2026-10-27T18:52:37Z https://nostr.now Mathzy https://nostr.now/npub1hs8mfd5l8kgtcrnwpmmk4xay5rnswtzwpp645e3yre2egkm4nlvq0w8jjl https://files.mastodon.green/accounts/avatars/113/759/221/545/098/763/original/171d232a856827c3.png https://files.mastodon.green/accounts/avatars/113/759/221/545/098/763/original/171d232a856827c3.png https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspa4qs4tum5gn8e6xc2528fuul2a4x6mk33qleeqsdrjgvh00g2gczyz7qld9knu7ep0qwdc80w65m5jswwpevfcy82knxys09t9zmwk0aslq022c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqkkqqjue5ed6j0tspfa92u2373ul8u9373kx7xq3g9v0v90wf3ls2gdqav'>nevent1q…dqav</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Just changed my Surface Pro 7 to a Zorin OS Linux distribution. Partner used Libre Office for the first time a few days back. She never mentioned a thing - didn&#39;t even notice it wasn&#39;t Word.<br/><br/>Thanks for creating such a great suite of software! Microslop Office has been exorcised from our house! 2026-10-20T10:07:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrsr4l6zupu8hlmh9rm8fld7e79qva3meyne4ln8afhr9tque3n5gzyz7qld9knu7ep0qwdc80w65m5jswwpevfcy82knxys09t9zmwk0asy8d9p9 Hello all you wonderful FOSS people.<br/><br/>Now I have my Surface Pro tablet running Zorin OS, I&#39;m looking for a decent eReader for eBooks.<br/><br/>Any suggestions for Linux?<br/><br/>#Linux #ZorinOS #eBook #eBookReader #eReader #FOSS #Books #Bookstodon #Reading #Fosstodon 2026-10-17T10:48:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst59vy30m8jws296qw7z62unx2mfexwkuh593s4lav0tw0m6rpkkgzyz7qld9knu7ep0qwdc80w65m5jswwpevfcy82knxys09t9zmwk0asmlz40e Ooh <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1kwarc5z9lwhen05uknd2nuwhhthd4ws0cku3t9j3rchm0fcd6luslse0nj" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>GrapheneOS</span> (<span class="italic">npub1kwa…e0nj</span>)</a></span> - your new text app looks really polished, and appreciate the initial &#39;unencrypted messaging&#39; warning on start up.<br/><br/>#GrapheneOS #AOSP #Phone #MobilePhone #OS 2026-09-28T15:37:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdmpjgt2r4tr8v59sfpfn7acpzxcjyzcccspf8j8n442yqky2dssgzyz7qld9knu7ep0qwdc80w65m5jswwpevfcy82knxys09t9zmwk0ass5myda In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2skeauudg5hmkamu5f4qmtf3lg09r9jras87620dxjjd0er442zs6rxf3w'>nevent1q…xf3w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Excellent and congratulations.<br/><br/>You were the first project that began steering me away from Big Tech. Once I realised how good #LibreOffice was, I wondered why I&#39;d been paying £8 per month for Microslop Office.<br/><br/>Haven&#39;t looked back after two years.<br/><br/>Thank you. 2026-09-15T08:42:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszq8mls45rskz2f04j2f0xpszstprcnadum8znl58tfp78pwq5v4szyz7qld9knu7ep0qwdc80w65m5jswwpevfcy82knxys09t9zmwk0asnj3as0 Being a proud Portsmouthian, I&#39;m disgusted at this sort of shit happening down here.<br/><br/>However, I know Pompey has its fair share of white, male trash. I imagine that there was a bunch of &#39;migrating&#39; protesters too. <br/><br/>I support the RNLI utterly and I really feel for them if they had any shit from these fascist thugs.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm5y7rw74n09t">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm5y7rw74n09t</a><br/><br/>#Portsmouth #Pompey #RNLI #SmallBoats #Migrants 2026-09-07T08:15:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq4yjwxrrr5x795nkrcgacarapmre3qlxcnv4lph2jpc958r73q9qzyz7qld9knu7ep0qwdc80w65m5jswwpevfcy82knxys09t9zmwk0ast3e3r4 I&#39;ve got another cousin on my Mum&#39;s side to join Signal.