We have no investors, no advertisers, nobody breathing down our necks demanding that we compromise on privacy for the sake of the bottom line. Signal is supported by you and your donations.

There are many ways to support Signal. You can donate in the app by going to Settings > Donate.

When you do, you’ll get a badge to display on your profile to show your support. You can also donate for a friend so they can display a badge on their profile.

@Em0nM4stodon@infosec.exchange That does look cute! Added to my list.

@Em0nM4stodon@infosec.exchange Hens would be interesting, as long as there was a chicken poop roomba. Sadly I can't say that I have seen that movie, but as long as it's cozy, I can make do with that.

@Em0nM4stodon@infosec.exchange Plenty of buttons!

The gender of the day is a cosmic dragon on a threatening pirate ship.

@Em0nM4stodon@infosec.exchange While I wouldn't turn down living on the USS (anything), I prefer something a little more rugged and lived in. The firefly class always felt cozy to me.

@Em0nM4stodon@infosec.exchange Yes, let's do! Favorite ship to emulate?

@LadyDragonfly@universeodon.com Also bring up god. Tell them that she doesn't care about the words, rather the intention. If they get nasty with the feminine gender, remind them that they don't believe in pronouns. That should also calm them down.

@Em0nM4stodon@infosec.exchange No, absolutely not! I'd be all over that gig as well.

It's 01 December, so that means it's time to break out the #AdventCalendars!

Obviously, this is just for me and my roommate.

#advent #calendar #christmas #Exit #cadbury #walkers

Amidst a sea of mediocre equivocating headlines, Rolling Stone nailed it.
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/henry-kissinger-war-criminal-dead-1234804748/

1993: I use BBSes for online interaction. Each BBS is run by some random person. They connect to a federated worldwide network. I keep my notes in .TXT files.

2008-2022: I use social networks like Facebook and Twitter for online interaction. They're huge and popular. I use Evernote for my notes, which is full of features.

2023: I use Mastodon for online interaction. Each instance is run by some random person. They connect to a federated worldwide network. I keep my notes in .TXT files.

As a matter of public policy, it is critical that user privacy is not sacrificed in favor of filling the pockets of corporations. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/11/debunking-myth-anonymous-data

@BootsChantilly@mstdn.social That's a major award!

If you use Signal, please remember to donate to the Signal Foundation with your EOY giving. Signal is only private and secure because we support it.

I freely admit that I don't know what a +3°C world will look like, but given the climate impacts we already see at +1.2°C, I really don't want to find out.

The Kei-tora Gardening Contest is an annual event put on by the Japan Federation of Landscape Contractors to see who can build the best-looking garden on the back of a Kei truck. Here are some of the winners from the past 12 years. http://zoenren-osaka.jp/activity.html

British Mathematician also called the first computer programmer Ada Lovelace died #OTD in 1852. She is known for her work on Charles Babbage's proposed mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine. She was the first to recognise that the machine had applications beyond pure calculation.

Babbage's friend Charles Wheatstone commissioned Ada Lovelace to translate Menabrea's paper into English. She then augmented the paper with notes, which were added to the translation.

#mathematics

@triptych@social.yesterweb.org
I used it briefly, but I didn't like it because it was a little too similar to Windows… which may be what you're looking for. But as far as ease of use and not having to tinker much, it's a solid choice.