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Reddit Plans To Lock Some Content Behind a Paywall This Year, CEO Says tech.slashdot.org/story/25/02/…

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Import from Instagram has been re-enabled!

We're working on improving support for older archives, with our update expected next week!

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Foundations laid for new Aviation museum

www.guardianonline.co.nz/news/foundations-laid-for-new-aviation-museum

The new and improved Ashburton Aviation Museum is well underway, with the foundations set to be finished by February.Building committee chairperson Owen Moore said a bit more money has come into the bank, which has been welcome.“We were initially just…

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Today in 1974, 51 years ago: in Shaanxi (China), a farmer discovers part of a red-baked clay warrior. It is the beginning of the most important discovery of the century for China, this humble peasant discovers in his lands, the tip of the iceberg of the Terracotta Warriors.

#OnThisDay

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@RaccoonForFriendica I'm seeing a lot of new users from Google Play's statistics, even if the app is not yet in the production channel. Welcome everyone, I hope you'll enjoy #friendica and #raccoonforfriendica!

Thanks to all the translators who continued to work on the app UI and store description, your dedication is really appreciated. @Fitik @Cătă @TamilNeram @Ricky-Tigg

To old users, I've added two new big features: swipe navigation which allows you to navigate between posts from the conversation detail and the "shortcuts" section, where you can explore other instances and see their local timeline "as if" your were registered there. Plus, as usual, small fixes and enhancements listening to your continuous feedback.

Have a nice weekend and #livefasteattrash

#friendicadev #androidapp #androiddev #fediverseapp #kotlin #multiplatform #kmp #compose #cmp #opensource #foss #procyonproject

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I think it's a "feel" issue more than a "functional" issue. I went to double check but the app is just stopping on me. Might be my phone''s being difficult.

I think the account switch is maybe a bit too far out of the way to be readily available. The menu opens up to access the account dropdown, and then you switch to the other account and the menu stays there.

My first thought is that switching to the account should acknowledge the change and then retract the menu. It took me a while to guess my way into swiping the menu to the side to dismiss it.

I was able to switch between Friendica and Mastodon well enough, but maybe there's a way to float that switch up to the top a bit more.

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@xinit ok I'll add a message in a snackbar to acknowledge that the change has happened and close the side menu.

You can also switch the account from your profile screen using the top right button, even in that case I'll add a snackbar when the change happens.

Thanks for explaining it to me.

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Bluetooth chat app for flights


!Open Source - Im looking for a chat app that I can use with others mid flight. Ideally id be able to send them the apk to install while in flightmode (with Bluetooth) - Yes we are too cheap to pay for seats together. But in our defence we fly alot.
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There’s Meshtastic/LORA if you also like getting yelled at by airport security lol
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Even though there are really good open source app but I'll not recommend this as Bluetooth itself is very very insecure

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The last session of Day One of #fluConf2025 will be @coopcloud's

"Co-op Cloud: Grow Your Own International Democratic Tech Federation"

fluconf.online/sessions/co-op-…

hosted as a livestream via their cooperatively operated Owncast instance, starting in 15 minutes (at 18:00 UTC)

cast.coopcloud.tech/

#fluConf

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Very interesting talk about coop cloud and co-ops in general. Thanks @coopcloud !

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Russian language Satellite TV


!Ukraine @lange@social.sciences.re
I think its great that independent media is available via satellite tv for Russian speakers. My thought - Should we be including a rqnge of russian language entertainment in those packages to attract audiences?
denisdiderot.net/svoboda-packa…
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Agree .. but making information and entertainment together attracts people and opens the opportunity provide alternative views to people who are primarily consumers of TV. Its about working away on the marginal audience using soft power.
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That is a fair point, I see where you are coming from and I agree on a abstract level.

I guess it's more that I personally don't believe the majority of russian want to change. Platitudes about "peace with Ukraine, but also we continue to occupy 20% of your country and continue to eradicate Ukrainian culture/language/identity) in the occupied terroritories" notwithstanding.

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Sure.. so you need to work away at changing minds which never really works if you are just yelling at people.

I think the opportunity is to demonstrate that Sat TV could be the space (sic) where people.might prefer to go to get away from wall to wall news.

I think this article is an interesting read...ridl.io/how-the-war-changed-ru… and a quote "Some entertainment and infotainment programs were removed from the broadcast schedule." - That is something that external broadcasters could fill.

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I am not arguing against this initiative and to be honest I support it even though I don't believe in it. I am just sharing my own perspective and it's not meant to be a critique of this post (even if it comes off that way). FWIW, I upvoted this post after reading the linked page.

I don't believe there is any point in engaging with russians (be it yelling at them or any kind of dialogue revolving around what I see as platitudes). This is not because they are inherently bad or incapable of change or anything like that. They are very much capable of change, not to mention that framing their behaviour in essentialist terms in many ways allows them to avoid responsibility.

