Masoud Abkenar @masoud@aleph.land

My friend Serge (emacsen) and I just kicked off a new podcast, Libre Lounge: https://librelounge.org/

"Episode 1: Corporate control, org-mode, mobile phones and PDAs" is out: https://librelounge.org/episodes/episode-1-corporate-control-org-mode-mobile-phones-and-pdas.html https://archive.org/download/librelounge-ep-001/librelounge-ep-001.mp3

My colleagues made a fun “spoof” video about #IoTSecurity (and the lack thereof) - Enjoy!

#BlackFriday sales mean that cheap and handy connected devices are everywhere! But, there are some hidden costs! Get to know them and stay secure. #ConnectSmart http://ow.ly/NTJN30mHy1q

Two of my favorite sites:

https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/

https://www.yourbias.is/

I just became a monthly patron of @fosstodon

https://www.patreon.com/fosstodon/

If you like Mastodon and want to see it succeed and replace Twitter, you need to support your instance too.

By helping pay for the hosting and maintenance of your instance you will not only make sure it can keep running, but you also give the admins a reason to ensure that it's run and moderated to your liking.

If you're an instance admin, let people know how to support you.

#SupportFederation
@kev @switchingsocial

I am so sick of these Gnome shell bugs.

What is the point of having multiple work-spaces and a tiling extension, if I have to put everything back in the right place by hand every time the screen lock activates?

I miss Unity.

Share the news! We've made available version 2.5 of the #Nextcloud Desktop Client with many improvements, from End-to-end #Encryption and a new login flow to many UI improvements. Get it now!

https://nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-desktop-client-2.5-is-out-with-end-to-end-encryption-new-login-flow-and-much-more/

Private by Design: How We Built Firefox Sync
https://hacks.mozilla.org/2018/11/firefox-sync-privacy/

(submitted by feross)

That's a surprise. The next version of HTTP won’t be using TCP https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/11/the-next-version-of-http-wont-be-using-tcp/

⚡ 🐦 Just posted about reading #blogs using #Mozilla #Thunderbird:

http://andregarzia.com/2018/11/reading-blogs-with-thunderbird.html

Retake control of your online blog reading experience by relying on a Desktop app instead of a SaaS. No mining, no accounts, no ads, no algorithmic timelines...

Y’know, I don’t say this enough (heck, I don’t think I’ve ever said it) but thank you to those of you lovely, caring, and wonderful people on the fediverse for being there and for being you. It’s an inexplicable joy just to watch you folks being kind to each other, taking care of each other, and sharing your everyday experiences with empathy and love.

You know who you are.

Keep being awesome!

And thank you!

How the people of #Iran 🇮🇷 are different from the Iranian #regime.

(#Video from Razi #University of Kermanshah. Students REFUSE to trample the US flag 🇺🇸.
More pictures: https://www.instagram.com/p/BpwaukbBcP6/ )

Micro-action my friend in Canada did. She would be happy if you copied it :) http://www.creativaty.ca/

A win for #privacy! Now make your voice heard so that all countries follow the Danish example: https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/denmark-email-encryption-gdpr

@masoud Friendica just implemented #activitypub and the instances are just starting to update to the version that has it in beta...