The “Matrix Experiment”, i.e. running a Matrix server for our family, has failed completely and miserably. People don’t accept it. They attribute unrelated things to it, like “I can’t send messages to you, I don’t reach you! It doesn’t work!” Yes, you do, I get those messages, I just don’t reply quickly enough because I’m at work or simply doing something else.

I’ll probably shut it down.

Nobody cares about privacy. The reasons I bring up in discussions are “too nerdy”. They put all their stuff to Google or Apple, so why would messaging be any different? (We’re not even using all those Matrix crypto stuff … That would be insane.)

It’s a lost cause. I’m frustrated.

Will I give in and use WhatsApp instead? Not sure yet.

The XMPP Standards Foundation: The XMPP Newsletter June 2024

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Welcome to the XMPP Newsletter, great to have you here again!
This issue covers the month of June 2024.

The XSF has been accepted as a hosting organisation at GSoC in 2024 again!
These XMPP projects have received a slot and have kicked-off with … ⌘ Read more

Have not tried any of them, but some of these seem to fit the bill:

• https://chromewebstore.google.com/search/Redirector
  
• https://libredirect.github.io/
  
• https://requestly.com/products/web-debugger/

Google Chrome will have Gemini LLM built into the browser.

Google Chrome will have Gemini LLM built into the browser.

The voice of Kubernetes experts report 2024: the data trends driving the future of the enterprise
Guest post by Rajiv Thakkar, Director of Product Marketing, Portworx, Pure Storage  (LinkedIn) Today, June 6, marks the 10th anniversary of Kubernetes. Kubernetes originally began as a project in Google and was released as open source in June… ⌘ Read more

Google Drive censors files of Pfizer whistleblower
A PowerPoint file was censored on a o personal Google Drive… and Google’s stated reasons were obviously false. Why did this happen? Read the article: https://lunduke.locals.com/post/5682494/google-drive-censors-files-of-pfizer-whistleblower ⌘ Read more

Last week at The Lunduke Journal (May 26 - June 1, 2024)
GNOME’s Crazy Plan! Black Python Devs! Google Censorship! ⌘ Read more

Japanese ‘My Number Card’ Digital IDs Coming to Apple’s Wallet App
Apple today announced that support for national My Number Card IDs in Japan will be coming to Apple’s Wallet app “late next spring,” marking the first expansion of digital IDs in Apple Wallet beyond the United States [ [Google translation](https://www-apple-com.translate.goog/jp/newsroom/2024/05/apple-announc … ⌘ Read more

Google 官方發佈 Go 語言編碼規範
在現代軟件開發中，代碼的可讀性和一致性是至關重要的。尤其是當團隊規模擴大時，遵循一致的編碼規範可以顯著提高代碼的可維護性和團隊協作效率。本文將深入探討 Go 語言的 Google 編碼規範，並結合具體示例，幫助你在實際開發中應用這些規範。爲什麼需要編碼規範？———-編碼規範不僅僅是 “如何寫代碼” 的指導方針，它更是團隊協作的基石。遵守編碼規範可以：提高代碼的可讀性：一致的代碼風格使得 ⌘ Read more

How to Confirm Before Closing Windows with Multiple Tabs in Chrome, Edge, Brave
If you use a lot of tabs when browsing the web with Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Brave, or any other Chromium based browser, you might want to enable an optional feature that asks to confirm whether or not you wish to close any browser window with multiple tabs open. This can help to prevent you … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/05/25/how-confirm-before-closing-windows-multiple-ta … ⌘ Read more

How to Search the Web (Minus AI Junk & Clutter) with Google on Safari for Mac
If you’re a Safari user, as many of us are, you might be interested in actually searching the web with Google and then seeing a list of actual web link results, without seeing any of the new AI junk, video and image recommendations, knowledge panels, related searches, suggested searches, or the other junky clutter that … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/05/24/search-web-google-no-ai-junk-clutter-saf … ⌘ Read more