<br/><br/>She&#39;s created a &#39;cousins&#39; group for us family members &#39;that aren&#39;t wankers&#39;.<br/><br/>#Signal #Cousins #Family 2026-09-03T13:43:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstlrvduk7vvtsajytk5lajnml2jc9zxyy5r9fwd989wqs3h8m0ygszyz7qld9knu7ep0qwdc80w65m5jswwpevfcy82knxys09t9zmwk0asjxx2pv Rain, Rain,<br/>Please do stay,<br/>Go away,<br/>Another Day.<br/><br/>#Rain #Weather #Hampshire #England 2026-08-19T08:45:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvgd3066csf0cqqg4t0psj8r3sfnq7zq78vekz7jpyj4rx5a5n0kczyz7qld9knu7ep0qwdc80w65m5jswwpevfcy82knxys09t9zmwk0as2jads2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst4954zej52eh5r78nggppe3y6vgw77smcemfhxsuz63zpg7x9nlgj2ug2r'>nevent1q…ug2r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;d say the solution is just to buy a smaller cake. Or have sufficient tupperwate capacity. 2026-07-20T13:48:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszjl2sfhjnukwu5ggegm2yjxjxva6xf0gvfvs2e50d9cl74hnpw8gzyz7qld9knu7ep0qwdc80w65m5jswwpevfcy82knxys09t9zmwk0as4mtcun I&#39;m considering retiring in the next couple of years, way before I reach 60.<br/><br/>After all, I want to enjoy a few years of freedom before climate and societal collapse.<br/><br/>#ClimateCollapse #ClimateChange #Climate 2026-07-15T08:26:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszv08gn6qxprkf5yxjcxjcyyzxt84y3nelhjaaa5xpr4zf5z9svxczyz7qld9knu7ep0qwdc80w65m5jswwpevfcy82knxys09t9zmwk0askr77tj Boss of gas platform says there&#39;ll be winter fuel shortages if gas platform doesn&#39;t open.<br/><br/>In other news, the North Sea is wet.<br/><br/>Well done BBC for giving this bag of hot gas a platform to further his business and spread misinformation.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdx78n4nkvyo">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdx78n4nkvyo</a><br/><br/>#Gas #ClimateChange #UK #Jackdaw 2026-07-09T06:27:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq2gzqyzfz3h5vae2p6yct2uevuwfhnktyk7sth9q6nm7wtmr9gkqzyz7qld9knu7ep0qwdc80w65m5jswwpevfcy82knxys09t9zmwk0asz7f6jx I can&#39;t see how Farage can spin the result of this by-election in any positive way now. All the other parties have played a blinder on this.<br/><br/>But a Count Binface win? Wow - that will make him and Reform the laughing stock that they so deserve to be.<br/><br/>Please - let the fairy tale happen...<br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjdg4y3g0z7o">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjdg4y3g0z7o</a><br/><br/>#UKPol #Farage #Clacton #CountBinFace #BinFace #Reform #Corruption 2026-07-08T08:02:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqyav3v43cg7m3xlxpg20z9ts0pvk6jp9fr7vncq4969guj5x88egzyz7qld9knu7ep0qwdc80w65m5jswwpevfcy82knxys09t9zmwk0asvt8xwm Considering booking a last minute narrowboat trip for the end of July.<br/><br/>We do love our canal holidays, but I&#39;m not sure how we&#39;d cope in a steel tube if another heatwave hits at the end of next month!<br/><br/>#Canal #Narrowboat #UK #Heatwave 2026-06-24T07:37:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8pft2390jal50faanf5hk95qvlu9mysdw44adfj5gkjz5700xkpgzyz7qld9knu7ep0qwdc80w65m5jswwpevfcy82knxys09t9zmwk0aslurqvy Finally got Vivaldi installed and updating on my phone via Obtainium - cutting out the middle man.<br/><br/>(Although had to fiddle about with the custom APK link filter.)