France will begin labeling electronics with repairability ratings in January
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/WorldNews from (gsmarena.com)
Two Uighur ex-government officials in China's Xinjiang have been handed death sentences for carrying out "separatist activities", a court said, as Beijing comes under increasing fire for its actions towards minority groups in the region
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/WorldNews from (france24.com)
Buy a phone, get a tracker: unauthorized tracking code illegally installed on Android phones. noyb launched further action against Google’s AAID (Android Advertising Identifier), following similar complaints against Apple’s IDFA. The somewhat hidden ID allows Google and all apps to track a user
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/WorldNews from (noyb.eu)
Activists are calling for a boycott of Disney’s live-action “Mulan” remake, citing a social media post from the lead actress in support of Hong Kong police.
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/WorldNews from (japantimes.co.jp)
MusicBrainz Picard 2.6 Beta 2 released. Picard is a cross-platform (Linux/Mac OS X/Windows) application written in Python and is the official MusicBrainz (open music encyclopedia) tagger.
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/technology from (blog.metabrainz.org)
As Predicted, Google’s Search Preference Menu Eliminates DuckDuckGo
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/technology from (spreadprivacy.com)
Audacity Is Now A Possible Spyware, Remove It ASAP. he parent company is a multi-national company and it has been trying to start a data-collection mechanism in the software. While Audacity is nothing more than a desktop program, its developers want to make it phone home with various data taken...
2 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/technology from (fosspost.org)
A Uighur Woman Who Was At Risk Of Being Forcibly Sent Back To China And Detained Has Arrived Safely In The US
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/WorldNews from (buzzfeednews.com)
Samorządy i opozycja chcą decentralizacji KPO. Łukasz Schreiber z PiS przekonuje, że postulaty opozycji i samorządów to "próba wywoływania awantury, która ma im dać pretekst do głosowania przeciwko". Ale to UE wymaga udziału samorządowców w pracach nad Krajowym Planem Odbudowy
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/Polska from (oko.press)
India government proposes to buy bulk subscriptions of all scientific journals, provide free access to all
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/WorldNews from (indianexpress.com)
Church leader who blamed Covid-19 on gay marriage contracts virus
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/WorldNews from (standard.co.uk)
How Zoom put 4 million computers at risk, of not only privacy breaches, but of being completely taken over by random people. And just as importantly, the hilarious drama that ensued.
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/technology from (youtube.com)
Unidentified masked men snatched the leading Belarusian opposition figure, Maria Kolesnikova, from the street in the centre of the capital, Minsk, on Monday and drove her away in a minivan, witnesses told local media.
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/WorldNews from (theguardian.com)
Mouse study shows microplastics infiltrate blood brain barrier. Much of the millions of metric tons of plastic waste that washes into the sea each year is broken down into tiny fragments by the forces of the ocean...
2 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/WorldNews from (newatlas.com)
World's richest 1% cause double CO2 emissions of poorest 50%, says Oxfam
Meta sued in excess of $150 billion for its role in Rohingya genocide. Facebook has been accused of using algorithms that amplified hate speech and failing to take down specific posts inciting violence against the Rohingya people
2 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/WorldNews from (zdnet.com)
The XMPP Newsletter February 2021
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/technology from (xmpp.org)
Shell buys Russian oil days after saying it would limit business with the country for its 'senseless act of military aggression' against Ukraine
2 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/WorldNews from (businessinsider.com)
Demanding employees turn on their webcams is a human rights violation, Dutch Court rules
1 year ago by Pis-dur to /s/WorldNews from (techcrunch.com)
Audacity fork creator steps down - „I give up. I don't care. The safety of my family is worth more than an open source project. They found out my address via a YouTube video where someone was posting my nickname combined with my real legal name (which meanwhile got taken down due to my asking).”
2 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/technology from (github.com)
Zuckerberg’s Meta Endgame Is Monetizing All Human Behavior. Exploiting data to manipulate human behavior has always been Facebook’s business model. The metaverse will be no different.
2 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/WorldNews from (vice.com)
"Grindr" to be fined almost € 10 Mio over GDPR complaint. The Gay Dating App was illegally sharing sensitive data of millions of users.
