What's your secret to protecting your privacy?
Notices by DCent (dcent@gnusocial.net), page 4
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Startpage (startpagesearch@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 19-Sep-2022 00:07:34 JST 
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DCent (dcent@gnusocial.net)'s status on Sunday, 18-Sep-2022 20:51:41 JST 
DCent
Without #encryption, investigative journalists like Julian Assange and Wikileaks would not have been able to forge new ways for whistleblowers to expose crimes, namely #SecureDrop.
Encryption is a tool of mathematical science that helps privacy and and security. It must always remain freely available to all.
By celebrating encryption and the role of thinkers who shed light on dark corners of power, we help fuel interest in mathematics and science that is so intrinsically fascinating and important.
What does encryption mean to you?
#freeAssangeNOW #wikileaks -
DCent (dcent@gnusocial.net)'s status on Friday, 16-Sep-2022 17:52:35 JST
DCent
When it comes to Environmental Management, if elected I'll seek to:
💵 make it an immediate priority to cease purchases of glyphosate-based products and any poisons for such purpose,
🥬 ensure that any business selling products containing glyphosate and any poisons for such purpose, not be included in promotional or marketing materials produced by council,
💚 ensure that "common plants" on verges may only be removed by council on request of a resident of an Unley suburb, with hours spent removing said "common plants" logged on a such-suburb-basis and reflected in rates only for that suburb, and
🥗 provide a guide to residents on some of the nutritional benefits of some "common plants" and why we are no longer going to use poisonous or possibly carcinogenic substances.
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DCent (dcent@gnusocial.net)'s status on Friday, 16-Sep-2022 17:16:20 JST
DCent
The use of "possibly carcinogenic" weedkillers by council continues.
It gives me no pleasure to say that glyphosate-based herbicides are still being bought and used, despite revelations in recent years of just how harmful glyphosate is, not just to flora as a herbicide, but to our own 'gut flora'!
After the US Corporation, Monsanto, was bought by the German pharmaceutical giant, Bayer, the WHO labelled the substance "possibly carcinogenic". Circa 2019, those who developed cancer(s) as a direct result of working with substances containing glyphosate, won in lawsuits.
Unfortunately, such lawsuits were not elevated in corporate media, or even non-corporate media like the ABC, which appear to have lost their purpose in recent years. #weedsAreJustReallyEfficientPlants #notAllWeedsAreBad
🌳 🥗 💚
#cancer #publicHealth #glyphosate #mediaIntegrity #ABCNewsAU -
DCent (dcent@gnusocial.net)'s status on Friday, 16-Sep-2022 15:54:52 JST
DCent
This seems like something of interest to me. What are HOAs? -
DCent (dcent@gnusocial.net)'s status on Friday, 16-Sep-2022 02:28:20 JST
DCent
I am just going to say one thing.
Council are flying a blue and yellow, and despite having four other flagpoles, none of them are flying a stars and stripes.
Make of that what you will.
#makeOfThatWhatYouWill #noticing #observing #flags -
DCent (dcent@gnusocial.net)'s status on Thursday, 15-Sep-2022 17:39:00 JST
DCent
What is your position on e-scooters?
While I personally love the idea of spiriting yourself away on one they are scattered across the town haphazardly. On footpaths often with lights on or being a trip hazard, or just visually attracting attention as if an invisible occupant is afoot and ready to roll onto the road.
Another issue I have is to what extent are they tracking people? People who use them and those who don't? Also do they run on Freedom-respecting Open-Source (FOS) software and hardware, including any apps that are needed to use them? Also how sanitary are they?
I tend to have an issue with "smart" city tech doing the opposite.
#eScooters #roadSafety #smartCity #fos #sanitation #smartDevices -
DCent (dcent@gnusocial.net)'s status on Thursday, 15-Sep-2022 17:18:50 JST
DCent
Step 3 of instructions that I'm listing as my homepage:
https://gnusocial.net/conversation/7237970#_-INSTANT-MESSAGING-MADE-INVISIBLE-using-XMPP-and-I2P
Thanks for the reminder re Kaidan! Busy rn but will update the instructions in due course. 🙂 -
DCent (dcent@gnusocial.net)'s status on Wednesday, 14-Sep-2022 19:48:47 JST
DCent
In my travels around the local area recently I saw a great example of a sharing space for local grown produce on the verge of backstreet. I didn't think to take a photo but maybe I will and will share it here.
I'm no stranger to sharing excess produce in a basket out front either. Some years I have /a lot/ of 'san marzanos'.
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DCent (dcent@gnusocial.net)'s status on Wednesday, 14-Sep-2022 19:27:00 JST
DCent
Do you think selected intersections could have 'LEFT TURN AFTER STOP' signage akin to intersections seen elsewhere?
Also, can you think of a method of signalling such without a worded sign? If your suggestion is studied to work, it may be included in State-wide road rules!
I prefer efficient use of roads we already have... not more roads.
(Message authorised by D.Cent') #trafficFlow #roads #roadRules -
DCent (dcent@gnusocial.net)'s status on Wednesday, 14-Sep-2022 18:58:05 JST
DCent
If elected mayor, to what extent should I pursue "Public Money, Public Code" and a rock-solid Data Retention Policy to keep collected data in-council? From 0-10 being:
🄌 Terrible Idea! Don't do it!
➊ Put it on the slow burner so it happens by 2050.
➎ Half-speed (done in 8 years)
➓ Full-speed (done in 4 years max)
You may add:
+0.5 ➔ Use the Local Government Association (LGA) to make this a State-wide initiative with like-minded councils.
+0.2 ➔ Celebrate local businesses that only use FOS and keep data local in council communications.
