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Gardeners urged to leave perennials standing for winter to benefit insects, birds and soil - All For Gardening
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — As fall approaches, gardeners are often tempted to trim back their plants for winter. However, experts suggest that leaving perennialsGardening (All For Gardening)
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🔥 More anti-enshittification features now live in Bonfire
✨ Complete data portability: Export/import now supports circles/lists, bookmarks, likes, and boosts alongside follows, blocks, and posts.
✨ Transparency by design: A dedicated real-time dashboard to monitor migration progress in detail and troubleshoot issues.
Read more about 1.0 RC3: bonfirenetworks.org/posts/bonf…
#enshittification #release
Bonfire Social 1.0rc3
Bonfire’s latest release puts data portability (moving and taking your data with you) and anti-enshittification (avoiding manipulative platform tricks) front and center.bonfirenetworks.org
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@Bonfire@bonfire.cafe I'm very excited about the Bonfire developments, thank you for all your work! 🙏🤩
I was looking at the Open Science flavour / app (I'm still a bit foggy on the terminology), but there seem to be some dead links (e.g. on bonfirenetworks.org/app/open-s…, the "participate" link (to github.com/bonfire-networks/bo…); and on github.com/bonfire-networks/bo…, the "Open Science" link (to github.com/bonfire-networks/op…).
Do you know whether this is still alive, so to speak? 🙂
GitHub - bonfire-networks/bonfire-app: Bonfire - tend to your digital life in community. Customise and host your own online space and control your experience at the most granular level.
Bonfire - tend to your digital life in community. Customise and host your own online space and control your experience at the most granular level. - bonfire-networks/bonfire-appGitHub
happy to have a quick chat when you're available to share with you what we did and roadmap
🕯️ Kodėl žmonės dalijasi dalykais, kurie nieko nekeičia?
Žmonės dalinasi apie klimato kaitą, karus, pyktį ir panieką. Jie jungiasi į grupes, rėkauja gatvėse, siunčia vieni kitiems straipsnius, nors giliai viduje žino – tai nieko nekeičia.
Kodėl jie vis tiek tai daro?
Gal todėl, kad beprasmybė skaudina labiau nei neviltis.
Kai pasaulis atrodo didelis, šaltas ir nevaldomas, žmogus nori bent mažos kibirkšties kontrolės.
Dalindamasis, jis sako sau: aš egzistuoju, aš reaguoju, man rūpi.
Tai nėra logiškas veiksmas – tai psichologinis išgyvenimo refleksas.
Lyg bėgantis elnias, kuris šaukia, kad dar gyvas.
Lyg žmogus, kuris meta akmenį į vandenį, tik kad pamatytų ratilus.
Internete mes visi ieškome genties – žmonių, kurie jaučia tą patį.
Mūsų protėviai rinkdavosi prie laužo kalbėti apie pavojus.
Mes renkame „like“ ir „share“ – modernias ugnies kibirkštis.
Pyktis, pasidalinimai, net tušti komentarai – tai žmonijos būdas sakyti „aš nesu abejingas“.
Galbūt tai nieko nekeičia išoriškai, bet leidžia trumpam patikėti, kad mūsų balsas turi svorį.
Ir gal būtent dėl tų beprasmių žodžių, po truputį, kažkas vis dėlto keičiasi.
Nes pasaulis keičiasi ne nuo to, kad visi tiki, jog gali, o nuo to, kad nors vienas žmogus vis dar bando.
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HTTP protocol
Alphabet FB selling our data
without properly informing people that they were
So called Torrent protocols catching everything any user gave away and selling it onto the dark net
WiFi and Telephone masts built by Chinese companies.
Public WiFi ( ha ha ,) wireless tech broadcasting all
Our secrets everywhere in the atmosphere.
the last whole 20 yrs of internet use has been an absolute meltdown re user data and security issues
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Feeling moderately overwhelmed by all of this, but big ups to @etherdiver for shouting me out 
Unfortunately, I was terminated from my previous role as a graphic designer at Materia Collective in June. I've been actively looking for a new role within the gaming industry to no avail...