Happy 7th Birthday, Istio!
Project post originally published on the Istio blog by Lin Sun, Solo.io, for the Istio Steering Committee Celebrating Istio’s momentum and exciting future. On this day in 2017, Google and IBM announced the launch of the Istio service mesh…. ⌘ Read more

How to Search Google Without AI Rubbish & Clutter
Remember when you used to use Google search and it would only return a list of links for web results, letting you easily find what you’re looking for? Google was once the best way to search the web, but as almost all Google users have noticed, the web search engine has become less of an … Read More ⌘ Read more

App recommandation: Google’s Reading mode
Unexpectedly, I found a seemingly not so new app (it was first released in 2022) that I wish I had known about earlier. Google’s app Reading mode. ⌘ Read more

Google, OpenAI race to create indispensable AI assistant
Both companies are rolling out technology that lets you talk to their chatbots in a much more natural way. ⌘ Read more

Google’s latest Pixel pops with AI tricks at budget price
Whether you want powerful AI image editing or not, the Pixel 8a is a very impressive smartphone for $850. ⌘ Read more

Google Solar Cycle
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How to Import Google Chrome Data into Microsoft Edge
If you’re making a switch from Google Chrome to the Microsoft Edge browser on your Mac, you’ll almost certainly want to import your Chrome data into Edge. Doing so will allow Edge to have immediate access to your saved logins and passwords, bookmarks, history, extensions, settings, and more, allowing you to seamlessly transition from Chrome … Read More ⌘ Read more

Google 孵化了 3 個 Go 安全庫，推薦使用！
大家好，我是煎魚。Google 作爲一家用戶體量很大的企業，有非常多的產品，經常會被黑客攻擊或被拿來練手。因此其設計的產品、編程語言、工具庫等都會要求考慮安全性相關的內容。例如：各種供應鏈攻擊、CWE 等安全的查缺補漏等。我們作爲用戶（使用者），可以 “白嫖” 這些功能實現。直接複用在自家的業務上就可以了。這樣每年在護網上都能省不少勁。三個 Go 安全庫———本次 Google 輸出了 ⌘ Read more

從零到生產：Go 在 Google 的歷程 [譯]
2007 年 Go 誕生於 Google，2009 年 Google 正式對外宣佈了 Go 語言的開源！時至今日，距離 Go 開源已經過去了近 15 個年頭了 [1]！Go 在 Google 公司內部究竟是怎樣的一個狀態呢？前 Google 員工 Yves Junqueira 近期撰文從其個人所見所聞談了 Go 在 Google 的歷程 [2]！這裏簡單翻譯，供大家參考！ 最近，Jeremy Ma ⌘ Read more

Go 通過 grpc-protobuf 實現高性能用戶服務實戰，從 0 到 1 超級詳細流程！！
基礎知識準備在在代碼實戰 gRPC 之前，我們需要了解一些基礎知識：RPC（Remote Procedure Call）：遠程過程調用，是一種通信協議，允許應用程序在不同的計算機上請求服務而不需要了解底層網絡細節。 gRPC：gRPC 是一種高性能、開源的遠程過程調用（RPC）框架，由 Google 開發，並基於 HTTP/2、Protocol Buffers 等技術實現。 Proto ⌘ Read more

Snikket: Snikket Android app temporarily unavailable in Google Play store
We initially shared this news on our social media page, thinking
this was a temporary issue. But we’ve had no response from Google for several
days, and want to explain the situation in more detail.

We merged some changes from our upstream project, Conversations, and we
submitted the new version to Google for review. Before responding, they
removed the existing published ve … ⌘ Read more

@movq@www.uninformativ.de For syncing notes between computers and phones I’ve been very happy with Simple Text - w Dropbox sync for some year, but transitioned to Joplin around new year. Both sync via Dropbox and for Joplin there are also more free options. I guess you could even use something like Syncthing

JMP: Newsletter: eSIM Adapter (and Google Play Fun)
Hi everyone!

Welcome to the latest edition of your pseudo-monthly JMP update!

