Nikos Roussos @comzeradd@libretooth.gr

"In some ways this is a story about how I began to learn that law enforcement is there to protect some specific people (and companies), and not the general public as I imagined."

https://kylemcdonald.net/psac/

This is how (Greek) banks are implementing "3-D Secure". A pop-up asking you to enter your e-banking credentials, with no way to verify that is actually coming from the bank. @winbank_tweets in this case.

Interesting how "3-D secure" made phishing attacks easier than ever 🤦‍♂️

“Until everyone has access to an effective vaccine, any system requiring a passport for entry or service will be unfair. The vaccine is a public health exercise and must not be a new discriminator”

⁦@privacyint⁩ on Vaccination passports/certificates http://privacyinternational.org/long-read/4350/anytime-and-anywhere-vaccination-passports-immunity-certificates-and-permanent

“Richard M. Stallman, frequently known as #RMS, has been a dangerous force in the free software community for a long time. He has shown himself to be misogynist, ableist, and transphobic, among other serious accusations of impropriety. We, the undersigned, ask for the entire Board of the #FSF to step down and for RMS to be removed from all leadership positions.”

https://rms-open-letter.github.io/

“The Venn circles of Silicon Valley tech folks, libertarians, finance bros and oil and gas bros all seem to meet centrally at whatever the hell #Bitcoin is.”

https://ketanjoshi.co/2021/03/11/bitcoin-is-a-mouth-hungry-for-fossil-fuels/

"it seems essential that a tech service or system is considered reliable, not only if it satisfies the client on the short term, but also if it doesn’t contribute to jeopardize the client’s future."

SRE methods and #ClimateChange

https://bpetit.nce.re/2021/03/sre-methods-and-climate-change/

#gr ένα σύντομο rant περί διχασμού

https://omniatv.com/853463421

"When you look at yourself in the mirror,
I hope you see yourself, your own strength.
Not one of the myths. Not a failed man,
a person who can never succeed because success is basically defined as being male."
~Ursula K. Le Guin

#InternationalWomensDay

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLUc2yi5ER4

"Borders. Borders. Borders.
On Evros wall, on Aegean bottom,
lies every European's security."

#InternationalWomensDay #IWD2021
#Athens Syntagma Sq.

🎥 @ThePressProject

#EU is considering new plans to ban #plantbased dairy from:

– have informative descriptions like ”doesn’t contain milk”
– use the same packaging as dairy products (eg. cartons)
– explaining the climate impact of food

https://www.oatly.com/int/stop-plant-based-censorship

#StopPlantBasedCensorship

We are very close to have the first hunger strike dead in #Greece. First one in Europe after 40 years (during Thatcher).

The most conservative and authoritative government of recent history, chooses revenge over justice.

https://crimethinc.com/2021/02/25/greece-the-ghost-of-junta-past-returns-the-hunger-strike-of-dimitris-koufontinas

#koufontinas_hungerstrike

yet another quarantine #ambient mixtape 🎶 🌑

https://www.mixcloud.com/comzeradd/moon/

Once every 20 years (or so), #Athens covered in snow ⛄

"Free Speech" is not the issue here. Even mastodon instances have a content policy (rightfully so).

The problem is "tech platforms oligopolies", created by unregulated free market. But neoliberals don't like this narrative, especially now that their allies get de-platformed.

Happy new year everyone! 🥂
Let’s keep the best out of this difficult year and fight even harder in 2021 🌍 🌱 ✊🏻

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf_21_Dgn0o

“After learning about #ClimateChange 40y ago, these #FossilFuels corporations could have invested in green research to anticipate alternate energy sources of energy for the future. Instead, they tried to perpetuate their existing business models.”

https://parametric.press/issue-02/corporations/