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It is 222 A.D. You are the transgender Empress Elagabalus, "call me not a man for I am a woman". Transitioning is new and experimental.

It is 1776. You are "Public Universal Friend", a transmasculine nonbinary Quaker. Transitioning is new and experimental.

It is 1906. You are Karl M. Baer, a trans man undergoing sex reassignment. Transitioning is new and experimental.

It is 1930. You are Lili Elbe. Transitioning is new and experimental. (to be fair you did get a uterus transplant.)

It is 1966. You are in Compton's Cafeteria with a bunch of other trans people when the owners call the cops to throw you all out. You riot. Transitioning is new and experimental.

It is 1969. You are Marsha "pay it no mind" Johnson. You are in a mob-run gay bar when the cops attack. You throw a brick. There is a bit of a scuffle. Transitioning is new and experimental.

It is 2026. You are a transgender adult or child listening to the NYT and British Guardian claim this is the first generation anyone has tried transitioning in. Transitioning is new and experimental.

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I made an app.
play.google.com/store/apps/det…
Nearby Glasses is here to warn you when smart glasses are nearby.

I hope it's useful for someone.

The app is open source, free and rather simple
github.com/yjeanrenaud/yj_near…

It's also downloadable outside the Play Store. iOS port is in the making

A screenshot of an Android app. Text: ▲ Nearby Glasses Smart Glasses are probably nearby Device: Unknown RSSI: -42 dBm Reason: Meta Company ID (0x058E) Company: Meta Platforms, Inc. This app notifies you when smart glasses are nearby. It uses company identificators in the Bluetooth data sent out by these. Therefore, there likely are false positives (e.g. from VR headsets). Hence, please proceed with caution when approaching a person nearby wearing glasses. They might just be regular glasses, despite this app's warning. Debug Log [19:08:40] Unknown (-50 dBm) Meta Company ID (0x058E) [19:08:40] Unknown (-50 dBm) Meta Company ID (0x058E) [19:08:41] Unknown (-34 dBm) Meta Company ID (0x058E) [19:08:42] Unknown (-34 dBm) Meta Company ID (0x058E) [19:08:42] Unknown (-34 dBm) Meta Company ID (0x058E) [19:08:42] Unknown (-57 dBm) Meta Company ID (0x058E) [19:08:43] Unknown (-40 dBm) Meta Company ID (0x058E) [19:08:43] Unknown (-42 dBm) Meta Company ID (0x058E) ...

Nearby Glasses - Apps on Google Play

This app searches for smart glasses nearby and notifies you of their presence.
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Today, the final negotiations on Chat Control 2.0 begin.

We hope the European Parliament stands firm against any wording that paves the way for mass surveillance and censorship. Cyprus, currently holding the Presidency of the Council of the EU, aims to conclude the negotiations by June.

A reminder of the corrupt backstory behind the Chat Control proposal and the involvement of Ashton Kutcher and his company Thorn: mullvad.net/why-privacy-matter…

Chat Control & Going Dark: The war on encryption is on the rise. Through a shady collaboration between the US and the EU.

After Snowden’s whistleblowing in 2013, large parts of the internet became encrypted, enabling private and secure communication. Not everyone has welcomed this change. Most notably, the FBI and other U.S.
Mullvad VPN

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Anyone who understands the threat of #technofascism should get involved with the #KeepAndroidOpen campaign.

Google state that from September, they will be non-consensually pushing an update to all #Android phones (70% of all phones) that irrevocably blocks you from running whichever software you choose on your phone.

#Apple's iOS is already worse, leaving nowhere to go.

For details, and simple steps to push for Android devices to remain open computing platforms, see:

keepandroidopen.org/

Keep Android Open

Advocating for Android as a free, open platform for everyone to build apps on.
keepandroidopen.org
#android #Apple #TechnoFascism #keepandroidopen

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Shaun Chamberlin

@stateofresearch
A good approach, but this is a threat that can't be addressed at the level of individual practice, only via this collective campaign.

Because if Google follow through on this, we will suddenly have no way to access any apps that aren't centrally authorised.

It will be the equivalent of Windows preventing you from running .exe files. Only software that Google authorise and approve (under government supervision) will run on our devices.

@state
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I am, in fact, my own worst enemy when it comes to PeerTube federation.

If you follow @techlore, your subscription may have been broken....perhaps permanently? Hard to know with federation. The counter resets on my end but that may not reflect actual subscriptions.

Can any of you all let me know if you are still getting notified for new content? Just published our newest video there.

