On 5 June 2002 Mozilla (also known as Mozilla .org ) released the Mozilla 1.0 web browser. The basis for Mozilla 1.0 was Gecko, an open-source rendering engine. #InternetHistory

www.howtogeek.com/these-free-l... Free Open Source Alternatives to expensive Creative apps - KDEnlive: Video Editing - Darktable: Photo Raw Editing - Blender: 3D Creation/modeling #OpenSource #Linux #FOSS

www.wired.com/story/meta-s... Meta has quietly embedded face-recognition technology for its smart glasses into Meta’s AI phone app over multiple updates this year. It’s designed to identify people via biometric data stored on users’ phones. #Privacy #Security #Meta #AI

lifehacker.com/how-to-talk-... Several methods for cutting through automated support and talking to a real human - GetHuman - The supervisor trick - Hit zero—or say nothing - Call during off-peak hours - Exhaust the script - Call back immediately - Show them the money

Never thought of it this way #movie

#2SLGBTQIA #LGBTQIA #LGBTQ #Pride #PrideMonth

www.theguardian.com/thefilter/20... 12 ways to reduce doomscrolling: track usage, schedule screen-free time, change your lockscreen, disable notifications, make your screen less engaging, keep it out of reach, use limiting apps/tools, try a dumbphone, or quit cold turkey. #DigitalDetox

Make your money proud for once. https://store.theonion.com/products/infowars-mashup-logo-tee?variant=44846863188037

*kicks your door in, trips, spills kobolds all over your floor* HELLO, WE HAVE 50 HOURS LEFT ON THE CAMPAIGN

My favorite wrestling promotion just signed off the air with "Fix your hearts or die, this is All Elite Wrestling" Fuck you if you're not a sicko

“Fix your hearts or Die, this is All Elite Wrestling” - @shutupexcalibur.bsky.social Damn that hit hard. That should be the sign off every AEW Dynamite.

itsfoss.com/news/tuta-jo... Tuta (TutaNota) has joined the Euro-Office initiative alongside, Nextcloud, Proton, and others #EroOffice #OpenSource

Today marks 20 YEARS since Animator vs. Animation by Alan Becker was posted to @newgrounds.com.

Stop relying on Logitech’s proprietary software to configure your mouse. Try this native open-source Logi Options+ alternative with support for local button remapping, DPI control, SmartShift over HID++, per-app profiles, no account and zero telemetry

www.wired.com/story/how-sh... tips for avoiding Scams & bad products on Amazon - Buy Directly From Bezos - How to Only See Items Sold by Amazon - Avoid Fake Discounts - Don’t Trust Every Review - Examine the Basic Stuff Too Plus a few extra tips in the main article. #Amazon #Shopping #Tips

www.404media.co/hackers-simp... Hackers used Meta’s AI support chatbot to break into a host of high-profile Instagram profiles by simply asking the support bot to change the email address associated with the target account. #Security #DataBreach #AI #Hack #Hacking #Meta #Facebook #Instagram

slyflourish.com/roll_to_targ... AA case for the GM Rolling to see who the Enemy targets. And some tips on how to do it right. Topics Include: - Avoiding Adversarial GMing - Roll in the Open - Describe Your Thinking - A Simple Idea with a Powerful Shift #TTRPG #SlyFlourish #GMTips

proton.me/blog/duckduc... A deep dive into DuckDuckGo. How their privacy search works, how private it is, how it stacks up against other alternate search engines like Brave & Searx and more. Very detailed, in short DDG is a great place to start with very few tradeoffs #Privacy #Search #DDG

www.wired.com/story/websit... Sites have a new way to spy on their visitors: by measuring subtle interactions with their solid-state drives. The technique, allows sites to monitor other sites a visitor is viewing and what apps are open on their devices. #Privacy #Tech #FROST #Security

Happy Pride!

www.eff.org/deeplinks/20... While the open source exemption, if passed, would improve the law, the remaining amendments proposed by AB 1856 would require **ALL** web browsers and websites to request and collect users’ ages. #Privacy #ageVerification #california

www.404media.co/new-study-re... Researchers at the Center for Democracy & Technology studied how chatbots prey on people’s emotions and desire for connection to keep people paying, offering up their data, and chatting to the point of vulnerability. #AI #Chatbot #EmotionalManipulation

gnomestew.com/campaign-man... @gnomestew.bsky.social with some great tips on using Obsidian.MD for Campaign Management #TTRPG #GnomeStew #Obsidian #RPG #Gaming #Tabletop ##Tabletopgaming

www.howtogeek.com/google-messa... Google will only back up your texts to Google Drive So in essence you are taking your E2EE chats, and backing them up to an un-encrypted state, where google (and possibly othersd) can read all of them #Privacy #Security #Encryption #E2EE #Google

proton.me/blog/proton-... proton will now, not only import your contacts & emails from Google you can use your Gmail account from right inside proton #Proton #ProtonMail #Privacy #Security #Encryption #E2EE #Google #Gmail

Going to take another stab at sharing artwork I like on here: www.artstation.com/artwork/DLarbR

www.xda-developers.com/duckduckgo-w... In just a few days, since google announced its shift to All AI search, duck duck go has seen a huge influx of users, 18% growth overall, iPhone installs alone are up 33% and use of their dedicated no-AI search increased 22% #AI #Google #DDG #DuckDuckGo

www.howtogeek.com/routers-defa... Quick tips to secure your router. Just a few simple settings can DRASTICALLY increase your security: - Change the default admin login - Change the default Wi-Fi name and password - Turn off remote management - Disable UPnP - Shut down WPS #Security

www.howtogeek.com/google-maps-... Google has owned Waze maps since 2013, but there are still a surprising number of differences between the two map apps. B #Google #GoogleMaps #Waze #android

imagine making a multiplayer experience this good, imagine even thinking of it. FUCK.