Anyone hiring within the #indiegamedev and/or #vgm communites? 🙏
(Portfolios in replies)
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One of these days I'm buying a Linux phone.
One of these days.
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@joshua
I've tried both.
My government (AUS) effectively blocked my Linux phone (OG pinephone) from working when it shut down 3G and allowed the businesses running 4G/5G to only allow some phones. The Pinephone also had a bad camera and some apps don't have Linux equivalents, so you need to already be selfhosting a lot, and may need to change which businesses you interact with. Overall it was a struggle and I never replaced my 'main' phone. I'm considering trying again and using 2 phones if Graphene slips.
I'm now on GrapheneOS with most features turned on. Memory tagging breaks Teams, my bank's app, and my car's app - But memory tagging is optional. Only my car's manufacturer seemed to care about this. I was already changing banks, and not having Teams on my phone is a feature. Everything else is fine. Scopes is/was missing the ability to permit account access without giving full contact permission (an issue when restoring a WhatsApp backup). Google has started messing with their open source feed, see linked release note for one example. So currently it is 9/10 strongly recommended, but over the next few years Google may continue turning screws on the dev team.
GrapheneOS releases
Official releases of GrapheneOS, a security and privacy focused mobile OS with Android app compatibility.GrapheneOS
@zak
This is random, but, if it's about linux phones, yeah,
@postmarketOS , or @mobian or @linmob would be your radars for "are linux phones Daily Driver-able yet".
If you're really (or just) looking for de-googling/apple-ifying, check out @murena (the phones, not necessarily the services). It's @e_mydata under the hood, and you can Just Buy™ them.
My most sincerest apologies if you know all this already. I just really resonate with wanting out of the mobile duopoly.
US$0.02++
Fairphone now offers a phone that's already de-Googled right out of the box.
Good enough for you?
Thank you Matthieu for becoming our new 200 for TROM supporter! tromsite.com/donate/
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Livestream of Earth by Sen’s 4K video cameras on the ISS
Aaand chill!
Live 4K video of Earth and space: 24/7 Livestream of Earth by Sen’s 4K video cameras on the ISS
Sen
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The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced the martyrdom of 79 Palestinians in the last 24h in the continuous aggression of the Zionist regime on the Gaza Strip and the injury of 379 others.
The total number of martyrs in #Gaza since the beginning of the Zionist regime's war on October 7, 2023 has reached 66,05 people and the number of injured has reached 168,162 people.
#SaveGaza #StopIsrael #SanctionIsrael #BDS
#palestine #Israel #Genocide
@palestine@lemmy.ml
@palestine@fedibird.com
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Scandinavia with Simon Reeve - videoneat.com/documentaries/26…
Interesting documentary about how we can make our society a bit better. Things to learn from these Nordic countries, but also a bit of an expose of how even these tribes rely on the fossil fuel industry and so forth...
#scandinavia #documentary #bbc #videoneat
Scandinavia with Simon Reeve
Simon Reeve journeys across a land of Arctic tundra, vast forests and stunning fjords, investigating the surprising secrets of some of the happiest and most equal societies on earth.VideoNeat
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#science
#climate
#apeplanet
#environment
Atmospheric hydrogen is rising, which may be a problem for the climate
Ice core records of atmospheric hydrogen reveal a huge rise in concentration since the Industrial Revolution which has contributed to global warming – and could sway the debate over hydrogen as a fuelMadeleine Cuff (New Scientist)
Samsung has rolled out a software update to its smart fridges that will display ads, despite saying they had "no plans" to do so. We're headed for a future where you will have to pay extra for appliances without ads.
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Samsung brings ads to US fridges
Samsung’s ‘screens everywhere’ initiative is morphing into ads everywhere.Thomas Ricker (The Verge)
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That reminds me of what we've seen not too long ago:
> Hackers in 2005: I connected my fridge to the internet!
> Hackers in 2025: I disconnected my fridge from the internet!
Open source basic home appliances without all this smart stuff when?
I see a future burgeoning business that de-nazifies household appliances.