Turkish soldiers tortured Kurdish villagers, threw them from helicopter, locals say
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/WorldNews from (turkishminute.com)
Why rent control isn't working in Sweden? In a red-brick 1960s tower block, 20-year-old Oscar Stark is heating leftover vegetarian pasta. He keeps to a strict food budget, because more than half his income goes towards sub-letting a studio apartment in one of Stockholm's outer suburbs.
2 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/WorldNews from (bbc.com)
Meet CC Nepal, Our Next Feature for CC Network Fridays!
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/libreculture from (creativecommons.org)
Uighurs in Japan call for action to end forced labor in Xinjiang
China has built 380 internment camps in Xinjiang, study finds
Discord bans the r/WallStreetBets server. Reddit’s WallStreetBets subreddit is the driver of an unprecedented rally of GameStop stock, and has received a great deal of attention in the press as the stock continues to soar.
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/WorldNews from (theverge.com)
People who are psychologically flexible have better romantic and family relationships. It is about being open to experiences, experiencing thoughts and feelings without obsessively clinging to them, and continuing to take steps toward a goal, even in the face of setbacks.
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/WorldNews from (rochester.edu)
How I Fought To Graduate Without Using Nonfree Software
2 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/technology from (gnu.org)
Scientists make shocking discovery of 'dead zones' where nothing can live on two US coasts. Dead zones develop when “excess nutrients” from cities and farms drain —”runoff” — into the water, decaying algae and eventually making the area uninhabitable for most marine life.
2 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/WorldNews from (thehill.com)
Hacker leaks data of 2.28 million dating site users
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/WorldNews from (zdnet.com)
Iranian Woman Brain Dead After Being Arrested, Allegedly Beaten By Morality Police for not Wearing Hijab
1 year ago by Pis-dur to /s/WorldNews from (ibtimes.sg)
Fifth fire at Catholic church in Canada. The fires happened less than a month after the discovery of what’s believed to be the remains of 215 children in unmarked graves at a former residential school site in Kamloops, B.C.
2 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/WorldNews from (globalnews.ca)
The Great Gatsby and other works from 1925 are now public domain
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/WorldNews from (ew.com)
Scottish nationalists announce plans for new independence referendum
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/WorldNews from (reuters.com)
New research suggests psychedelic drugs can be almost as life altering as near-death experiences
1 year ago by Pis-dur to /s/science from (psypost.org)
Tuna are starting to recover after being fished to the edge of extinction, scientists have revealed. Numbers are bouncing back following a decade of conservation efforts, according to the official tally of threatened species.
Disney criticised for filming Mulan in Xinjiang and for thanking an agency involved in Uighur detention
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/WorldNews from (bbc.co.uk)
Facebook, now Meta, just got hit with its first major lawsuit since a whistleblower exposed a trove of internal documents. The attorney general's lawsuit alleges that Meta cost investors and Ohio's largest pension fund $100 billion since its bad practices first surfaced.
Why Everything is Suddenly Getting More Expensive — And Why It Won’t Stop. Welcome to the Great Inflation — Or, Why We Have to Pay for the Hidden Costs of the Industrial Age
2 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/WorldNews from (eand.co)
Dutch cities want to ban property investors in all neighborhoods
2 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/WorldNews from (nltimes.nl)
Czech Republic Puts Up Tiananmen Square Boards for Chinese Tourists
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/WorldNews from (nationalfile.com)
Berlin’s university canteens go almost meat-free as students prioritise climate. The 34 outlets catering to students at four universities will offer only a single meat option four days a week
2 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/WorldNews from (theguardian.com)
Hedge fund Melvin sustains 53% loss after Reddit onslaught. Melvin Capital was wrongfooted by retail traders who drove up shares in GameStop and other companies it had bet against, lost 53% in January, according to people familiar with the firm’s results.
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/WorldNews from (arstechnica.com)
Over-40s on antibiotics ‘nearly 50 per cent more likely to develop Crohn’s disease’. Researchers followed more than six million people in Denmark for more than 10 years and found that taking antibiotics was linked to an increase in risk of inflammatory bowel disease.
1 year ago by Pis-dur to /s/science from (gut.bmj.com)
Instead of being made entirely of free software, the next release of Debian Linux, Bookworm, will include proprietary drivers and firmware.
