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grv is a nifty little terminal interface for viewing #git repositories.

https://github.com/rgburke/grv

It's true... WE LOVE FREE SOFTWARE! ❤

Thanks to all #FreeSoftware developers, translators, designers, testers, and of course users! You give us the freedom to control our technology. You are awesome! #ilovefs

Android Phones Can Be Hacked Remotely by Viewing Malicious PNG Image
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2019-02-01.html

(submitted by air7)

To #import large files into #MySQL use LOAD DATA INFILE. Best case scenario is to have file uploaded onto filesystem of MySQL server and use LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE. Make sure to check field and line termination symbols in the file in advance. #tip

If GUI has become unresponsive because an app has crashed, you can use ttys to avoid having to do a reboot.

Ctrl+Alt+F2 switches to a full screen terminal where you can start killing processes.

Ctrl+Alt+F1 switches you back to your (hopefully no longer crashed) GUI

That’s something I learned in the late ‘00s to restart xserver because of dodgy graphics driver support, but I seem to have had to start doing again because of flatplaks or Thunderbird 😫

#HelloWorld! As active members of the open-source community, ProtonMail supports open source projects like Mastodon. Mastodon’s decentralized nature reminds us of the days when the Internet was free and not under the control of a few monopolist giants. Our followers can look forward to toots about service updates, new projects, and news on privacy.

Facebook's new patented technology can predict who else lives in your household based on the images you upload. Perhaps it is time to keep the pictures on your own server?

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/nicolenguyen/facebook-household-prediction-patent

The #Huawei debate falls too short. Security and trust can only be established by

1) releasing the code of critical infrastructure as #FreeSoftware and
2) implementing measures to verify code integrity.

A simple ban or secret audit won't help.

More: https://fsfe.org/news/2019/news-20190205-01.html

frontend vs backend :)

If you installed PEAR PHP in the last 6 months, you may be infected
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/01/pear-php-site-breach-lets-hackers-slip-malware-into-official-download/

#PEAR #PHP #security #breach #malware

Hey #GNUSocial citizens, Mastodonians and others! Tens of millions of Nextcloud users spread over several 100K's servers can join the #fediverse in just one click!

Help test, improve and join the global social network!
https://nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-introduces-social-features-joins-the-fediverse/
#mastodon #selfhosting #federation