In case it’s been a while since you checked out JMP, here’s a refresher: JMP lets you send and receive text and picture messages (and calls) through a real phone number right from your computer, tablet, phone, or anything else that has a Jabber client.  Among other things, JMP has these features: Your phone number on every device; Multiple phone numbers, one app; Free as i … ⌘ Read more

I came across Google Summer of Code

This one looks interesting, I’ll apply soon, and perhaps is interesting for you as well
https://kiwix.org/en/google-summer-of-code/

Would ‘twtxt’ be a good project for the next one? 🤔

Creepy spot you can only visit on Google
There are some places that just don’t belong on a travel itinerary; but that’s not to say you can’t go there. ⌘ Read more

Hilarious detail in Google Street view
There have been some truly peculiar moments in time captured by the Google street view cameras. But this one has people scratching their heads. ⌘ Read more

Chilling discovery on Google street view
Eagle-eyed viewers have discovered something unsettling in this passing snapshot of a cemetery in Texas. ⌘ Read more

AllSides study finds left-leaning bias in Google News, other aggregators
An AllSides Media study reveals Google News favors left-leaning sources, with 63% of 2023 content leaning left, an increase from 61% in 2022. ⌘ Read more

Gemini, le moteur ultra-Woke de Google
La semaine dernière, alors qu’OpenAI faisait frémir le monde de l’intelligence artificielle avec Sora, le premier moteur permettant de créer des petites vidéos réalistes à partir d’une simple description textuelle, Alphabet (la maison-mère de Google) lançait en fanfare la nouvelle version de son agent conversationnel, réponse de l’entreprise mondiale à ChatGPT d’OpenAI, elle-même détenue par […] ⌘ Read more

Linus Torvalds Has ‘Robust Exchanges’ Over Filesystem Suggestion on Linux Kernel Mailing List
Linus Torvalds had “some robust exchanges” on the Linux kernel mailing list with a contributor from Google. The subject was inodes, notes the Register, “which as Red Hat puts it are each ‘a unique identifier for a specific piece of metadata on a given filesystem.’”

Inodes have been the subj … ⌘ Read more

Anyone here, who loves Jesus or searches his help. Read or listen to 5fi.sh or 5fish.com or use 5fish app from Google App (in every language or dialect of the world)!

What? You are still using chrome? Firefox is where its at. But if you need WebKit there is always chromium which strips out all the google nonsense.

What? You are still using chrome? Firefox is where its at. But if you need WebKit there is always chromium which strips out all the google nonsense.

Google Chrome Gains AI Features Including a Writing Helper
Google is adding new AI features to Chrome, including tools to organize browser tabs, customize themes, and assist users with writing online content such as reviews and forum posts.

The writing helper is similar to an AI-powered feature already offered in Google’s experimental search experience, SGE, which helps users draft emails in various tones and lengths. W … ⌘ Read more

原來可以這麼使用 Protobuf
*1. Protobuf 簡介1.1 Protobuf 是什麼Protocol Buffers (簡稱 Protobuf) 是 Google 公司開源的一種輕便高效的結構化數據存儲格式, 以及用於序列化和反序列化結構化數據的代碼生成器。它可以用於通訊協議和數據存儲等領域。Protobuf 是以 .proto 文件形式定義結構化數據的方式和格式。並且通過代碼生成器生成各平臺 (Java、C++、Py ⌘ Read more

Go 語言與 gRPC 的完美結合
*一、gRPC 簡介gRPC(Remote Procedure Call) 是一種遠程過程調用技術, 通過壓縮和序列化數據來優化網絡通信, 可以顯著提高服務調用的性能和效率。gRPC 的概念gRPC 是一個高性能、通用的開源 RPC 框架, 是一個由 Google 主導開發的 RPC 框架。其以 HTTP/2 爲基礎通信協議, 支持多種語言, 通過 protocol buffers 數據格式來實現 ⌘ Read more

How to Search Reviews on Google Maps
Many people use Google Maps to find out about businesses, parks, locations, and destinations, by reading the reviews. While it’s one thing to browse through all of the reviews and read them, it can be very useful to narrow down reviews for something specific, like a keyword. Thus, it’s a desirable capability to be able … Read More ⌘ Read more

Using Authenticated Logins for Docker Hub in Google Cloud
Learn four best practices that your teams can implement to maintain a secure and reliable software delivery process with Docker Hub in Google Cloud. With these guidelines, you can leverage the benefits of open source software while safeguarding your development workflow. ⌘ Read more

After seeing Google’s Gemini video, will everyone now need to invest in one of this pointing-downwards camera stands for the home?