<br/><br/>#Vivaldi #Obtainium 2026-05-12T11:39:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs99c8xjjedyq7k5pxm8umsu2wc4gta54djl0epfr7dpvmsyldzc4szyz7qld9knu7ep0qwdc80w65m5jswwpevfcy82knxys09t9zmwk0asg53k6e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvj2zntw7qllcule5scwhcplwqgp8m3k7vza2mexyglfwyna55mhc3yz567'>nevent1q…z567</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s a bit if a learning curve, but it works well. 2026-05-03T12:09:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0ykzy02wtvxaawcuz6ew4vrct448cs5rm04jfzhyz72wax7ewmxczyz7qld9knu7ep0qwdc80w65m5jswwpevfcy82knxys09t9zmwk0asa9n6hr So decided to move from F-Droid to Obtainium for my FOSS/Proton apps, which means going from an app store to directly getting/updating APKs from source.<br/><br/>Using Vanadium &#39;app view&#39; for other use cases and only using &#39;standard&#39; apps (via Aurora Store) where there&#39;s no alternative.<br/><br/>My GrapheneOS phone is still ticking along nicely after 9-months of use.<br/><br/>#Obtainium #GrapheneOS #Proton #Aurora #MobilePhone #Phone 2026-05-03T10:18:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgqla766lqvnhtcq7rzj84ktml0lddm3vy5ggmffh6d3f3pr3rw2szyz7qld9knu7ep0qwdc80w65m5jswwpevfcy82knxys09t9zmwk0asf2ng0p How US Big Tech is doing in our 🇬🇧 house:<br/><br/>#Google ➡️ Proton 🇨🇭 <br/><br/>Google Maps ➡️ #CoMaps 🇺🇳 <br/><br/>#Chrome / #Edge ➡️ #Vivaldi 🇳🇴 <br/><br/>Stock #Android ➡️ #GrapheneOS 🇨🇦 <br/><br/>#Windows ➡️ #LinuxMint 🇺🇳 <br/><br/>#WhatsApp ➡️ #Signal 🇺🇸 (Non-Profit)<br/><br/>#Facebook / #Twitter / #Discord ➡️ #Mastodon Green 🇩🇪 <br/><br/>#Amazon ➡️ Currys / John Lewis / HMV / Qobuz / Waterstones / local shops 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 <br/><br/>#eBay ➡️ Vinted 🇱🇹 <br/><br/>It can be done people! Slowly but surely...<br/><br/>#LeaveBigTech #US #BigTech 2026-02-25T09:44:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstny7r7j22v4dzvslx80qkjletrsplnzajnz4qkh9cmrj0tz0pscszyz7qld9knu7ep0qwdc80w65m5jswwpevfcy82knxys09t9zmwk0asp0dgcd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrr3ag7q9q7hdnkw3frcud3gy60qc06x3dufy7zcgt7pkya5262kcd6yu7h'>nevent1q…yu7h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So sorry to hear of your loss. 2026-02-02T20:57:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvqca7q3hw45ma7xkplggfjv7d2haune6wumy9fk4zmqm42xcpeuczyz7qld9knu7ep0qwdc80w65m5jswwpevfcy82knxys09t9zmwk0asymehh9 I have flirted with the idea of a #Jolla phone - I do like the idea of a Linux mobile.<br/><br/>But there are three apps that I need that don&#39;t run at all without Google Play Services (GPS).<br/><br/>In #GrapheneOS, I can sandbox these safely with an account-free, permissions-limited GPS - something you can&#39;t do with Jolla&#39;s #SailfishOS.<br/><br/>Maybe the #EU needs to view GPS as a monopoly and take steps to make future 3rd party non-Google Android apps function without it.<br/><br/>That would certainly be in Jolla&#39;s favour. 2026-01-27T13:58:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvwd3htcy76fe87t2rq6vmq6ktheqrr4g9gj5elufxanfr7d73caszyz7qld9knu7ep0qwdc80w65m5jswwpevfcy82knxys09t9zmwk0as2lhu27 With the US acting more and more like a rogue state, it&#39;s time to impose your own personal sanctions.<br/><br/>Bite the bullet. Stop using Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Google, Meta and ChatGPT - where you can. Hit them where it hurts and burst that AI bubble.<br/><br/>Most of the barriers come down to inconvenience.<br/><br/>#LeaveBigTech #Boycott #BoycottAmerica #US #BigTech #Microsoft #Apple #Google #Meta #ChatGPT #AIBubble 2026-01-07T07:37:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy4yca04a8ldw2arfc02cfhrmp3z9haq4rv5zuex4y58v8pnn2asczyz7qld9knu7ep0qwdc80w65m5jswwpevfcy82knxys09t9zmwk0asszx7k9 Windows at 40.