1 year ago by Pis-dur to /s/technology from (zdnet.com)
Thousands of people blocked roads across Serbia in an anti-government protest against two new laws that environmentalists say will let foreign companies exploit local resources.
2 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/WorldNews from (reuters.com)
Google, Microsoft can get your passwords via web browser's spellcheck
1 year ago by Pis-dur to /s/technology from (bleepingcomputer.com)
China’s treatment of Uyghurs may be crime against humanity, says UN human rights chief
1 year ago by Pis-dur to /s/WorldNews from (theguardian.com)
The LibrePlanet 2021 schedule is here! LibrePlanet is the annual conference hosted by the Free Software Foundation. It provides an opportunity for community activists, domain experts, and people seeking solutions for themselves to gather in order to discuss current issues in technology and ethics.
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/technology from (fsf.org)
World's richest ten people are half a TRILLION dollars richer since Covid-19 pandemic began
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/WorldNews from (dailymail.co.uk)
GNU Wget 1.21 Released
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/technology from (savannah.gnu.org)
On thin ice? Poles get creative to skate round coronavirus rules. A skating rink owner in the Polish city of Szczecin believes he has found a way to keep his business open despite coronavirus restrictions - operate as a flower shop instead.
The link between vitamin D deficiency and Covid-19 in a large population
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/science from (medrxiv.org)
Blender 3.0 released
2 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/FLOSS from (blender.org)
Time-restricted eating with or without low-carbohydrate diet reduces visceral fat and improves metabolic syndrome: A randomized trial
1 year ago by Pis-dur to /s/science from (cell.com)
Surprise: AirPods Pro Are As Unrepairable As Ever
1 year ago by Pis-dur to /s/technology from (ifixit.com)
People Staring At Computers. In 2011 I published a series of photos taken with the laptops in two New York City Apple Stores, as part of my ongoing exploration of surveillance, face analysis, and computer-mediated interaction. In response, Apple contacted the Secret Service and they raided my apa...
2 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/technology from (kylemcdonald.net)
Enemy Territory: Legacy 2.77 released! - open source game based on the code of Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, fully compatible Wolfenstein Enemy Territory 2.60b client and server
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/Gaming from (etlegacy.com)
Chinese database detailing 2.4 million influential people, their kids, their addresses, and how to press their buttons revealed
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/WorldNews from (go.theregister.com)
U.S. to give Czechs eight attack, utility helicopters
1 year ago by Pis-dur to /s/WorldNews from (reuters.com)
diaspora* version 0.7.16.0 released with security fixes!
2 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/FLOSS from (blog.diasporafoundation.org)
Facebook documents reveal company targeted children as young as 6
2 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/WorldNews from (nbcnews.com)
Ardour 6.9 released - free and open source digital audio workstation software suitable for professional use. Released under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
2 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/technology from (discourse.ardour.org)
GNU Health emergency response in Haiti. The GNU Health is award winning Free / Libre digital health ecosystem, that provides a Hospital Management System, a Lab Information System, a Personal Health Record and a distributed, Federated health network.
2 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/technology from (meanmicio.org)
Tech Giants Can’t Be Trusted to Police Speech. The job of regulating incendiary discourse belongs to democratically elected governments, not powerful private interests.
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/WorldNews from (thenation.com)
NYC Must Face Suit to Provide Wi-Fi to More Than 100,000 Homeless Kids Learning Remotely, Judge Rules
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/WorldNews from (lawandcrime.com)
Liferea, a free and open source web feed reader/news aggregator, version 1.13.3 released with a lot of great improvements including zoom reset using Ctrl-0, enabling Webkit Intelligent Tracking Protection, CSS color updated on theme switch and many other improvements.
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/technology from (lzone.de)
The number of Google searches in all languages for privacy-focused Gmail alternatives (e.g., “private email” or “encrypted email”) increased 39 percent worldwide between May 2019 and April 2020.
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/FLOSS from (protonmail.com)
Spain’s First Open Source Satellite
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/FLOSS from (hackaday.com)
Driving engineers to an arbitrary date is a value destroying mistake
2 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/programming from (iism.org)
It is time to ban surveillance-based advertising. Privacy-first companies call on lawmakers to ban surveillance-based advertising and protect people's privacy.