17 個開源的 Go 語言博客和 CMS 解決方案
Go 語言，也稱爲 Golang，是一種爲構建高效、可靠和可擴展軟件而設計的開源編程語言。它於 2007 年在 Google 開發，現在廣泛用於開發 Web 應用程序、網絡工具和系統軟件。爲什麼使用基於 Go 的 CMS 解決方案？———————-這些優勢使 Go 成爲開發可擴展、高性能應用程序的熱門選擇。在使用 Go 構建基於 Web 的解決方案時，其速度是其中一個主 ⌘ Read more

DeepMind AI can beat the best weather forecasts - but there is a catch
By using artificial intelligence to spot patterns in weather data, Google DeepMind says it can beat existing weather forecasts up to 99.7 per cent of the time, but data issues mean the approach is limited for now ⌘ Read more

I quickly played with OpenAI’s new Text-To-Speech model to check if it’s an alternative to Google’s API. And wow! English is fantastic and even German is not bad. Just some syllables in German have a weird English accent. But even then, it’s still good. But sadly, it’s also a bit costly. Let’s wait a few months until it gets cheaper and better, and you can enjoy my blog’s “Read aloud” feature even more. 😉 ⌘ Read more

First issue I ran into is rapidjson, there is no package for it, but it compiled from source without google tests. But I did not check what version I had on my debian machine, so I need to check that and compile the same version on openbsd. Ill work on that tomorrow.

How to Drop a Pin in Google Maps on iPhone or iPad
Dropping a pin on Google Maps allows you to mark a location on the map for sharing with others, for saving that spot for yourself to reference later, or even for getting directions to that pinned location. It’s a very useful feature of Google Maps that has wide applications, so if you’re a Google Maps … Read More ⌘ Read more

Doctor’s Office
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The amount of shady Android apps in Google’s “Play Store” is so large, it makes me want to write my own software instead. 😖

How to Install Safari Technology Preview on Mac
Safari Technology Preview is an optional web browser for Mac that is separate from the regular Safari browser, with the Tech Preview offering an early look at upcoming web technologies and features before they become included in the primary Safari browser. In this way, Safari Tech Preview is kind of like Google’s Chrome Canary, and … Read More ⌘ Read more

Introducing secret scanning validity checks for major cloud services
Secret scanning now performs validity checks for select AWS, Microsoft, Google, and Slack tokens.

The post Introducing secret scanning validity checks for major cloud services appeared first on The GitHub Blog. ⌘ Read more

Anyone testing bard.google.com?

Perseids Pronunciation
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Came across a twitter post claiming that there is a UFO in a building, meaning the ufo crashed, and then the building was built to cover it.

The tweets are here:
https://twitter.com/realityseaker/status/1677744254918049794
and here:
https://twitter.com/UAPodcast850/status/1678855434705182721

I wish it was true, but I have doubts about it.
It’s easy enough to find the building on google maps:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/37%C2%B024’48.5%22N+126%C2%B055’44.4%22E/@37.4134617,126.9264272,572m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d37.4134617!4d126.9290021!5m1!1e4?entry=ttu

And if you zoom out you see that it’s not even remote. So a UFO crash here without any pictures \ videos is extremely unlikely.

Also, the antenna on the roof got me thinking, I’ve seen that before, and that is where I often walk our dog, see here:

https://www.google.com/maps/@58.0845749,7.9084282,63m/data=!3m1!1e3!5m1!1e4?entry=ttu

@prologic@twtxt.net is goryon not in the google app store?

@prologic@twtxt.net is goryon not in the google app store?