<br/><br/>5% drop in US home usage. Linux exceeds 5% of US share in unprecedented adoption of the FOSS OS this year.<br/><br/>In my opinion, when Windows hits 50 it&#39;ll be a minority home computer OS, and Linux will dominate.<br/><br/>Microsoft can blame no-one else with their AI bloat, dark telemetry and just brazen arrogance that people are locked in.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.webpronews.com/windows-turns-40-declining-share-fuels-linux-desktop-surge/">https://www.webpronews.com/windows-turns-40-declining-share-fuels-linux-desktop-surge/</a><br/><br/>#Linux #Windows #OS #Microsoft #FOSS 2025-11-21T08:01:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0v479883adjmmt46svkcllqrhflzyqp0fa83lp8drdlgfez04vkczyz7qld9knu7ep0qwdc80w65m5jswwpevfcy82knxys09t9zmwk0asufyess The AWS outage just shows that you don&#39;t have to have accounts with Amazon (or Google, or Microsoft, or Meta) for them to digitally fuck you up.<br/><br/>We need the EU and the UK to start thinking seriously about digital sovereignty, to be independent of US Big Tech, and to be self-reliant as soon as possible.<br/><br/>#BigTech #AWS #Amazon #DigitalSovereignty #Internet #US #EU #UK 2025-10-20T11:03:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8sx9pkyv755nweh89e2ghjer02z9jfzamcvlq85eg4zjyr4fsezgzyz7qld9knu7ep0qwdc80w65m5jswwpevfcy82knxys09t9zmwk0as2ly800 I give a fiver each month to the wonderful FOSS-type things below:<br/><br/>- Signal (killing Meta&#39;s WhatsApp)<br/>- Libre Office (slaying Microsoft&#39;s 365)<br/>- GrapheneOS (kicking Google Stock Android in the goolies)<br/><br/>If you use any of these - and you can afford to - why not set up a monthly dontation to the wonderful organisations above.<br/><br/>#Signal #LibreOffice #GrapheneOS #Meta #Microsoft #Google #WhatsApp #Android<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1rkw6a3qcgxxzmgrmysn48umna28za0jvaz2ev72wmycgvcvkmp0sa45q62" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Signal</span> (<span class="italic">npub1rkw…5q62</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1kwarc5z9lwhen05uknd2nuwhhthd4ws0cku3t9j3rchm0fcd6luslse0nj" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>GrapheneOS</span> (<span class="italic">npub1kwa…e0nj</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1tgg430m4q5ak0zezsxp4vvglkcu3vxtykyc272khxs4axddh0wxs7hqwzh" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>LibreOffice</span> (<span class="italic">npub1tgg…qwzh</span>)</a></span> 2025-09-17T13:10:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstr0eqwuggzkk2lpz6vv0cpctz8wd5eqemryydg80vh9nfnw3fmlqzyz7qld9knu7ep0qwdc80w65m5jswwpevfcy82knxys09t9zmwk0askjtjlt So, the leaving US big tech thing has been going smoothly.<br/><br/>There&#39;s one set of things though that I&#39;m having trouble replacing: purchasing movies.<br/><br/>I really don&#39;t want to rely on physical media again but the options are poor. #Amazon, #Google and #Apple seem to rule the roost.<br/><br/>I looked at #Ratuken, but their catalogue of older films is non-existent. <br/><br/>Does anyone have any ideas here for being able to buy digital movies in the UK?<br/><br/>#LeaveBigTech #Movies #Film #Digital 2025-09-17T06:39:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8caxa5hh4vdkym53rl9gpqc3w6gc8j2g6e0gwg0m0xfx32taandszyz7qld9knu7ep0qwdc80w65m5jswwpevfcy82knxys09t9zmwk0asx6krsc &#39;Former actor&#39; Zack Polanski elected leader of the Green Party.