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#Cloudflare Accused of Blocking Niche Browsers
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/03/15/236215/cloudflare-accused-of-blocking-niche-browsers
tech.slashdot.orgCloudflare Accused of Blocking Niche Browsers - SlashdotLong-time Slashdot reader BenFenner writes: For the third time in recent memory, CloudFlare has blocked large swaths of niche browsers and their users from accessing web sites that CloudFlare gate-keeps. In the past these issues have been resolved quickly (within a week) and apologies issued with pr...
Luanti Videos makes videos all about Luanti (formerly known as Minetest). It's basically a free open source alternative to Minecraft but far more flexible and designed for modding. You can follow at:
There are already 100 videos uploaded, if they haven't federated to your server yet you can browse them all at https://share.tube/a/nathansalapat/videos
You can find out more about Luanti at https://www.luanti.org
ShareTUBE [a PeerTube Server]Luanti VideosI make videos about the open source game Luanti (formerly Minetest).
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#FOSS peeps, any recs for an #Android app that makes using your phone while *asleep* more difficult? I need to be reachable in case of emergency so I can't turn it off or place it across the room (I use DND w/ exceptions).
I know there are Play Store apps that do this but I'm almost completely free of that part of the big G.
(check out this morning's toots for the sort-of-funny-now backstory to this request)
Really cool project from the French (and German) government: "La Suite Numerique", an open-source, collaborative editor and replacement for #Notion and alike
https://github.com/suitenumerique/docs
#foss #opensource #office
GitHubGitHub - suitenumerique/docs: A collaborative note taking, wiki and documentation platform that scales. Built with Django and React. Opensource alternative to Notion or Outline.A collaborative note taking, wiki and documentation platform that scales. Built with Django and React. Opensource alternative to Notion or Outline. - suitenumerique/docs
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FreeBSD 13.5 released with updated packages, support for Purism keyboards with Coreboot and other improvements:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/3/freebsd-13-5-released-as-the-final-update-to-the-freebsd-13-series/
A Latvian film titled "Flow", made with Blender, won Oscar, beating Disney:
https://proton.me/blog/open-source-flow-oscar
(Now we have something to show for the elitist normies, who laugh at FOSS, think that only proprietary software can be good 
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Bluesky adds support for uploading videos up to 3 minutes long, option to accept/reject chat requests from unknown users, support for muting account directly from a post etc.:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/3/bluesky-now-lets-users-upload-videos-up-to-3-minutes-long-and-enhances-dm-spam-filtering/
Audacity 3.7.2 released with improvements for AppImage bundle for 22.04 LTS, option to turn off automatic tempo detection, new “get effects” button next to the ‘Upload Audio’ button, UUID instance support, bug fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/audacity-3-7-2-improves-the-linux-appimage-bundle-for-ubuntu-22-04-lts
Framework Mono 6.14 released as the first release under WineHQ, with native ARM64 support for macOS, System.Windows.Forms improvements, improved Clipboard and Drag and Drop features etc.:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/3/framework-mono-6-14-released-with-native-arm64-support-and-stability-boosts-under-winehq/
Spotube 4.0 released with redesigned UI, support for yt-dlp and NewPipe, home screen widget support for Android, custom editable Piped and Invidious instance support, bug fixes:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/3/spotube-4-0-brings-a-redesigned-ui-and-other-improvements-to-this-free-spotify-client/
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The European Space Agency (ESA) operates a constellation of satellites known as the Copernicus Sentinels. Collectively the system generates terabytes of Earth Observation (EO) data daily. Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem (CDSE) is a free, public platform that provides access to Copernicus data and a range of analysis and visualization tools. A talk delivered at FOSDEM 2025 dives into the details:
fosdem.orgFOSDEM 2025 - Unlocking Open-Source Capabilities in the Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem
“#Microsoft walking back its climate commitment is a great example of why we need binding state and federal #climate laws, not corporate pledges that are reneged when they become inconvenient to profits and shareholders”
#climatefriendly #it #bigtech #unplugtrump #opensource #foss #ClimateAction #datacenter #ki #ai
https://urbanmilwaukee.com/pressrelease/microsoft-shrugs-off-company-climate-goals-to-support-burning-methane-gas-for-ai-data-centers/
Urban MilwaukeeMicrosoft shrugs off company climate goals to support burning methane gas for AI data centers
@Daojoan Don't just believe in the words, scan with #FOSS tool https://themarkup.org/blacklight by @themarkup :)
https://mastodon.themarkup.org/@themarkup/113357176079712242
themarkup.orgBlacklight – The MarkupA Real-Time Website Privacy Inspector
awesome: Beastie/Leon McNeill just open sourced their Ultima III colour Macintosh port, all written in Think C!
This is the "Lairware" version that was sold at lairware.com, and received many updates over the years - eventually gaining OS X/Intel 32-bit support. The source appears to be an Xcode project with a mix of think C and cocoa.
great job, Leon!
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Yall, i need urgent help affording new glasses and some other things, please donate to help me afford those, im an extremely poor trans girl who lives in an abusive housing situation and need help affording those 
any amount will help
current goals:
food: 75$/75$
prescription glasses: 215$/250$
miscellaneous basics: 0$/100$
payment information:
cashapp: https://cash.app/vparagon
gofundme: https://gofund.me/034cef1a
cashapp referral (i make 5$): https://cash.app/app/QPL1BJF
monero address: 8576pqM8cmNW92eogjqnYzEewZbmwUbY61xRcGmbVCFphchaXKyAad1Xj9oNrYWQNqZkcm2kCHEzea4Y5Wd3DMUW4DozSV2
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Does anyone know if there is a way to turn my Mastodon feed into some sort of RSS feed or otherwise?
I use a #FOSS dashboard called Glance to collect my feeds and website - I have Mastodon linked currently, but, would love to make a feed from two of the lists I've created so I can quickly take a quick look at them.
@FediTips not sure if you know of a way?
#GitLab patches critical authentication bypass vulnerabilities
The concept of "intellectual property" is the most silver-spoon-up-your-ass prep-school-rich-kid because-I-said-so authoritarian arbitrary-power-tripping bonkers banana pants bull shit I have ever fucking heard.
Yall, i need urgent help affording new glasses and some other things, please donate to help me afford those, im an extremely poor trans girl who lives in an abusive housing situation and need help affording those any amount will help
current goals:
food: 75$/75$
prescription glasses: 215$/250$
miscellaneous basics: 0$/100$
payment information:
cashapp: https://cash.app/vparagon
gofundme: https://gofund.me/034cef1a
cashapp referral (i make 5$): https://cash.app/app/QPL1BJF
monero address: 8576pqM8cmNW92eogjqnYzEewZbmwUbY61xRcGmbVCFphchaXKyAad1Xj9oNrYWQNqZkcm2kCHEzea4Y5Wd3DMUW4DozSV2
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I'm seeing an uptick in video essays under the guise of "just asking questions" attempting to claim there is a conspiracy to destroy #OpenSource, #OpenHardware, #FOSS projects and culture by Far-Left Extremists, #Wokeism, and the #DEI agenda.
None of this is new. They only exploit a new sense of entitlement to more openly speak and act as they long have, emboldened by the spread of anti-democratic, authoritarian, irrational, emotion-driven, ethnocentric rhetoric and assaults on liberty by #Trump and the #TrumpRegime
#Culture #Identity #Poltics #SolidarityEconomics #Coop #BIPOC #LGBTQ #BlackMastodon