These features balloon the manufacturing & operating costs of appliances.
Spyware computer chips & display screens aren't free.
They use a ton of electricity, even when you're not at home. Look forward to the double digit rate increases on electricity bills.
The fossil fuel industry is desperately trying new ways to thwart energy efficiency.
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George Orwell Predicted Cameras Would Watch Us in Our Homes; He Never Imagined We’d Gladly Buy and Install Them Ourselves
Normalization—the mainstreaming of people and ideas previously banished from public life for good reason—has become the operative description of a massive societal shift toward something awful.Josh Jones (Openculture.com)
putting ads aside temporarily. does refrigerator need to be connected to internet. that possible data collection sounds scary.
putting internet connection to a fridge is too far.
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take your advertisement fridge for half price” *Gets home and paints the screen black!
I've been boycotting this brand for years, ever since it released an official update that completely bugged the touch screen controller on the Samsung Galaxy A03.
Samsung no more.
Just want to mention AliExpress sell refrigeration control modules. Very basic, very dumb. Dirt cheap.
I think there's a non-zero chance we could start seeing plug compatible replacement logic boards for popular models.
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Hacking / ruining the Samsung Smart Fridge | Pen Test Partners
A tweet from Cory Doctorow reminded me that we hadn’t written up our firmware extraction and destruction of Samsung’s Smart Family Hub refrigerator. So here’s how to pull the firmware and destroy a $2500 fridge in the process.Joe Bursell (Pen Test Partners)
"But what if its a go-"
If it has this it could be free and use no electricity and it would still be shit. Things like this make a product shit by default.
There are probably some cool and semi useful things you could do with smart devices connected to the internet.
Trouble is, those cool things don't make extra money for the manufacturer.
buy more products with screens that display ads telling you to buy more products with screens that display ads telling you to buy more products with screens that display ads telling you to buy more products with screens...
Any ad that is not for a product with a screen that can display ads is hindering our much needed, sweet unlimited growth.
That will merely stop you from seeing what it's showing. It probably won't affect how it collects data. That's the part you'll need to sever.
there will be tiers.
"Free" - with ads
"Basic" - with fewer ads
"Standard" - barely any ads
"Premium" - no ads*
*Will have ads that are called something else
@elaterite
And that’s the point, isn’t it. As long as an appliance workd without connecting, why would you? On the other hand, my PV set up is connected to the internet because it’s the only means I have to monitor/manage the system… until I find another tool which does the job without connecting to ‘god knows where’…
The installers argued that it helps them ensure my system is in good health and also that if I report a problem, the can go online to have a look at it… it bothers me though I can’t put my finger on why it does just yet.
@elaterite
Is there such a hybrid inverter beast on the market? But, then, that’s the other issues isn’t it. Manufacturers design their products to have 1) a short lifespan, 2) ensure ongoing costs, 3) can’t be repaired by anyone but them, if at all, and 4) make sure they keep you chained to their brands, and any other ‘gatekeeping’ tricks they can think of.
Interesting times we live in…
#RightToRepair #ShrinkFlation #Grifting #Corporatism #NeoLiberalism #Manufacturing #monopolies #GateKeeping
@RaymondPierreL3 @elaterite for home automation that puts local control and privacy first: home-assistant.io/
Also supporting Home Energy Management:
home-assistant.io/home-energy-…
Home Assistant
Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first. Powered by a worldwide community of tinkerers and DIY enthusiasts. Perfect to run on a Raspberry Pi or a local server.Home Assistant
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Did you know that having 200 Go of data on your phone could corrupt your Windows installation? Yeah, me neither. “Dark patterns killed my wife’s Windows 11 installation” https://www.osnews.Eldritch Café
Whoever connected its damn fridge to the net deserves ads.
Whoever sold them deserve ads in their coffin.
“The new kitchen is great! Everything is computer-controlled! With voice recognition!
It does everything by itself! Fully automatic! Directly via the Internet!”
“We're out of milk! Shit!”
“Hello, you ordered milk?”