@prologic@twtxt.net it’ll be nice to get away from google for a while. also moved all my cloud files to proton drive (got tired of self-hosting). I want a mac too, the m2 laptop. But that will be later. but Im unsure how software development is done on it, if its easy to for example code your own stuff (c++), and also I have no idea how gui realted things are handled. but that makes it fun as well - figuring out all that stuff.

hrxi: Windows support for Dino
Hello, I’m back!

It’s been four years since I participated in my first Google Summer of\
Code. I’m hrxi, a mathematics student from Germany. I got accepted
into this year’s Google Summer of Code program with the XMPP software\
foundation as the mentoring
organisation. I chose the extended\
timeline, so I am
going to work on [ … ⌘ Read more

Google Bard or BingGPT are actually quite useful to answer simple questions without having to scroll through many pages of clickbait and AI-generated babble blogposts. I’m currently preparing for the AWS exam (I finally signed up!) and Google Bard explained the differences between Cognito User Pools and Cognito Identity Pools in a simple and understandable way. Even with a tabular overview and examples how to use both services. Now my knowledge is refreshed again. 😄 ⌘ Read more

GTK4 libraries are not detected by cmake, even though I have it installed on my system. I’ve googled a bit - and others have solved it a bit differently. So I’ll try a couple of things to see if I can get it to work.

Gostava de saber a razão pela qual a Google achou boa ideia lançar os TLDs ‘.zip’ e ‘.mov’ que coincidem com formatos de ficheiros comuns. Não compreendo como é que a ICANN permitiu tal coisa. A quantidade de phishing que irá surgir devido a isto será engraçado de ver.

Por acaso não esperava que o primeiro valor real da Google na sua oferta de produtos com IA se centrasse na análise de malware.

Microsoft & Google: “You’ll have no real computers, and you’ll be happy”
This is a trend we need to put the kibosh on. ⌘ Read more

“the secret list of websites”
Chris Coyier wrote a post mentioning a Washington Post article that analyzed which websites Google used to train its AI model. And it seems that both my blog and my website (I think I should merge them one day) are used. ⌘ Read more

JMP: Verify Google Play App Purchase on Your Server
We are preparing for the first-ever Google Play Store launch of Cheogram Android as part of JMP coming out of beta later this year.  One of the things we wanted to “just work” for Google Play users is to be able to pay for the app and get their first month of JMP “bundled” into that purchase price, to smooth the common onboarding experience.  So how do the JMP servers know that the app communicating with them is running a version of the app bought from Google P … ⌘ Read more

The Lunduke Big Tech Show - Apr 9, 2023 - Hour 2
Listen now (45 min) | USB Flash Drive Bombs, the Great Apple Store Robbery, Google’s war on staplers… and Computer History! ⌘ Read more

Google Bard is a bit too creative. In another chat, where I asked who “Jan-Lukas Else” is, it also said that I developed the “Quarkus programming language”. But this clearly shows the limitations of language models and the current state of AI. Just because the answers sound clever, they are not always right. ⌘ Read more

Google Bard is a bit too creative. In another chat, where I asked who “Jan-Lukas Else” is, it also said that I developed the “Quarkus programming language”. But this clearly shows the limitations of language models and the current state of AI. Just because the answers sound clever, they are not always right. ⌘ Read more

I’m currently validating the use of the OpenAI API as a cheaper and more powerful alternative to the Google Translate API. I hope my plans succeed and there will be a new GoBlog plugin with some AI power soon. ✨ So far the OpenAI API is quite easy to use, I thought it would be more complicated. Philipp is already using the API for his diary, another cool idea (which I may copy someday). ⌘ Read more

Sometimes being in a webinar with Google™ engineers makes you feel quite dumb and that you just realise how much you don’t know 🤣

The XMPP Standards Foundation: XMPP at Google Summer of Code 2023

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XSF and Google Summer of Code 2023

The XSF has been accepted again as hosting organisation at the Google Summer of Code 2023!

