xianc78 @xianc78@gameliberty.club

I am okay with disk encryption if the owner of the device enables it themselves and understands at least a little bit about it.

Microsoft enabling it on people's computers without their knowledge is really scummy.

I have full disk encryption on my ThinkPad laptop with Linux and I'm okay with that... because I set it up and I know about it.

#microsoft #encryption #linux #thinkpad

If Washington does nothing except leave current tax, spending, and structural deficit policies in place, the publicly-held debt will grow by $102 trillion over the next 3 decades.

Read More: https://thefreethoughtproject.com/money/washington-created-a-fiscal-doomsday-machine-that-puts-us-all-at-risk

#TheFreeThoughtProject

Gold came in

i have two horrible horrible ideas
1) chan.spergia.net
2) @everyone or @spergia or smth mrf that ccs all the local users

Pretty much what everyone expected, which is why there are six saved copies on archive.is alone:

https://archive.is/https://blogs.gnome.org/alatiera/2025/06/23/the-fascist-maggots/

Someone put it on Hackernews and it got flagged/banned as well.

Some news regarding the new fork of x11 known as Xlibre: Bryan Lunduke has a new video out about it being released and implemented on OpenMandriva.

https://rumble.com/v6v6ccb-the-first-release-of-xlibre-the-xorg-fork-is-available.html?e9s=src_v1_mfp

Also Artix has testing iso's you can download that use xlibre by default.

https://iso.artixlinux.org/testing-isos.php

The source code for xlibre can be found on Github:

https://github.com/X11Libre/xserver

#linux #x11 #xlibre #rumble #github

@alatiera People talk a big talk about free and open software, but then the devs are this guy, and you see why it takes Steam OS to get anything moving.

From its very inception, Palantir's selling point has been that it provides advanced AI-driven data mining and big data-driven surveillance and analytics programs for the deep state.

Read More: https://thefreethoughtproject.com/deep-state/palantir-vs-the-world-what-does-palantir-actually-do

#TheFreeThoughtProject

We are happy to share that 62 projects will receive grants from the NGI Zero Commons Fund. We congratulate the selected projects and look forward to their contributions to increasing society's digital autonomy.

Ranging from browser-based cellular networking to decentralised social media, and professional print, these projects are showing that a bright digital future is not only possible but already being built.

Come over and meet the projects!
https://nlnet.nl/news/2025/20250624-announcement-grants-CommonsFund.html

#FOSS #NGIZero #NGI

Blog post on the topic: Broken Fediverse

https://battlepenguin.com/tech/the-broken-fediverse/

written by @djsumdog

Good summary of the situation. Also glad that he mentioned alternatives like Nostr

#fediverse #nostr

>MAGA be like: "war is good now"

yes, they're doing the meme now

Today is the 29th anniversary of the Nintendo 64! ❤️
#Nintendo64 #N64 #happy29thanniversary #oldschoolgaming #retrogamer

The chinkpod I ordered finally arrived and it's fine. It plays all my files, it recognizes the tags (but it doesn't display the cover art) and also has support for video, FM radio and Bluetooth (if I ever use that)

Break free of bureaucracy. Work on something you care about with people who care too. Quit your bullshit big tech job. We’re hiring.

We’re currently looking for:
1. A Senior Product Marketing Manager with depth around Linux
2. A Community Escalations Specialist in the Support team

https://ats.rippling.com/framework/jobs