Mastodawn

I've been using #Linux for about 15 years, sometimes dual-booting with #Windows XP/7/10 or as a primary operating system on a device. I'm not a coder or programmer.

I've restored offices/homes that had older, slower PCs that were considered junk or lost data due to Windows end-of-life, lack of support or viruses/randsomware.

I encourage switching from #Microsoft to Linux, so I made a presentation to freely edit/use (feedback welcome) from a very basic introduction:

https://cryptpad.fr/presentation/#/2/presentation/view/zzeIGMnZX62xuO1-qhM6zCxU5+OzYCVkxIzWXGXX3XM/

Encrypted Presentation

CryptPad: end-to-end encrypted collaboration suite

Ashton 5d ago

Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮5d ago

Playnite may get a Linux version during 2026 as the creator plans a move to Linux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/playnite-may-get-a-linux-version-during-2026-as-the-creator-plans-a-move-to-linux/

#Playnite #Linux

Ashton Nov 14

John Francis 🦫🇨🇦🍁💪⬆️Nov 14

This is fun - Horizon Ottawa's new voting record tool.

This view shows % alignment with Mayor Suckclifft and % of developer-linked donations in the 2022 election.

I'd like to see my own councillor Lo down in that 35%-40% range with the other 0% from developers councillors.

https://www.horizonottawa.ca/votes_with_mayor

The greatest thing since ottwatch.ca

#ottawa

Ashton Nov 14

404 Media Nov 13

Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable group. “It is time to choose sides; fascism or morality? Big tech has made their choice.”

https://www.404media.co/google-has-chosen-a-side-in-trumps-mass-deportation-effort/

Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort

404 Media

Ashton Nov 14

The Leveller Nov 13

The City of #Ottawa spent almost $500K pursuing a grassroots, volunteer-run organization's 2022 elections spending and reporting. A retired developer with a history of municipal candidate financing is to blame.

Read about it here: https://leveller.ca/2025/11/election-audits-should-serve-the-public-interest-not-punish-participation/

Election Audits Should Serve the Public Interest not Punish Participation - The Leveller

By Sam Hersh W hen Horizon Ottawa was put through a years-long election audit process sparked by former Taggart executive Ted Phillips, it was less an exercise in accountability and more a weaponization of bureaucracy. Although the case itself has now been dropped (as have the cases of Councillor Menard and former councillor Doug Thompson), …

The Leveller

Ashton Nov 11

Bike Ottawa Nov 11

Our rally against Bill 60 is coming up

🚲 Bring your bikes
🪧 Bring a protest sign
📣 Spread the word

Details (slight change of location)
City Hall - side of the building
Thursday, November 13
8:30am

See you soon!

#ottawa #onpoli #biketooter

Ashton Nov 10

404 Media Nov 10

Come learn how researchers and others learned what cops were using Flock's nationwide network of cameras for, including searches for ICE.

https://www.404media.co/our-new-foia-forum-11-19-1pm-flock/

Our New FOIA Forum! 11/19, 1PM ET

Come learn how researchers and others learned what cops were using Flock's nationwide network of cameras for, including searches for ICE.

404 Media

Ashton Nov 5

Gigi 🍄‍🟫Nov 5

In case you're keeping track:

There've been 159 arrests at Palestinian protests in Toronto in the past ~2 years.

As of now, there has been exactly 1 conviction.

Good use of tax dollars, motherfuckers.

#AbolishThePolice
#PoliceDontKeepUsSafe #PoliceDontPreventCrime #DefundDisarmDismantle #BurnItAllDown #FuckThePolice #Toronto #TorontoActivists #TorontoActions

Ashton Nov 5

Joseph Cox Nov 5

Essentially every time we write about abuse of Meta's Ray-Ban AI glasses, Meta tries to convince us the glasses are no different from an iPhone. Here's a helpful guide for Meta PR about the difference between AI glasses and phones 😊

https://www.404media.co/whats-the-difference-between-ai-glasses-and-an-iphone-a-helpful-guide-for-meta-pr/