@techlore@techlore.tv

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Almost 40 orgs just signed an open letter telling Google to reverse Android Developer Verification, we're one of them.

Google has not backed down and seems to have no intention of keeping Android open. Check out our newest video covering what's going on and what we can do: youtu.be/5MZfGq5F1NU

I Signed a Letter to Google. Here's Why.

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ohir

They now have Agent Orange and their CEOs are rulers from behind. Why anyone is expecting them to listen to the serfs being their commodity is beyond my comprehension.

Get rid of fascism, restore justice then they "voluntarily" start to please new masters and reluctantly will abide. Until then buy Chinese MT8xxx based phone where you can break into the MT cpu and implant your own OS (or better yet ditch G spybrick and start to use a phone + pi).

$0.02

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zetabeta

combining whats happening in u.s. politics and big tech corporate sector. it starts to be scary. i don't think alphabet inc is going to back down, it is about control and power and u.s. government is part of it.

for short term maybe:
linux laptop.
ungoogled android.
basic technical phone.
mobile linux distribution.

for long term. move away from android, it starts to be lost cause. apple's devices are lost causes as well.

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The European Commission is pushing hard to extend Chat Control 1.0 - allowing mass scanning of private messages without court orders for another two years. Contact your MEPs TODAY via fightchatcontrol.eu/ to defend your privacy and digital rights!

Fight Chat Control - Protect Digital Privacy in the EU

Learn about the EU Chat Control proposal and contact your representatives to protect digital privacy and encryption.
fightchatcontrol.eu
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Aral Balkan

Alt text: screenshot of web interface: The EU (still) wants to scan your private messages and photos
The "Chat Control" proposal would legalise scanning of all private digital communications, including encrypted messages and photos. This threatens fundamental privacy rights and digital security for all EU citizens.

4 MEMBER STATES OPPOSING
23 MEMBER STATES SUPPORTING
0 MEMBER STATES UNDECIDED

MEP STANCES ON CHAT CONTROL 1.0 EXTENSION: 0 Opposing, 720 Unknown, 0 Supporting

Contact Your MEPs (button)
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testman

> Post unavailable

hmm, first time seing this issue.
But this is just on my instance, on your instance (fosstodon.org) it shows up fine. Mastodon web interface probably just can't embed the liliputing.com article properly or something.

But good thing that you used a #PocketBlue tag, so that we are able to search for it ourselves 👍

#pocketblue
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Hippo 🍉

oh hey, interesting story behind this!

What I shared was a link to the actual post on Liliputing, but when I pasted in the URL it suddenly disappeared leaving behind what I thought was a link preview.

But now I see it's actually not a link preview but a quote post! So, the Liliputing *website* itself hooked up directly to #ActivityPub, is that how it works @liliputing? 😮

#ActivityPub @Liliputing
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Not sure where #Google asked for feedback about their developer verification program, but they surely didn't talk with #FLOSS devs, civil society, privacy organisations or their #Android users

#FDroid did since September, and interacted with folks in the Fediverse, forum, email and in person

They all voiced one opinion: "developer verification must be stopped"

@marcprux has written an open letter, signed by likeminded organisations who want to #keepandroidopen

Click: f-droid.org/2026/02/24/open-le…

An Open Letter Opposing Android Developer Verification | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository

As we wrote about back in September in F-Droid and Google’s Developer Registration Decree, Google plans to enforce mandatory developer registration as a requ...
f-droid.org
#FLOSS #fdroid #Google #android #keepandroidopen @Marc Prud'hommeaux
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FreedomTech

Meh .. Why talking to Google at all.
I've started using the Zapstore app store being built by the Nostr community. Zapdtore is an app built around empowering developers to release and sign apps over the Nostr protocol without having to get permission from and app store or any other entity such as a tyrannical goveenment.
They just released version 1.0
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🚨 Google wants to force every Android developer to register with them, even if you never touch the Play Store. We signed the open letter opposing this alongside EFF, Proton, F-Droid, Tor Project, and 30+ others. Android's openness is non-negotiable.

keepandroidopen.org/open-lette…

An Open Letter to Google regarding Mandatory Developer Registration for Android App Distribution

Open Letter to Google Regarding Mandatory Developer Registration for Third-Party App Distribution
keepandroidopen.org

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Techlore

We've been covering this more in our content too if you're new to what's happening:
youtu.be/wRvqdLsnsKY

The End of Android Freedom: Google's 2026 Plan

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Be Brave To Act - Field Conservation Stories

BE BRAVE TO ACT documents real conservation work in the field.

