A few things #deltachat apps are doing positively different from #signal apps - easiest onboarding ever; not depending on phone numbers or other private data - support for multiple chat profiles/identities - decentralized servers, not depending on US-based GAFAM etc. - migration from one […]

A scathing new report has revealed that Boris Johnson’s chaotic Covid decisions and delays were responsible for the deaths of 23,000 people. And yet he’s still allowed to claim a whopping £115,000 a year, for life – just for being a former Prime Minister. [1] Enough is enough, this handout has […]

I blogged about the fediverse. A short (hopefully non-technical) overview to send to my non-fedi friends and colleagues: https://blog.sturmsucht.de/fediverse-a-new-open-and-social-web/

Any data that is collected on servers will eventually leak or be abused otherwise. By design, no one can enumerate #deltachat profiles which are private and not published on any server. Conversely, #chatmail relays do not see or collect private data or metadata […] [Original post on chaos.social]

75 years ago today, European nations signed this Convention, so the Holocaust could not be repeated. Beware those who want this to end.

Deltachat is our new favourite instant messenger... https://en.reset.org/decentralised-efficient-without-being-addictive-delta-chat-is-our-favourite-instant-messenger/ #deltachat

We hereby challenge _all_ other messaging apps, FOSS or not, to provide a more convenient private onboarding experience than #deltachat 1. Install app 2. "Create new profile" 3. Enter nick name, tap "Agree and continue" 4. Tap "+" and "new contact" and […] [Original post on chaos.social]

Great post from @Jdm2 about his getting away from WhatsApp and looking into #deltachat https://write.as/jdm2/deltachat-y-arcanechat-son-las-definitivas-alternativas-a-whatsapp We also just reposted his invitation to a Puerto Rico group, because we think the way this group is instigated is […]

UK peeps, here's a fact I learnt yesterday that you can use in arguments with your right wing friends! As we know, a lot of those on the right want us to leave the ECHR because they stop us from departing immigrants. Do you know how many times the ECHR has stepped in to stop us deporting […]

Good news! It's getting harder to keep track of new #chatmail relays :) Recently several public relays were added to the https://chatmail.at/relays list, in Warsaw, Helsinki, Romania and Barcelona.🧡 If you have #deltachat installed on mobile, you can go to any chatmail relay website in the […]

Just looking at my household finances and had missed the increase in South East Water a couple of months ago. It's a staggering 52.7% increase from what we were paying three months ago (used to be £55 a month and now £84 a month). We've actually used LESS water! It doesn't bring me any comfort […]

It's becoming increasingly clear to me that Reflect Orbital's fucking stupid giant mirror satellite, with absolutely NOTHING useful to offer, which will cause countless safety issues, ecological disasters, and destroy the night sky, is going to launch. A bunch of astronomers and I have sent out […]

My wife just told me about a thing where people are colouring in England flags to make them look like slices of Battenberg cake, how marvellous

It appears we need to share this again... #ECHR #Bravermam #Reform

The Curse of Chalion by Louise Mcmaster Bujold is an excellent read. I can highly recommend it. 5 stars. #louisemcmasterbujold #bujold #chalion

I just finished "Diplomatic Immunity" by Lois McMaster Bujold. 4.25/5, excellent book. Check out my review! #scifi #Vorkosigan #bookreview #readmorebooks app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/519f...

Putting this here for when I need it

Must-read: So-called "age verification" laws are spreading. They will not protect kids. They are grossly insecure. They will be tools of censorship, surveillance, and oppression. They amount to requiring a license to speak -- and to read. We have to stop this […]

[3rd large spider found this year.] They also run really fast!

Scientists found the missing nutrients bees need — Colonies grew 15-fold | ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250822073807.htm

I’m probably laughing harder at this than it deserves. But, still… 😂 #caturday

"Yes, you read that right. A law supposedly designed to protect children now requires victims of sexual assault to submit government IDs to access support communities." […]

That's 5D-educational chess. #fuckgenai #chatgpt #genaisuckscameldong

Although specific for the UK, I doubt these numbers differ much between countries. The market has always been an ideological construct, to benefit a small clique.

Please report any account that tells you that you need to verify your #mastodon account to continue using it through a private message. It is a scam. We do not require identity verification. Real staff accounts either have a special role badge on their profile or are verified through the […]

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Funny. I would have expected the "Free Speech Union" and the other self-proclaimed defenders of free expression to be all over this. But 🦗🦗🦗 How strange. www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-arre...

Just received news that 27 people have been arrested in Parliament Square under the Terrorism Act 2000 for holding signs saying "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action". This is real police state behaviour.

#terrypratchett #melonhusk

I’m done with trickle-down economics. I’m inventing piñata economics. That’s where we beat rich people with sticks until money falls out of them.

I just signed the petition “Ban Bottom Trawling in 41 English Marine Protected Areas: Pledge Your Support” and wanted to see if you could help by adding your name. Our goal is to reach 15,000 signatures and we need more support. You can read more and sign the petition here […]

The bumblebees love the poppies in my garden. They go round and round, buzzing like little racing cars. So cute.

Really, @EUCommission? It's great that you are here on Mastodon, but why not show it proudly instead of linking out only to those Big-Tech-Silos? @_elena, me and other people at #pubconf25 thought, you should change that please. Will you?

It's that time of year again. Put my hot water bottle in the freezer during the day and then take it to bed at night wrapped in a towel. Nice and cooling.

Apparently, if you have facebook or Instagram installed on your phone, #meta was able to track your browsing habits and link them to your real identity even if you never logged in on the web, used incognito mode or a VPN. I hope Meta gets hit with every fine in the book […]

the ritual has begun

Luke: Master Yoda, is the dark side more powerful? Yoda: No, not more powerful. Faster, yes. Stronger, yes. Resurrect the dead and time travel, it can. All jedis defeated it has. Kicked my ass it did. Live alone in hiding on swamp planet, I do. [Yoda stares in distance, lost in thought]

The poppies have gone a bit mad this year.

These days I'm resonating with this quote from Terry Pratchett' "I Shall Wear Midnight": -Your power is only rumour and lies, she thought. You bore your way into people when they are uncertain and weak and worried and frightened, and they think their enemy is other people when their enemy is […]

who called it crispr and not gene hackman

Right now, mainland Britain has got almost enough wind and solar power to meet our electricity demand. Add in the power from nuclear and a small dash of gas (used solely to maintain enough mechanical inertia to stabilise the grid) and we are having to export 4 […] [Original post on mastodon.green]

🎤 On the move? Try voice typing in the Joplin mobile app and take notes without touching the keyboard! 📺 Watch now 👉 https://youtu.be/cb2qdnEIhdA

This.

Bluesky didn't reach a federated stage where you could choose a service provider in a free country before they started to censor people based on authoritarian demands.

Gentrification has seen the Muffin Man priced out of the area

This seems to have been part of a wider series of police arrests. Very worrying escalation of state control in UK. https://www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-events/news/quakers-condemn-police-raid-on-westminster-meeting-house #politics #ukpolitics