Morten Juhl-Johansen @[email protected]

Republicans are a sick group of people who are clearly pushing for a white Christian nationalist fascist country. They are not hiding it any longer and are clear about their intentions.

If Pol Pot were still alive, they’d be welcoming him to CPAC and roaring with approval. The love U.S. rightwingers have for foreign despots and dictators is matched only by their hatred for the U.S.A. and democracy. #ElectDemocrats

Hungary's autocratic leader tells U.S. conservatives to join his culture war:
Hungary's prime minister Viktor Orbán, who has suppressed civil liberties and intimidated media and corporate critics, kicked off the Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas.
https://www.npr.org/2022/08/04/1115541985/why-hungarys-authoritative-leader-is-drawing-conservative-crowds-in-the-u-s

Part of our work at Endless OS is around the usability of the GNOME desktop, guided by user testing. We're looking for test subjects for a 1-hour session, who are tech-savvy experts—e.g designers/developers, animators/…—with exposure to various devices & platforms. Bonus points if you're based near someone in the team—e.g. London—so we can put a laptop in front of you. Ping me here or to [email protected] if you're interested!

https://www.un.org/en/content/digital-cooperation-roadmap/

Digital Public Goods, writes the UN:

We must undertake a concerted global effort to encourage and invest in the creation of digital public goods: open source software, open data, open AI models, open standards and open content.

Looking for a list of online bookshops that sell DRM-free ebooks, digital comics, magazines, and RPGs, usually in multiple formats for your favourite devices?

#DRMfree #ebooks #RPGs #magazines #comics

Here you go:

https://libreture.com/bookshops/

existential dread levels are holding at 46%

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Nichelle Nichols passed away yesterday. I think a lot about her legacy. I was introduced to Star Trek by my mom ages ago, and she always sang the praise of diversity to which it spoke, and always pointed at Uhura as a beacon of that hope. Growing up, I also saw first hand the challenges my mother faced as a single mom, educated in a variety of scientific disciplines, as she struggled to find sustaining work for the family.

Not too long ago, I was reading a collection of Star Trek short stories, each with a forward penned by a cast member. Nichelle Nichols' stood out to me. Here is an excerpt:

"I can't help believing that Star Trek was a forerunner in the real world for the inevitable for liberation for anyone who ever felt mis-classified by form or face or color or creed.

We have come a long way since the last of the old voyages, and I think we would not have come so far without them."

sigh Me too, Nichelle, me too.

fun levels are holding at 67%

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reaching dangerous discovery levels

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Nate Gullion runs a new video account where he plays through story-based video games with a lighthearted commentary. You can follow at:

➡️ @[email protected]

If the videos aren't visible from your server yet, you can see them all at https://diode.zone/a/nategullion/videos

Gullion also has a personal account at @[email protected]

#NateGullion #PlayingForPops #Video #Videos #VideoGames #Games #Gaming #PlayThrough #PlayThroughs #LetsPlay #LetsPlays #PeerTube #PeerTubers

This should be an Onion article https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-blocks-site-of-largest-computing-society-for-being-harmful-/

Ventoy Multiboot USB Creator Adds Support for Fedora CoreOS, More Than 940 ISOs https://9to5linux.com/ventoy-multiboot-usb-creator-adds-support-for-fedora-coreos-more-than-940-isos