We work alongside scientists, volunteers, and NGO's — protecting wildlife, restoring habitats, and responding where help is needed.

This channel is about showing up and doing the work for nature.

Become a member of Be Brave To Act:
patreon.com/BeBraveToAct
Donate via paypal : paypal.com/donate?hosted_butto…

This channel documents real conservation work around the world.

Thanks to my Patreons :
Cherry Summerfield
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#NatureDocumentary #WildlifeConservation #FieldExpedition

#nature #documentary #series #wildlife conservation

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Following a decision by the Codeberg e. V.'s Presidium, Codeberg e. V. has joined the ranks of many organizations as a co-signatory of the draft letter of the "Keep Android Open" initiative: keepandroidopen.org/draft-lett…

Apart from the impact on the many independent developers hosting their source code on codeberg.org, we are concerned by the greater societal implications the Android ecosystem's current trajectory will cause. For more information, see: keepandroidopen.org

An Open Letter to Google regarding Mandatory Developer Registration for Android App Distribution

Open Letter to Google Regarding Mandatory Developer Registration for Third-Party App Distribution
keepandroidopen.org
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Codeberg

Fun fact: Codeberg was born as a direct consequence of a false DMCA takedown (those were very popular a decade ago) against the @gadgetbridge repository—an indie Android app that helps users control their own gadgets (smart wearables). If that didn't happen, we most likely wouldn't exist today.

Gadgetbridge is still hosted on Codeberg to this day and available on alternative app stores such as @fdroidorg and @IzzyOnDroidOrg.

@Gadgetbridge @F-Droid @IzzyOnDroidOrg
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We've been on X/Twitter for many years, but it's time to reduce our activity there and instead promote Mastodon as our main social media channel now. So we've done just that: x.com/LibreOffice/status/20262… – Welcome to all our new followers here 😊

2026204949760131158

Hello, world! 👋 From now on, Mastodon is our preferred social media channel. It's an open source, decentralised platform – not controlled by tech giants. Follow us here: t.co/KZpwR61V5R— LibreOffice (@LibreOffice) February 24, 2026
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I wish I could force every legislator
in favor of Age Verification to watch this amazing talk by Carissa Véliz,

So that they understand the dangers
of the surveillance infrastructure they are currently putting in place.

You should watch it too: youtube.com/watch?v=xSPRouBvgF…

#Privacy #Democracy #HumanRights #AgeVerification #MassSurveillance #Fascism

How privacy can save your life | Carissa Véliz | TEDxPorto

Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.
TEDx Talks (YouTube)
#privacy #HumanRights #fascism #democracy #masssurveillance #ageVerification
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Age Verification isn't a technical problem to solve. If you think that, you're missing the point.

It's a social problem used by authoritarian governments as an excuse for population control and censorship.

It's a fundamental attack on free speech and democracy.

It must not be accommodated.
It must be stopped.

#MassSurveillance #AgeVerification #Privacy #Democracy #HumanRights

#privacy #HumanRights #democracy #masssurveillance #ageVerification
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Well, today is the day. I'm finally "sorta happy enough to pull the trigger" on publishing the book I've been working on for a very long time. It's a technical history book: by a techie, for techies (although I think that between all the code samples, there is plenty of meat for "tech-adjacent" and "tech-interested" people). It tells the story of the Lisp programming language, invented by a genius called John McCarthy in 1958 and today still going strong (to the extent that many people see it as the most powerful programming language in existence).

And this is a time for shameless self promotion, even if you don't plan on buying the book, please repost :-). Self-publishing is self-marketing, so there we go.

If you do buy and read it, please let me know how you liked it!

The book landing page, berksoft.ca/gol, has links to all outlets where you can buy the book,

Cover of "The Genius of Lisp" book.

The Genius Of Lisp

berksoft.ca
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Fossils reveal how birds survived the killer asteroid and became today’s only living dinosaurs.

Dino Birds

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I urge all developers of #Android apps to NOT pre-emptively obey the new terms of #Google requiring you to sign up for the Android Developer Console.

It looks like Google is attempting a power grab and wants to prevent ALL installations of Android apps without official Google approval; even those installed outside Google Play.

This is an attack on both developer and user freedom and unacceptable.

keepandroidopen.org/

#KeepAndroidOpen #VendorLockIn #software #development #FreeSoftware

Keep Android Open

Advocating for Android as a free, open platform for everyone to build apps on.
keepandroidopen.org
#development #Google #freesoftware #android #software #vendorlockin #keepandroidopen

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