Finally here! #39c3 has started!!🚀✨💥🎉
We know there are way too many interesting talks to attend, Angel shifts to cover, and lots of awesome creatures to meet but don't forget to stop by to say hi!
Where? Hall H @bits_und_baeume habitat
Finally here! #39c3 has started!!🚀✨💥🎉
We know there are way too many interesting talks to attend, Angel shifts to cover, and lots of awesome creatures to meet but don't forget to stop by to say hi!
Where? Hall H @bits_und_baeume habitat
Renewed FSF membership.
#FSF #FOSS #FLOSS #FreeSoftware #SoftwareFreedom #ISupportFreeSoftware
🚀✨ The engines of #39c3 are roaring, blinking, and READY — and so are we!
Hack, talk, solder, dance, repeat 💥 You’ll find us in Hall H, hanging out at the @bits_und_baeume habitat 🌱
Swing by our booth, say hi, or ring us at 📞 3736
Four days of chaos, curiosity, and community await — we can’t wait to spend 39C3 with you all! 🖤💚
Did you know that #Abbott caused the deaths of seven diabetics this year?
Some of Abbott's continuous glucose monitors (ironically named the #FreeStyle #Libre 3 Plus) incorrectly reported low blood sugar — a grave & dangerous error for insulin-dependent #diabetes. I fortunately wasn't injured, but Abbott's refusal to allow public examination of the technical details of their devices is tantamount to a cover-up.
More here: https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2025/dec/23/seven-abbott-freestyle-libre-cgm-patients-dead/
#OpenSource #FreeSoftware #FOSS #SoftwareFreedom

p>I wrote last month about my diabetes diagnosis this year and my difficult choice to wear a proprietary device (called a CGM) on my arm 24/7 to continuously monitor my glucose levels. Like my friend and colleague, Karen M. Sandler — who previously made a much higher-stakes choice to receive a proprietary implanted defibrillator to keep her safe given her genetic heart condition — I reluctantly chose to attach proprietary hardware and software to my body.
The 2026 edition of Youth Hacking 4 Freedom is about to kick off! 👾
📻 Discover all the details about this programming competition for young Europeans with @lexelas and https://fsfe.org/news/podcast/2025/episode-43.en.html @annabonnie in our latest Software Freedom podcast episode.