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  "A Devuan developer, the Linux distribution that provides a Debian-based operating system without dependence on systemd, is working on "gtk2-ng" for providing modern fixes and improvements to the old GTK2 toolkit." https://www.phoronix.com/news/GTK2-NG #devuan #gtk2 #linux

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  @sinjut 🤣

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  @ai6yr You're not getting me on one of those germ factories!

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  I keep promising myself I won't focus on the former US too much, but Jesus's christ ... "Gerrymandering Arms Race: GOP Rushes to Erase Black Representation After SCOTUS Guts Voting Rights" https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/7/voting_rights_act_gutted_southern_states #dictatorship

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  Great, it's much worse than thought ... "New research from Northern Arizona University found that a global greenhouse gas emissions database produced by the Climate TRACE consortium, co-founded by former Vice President Al Gore, is underestimating vehicle carbon dioxide emissions in cities by an average of 70%." https://phys.org/news/2026-05-climate-scientist-large-errors-global.html #climatechange #co2

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  @ernmander I have to agree. Canonical engineers have done a remarkable job.

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  Zoinks! 🤯 "Science fiction becomes reality: Unitree Robotics unveils world’s first production-ready manned mecha" https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202605/1360822.shtml #robotics

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  @www.theguardian.com.au When your only function in life is to seek attention ...

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  This is the way "Bolivians Declare an Indefinite General Strike" https://classautonomy.info/bolivians-declare-an-indefinite-general-strike/

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  @IndyMediaAus To those of us outside the orange curtain this looks like a society committing suicide. Utter madness. #generalstrike When???

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  A thought provoking commentary on the change in technology culture convincing users to treat pervasive surveillance infrastructure as benign or beneficial "The Slow Death of the Power User" https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/the-slow-death-of-the-power-user/ #linux #bsd #privacy

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  @lemgandi From the essay: "The problem is not, primarily, that services collect data. The problem is that users have been convinced to treat pervasive surveillance infrastructure as benign or beneficial, and to respond to any criticism of it as paranoia, technical elitism, or failure to appreciate convenience. The learned helplessness is the crisis. The data collection is the symptom." At the age of 67 having been there since before the internet existed, I couldn't...

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  @lemgandi I've taken a hard stance. I use only Mastodon for social media and completely ignore links to corporate corporate controlled socials. Lemmy replaced Reddit long ago. SMS is only for initial contact with followup use of Telegram at the very least. Personal email domain hosted in a privacy respecting jurisdiction outside the influence of Trumpghanistan etc. It's like a losing battle but I try ...

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  @lemgandi I just so no to FB. If folks can't be arsed to make any effort, it's their loss.

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  @sniffnet @bearstech Very nice 👌

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  "Chrome Is a Surveillance Platform. Here's the Evidence. It's the world's most popular browser, and, by design or negligence, the world's most permissive tracking tool." https://protonprivacy.substack.com/p/chrome-is-a-surveillance-platform #privacy #surveillance #google