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Google engineers want to introduce DRMs for web pages, making ad-blocking near-impossible in the browser (github.com)

And since you won’t be able to modify web pages, it will also mean the end of customization, either for looks (ie. DarkReader, Stylus), conveniance (ie. Tampermonkey) or accessibility....

Google is already pushing Web Environment Integrity into Chromium (github.com)

Google is working on essentially putting DRM on the web (github.com)

The much maligned “Trusted Computing” idea requires that the party you are supposed to trust deserves to be trusted, and Google is DEFINITELY NOT worthy of being trusted, this is a naked power grab to destroy the open web for Google’s ad profits no matter the consequences, this would put heavy surveillance in Google’s...

ProtonMail and SimpleLogin emails will be blocked from registering on websites (github.com)

This makes me 😭...

Mozilla opposes Web Integrity API proposal (github.com)

Don't use Appimages (a writeup about all the reasons they are a pain for users) (github.com)

Appimages totally suck, because many developers think they were a real packaging format and support them exclusively....

TIL about Sublinks, a Java-based alternative to Lemmy's backend (github.com)

Today I learned about Sublinks (here), an open-source project that aims to be a drop-in replacement for the backend of Lemmy, a federated link aggregator and microblogging platform. Sublinks is designed to be initially API-compatible with Lemmy, allowing existing Lemmy clients, such as Lemmy-UI, to integrate seamlessly....

Google is already pushing WEI(DRM Webpage) into Chromium (github.com)

Microsoft Just Released MS-DOS Source Code! (github.com)

Google seems to be blocking API access for Piped video servers (github.com)

Most servers are not able to access the Google API....

Mozilla officially opposes Web Enviroment Integrity API (DRM for web pages proposal from Google) (github.com)

Nitter is shutting down (github.com)

nitter.d420.de...

vscodium, vscode without spyware (github.com)

Google employee responds to all the negative feedback WEI, (google drm the web) (github.com)

Hey everyone, thank you for your patience, and thank you to everyone who engaged constructively. It is clear based on the feedback we’ve received that a bigger discussion needs to take place, and I’m not sure my personal repository is the best place to do that - we are looking for a better forum and will update when we have...

I just developed and published a script to clear your pict-rs object storage from potential CSAM. (github.com)

I noticed a bit of panic around here lately and as I have had to continuously fight against pedos for the past year, I have developed tools to help me detect and prevent this content....

Heliboard goes into 1.0 (github.com)

The successor of Openboard, Heliboard finally comes out in 1.0 my favorite open source keyboard out there.

Release v0.10.8/v0.10.9 - Swipe Actions and Redesigns (github.com)

[We’ve just put out a quick bump to 0.10.9 to include a few fixes. Notes below apply to 0.10.8 and 0.10.9]...

Comparison of Lemmy Instances (github.com)

I created a repo on GitHub that has a table comparing all the known lemmy instances...

An attempt to make Lemmy look better (github.com)

Reddit refugee here....

PySimpleGUI is now closed-source (github.com)

Previously LGPL, now re-licensed as closed-source/commercial. Previous code taken down....

Sounds like Haier is opening the door! (github.com)

Dear Andre,...

Neofetch development discontinued, repository archived (github.com)

cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/13437386...

Lemmy Defederation Sync (LDS) to keep your block list up to date (github.com)

Hi all, I’m a Lemmy FOSS app contributor that’s made a couple of tools for people starting small instances including Lemmy Community Seeder (LCS) for building content on new server’s All Feeds and Lemmy Post Purger (LPP) for clearing old posts on smaller instances....