+0.1 ➔ Deprecate council's Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn (Microsoft) to signal a switch-off at the same time.
Please provide some reasoning in your response.
#PublicMoneyPublicCode #dataRetention -
DCent (dcent@gnusocial.net)'s status on Wednesday, 14-Sep-2022 14:26:16 JST
DCent
Thanks for your very prompt reply. Yes, I have included gajim in the very short list at Step 3. I added the link to my guide into my profile description just now (in case Mastodon-centric Fediverse clients don't show GNUSocial profile elements).
Its the small things in #Pidgin isn't it? Like not knowing the purpose of a window, no access to emoji (smileys are not emoji), little inconsistencies in what things are named and not suggesting the type of data to enter into fields. A few minor tweaks (and visual) improvements and it would be very impressive.
After I have done the CSS patches for GNUSocial instances I /may/ be able to help with Pidgin. If you know/see any #PidginDev feel free to put them in contact.
Thanks again. -
DCent (dcent@gnusocial.net)'s status on Wednesday, 14-Sep-2022 03:20:51 JST
DCent
Hi Meeee,
Quick question, what are the easiest XMPP clients via I2P for a desktop linux?
As you can see from my profile and introduction. I'm hoping to guide people on best practices and options on this topic. I know that there is Pidgin, but I find it /not/ the most user-friendly. -
DCent (dcent@gnusocial.net)'s status on Wednesday, 14-Sep-2022 03:12:00 JST
DCent
For example, is there anything that you think needs to be changed here to make the instructions better?
INSTANT MESSAGING MADE INVISIBLE using XMPP and I2P:
https://gnusocial.net/conversation/7237970
I'm hoping to guide local residents towards ethical methods while running for mayor. Part of my platform is Public Money for Public Code (ie. FOS), but also about asserting one's basic right to privacy against tech goliaths. I'm guiding people to I2P, but if they struggle with it, can I include you in communications to them? -
DCent (dcent@gnusocial.net)'s status on Wednesday, 14-Sep-2022 01:53:36 JST
DCent
Hi I2P,
Are you available for troubleshooting assistance? -
DCent (dcent@gnusocial.net)'s status on Wednesday, 14-Sep-2022 01:00:14 JST
DCent
#introductions
It's been a week and I haven't done the obligatory 'introduction' post!
Hi, I'm a proponent of both "democracy" and of "freedom". This can make a person controversial, apparently.
An artist, designer, food producer, privacy advocate I like to gather good ideas and 'action' them. Leaving me with many things that I, maybe fail, to balance. I like physical fitness but making time to do it...?
I'm dedicated to transitioning away from energy with long-term harm ASAP, while cognizant that some might struggle with that, especially if we hoard tech, or use unethical tech. It's part of the reason I'm passionate about Free-license + Open Source (FOS). As a Bach. of Computer Science its my duty to limit ill-effects of computers by saying 'no' to those who want to do bad things with them.
Politically active: currently running for mayor of a place I love.
Hoping to find like-minded fedizens, please boost.
#introduction #fos #food #privacy -
DCent (dcent@gnusocial.net)'s status on Tuesday, 13-Sep-2022 23:28:42 JST
DCent
There is something missing in that line-up of rechargable persons... I just can't put my finger on it.
Aha, got it!
They're not looking down at their devices. Someone should probably fix it. It's not realistic. -
DCent (dcent@gnusocial.net)'s status on Tuesday, 13-Sep-2022 21:57:24 JST
DCent
Hi folks,
I spent some time producing some more CSS improvements for GNUSocial.
I noticed that my CSS from last time is plonked at the end of the existing CSS. That's cool for testing in a limited sense, but in one case, it's needed that the CSS is worked into the legacy CSS. If you need me to edit the original CSS file in the repo, I'll make a proper patch.
If you wish to patch yourself, its all commented so it should be fairly easy. If not I'll make a patch.
The new CSS will be forthcoming. @spookie @administrator @puppetmaster @senooken -
DCent (dcent@gnusocial.net)'s status on Monday, 12-Sep-2022 06:08:47 JST
DCent
/* 7 of 7 woops I forgot this...*/
.entity_actions input.submit{
width:auto; /* Subscribe and Block buttons for a user now better size/style */
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DCent (dcent@gnusocial.net)'s status on Monday, 12-Sep-2022 06:01:50 JST
DCent
/* 6 of 6 */
.form_notice input.submit:hover, .form_settings input.submit:hover, .form_settings input.cancel:hover, #form_invite input.submit:hover, .entity_subscribe .dialogbox input.submit_dialogbox:hover, .entity_tag .dialogbox input.submit_dialogbox:hover, .form_repeat.dialogbox input.submit_dialogbox:hover{
border: 1px solid;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 6px rgb(192, 255, 95), -8px 0px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, .15);
background-color: rgb(25, 150, 22);
/* text-shadow: 1px 1px 2px #427388; REMOVE THIS it adds nothing and will just waste processor when we want snappy. try*/ text-shadow:none;
}
.input_forms > label {
margin: 10px 1em; /* better alignment */
}
#input_form_nav li.current a{
background: #444; /* not dramatic green */
box-shadow: -8px 0px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, .25); /* Shadow to match the above. */
}
#input_form_nav li a{
padding: 4px 9px; /* compensating for adding the border */
}
#input_form_nav li:hover a{
/*box-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, .6); REMOVE THIS!!! DCENT says he can't unadd a hover shadow without affecting the current selected button shadow, so you'll need to remove the box shadow from hover in the code (the purpose of this it to reserve shadow only for the active/currently selected button) */
}
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