Mandatory ID registration for every app developer? This is a dream for censors and a nightmare for privacy. Protect the open web and open mobile. @keepandroidopen.bsky.social keepandroidopen.org

www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/colo... So bad-news/good-news Both California & Colorado are going ahead with their HORRIBLE Age-verification bills, however, both are now specifically excluding Open-Source OS's its a horrible bill, but at least Linux is exempt #AgeVerification #Privacy #OpenSource

itsfoss.com/news/amd-viv... AMD changes the pricing for it's Vivado design suite, to a tierd subscription model, & suddenly yanks Linux support from all the lower level tiers. Previously the free their supported Linux, now the minimum to get Linux support is $1200/year. #AMD #Linux #BaitAndSwitch

slyflourish.com/defending_ou... From the viewpoint of a GM an examination of the old adage "Given the opportunity, players will optimize the fun out of a game." How this applies to games, why it continues to be an issue, and how to deal with it. #TTRPG #RPG #SlyFlourish#GMAdvice

www.wired.com/story/the-be... 5 extensions to get the most out of YouTube: - Improve YouTube - Enhancer for YouTube - PocketTube - Turn Off the Lights - DeArrow #YouTube #Internet

itsfoss.com/news/hp-supp... HP has joined Lenovo and Dell as a Premier level sponsor, pledging $100K a year to LVFS #HP #Lenovo #Dell #LVFS #OpenSource #Linux

linuxiac.com/firefox-is-g... Firefox has announced a redesign called project "nova" with the aim of making Firefox "cleaner, warmer, faster, and more adaptable" #Firefox #OpenSource

proton.me/blog/pass-ac... Proton and ProtonPass now give you a way to curtail AI agents (should you choose to use them at all) With AI access Tokens you can give an AI agent access to only the credentials you decide it needs, instead of your entire vault. #Proton #ProtonPass #Security #AI #AIAgent

I didn't mind when Hangman lost the belt & I loved everything that came after it, but what really makes me sad is that we have basically lost all the progress he'd made with calling it the "Men's World Championship." It had been catching on. It was a small thing, but it meant so much to a lot of us.

New Guide: Anticheat check - which competitive games actually work on Linux? #Linux #AntiCheat #SteamOS #Gaming

www.xda-developers.com/discords-voi... Discord now can use End-to-End-Encryption for video & audio calls. Discord however says there are no plans to even try to add E2EE for text messages (Of course not, do you think they make money From Nitro subs alone?) #Discord #E2EE #Encryption #Privacy

itsfoss.com/news/bitward... Some Bitwarden users are uneasy about recent changes: • New CEO focused on mergers & acquisitions • “Always free” briefly disappeared from descriptions • “Inclusion & Transparency” in the GRIT motto became “Innovation & Trust” #Bitwarden #OpenSource #Privacy #Trust

This is your regularly scheduled and apparently necessary reminder that SteamOS is Linux. SteamOS is built from Arch Linux. The Steam Deck runs Linux. So will the Steam Machine and Steam Frame.

The FCC wants to add advisory labels for LGBTQ and TRANS content in media. Claiming that such things are not for younger viewers, You can post a comment on the filing here - www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings... You can read more here - glaad.org/fcc/ Here's what I had to say: #GLAAD #FCC #LGBTQ

CIS PEOPLE TIME TO STEP UP it’s once again time to yell at our bad government via online comment form the FCC is trying to make trans and nonbinary content require special ratings on shows GLAAD has a good writeup on it below TELL ‘EM NO direct link to comment form: www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings...

www.404media.co/researchers-... Researchers wanted preschool teachers wearing body cameras to collect footage of children for AI training. Parents had to opt OUT instead of opt IN. Treating surveillance of preschoolers as the default is dystopian as hell. #Privacy #AI #Surveillance #DigitalRights

www.theverge.com/ai-artificia... No fucking way, no how, not ever, just no!!! Anyone who does this, deserves what they get. #AI #OpenAI #ChatGPT #Finances #Money #DumbIdeas #ReallyStupidIdeas

www.howtogeek.com/your-dns-ser... If you don't trust your ISP's DNS two of your best alternatives (from a privacy standpoint) are likely Quad9 and Mullvad (yes the VPN people) #Privacy #DNS #Mullvad #Quad9

www.404media.co/mayo-clinic-... Mayo Clinic, is using what it calls “Ambient Listening” to record patient interactions with nurses, including in emergency rooms, then using AI to process that collected data. Patient consent is apparently just not an issue for them.... #Privacy #AI #MayoClinic

www.howtogeek.com/google-phone... Google gives new users 15GB of free storage, and has done so for a while, but recently some users have noticed that the process requires a valid phone number, Failing to provide one limits you to 5GB. #Google #Enshitification #CloudStorage #GoogleDrive #Privacy