Meanwhile in Clacton.....

#politics

Jolla Phone Day1

https://friprogramvarusyndikatet.tv/w/kFQohTGZAB2oekoGGqgSEU

Yesterday I sent 836 emails to MEPs, Perm Reps, Ministers and their staff/advisors pleading with them to block the #ChatControl urgency vote.

I am a #CSA survivor - it destroyed my entire family and left me estranged for the last 40 years.

#CSAM is a really bad problem, but removing the #privacy of every single person in the #EU is not going to fix it:

https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/csa-survivor-plea-to-eu-parliament/

RE: https://mastodon.social/@aukondk/116852778649539538

I like luxtorpeda!

And d10sfan is cool

https://ko-fi.com/luxtorpeda/goal

RE: https://mastodon.social/@DreamStationcc/116841161127178414

We like David Szymanski!

Happy DIY Steam box day, 'cause ain't nobody got money for that!

#Linux #gaming #SteamOS #SteamMachine #DIY

Why Drawing Tablet Brands Won't Collaborate on Linux FLOSS Drivers

After investigation; Gaomon, XpPen, and Huion won't collaborate on open-source drivers because of outdated naming conventions. Here's what I learned from direct contact with their technical teams, and what I plan to do to move forward.

Link to article: https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1154/why-drawing-tablet-brands-wont-collaborate-on-linux-floss-drivers

#linux #drivers #tablet

The #OpenMW team is proud to announce the release of version 0.51.0

https://openmw.org/2026/openmw-0-51-0-released/

#opensource #gaming #foss #engine #release #gamedev #modding #SemanticVersioning #tag

RE: https://mastodon.social/@_elena/116775835031505173

The new Jolla phone can't come soon enough!

@kravietz

Needless to say, do not sign up for W or give them your ID information no matter how simple they eventually manage to make it.

You simply don’t need to.

You’re already in a far superior – non-corporate, federated – space.

Do not sign up for W. And warn your friends.

The only time you have any power to stop this is now. If they succeed in gaining network effects, you will be as powerless to stop them as you are with X.

And yes, they’re just another venture capital funded surveillance capitalist, people farmer, and burgeoning Nazi Bar. They just happen to be based in the EU. (As Nazi Bars traditionally have been.)

#WSocial #NoWNoX #surveillance #capitalism #BigTech #VC @_elena https://mastodon.social/@_elena/116770291207686239

I have very conflicting feelings about this :D

#electronics #repair #righttorepair

anyway if you're hiring for a C++/Rust developer in the UK (ideally remote, or hybrid near Manchester), hit me up

The UK government's plan to teach 10 million British children how to use VPNs may be one of the most ambitious IT education projects ever launched. Experts have praised the scheme, saying that a deft combination of incentives and peer education make it more likely to succeed than other, comparable initiatives.

"With the rise of autocratic governments worldwide, VPN-literacy is more essential than ever.” said one expert, “This bold project definitely comes at the right time.”

#UKSocialMediaBan

Two pieces of computing history just met.

Commodore is returning to phones, and it chose Jolla's Sailfish OS to do it. The Commodore Callback 8020 is a flip phone built for stepping away from the feed: privacy designed in, your data kept yours.

Read more: https://commodore.net/callback/

Press release (in Finnish 🇫🇮): https://www.sttinfo.fi/tiedote/72141458/commodore-julkistaa-puhelimen-johon-se-valitsi-jollan-eurooppalaisen-kayttojarjestelman?publisherId=69817166&lang=fi

Press release (in English 🇬🇧): https://jolla.com/content/uploads/2026/06/Commodore-press.pdf?x62051

#Jolla #SailfishOS #commodore #callback #PrivacyFirst #CommunityPowered #European

Do not provide your ID or facial scan to access social media.

I repeat, do NOT provide your ID or facial scan to access social media when requested.

This is not a drill.

If everyone refuse to comply, and let their accounts dormant instead, I promise you the platforms themselves, with their immense budget and network of lobbyists, are going to fight these absurd laws to recover their users.

They need you more than you need them.
Make them fight for your rights.
Do not comply.
Spread the word and boycott ID checks ✊

#StopIDSurveillance #AgeVerification #Privacy #HumanRights #Democracy #Safety #MassSurveillance #Authoritarianism

HERE WE GO! @stopkillinggames.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy seems unstoppable now! Despite the constant misrepresentation from industry lobbyists, the demands from the movement have a high chance of leading to actual protection legislation. The latest update:

The decision is being made on ...

#tech #technology #BigTech #data #security #privacy #safety #InfoSec #IT #surveillance #computing #digital #online #internet #web #cloud #meme

Stolen with permission from the local discord server

#DLSS5 #Cunk #rtx #meme #yass