“My refrigerator! Well, that was quick.”
“Should I put the cow shit in the garden?”
"It was just this spur of the moment thing, you know?"
—The Samsung c-suite, probably
@skippy @0 in a dumb fridge, which I prefer, if anything in the top directly below the freezer gets ice in it, I just move that manual dial back by one. That is all the controls and feed back I, or anyone else, really needs.
It really is just an electric ice box and cool storage cabinet underneath, or side by side now. A solved problem for 100+ years.
That is why growth capitalists have to trap customers and milk them for sellable products, like cows.
Or better yet, the screen will have a mode that manages that for you, then tells you where to put the milk and leafy green veggies for optimal temperature.
"Isn't this interactivity with our product exciting? Sure makes you want to pay $200 more for our TempMaster 2000 with Tempcontrol Zones! But wait! The TempMaster 3000 has a camera! No more messing up your target temps by opening the door to look!
Same HMI can be put in multiple models with different controls and sensors.
And the marketing team and programmers can keep up the feature creep by progressively playing with the display and how it shows and manages the few things it really does. Hoping for a model year car effect in an otherwise mature market.
Imagine having to place your milk in specific spot so your refrigerator can weight it and email you when it is time to buy more. The screen is where you give it access to your WiFi password and email address.
@0 @skippy
Imagine the model TM5000 sends its internal video to corporate where the pictures are analyzed by AI to get a list of all the brands you buy vs your region, then they send target ads to your HMI screen and, at the touch of a screen, Safeway can send a virtual coupon to your email that can be scanned from your phone at point of purchase.
Typical corporate hellscape, late stage capitalism stuff where the manufacturer tries to capture its customers and sell data on them to advertisers.
@0 @skippy real answer, if a manufacturer puts a programmable screen on a thing instead of dials they don't figure out how the customer interacts with it now, they have saved that for later.
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They are called HMIs, Human-Machine Interface. For instance, you used to have a dial with 0-9 on it to adjust how cold the fridge is, you would experiment until you were happy with it. With the HMI, you could have a digital dial, but the screen programming turns that into a temperature request.
Older refrigerators controlled the temperature of the freezer, then the refrigerator space had areas of progressive coldness the closer to the freezer stuff is put. But you have trained the customer to expect precise control. So now you have zones in the fridge and the screen let's you set zone targets and see the actual temperature approach target.
Oh wait, the customer doesn't know a temperature they want their milk at. Update the programming and the screen will tell you.
I sense an opportunity here. Can we crowdfund an advert for those fridges? It can be as weird as you like.
Maybe something a bit meta like just a normal voice saying "Alexa, play Rick Astley as loud as you can".
Or the ads could just be embarrassing... "Peter, your Doctor noticed you haven't ordered your Syphilis medication, would you like me to do that for you?"
Low tech can occasionally solve high tech annoyances.
I'll be sticking with dumb fridges.
AI generated viruses. Cool!
#ai
#viruses
#science
#biology
#nature
#human
World's first AI-designed viruses a step towards AI-generated life
Scientists used AI to write coherent viral genomes, using them to synthesize bacteriophages capable of killing resistant strains of bacteria.Kavanagh, Katie
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What kinds of safeguards are in place?
New pandemics anyone?
I hope these posts are useful. Have a great weekend! Here's your Friday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the 15th lowest on record (JAXA data)...
• about 270,000 km² above the 2010s mean
• about 860,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,990,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,680,000 km² below the 1980s mean
More graphics: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-ice-ex…
Arctic: Sea-Ice Concentration/Extent
Near real-time visualizations [Arctic Climate Seasonality and Variability] [Arctic Sea-Ice Extent and Concentration] [Arctic Sea-Ice Volume and Thickness] [Arctic Temperatures] [Antarctic Sea-Ice E…Zachary Labe
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Time crystals with a naked eye. Cool!
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#science
#timecrystals
#space
#time
#crystal
Weird ‘time crystals’ are made visible at last
Time crystals, a state of matter once thought physically impossible, could soon be on a banknote.Gibney, Elizabeth
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