Another post liberated from Mastodon: "We're interoperable, so you can be sovereign. Digitally sovereign communications require open standards and interoperability: the freedom to pick and mix backend components, and the ability for separate deployments to federate and communicate on your terms. That's why we build on Matrix - the decentralised open standard no single vendor can own, control or shut down."

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We’re interoperable, so you can be sovereign

Interoperability is the foundation of digital sovereignty; it’s the key ingredient to ensure that end-users stay in control, rather than the vendor.

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Matrix.org's Mastodon

Element (@element@mastodon.matrix.org)

We're interoperable, so you can be sovereign. Digitally sovereign communications require open standards and interoperability: the freedom to pick ...

"Private companies imprisoning customers to wait for the police feels so dystopian"

Waymo turns in teens who were drinking, shooting Orbeez from robotaxi in San Mateo – NBC Bay Area

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Infosec Exchange

Ron Bowes (@iagox86@infosec.exchange)

Private companies imprisoning customers to wait for the police feels so dystopian: https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/waymo-teens-drinking-shoot...

@npub1c74n...2cj2 requires a password to see if they have the book people want to buy?

Any normal sysadmin would just manually run commands to upgrade a VM from Debian 12 to 13. No me. I'm going to move slower and use this opportunity to safely test my backup and restore process. It's more work, but I earn more peace of mind as a result. Some people are just built differently.

The art of collecting seeds

I want to meet the person who needs to throw together a homemade water filter and says "oh let me just make some activated charcoal real quick". Who just has that lying around or can make it in a pinch? And if you're not in a pinch, why wouldn't you just buy an actual water filter instead of buying the components to make a DIY water filter? This just doesn't add up.

@ZEUS came through for me again at Steak & Shake. 40K sats in value, 21 sats in fees. Nice.

Remember, the American independence day is celebrating the declaration that we were free from of British rule. The country wasn't actually formed until May 29, 1790, when the constitution was signed. These states were not united until that point. This means the county won't really turn 250 until the year 2040. Sorry to bring facts into this emotional topic, but if you care to celebrate these historical events, you really should know what it is you are celebrating.

Parts purchased, but the plan continues to evolve. That was from ToroidalCore on ActivityPub suggesting a way to avoid creating a syphon when the pump is off. (Which wasn't an issue in my xase because I had a valve downstream of the pump. But this could eliminate the need for a valve at all. It would mean adding a timer to the pump since there won't be one on the valve, but that's simple. This would mean we don't have to remember to come back and turn off the pump, and it will never be attempting to pump water into a closed valve. Fortunately for me, I didn't buy any extra gear. The valves that are now hopefully being cut are something we already had lying around. In fact, I think they came from Freecycle, so we truly didn't spend any extra money on them. This is thr kind of energy I want to see on Nostr. Fixing real world problems, and making systems simpler instead of more complex. The extra thinking up front can make all the difference in making the daily operation easier. And this means the automation that'll come later will also be easier. View quoted note →

Hackers.Town

ToroidalCore (@toroidalcore@masto.hackers.town)

Attached: 1 image @CryogenicNighthawk@4d2.social I was thinking something like this, basically yes it would let air in with negative pressure. A ...

I use both #nostr and #ActivityPub and it's remarkable to see the difference in client maturity. Functional spell checking Image alt text actually shows up Ability to schedule posts Multiple usable mobile clients to choose from I look forward to seeing the nostr clients mature to that point.

My mission today is to plan out an automatic, off grid watering system for our garden. - ✅ 305 gallon rain barrel - 👀 12V water pump - ✅ Solar panel - ✅ Charge controller - 👀 12V deep cell battery - 👀 Drip irrigation system - ✅ Water valve timers - 🔨 Box to contain it the electronics The plan is to have it work perpetually without relying on grid power or municipal water. It will also be repairable and maintainable. Powered by #solar and #rainwater. #SelfReliant #homestead

I've really got this carnitas recipe dialed in!

How do I use @npub1kyem...sfjk's vanilla bean paste? Today I used it in cream cheese clouds. 1 lb butter, softened 1 lb cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup powdered swerve 4 tsp vanilla bean paste or extract Wisk them together with the stand mixer, starting slow and working up to max speed for 1 minute. Plop onto a cookie sheet in 1 Tbsp chunks, and freeze for an hour. They're done. Box 'em and put them in the fridge or freezer.

I think "Videoüberwachung" might be my favorite German word. Even if you don't know the language, you can probably still figure out what it means. View quoted note → Related: I'm also enjoying attempting to read posts in German even though my vocabulary is like a hundred words. After I read it and form a hypothesis on what it might say, I'll use some tool to translate it and see how far off I was and fill in the words I didn't know. It's a fun way to try to learn a new language. 😎

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