Based on the facts on the ground, the lack of information is not relevant when discussing broad support for genocidal imperialism among russians. They are adults, they full well understand that invading another country, annexing their territories and enforcing their language and culture is wrong. The stuff about "nazis in Ukraine" and NATO/BATO expansion is all a ruse and the russians who promote such polemics know this.

For someone to change their mind, there has to be some sort of driver or incentive. Ethical and humanist arguments cannot change minds when a strong majority (at the very least) of the population explicitly endorses and supports a genocidal imperialist position (while also engaging in duplicitous messaging in order to whitewash their crimes in context of the world at large).

One has to be honest with russians and explicitly tell them their ruse is not going to work. That they will be treated as genocidal imperialists until they change their behaviour (end of occupation, extradition of all russians involved in war crimes, compensation for all killings and damage). Tell them that they are welcome to play the victim, lie about russophobia or support putin or do whatever; they will be treated based on their actions. If you do evil things, you will be treated as evil people, no one is buying your lies.

Now you might say this approach is unreasonable, unrealistic or lacking in pragmatism. To that I will answer; look at it from a more long term perspective. Over the last 110 years, 16 nations have de jure liberated themselves from the yoke of russian imperialism (I am not even counting Warsaw Pact countries). Reagan took an explicit position (evil empire) and lo and behold, the USSR did collapse.

I simply don't believe the vast majority of russians have any interest in changing their views (based on ethical arguments). They know what they are doing is wrong and they still support it. They need real incentives to change their tune.

Regarding the BBC article, I will point out that the Nazi regime was defeated by military force. Denazification was implemented via multi-decade allied occupation aimed at limiting any hint of revanchism both via positive initiatives such as the marshal plan and long term education initiatives. Unfortunately, this is not viable when it comes to russians.

Like I said earlier, this just my opinion and I do think it's a well meaning initiative. I would be glad to be wrong regarding the above-mentioned arguments.

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Totally understand. Its marginal...but still important

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Using Aurora Store to access Apps in other regions


!DeGoogle Yourself
Of course I prefer to use #Fdroid but for some apps I would love to be able to access a few apps that for silly reasons have been restricted to Google Account in other regions. (I Travel often)
Is it possible to use #aurorastore to access these apps? If so - how?
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vpn + anonymous session?
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I looked more . I don't think you can - community.e.foundation/t/auror… - So Google App Store uses the region of the Google Account (which can only be one region and is determined by Google not me)
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which regional apps are you trying to install?
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I know this is silly but I'd like the Eroski App from Spain
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That seems to be available on APKPure, which I've used in the past without any apparent issues. Keep in mind third-party APK websites like this can be used to distribute malware, although my searching hasn't found any incriminating evidence against APKPure. Proceed at your own risk according to your acceptable threat-level.

Also, this is just for my own curiosity, why do you want a Spanish grocery store's app if you're not in Spain? 😅

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Cheers! I think Im going to load up on Spanish Apps. I like #eroski - They are a coop.
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OK that's fair, co-ops are really cool! There used to be a grocery co-op that was popular where I live that was literally just called "Co-Op", unfortunately most of them have closed in the past 10-15 years and the ones that remain have extended their existence by partnering with corporations.
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This usually works for me too
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I have been using Aurora Store as my primary App Store for over a year now. Never had issues with using it with a VPN.

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After a lot of work, we're happy to announce the #PeerTube Android application is available on #fdroid 🎉 :peertube:

f-droid.org/packages/org.frama…

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Can you press the X icon to stop the current download and retry? Maybe the first chosen mirror was slow today.




Heres my #rant #govuk doesn't seem to even know that #RSS or #ActivityPub even exist let alone have relevant feeds on the site - you can provide feedback to govuk about this - smartsurvey.co.uk/s/gov-uk-ban… - though i recommend private browsing since they are using some random company for the 'survey'

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The 2025 opportunity for credit unions to penetrate commercial banking

cuinsight.com/the-2025-opportu…

#FinTech #FinServ #Banking

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Lots of tech influencers out there who want you to know AI is inevitable. This is a refreshing change from two years ago, when they all wanted you to know NFTs were inevitable

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#Eurostar monopoly gets track access fee reduction - But won't pass on savings


@Jon Worth - This is what a monoploy does. It reduces supply and increases prices compared to a market with multiple operators - Failing to pass on cost savings. I understand the blockage on #Eurostar compeition from #openaccessrail is the use of the rail yards in outer London. There is pleny of available capactity on the line and at #StratfordInternational and #EbbesfleetInternational as well as closer to the #EnglishChannel at #Ashford
msn.com/en-gb/travel/news/euro…