Joined May 2019
zeh
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Want to find your way from A to B?
You should try:
https://maps.openrouteservice.org
I've used it a couple of times today, and it was great.
* Uses OpenStreetMap data
* Service provided by HeiGIT
* Doesn't spy on you
* Maps look great
* Effective routes
* Share with friends
* Add your own tracks
* Export to GPX plus others
* Elevation profile
You can also go to C, D, E and many more. 😉
zeh
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Windows 10 Privacy Warning As Edge Browser Data Issue Is Confirmed
https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/07/23/windows-10-privacy-warning-as-edge-browser-data-issue-is-confirmed/
TL;DR - Edge tracks and sends full URLs, user IDs, and other private info to Microsoft. Don’t use it.
#privacy #security #infosec #Microsoft #browsers #tracking #surveillance #edgebrowser
zeh
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Gob ⚪
extremely important museum plaque that addresses the language we use to talk about slavery in the american south. @OCRbot
Late stage capitalism: so nice that most people die young, of common sense infection.
zeh
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Debian 10 buster has been released! https://bits.debian.org/2019/07/buster-released.html
This is evidence that more surveillance devices under the control of the police, like bodycams, won't protect anyone from their abuse. https://boingboing.net/2019/06/25/cop-starts-yelling-gun-gun.html
zeh
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For those fascinated by DNS--and who isn't?--here is a worthwhile conversation between Ryan K of Cloudflare and Bill Woodcock of Quad9.
Existential Comics
Capitalist dictionary:
Freedom: serving the rich.
Equality: everyone gets to serve the rich.
Happiness: liking how you serve the rich.
Failure: your life's work isn't useful to the rich.
- I also serve our English masters, I keep their precious trains running
- Are you happy keeping their trains running?
- Happy? I don't know, but I'm good at it.
- I dream of hunting in this jungle of metal and asphalt. I imagine my true form leaping from beam to ledge to terrace roof until I am at the top of this island. Until I can growl in the faces of all the men who believe they can own me.
Love, Death & Robots - "Good Hunting"
Also: https://git-send-email.io/ is really cool, and important
What is a fork, really, and how GitHub changed its meaning: https://drewdevault.com/2019/05/24/What-is-a-fork.html
Joined May 2019