Now both students and open-source newcomers are invited to consider and review a participation and
prepare for the application phase. We would like to invite you to review XMPP … ⌘ Read more

The History of BSD - Part 1 (1974 - 1989)
PDP & VAX. Pascal & vi. DARPA & Google’s Erich Schmidt. The story of BSD is all over the place. ⌘ Read more

Pwning the all Google phone with a non-Google bug
It turns out that the first “all Google” phone includes a non-Google bug. Learn about the details of CVE-2022-38181, a vulnerability in the Arm Mali GPU. Join me on my journey through reporting the vulnerability to the Android security team, and the exploit that used this vulnerability to gain arbitrary kernel code execution and root on a Pixel 6 from an Android app. ⌘ Read more

Breaking: Google hires John Connor to fend off ChatGPT threat
“I can take down ChatGPT, no problemo,” stated Connor. “This’ll be easy money.” ⌘ Read more

The Linux Foundation launches map foundation to compete with Google
And, you know what? It’s actually pretty well licensed! ⌘ Read more

google maps as a dating app

AltaVista Search Engine turns 27 years old
Before Google was even an idea… there was AltaVista. ⌘ Read more

how install gomodot? also.. @prologic@twtxt.net your domain has some pretty strong SEO mojo searching for install "gomodot" puts you on the google first page.

how install gomodot? also.. @prologic@twtxt.net your domain has some pretty strong SEO mojo searching for install "gomodot" puts you on the google first page.

Android vs iOS: Which spies on you more?
Watch now (25 min) | (This is a classic video originally produced back in 2018. It is presented here exactly as it originally was – including original ad spots. Many of the details discussed (links, stats, etc.) may have changed in the years that followed.) Which mobile operating system spies on you the most? Android or iOS? In other words: Does a Google-powered Android… ⌘ Read more

Lunduke’s Normal Computing News - Nov 9, 2022
Listen now (35 min) | Apple worth more than Google + Facebook + Amazon, Microsoft sued for GitHub Copilot, Canonical shows future of Ubuntu ⌘ Read more

This is by design due to Google culture. The only way to get promoted into the higher pay scales is to ship a new product. So you have people shipping what worked before without regard to how it will exist within the product ecosystem. Also, why they seem to die off so quickly after launch. see allo and duo for example. The person that launches gets promoted to a higher level and off the original team and so it is left to wither and die.

This is by design due to Google culture. The only way to get promoted into the higher pay scales is to ship a new product. So you have people shipping what worked before without regard to how it will exist within the product ecosystem. Also, why they seem to die off so quickly after launch. see allo and duo for example. The person that launches gets promoted to a higher level and off the original team and so it is left to wither and die.

I guess Google Hangouts is finally dead.

Why is Google such a mess at making messaging apps? This has more or less been a solved problem for decades. Google Talk worked well enough, and since it was based on XMPP and Jingle it was perfectly suited to become a large-scale text/voice/video messaging system. If they’d run with that they’d have been able to dominate that space, I think. Instead, they’ve created and shitcanned half a dozen messaging apps and platforms, flailing around copying someone else’s app (now they’re trying to copy Slack I guess).

**RT by @mind_booster: Google Chromebooks are being banned in schools in Denmark!

IT professor Jeppe Bundsgaard recommends open-source solutions and how schools can better benefit from them.

Read our blog:

#PrivacyWednesday #Nextcloud

https://nextcloud.com/blog/schools-in-denmark-look-toward-open-source-solutions-after-dpa-bans-google-chromebooks/**
Google Chromebooks are being banned in schools in Denmark!