<br/><br/>Why has the BBC made a big thing about his former profession?<br/><br/>I hope they mention &#39;current fascist&#39; when talking about Farage in the future.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd0d0d08jnjo">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd0d0d08jnjo</a><br/><br/>#GreenParty #ZackPolanski #Green #BBC #Farage 2025-09-02T11:35:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw8ych4x7r49cu5zem00pn5kdgxf2527c69vyexv8cr844l44pp9czyz7qld9knu7ep0qwdc80w65m5jswwpevfcy82knxys09t9zmwk0asd9p3hm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyumjhqpk6crwm3xwl0ppgvsxhlk9z4v3d6zgx8924efhh8f3uxpcpdvckp'>nevent1q…vckp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Good morning you!<br/><br/>(Are 16 hashtags OK, because I&#39;m somewhat of a hashtag fiend? 😆) 2025-05-22T08:07:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspfwyf4nyaxmcynkjm0hnnqjw6plrfs4e88pen3z2hwsr9mme2r4gzyz7qld9knu7ep0qwdc80w65m5jswwpevfcy82knxys09t9zmwk0as7qzeeh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyazh9v9x5efklzgaxct73zzvr350v5xs7gu6vwe843tqtl0sul4qxjvvyf'>nevent1q…vvyf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve read you can but you&#39;re right: they can suddenly stop you doing that at any time. 2025-05-17T21:06:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszfztu86rfh9wssckduyauf93kwm5mxve5sg7f4yln7qzcx2gyhtczyz7qld9knu7ep0qwdc80w65m5jswwpevfcy82knxys09t9zmwk0asdjr6kf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9ckhp28wrmu90qk6v6ewprq9dr8wuc70t8qd5dgfqw4cprt4gv5sjm5e7l'>nevent1q…5e7l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ah ok. But you can still use it without a Google account and without using their user apps?<br/><br/>That - in my book - is de-googling enough, I suppose. 2025-05-17T20:59:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs96s7xvtg9hlh77ehy7mhvr7mexnmlfqjnkyz49fn9m28j66cg92qzyz7qld9knu7ep0qwdc80w65m5jswwpevfcy82knxys09t9zmwk0aspzucuy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0qdc2zuydl64jpzg9gr3ycl8ngz39as3rn9qsrr68p2nfplh3vtqvz5caj'>nevent1q…5caj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Cheers for that. I&#39;m no expert and installing a whole new OS might be beyond me.<br/><br/>So what happens if you skip the account set up and disable all the Google apps before installing another app store and adding your stuff from there? 2025-05-17T20:37:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvkuys9k8y00nlrd8ay2ajkwrm5nsfwrz2qagwjs5a9f2lk338yygzyz7qld9knu7ep0qwdc80w65m5jswwpevfcy82knxys09t9zmwk0asq4m69d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrmppxwcgzncy0xuu74vz5eynne3dyuu920tnzqzvcajejky6nupslw0lvr'>nevent1q…0lvr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My understanding is that Android itself is not embedded in Google, especially if you don&#39;t sign in with Google. It&#39;s an open source OS. The key is to not use it with a Google account.<br/><br/>In that case, you&#39;d need to download another Android app store (I use Aptoide) so you can get apps independently of Google&#39;s Play Store. <br/><br/>You can then be Google-less on an Android device, as far as I can tell. 2025-05-17T10:58:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfhwd65lvfeqytnz2t6tldjkmu9dk2jwnyghl3u2hpamgrw48hjgszyz7qld9knu7ep0qwdc80w65m5jswwpevfcy82knxys09t9zmwk0ase44pyu So I have a Google Pixel 6a. It&#39;s actually a good phone - great when I was embedded in the Google ecosystem. <br/><br/>But now I&#39;ve extracted myself from that, I&#39;m looking for a clean Android experience. Eyeing up the Nothing 3a that came out in March.