Snikket is a project to make XMPP/Jabber decentralised instant messaging much easier to use. You can follow at:
➡️ @snikket_im
The website is at https://snikket.org
Snikket is releasing Android and iOS apps, and server hosting software, all with a consistent look, feel and branding.
The aim is to make XMPP easy enough for ordinary users, the same way Mastodon did with ActivityPub.
#Snikket #XMPP #Jabber #Messaging #Messenger #IM #FOSS #FLOSS #Libre #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #SelfHosting
Me, when someone asks for help with proprietary software:
https://xkcd.com/2531/
Did not have a Trump AGPL violation on my 2021 bingo card...
https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2021/oct/21/trump-group-agplv3/
Aha! I figured it out. I connected to the direct WiFi network from my laptop, ran `ip a` to figure out my IP address was 192.168.223.1.101, and found the WEB-BASED admin interface at http://192.168.223.1/
WHY DO THEY HIDE THIS
The HP Smart app can go die in a fire. I was able to configure the wifi setup using this hidden web admin interface. UGH
Printers have always been terrible, but I've gotten away without buying one since like 2008 or 2010... until today.
Now, they want me to install some proprietary mobile app just to set it up, and sign up for automatic ink purchase?!
Printers are shit. There is nothing new under the sun.
https://www.mixcloud.com/shotofjaq/damn-you-printer/
Watched NZ's COVID19 govt press conference for today, and I must say I personally I find the last question quite interesting. Regarding whether we can trust the government not to misuse the data entered into the official tracing app. Whether it's a "trust us" situation.
The govt answered by appealing to the authority of the Privacy Commision, but there's a fuller answer.
The Ministry of Health published this code to GitHub, which allows anyone interested like me to judge for ourselves.
1/2
I've been used Tomboy for over a decade, but the last 5 years since I switched from Maemo to Android have been annoying, and I see it's being discontinued in the latest Ubuntu as well. Perhaps it's time to move on.
What's a next gen Tomboy alternative?
I like (a) some kind of wiki / linking, (b) native clients on desktop and Android, (c) sync
(I use Nextcloud notes for some things, but it's missing the wiki/linking aspect)
I call these conversations "Catholic Answers with Blaise" - this time, in podcast form
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0XjrdrTPd1BksRHi25INuo
ps Spotify is the worst, and I'm only now realizing how viciously they've attacked the open podcasting ecosystem...
Residential schools and the devastation of state-perpetrated family breakup - a social conservative perspective on residential schools
https://thebridgehead.ca/2021/07/05/residential-schools-and-the-devastation-of-state-perpetrated-family-breakup/
But which one am I? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U74wUO54Sdg
I love this podcast. On lemmings, smallpox, and 5 star reviews.
https://the-anthropocene-reviewed.simplecast.com/episodes/penguins-of-madagascar-smallpox-vaccine-dZN9eB8z
I’m increasingly convinced that most of the non-conspiracy skepticism of public health measures comes down to misunderstanding exponential math.
https://blaise.ca/blog/2021/04/13/understanding-exponential-growth/
I've made massive strides on CapTP for @spritelyproject and honestly, I think this is the most important work I've done in my life. But it's hard to explain *why* when few people even know what CapTP *is*.
So: CapTP explainer 🧵, right here (with blogpost to follow):
Supreme Court Sides With Google In Decade-Long Fight Over API Copyright; Google's Copying Of Java API Is Fair Use
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techdirt/feed/~3/RmaxOcZSyiA/supreme-court-sides-with-google-decade-long-fight-over-api-copyright-googles-copying-java-api-is-fair-use.shtml
Technologist, musician, writer/speaker, activist, etc