⚠️ Update: Analysis of network connectivity in #Senegal shows that the country is now in the second day of curfew-style mobile internet blackouts, the latest in a series of measures leading up to the arrest of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko 📵
First #RaspberryPi earned a shitstorm by hiring an ex-cop specialized in hidden surveillance.
Now they accept an investment by Sony for their propr. AI engine to be included in the next Pi. Which "only sends metadata to the cloud".
Edit 2024: They went IPO.
Here's a list of alternatives:
- https://beagleboard.org/
- https://www.banana-pi.org/
- https://www.hardkernel.com/
- https://www.friendlyelec.com/
- https://www.olimex.com/
- https://rockpi.org/
- https://libre.computer/
- https://www.starfivetech.com/en
@baslow @Smokinjoe @wesley83 @charlotteclymer
May I recommend a book?
The Oxford Dictionary of Social Media.
It describes terms such a sea lioning, spreading, firehosing, coat tailing, signal-to-noise ratio, Gish Gallop, and sock puppeting. These are all techniques and tactics used to divert & derail discussions on social media.
The Smithsonian just put 4.5 million historic images into the public domain via Smithsonian Open Access -- just an amazing selection of art, photographs and scans. Some examples are below. Check out the full repository here:
#photos #photography #history #art #Smithsonian #publicdomain #artnews #historynews #SmithsonianOpenAccess
editing and boosting because seed catalogs are hitting the mailbox:
Because I was still on the mailing list for some reason, let me remind you to NOT BUY from #BakerCreekSeeds because of their blatant support of right wing ideologies and white supremacy.
Better options: High Mowing Seeds, Sow True Seed, Heritage Seed Market, Alliance of Native Seedkeepers, Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, Fedco Seed.
#gardening #seeds #plants #vegetables #democracy #homesteading #farming #farm
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