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  • The books Walkaway (Cory Doctorow) and Accelerando (Charles Stross) both give me nostalgia for a time when the future seemed like an exciting challenge instead of an unbearable one.

  • Can subscription list be sorted by activity?
  • I think they want that for the communities tab. In other words, not to see posts sorted by active, but communities sorted by average monthly users or something. Not sure how to do it though.

  • What is Lemmy to Mastodon?
  • I hate this comparison. I've seen it so many times in the last four years or so, but I feel like it always adds more confusion. I don't think most people know how email servers work. I run a server and have messed with Postfix, and I don't have a good grasp on it myself. I'm not sure how to improve it but there has to be something better than that.

  • What steps can I take to be more secure on the internet?
  • You're doing it when protonmail goes out of business suddenly, or changes their privacy rules, or decides they want to raise prices and you don't want to pay. You can never really predict these things, and having a cheap (domain names can be like $15 a year) option is great.

  • What steps can I take to be more secure on the internet?
  • I really disagree re: email. Proton's web interface is fine, but if you're going to use a desktop client, and many people prefer to, I think thunderbird is a better choice than outlook. Further, having a personal domain for email is great if you ever want to switch providers. It's pretty much the only way to not have to email dozens of people telling them "Sorry, you won't be able to reach me at this address anymore." If you do any sort of business over email encrypting it is a good choice, because it is possible to both spoof email and to intercept and read it.

  • Question about 'Auto Factory Reset'
  • I have a samsung A52 and I locked myself out misinputting my pin repeatedly while exhausted. It let me try again after ten minutes or so of lockout. If it helps, there is an fdroid app called "coffee" which will keep the screen on permanently until you manually turn it off.

  • YSK: Keeping your accounts/online identity safe in the age of the fediverse/federated networks
  • I feel like this option is honestly worse for most people. You have the new security problem of having to transfer the file everywhere, but now the huge inconvenience of potentially losing it or not having it on a new device.

  • YSK: Keeping your accounts/online identity safe in the age of the fediverse/federated networks
  • I do not believe either mastodon or lemmy federate your email address at all. Only the server you join has that information. You might have to worry if you have signed up to an uncrupulous instance. That instance admin could sell your email, I guess. They would have access to any email you gave them, so changing it would probably not help. I think the problem is a little overstated, honestly.

  • A Giant Wind Farm Is Taking Root Off Massachusetts
    www.nytimes.com A Giant Wind Farm Is Taking Root Off Massachusetts

    The offshore energy project will have turbines taller than any building in Boston, but they will be barely visible from Martha’s Vineyard.

    > In the coming months, 62 turbines, each up to 850 feet high (taller than any building in Boston) with blades about 350 feet long, will be planted on a sweep of seabed 15 miles off Martha’s Vineyard, the island where former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton have vacationed.

    > Cables carrying electricity created by spinning rotors will land on a beach in Barnstable on Cape Cod and then head to consumers in the state. Vineyard Wind says its machines will crank out enough power to light up 400,000 homes.

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    Dorchester Juneteenth Celebration!

    On Juneteenth (Monday, June 19th 2 to 5 pm), there will be a celebration hosted out of Town Field park in Dorcheser. There will be food, live music, a liberation art table, and speakers. This year’s focus is housing Justice. All are welcome to join and celebrate in the past liberation of our enslaved brothers and sisters, and our continuing struggle for true liberation for all. Find out more at: https://www.facebook.com/events/263009652883808

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    Boston DSA Strike Ready Fundraiser
    docs.google.com Boston DSA Strike Ready Fundraiser

    The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) are getting STRIKE READY! DSA is going all in to support UPS Teamsters as they gear up for what could be the biggest strike in a generation. And Boston DSA is doing our part! We're throwing a fundraising party on Saturday, June 17 from 1-3pm at the Cambridg...

    • The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) are getting STRIKE READY!

    DSA is going all in to support UPS Teamsters as they gear up for what could be the biggest strike in a generation. And Boston DSA is doing our part! We're throwing a fundraising party on Saturday, June 17 from 1-3pm at the Cambridge Community Center. Come join us for food, drinks, music, and some good old-fashioned labor solidarity.

    Again, the fundraiser is Saturday, June 17, 1-3pm at the Cambridge Community Center (5 Callender St, Cambridge, MA 02139). RSVP below to let us know you're coming!

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