Notices by Mr Penguin (mr_penguin@social.freetalklive.com), page 2

Just posted a new job listing for a entry level tier 1 tech support rep position:

https://nh.craigslist.org/tch/d/keene-entry-level-tech-support-position/7652221702.html

Ian has announced some absolutely awesome news from judge La Plant: "I'm grateful judge Laplante saw clearly the dishonest 'money laundering' charge where I was convicted for a fake drug dealer IRS agent's purchase of BTC at a vending machine without my permission, shouldn't have been sent to the jury. One BS charge down, 7 to go! #cryptosix" Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/59736216/united-states-v-freeman/?order_by=desc#minute-entry-360102969

For all those who keep saying you can't edit video on GNU/Linux the FSF has announced Seth Kenlon will be having an online workshop to show users the basics of editing videos on GNU/Linux using KDEnlive. There are lots of other great video editors as well though. My favorite is OpenShot, but KDEnlive has also come a long ways since it's early years. It's now a stable usable video editor.

https://www.fsf.org/events/workshop-video-editing-with-kdenlive

@ciphermenial
It may be a bit critical, but a lot of folks on GNU/Linux value their privacy and traditional ideas about keeping apps small and doing one thing and one thing only (aka systemd for instance is less than optimal embedding everything and the kitchen sink and could be considered hostile to what GNU/Linux is or was for that matter). Things like Snaps increase the surface area and bugs needing fixed and it undermines the security. This is not Snap specific, but Snap may be the worst example with the centralized control. Linux Mint isn't incorporating Snaps as an example as are other distributions you would have expected to do so that are based on Ubuntu. Not everyone wants a Microsoft Windows or Mac system and yet that is what so many distributions if not most have become no thanks to parties like Redhat and Canonical. Many distributions have been forced to go along not having the resources to undo the damage and or risk losing support for many apps. No data should ever leave my PC without permission and unfortunately there is a lot of data that does and it has no business doing so. It's one thing when it has a function I want performed like getting an IP dynamically, but it is another when it is sending other information unnecessary to fill that objective.

Saw this awesome post elsewhere posted just a few moments ago: Always remember, #ubuntu pioneered AD sponsored malware. @sabdfl said : “We are not telling Amazon what you are searching for. Your anonymity is preserved because we handle the query on your behalf. Don’t trust us? Erm, we have root.”

https://archive.is/vhdVR

Why would anyone subscribe to @ubuntu Pro when @Canonical allows malicious snaps and pushes them for core packages when they are horribly broken out of the box. Exhibit A @firefox

Mullvad VPN avoids handing over data on customers to law enforcement: https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/21/23692580/mullvad-vpn-raid-sweden-police