Good news is it was a really old cheap processor. The bad news is Iām planning on building a pc with a $450 CPU in the near future.
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Now that tests are being taken outside of heavily controlled classrooms, software is stepping in to do the monitoring. That's a problem https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200825/17072245182/mass-biometric-scanning-students-is-covid-19s-latest-dystopian-twist.shtml
Even if they arenāt particularly popular terms in the non-tech industry, I still really like when people refer to āfree as in freedomā software as free software, and āfree as in costā software as freeware.
I had a professor today use āfree softwareā to refer to software that costs $0, then correct himself and say āfreeware, not free softwareā.
I approve
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A couple of months ago @elementary replaced Google Analytics with Plausible Analytics and now another popular Linux distribution has de-Googled too: Zorin OS š„°š
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The Future of American Industry Depends on Open Source Tech Instead of launching into a costly trade war with China, we need to fully embrace the fastest, safest, and most democratic way of advancing technology. https://www.wired.com/story/opinon-the-future-of-american-industry-depends-on-open-source-tech #Wired #News #Bot
Do you ever just instinctively try to fast forward while on a long video call?
Why is DRM still a thing? People who will steal your stuff will get cracked versions anyways. All you're doing is punishing me for paying you.
#DRM
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Privacy-invasive surveillance of students isnāt okay. https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/privacy-students
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WOW!!!!!
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR:)
A search engine for #peertube
"PeerTube Index is a centralized search engine for PeerTube videos. We run a crawler that visits PeerTube instances to find videos and new instances. All found videos are made searchable by their name. We exclude videos marked as Not Safe For Work (NSFW) for now.
This site is not affiliated to Framasoft, the maintainer of the PeerTube software. "
Have I mentioned recently that I despise Facebook?
No, I'm not going to install your app for 2FA. I'm just not going to use Instagram anymore.
Trying to build a PC, but the Nvidia AMD dilemma drags on
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Incognito Mode May Not Work the Way You Think It Does Every browser has a private modeābut the privacy it offers has a limit. https://www.wired.com/story/incognito-mode-explainer #Wired #News #Bot
I've recently got into playing Minetest, and I've been playing on 'play.playminetest.com'. It's been a lot of fun, and I encourage you to join if you're looking for a multiplayer server!
I started playing Minetest just out of curiosity, and I'm now mildly addicted.
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XMRig is a small mining program you could use to mine #Monero #XMR currency using a machines CPU. Doing so will not be profitable, the currency you get will barely cover the additional electricity cost. Still, may be interesting to do if you are particularly interested in digital currency technology.
https://linuxreviews.org/XMRig
I've noticed a direct correlation between how much people know about how technology works, and how much they are concerned about digital privacy.
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Joined May 2020