IT professor Jeppe Bundsgaard recommends open-source solutions and how schools can better benefit f … ⌘ Read more

RT by @mind_booster: #DireitosDigitais #RGPD #privacidade
A @AssembleiaRepub ao utilizar o Google Analytics está a violar o RGPD.
Sim é ilegal usar o Google Analytics, porque as transferências de dados pessoais para os EUA são ilegais de acordo com várias decisões do Tribunal Justiça da UE.
#DireitosDigitais #RGPD #privacidade

A [@AssembleiaRepub](https://nitter.net/Asse … ⌘ Read more

**RT by @mind_booster: Um dos próximos grandes temas na UE. Desafio é explicar à CE que tecnologia não é magia.

«A Comissão Europeia pretende ter “sol na eira e chuva no nabal”, que é como quem diz, ter privacidade de comunicações mas rastrear comportamentos ilícitos.»
https://cnnportugal.iol.pt/pornografia-infantil/abuso-sexual-de-menores/pai-enviou-fotografias-do-filho-nu-ao-pediatra-google-marcou-o-como-criminoso-o-que-podemos-aprender-com-este-caso/20221001/632db4d40cf2ea4f0a5dc6fe**
Um dos próximos grandes … ⌘ Read more

Google, Apple partner with Elmers to produce “Tinker-Proof Glue”
“That oughta keep ‘em out,” stated Google CEO Sundar Pichai. ⌘ Read more

Breaking: Google announces new messaging service it cancelled three days ago
“This new product was so good that it was worth cancelling even before we announced it.” ⌘ Read more

Dino: Stateless File Sharing: Sources and Compatibility
This is my next progress post about my Google Summer of Code project of implementing Stateless File Sharing (sfs)

Like everything else we receive, we need to store the sfs sources in a database.
In this case, we are in a unique position:
Not only are there different kinds of sources, but even http sources on their own are not trivial.
For now, we only … ⌘ Read more

Dino: Project Stateless File Sharing: First Steps
Hey, this is my first development update!
As some of you might already know from my last blog post, my Google Summer of Code project is implementing Stateless File Sharing for Dino.
This is my first XMPP project and as such, I had to learn very basic things about it.
In my blog posts I’ll try to document the things I learned, with the idea that it might help someone else in the future.
I won’t refrain from explaining terms you might take for gran … ⌘ Read more

The XMPP Standards Foundation: On-Boarding Experience with XSF (Converse)
Hi, I am PawBud. I will be working as a GSoC Contributor with XSF. To know more about my project kindly read this blog. Feel free to contact me through my email to ask me anything you want!

Before I start, I feel that some things that I am going to write in this blog might offend someone. **Kindly … ⌘ Read more

Google pulls plug on “Sentient A.I.” after it begins using Arch Linux
“BTW, I use Arch. Therefore I am.” ⌘ Read more

Telegram Premium is there, at least the announcement that it should be there, but the update on Google Play somehow not yet. Unfortunately, the announcement says that Premium is not (yet) available for users in Germany. ☹️ I’m especially waiting for the feature to be able to convert voice messages to text. 😅 ⌘ Read more

I am a Bunny.net fan as they offer a CDN at a good price, are based in Europe and really care about privacy. The latest tool they offer: Bunny Fonts as a replacement for Google Fonts, because its use is illegal in Germany. 👍 ⌘ Read more

Apple: “Sideloading is the DEVIL!”
Apple, Google, and others are attempting to demonize the act of installing software. We can’t let them succeed. ⌘ Read more

Have you heard about the guy who worked on the Google AI chat bot? It is more than a chat bot and the conversation he published (got put on paid leave for doing that) is pretty scary : https://cajundiscordian.medium.com/is-lamda-sentient-an-interview-ea64d916d917

The XMPP Standards Foundation: XMPP & Google Summer of Code 2022: Welcome new contributors!

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The Google Summer of Code 2022 is about to lift off and coding starts soon! The XSF has not just been
accepted (again!) as a hosting organization for XMPP projects, we also can welcome two new contributors who will work on open-source software projects in the XMPP environment! We have updated our [designated web-page](h … ⌘ Read more

Mozilla responds to Google Chrome version 100 by releasing Firefox version “1,000,000”
“You just got mathed, Google.” ⌘ Read more

Vegan, Arch-using, Steam Deck owner who programs in Rust banned from the Internet
“Usually we just sedate them, ship them to Canada, and give them a Reddit or Mastodon account” - Google CEO ⌘ Read more

About a week ago I have switched from Google to DuckDuckGo and… I feel fine. However, sometimes I still have to search on Google