"If you're not on board with AI you're going to get left behind"
Boost if you'd like to be left behind and would consider paying extra for a life without this bullshit.
Vancouver Public Library has been honoured by the City of Vancouver for an innovative digitization project in partnership with Internet Archive Canada. 🏆🇨🇦
Together, they’ve made thousands of rare & historical materials from British Columbia accessible online, preserving local heritage for future generations. 📚
Learn more ⤵️
https://internetarchivecanada.org/2025/11/12/vancouver-public-library-honoured-for-innovative-digitization-project-with-internet-archive-canada/
Deeply troubling:
"A British university complied with a demand from Beijing to halt research about human rights abuses in China"
This thread is worth reading if you are a Google docs user.
Short version: When you export a document from Google Docs, Google replaces all your hyperlinks with links that allows Google to monitor the interactions of everyone you share your document with.
This hidden link replacement can potentially be used to build a model of your professional relations, where people who interact more with your content are considered a stronger relation.
Think about the implications.
https://fosstodon.org/@Joe_0237/111145684757912952
Whenever someone new comes to the house, Clyde always likes to show off his mailman collection.
FOSS software is not free as in beer or free as in freedom, it's free as in free kittens. You have to take care of them forever.
Donnez une 2e vie à votre ordinateur | Activité gratuite | Lévis (QC) | Dimanche 16 novembre 2025
#Linux #Debian #Québec #Lévis #FreeSoftware #Installfest #lgdl
Whether you're concerned about your digital footprint or looking to safeguard your physical privacy, understanding where your personal address appears and how to obscure it is a crucial step. Here's what you need to know. #OptOutOctober
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/opt-out-october-daily-tips-protect-your-privacy-and-security#tip13
Take some time this weekend to get caught up in our #OptOutOctober series, where we’re providing daily tips to reclaim your privacy, one small task at a time. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/opt-out-october-daily-tips-protect-your-privacy-and-security
Microsoft wants 2025 to be the "year of the Windows 11 PC refresh." They want up to 400 million perfectly good computers running Windows 10 to become e-waste. Why? So Microsoft can have their cake ($140-$200 for a Windows 11 license) and eat it (your data) too
It's time to switch sides, and break away from this cycle of endless upgrades. Our new guide walks you through installing a Linux-based operating system—keeping your computer secure long after Microsoft walks away
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/How+to+Install+Linux+on+a+Windows+PC/196722
A colleague is asking how many #Neuroscientists are here on Mastodon / Fedi. If you are one, could you make yourself known in this poll? Also, more specific comments about your field welcome! 🧠
please boost around if you don't mind
#Neuroscience #Academia #AcademicChatter
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 with the understanding it would only be released after her death. In it, she discusses blasting Trump and Musk deep into space and shares the message, "Don't lose hope"