Dave Lane @lightweight@mastodon.oeru.org

"There’s Now an Even Worse Anti-Encryption Bill Than EARN IT"

https://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blog/2020/06/there%E2%80%99s-now-even-worse-anti-encryption-bill-earn-it-doesn%E2%80%99t-make-earn-it-bill-ok

Get your IT business out of the US. This needs to have an impact on the economy.

View over the plains from a recent ride up a hill (just before the current rainy patch hit over the weekend).

Been playing with Ardour lately (a full-blown commercial-grade #FOSS Digital Audio Workstation)... version 6 has just been released, and it's impressive. Wow. Audio-wonks and sound engineers, have a look! https://ardour.org/whatsnew.html

@mackiwg Prompted by your words of motivation, I share my certificate and badge here. Thank you for all your efforts in facilitating us from various parts of the world to achieve this.

Yes - open isn't about total "purity". It's all about honest intent - https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/saying-no-even-once.html (and this is aligned with one of my most read blog posts: https://davelane.nz/nethui-insight-open-about-intent )

Step By Step To Use BigBlueButton for Teachers

https://www.ubuntubuzz.com/2020/04/stay-at-home-step-by-step-to-use-bigbluebutton-school-oriented-video-conference.html

Thanks to these BigBlueButton service providers I could teach online and make this article: @lightweight @amolith @tobi @snopyta.

#bigbluebutton #freesw #foss #teaching #school #videoconference #solution #covid19 #coronavirus

Thanks Dave ... class went perfectly tonight ... most awesome, we did not get to the group work unit, but it was so easy and quick. Students loved it too ... FYI ... thanks for the use of the #BigBlueButton server ... @lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz @lightweight@mastodon.oeru.org @haacksnetworking@mastodon.social #openeducation

Essential watching for anyone even vaguely interested in "IP", particularly Copyright. https://invidio.us/watch?v=1Jwo5qc78QU

The Munsters - 1964 https://atomic-chronoscaph.tumblr.com/post/190735542948/only1920s-1960sgifs-the-munsters-1964

Impressed by the polish shown by a release candidate of #Armbian 20.02 running on my #PinebookPro Early exploration of the provided XFCE4 18.04.3 makes it look quite functional.