2 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/technology from (protonmail.com)
Calibre 5.0 released. The powerful e-book manager has moved to Python 3, has dark mode support and more.
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/FLOSS from (calibre-ebook.com)
Taliban bans women anchors from working after promising freedom
2 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/WorldNews from (siasat.com)
Trials of a four-day week (35-36 hrs/week, 4/9) in Iceland were an "overwhelming success" and led to many workers moving to shorter hours, researchers have said.
Microsoft says it won't give money to Congress members who voted against Electoral College confirmation
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/WorldNews from (cnbc.com)
OpenRA (Free and open source project that recreates and modernizes the classic Command & Conquer real time strategy games, new playtest 20210131
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/Games from (openra.net)
Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny, on protest eve, says has no plans to commit suicide
Element Matrix Services (EMS), flagship Matrix hosting platform, has launched a fully managed bridge for text-channels in Discord.
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/technology from (element.io)
Sandwiches in Subway 'too sugary to meet legal definition of being bread' 1/1
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/WorldNews from (m.independent.ie)
A tale of two libcs
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/programming from (drewdevault.com)
Frictional Games open sources Amnesia: The Dark Descent code under GPL v3:
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/FLOSS from (frictionalgames.com)
Humans Wiped Out Two-Thirds of the World’s Wildlife in 50 Years .
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/WorldNews from (smithsonianmag.com)
Belarus: 100,000 join rally against Lukashenko on eve of Putin showdown Protesters hold placards criticising Russian support as they march on president’s Minsk residence
Linux Mint Monthly News – August 2020
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/Linux from (blog.linuxmint.com)
Intelligence bulletin warns Russia amplifying false claims mail-in voting will lead to widespread fraud
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/WorldNews from (edition.cnn.com)
Linux From Scratch version 10.0 released
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/Linux from (linuxfromscratch.org)
Back from the brink: how bison, bears and beavers returned to Europe
Managers aren't worried about keeping their IT workers happy. That's bad for everyone. We know that tech employees are getting ready to quit. And yet, business and IT leaders don't seem to be paying much attention.
Brazil’s Indigenous Groups Mount Unprecedented Protest Against Destruction of the Amazon. Brazil’s largest-ever Indigenous protest came amid efforts by Jair Bolsonaro and his allies to pave the way for industry in the Amazon.
2 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/WorldNews from (theintercept.com)
MX Linux 19.2 Base Edition Personal Respin released, designed to contain the full goodness of the MX Linux system, without the accompanying desktop, productivity apps, games, etc normally found on our regular ISO.
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/technology from (mxlinux.org)
Synapse 1.21.1 released | Matrix.org
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/FLOSS from (matrix.org)
Fecal Microbiota Transplant is Highly Effective in Real-World Practice: Initial Results from the FMT National Registry (Oct 2020) 222 completed 1 month follow-up, 123 6 month. All for CDI. 90% cured at 1mo. ~96% used stool bank. 4% recurrence after 6mo. New diagnosis of IBS and IBD occurred in 4 pts
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/science from (gastrojournal.org)
Leaked Amazon internal memo reveals new software to track unions
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/WorldNews from (vox.com)
The implications of vitamin D deficiency on COVID-19 for at-risk populations - "Despite the documented impact of vitamin D on viral disease prevention, many subgroups at risk for contracting COVID-19 are also known to have increased rates of vitamin D deficiency."
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/science from (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
Calibre 5.0 released. The powerful e-book manager has moved to Python 3, has dark mode support and more. [crosspost from /s/FLOSS]
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/technology from (saidit.net)
"For 4 months, children or their caregivers sprayed a solution of sugar water containing live Roseomonas mucosa onto areas of skin with eczema. Most children in the study experienced substantial improvements in their skin and overall wellbeing following R. mucosa therapy." (Sep 2020, n=20)
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/science from (nih.gov)
It's the worst disaster of the pandemic. But WHO chief says our lack of concern shows 'moral bankruptcy'
NATO calls for international response to Navalny poisoning
3 years ago by Pis-dur to /s/WorldNews from (thehill.com)