🇮🇪 Based in Ireland
🔍 Tech enthusiast | 🔒 Privacy advocate
🧠 Random thoughts on:
#privacy #tech #linux #ireland
🗺️ #OpenStreetMap: @governorkeagan
🎥 Media production company in the works: @gringomedia
🌐 Joined the Fediverse in 2023 | #Fedi23
| 🎥 My Video Work | https://gringomedia.ie |
| ☕ Support My Video Projects | https://ko-fi.com/gringomedia |
| 💻 My GitHub Repos | https://github.com/kvanrooyen |
| Codeberg | https://codeberg.org/kvanrooyen |
| Yank It! | https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/vim-yank-it/ |
Behind the Scenes - openness
Ever wondered how a community-driven project like CoMaps comes to life? It's all about collaboration, transparency, and a shared vision for a better future.
The code is open for everyone to see, and the process to create the app, is open. Whether you're a developer, designer, marketer, or just passionate about open-source, there's a place for you here!
Check out ways to participate: https://www.comaps.app/community/. Together, we can make navigation truly people-centric.
A recent comic on the US giving international tourists the Big Brother treatment
Writing is on the wall. It has been for a long time. The time to move to @signalapp is now!
https://www.theverge.com/news/693310/whatsapp-ai-message-summaries-meta
Of course, there are other alternatives to #WhatsApp. @session @threemaapp
WhatsApp rolls out AI-generated summaries for private messages
https://www.theverge.com/news/693310/whatsapp-ai-message-summaries-meta
Meta’s AI can write a catch-up summary of messages you’ve missed
Now, is a good time to move to @signalapp
If you think your messages are safe on WhatsApp because it is end-to-end encrypted, just remember that Meta holds the encryption keys...
📱 Built to last
Your new smartphone or tablet must last longer, be easier to fix, and use less energy.
As new EU Ecodesign and Energy Labelling laws have entered into force, here’s what changes:
🔧 Easier to repair – spare parts for at least 7 years
💧 More durable against drops, water, dust
💡 Labelled for energy use, battery life, durability
💶 €20 billion savings for consumers by 2030
🌱 Using 1/3 less energy vs. doing nothing
Smart rules. Smart savings. All win.
Markus Tacker
CoMaps
nixCraft 🐧
Jen Sorensen
kim_harding ✅
Linux TLDR
European Commission
Threema
Session