<br/><br/>No bloatware and apparently a very clean Android build. (Also a UK company which is a small bonus.)<br/><br/>Anyone here have experience with a Nothing phone?<br/><br/>#Nothing3a #Nothing #Android 2025-05-17T10:41:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0l0wt9xsteklsrk4mtelzcasfrhcevacdnr50nv09hs5yud27qxqzyz7qld9knu7ep0qwdc80w65m5jswwpevfcy82knxys09t9zmwk0aslwru8h More Dad issues. Found out Dad&#39;s paying £60 a month for broadband that barely scrapes 15Mbps and a landline that doesn&#39;t work.<br/><br/>I think I&#39;ve persuaded him to close the account and his landline. He has enough signal on his mobile around the house and - hopefully - will only be using his phone for calls, emails and messaging anyway.<br/><br/>Really pissed off with Plusnet. I imagine them - like others - are raking it in from the elderly and/or technologically challenged.<br/><br/>#Plusnet #Broadband 2025-05-05T16:54:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswew08n9h4vvq2masjj25vpac395tv4xh2plsj0umum6fpcr3tlmgzyz7qld9knu7ep0qwdc80w65m5jswwpevfcy82knxys09t9zmwk0asqasau0 Finished Atomfall on the XBox yesterday. A great game - I thoroughly recommend it. <br/><br/>Incredibly English, which means that although the subject matter is dark, it doesn&#39;t take itself too seriously.<br/><br/>I&#39;m not a gamer that plays anything over-challenging (i.e. on the hardest difficulty), but the default level on this was just the right mixture of punishing but achievable.<br/><br/>#Atomfall #RebellionDevelopments #XBox #Gaming #VideoGame #Game<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/114/442/686/853/488/499/original/768cc2378694ed21.png"> <br/> 2025-05-03T07:22:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp6xkh9cnuazq9v2f60sxvdnej9xte95dvdtzy3qkakyskeqynqmqzyz7qld9knu7ep0qwdc80w65m5jswwpevfcy82knxys09t9zmwk0asneltdr #NowPlaying: &#39;Constellations for the Lonely&#39; by Doves (2025).<br/><br/>They&#39;re not the most prolific band, but each album is simply excellent. From a first listen, this one (released last Friday) is no exception.<br/><br/>#Vinyl #NowSpinning #NowListening #Indie #Alternative #ConstellationsForTheLonely #Doves<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/114/104/916/183/457/907/original/f9d3d7c3fed009a7.jpg"> <br/> 2025-03-04T15:43:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx855sltvxxvjqc9gu66xx7xkmhks67g2cqnhmrdy7v3rvz6zeaygzyz7qld9knu7ep0qwdc80w65m5jswwpevfcy82knxys09t9zmwk0asqwamj6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9vc9wwy4j7wh0yrypfhuqwwj64ej796e4mzgsf20mkwcq39065js8preww'>nevent1q…reww</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#DeGooglisation #5<br/><br/>Google Drive empty. Google password storage empty. Google Notes empty (moved to Joplin). All online accounts switched from Google to Proton email log in.<br/><br/>I&#39;ll keep my Google account with a very minimal footprint (for Android - so I don&#39;t lose stuff I bought through their store).<br/><br/>I&#39;ll leave it there. Feel utterly un-Big-Tech&#39;d after the last few weeks...<br/><br/>Oh - and Signal is full of friends now.<br/><br/>#Google #BigTech #BoycottBigTech #Joplin #Signal #Proton 2025-02-16T14:46:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9vc9wwy4j7wh0yrypfhuqwwj64ej796e4mzgsf20mkwcq39065jszyz7qld9knu7ep0qwdc80w65m5jswwpevfcy82knxys09t9zmwk0aszwm6ee In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspvcmrwgch3w7jjx0fxayrkdut8l3prps669m92gdelpuyx04l5rswqc8zc'>nevent1q…c8zc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#DeGooglisation #4<br/><br/>Things moving swiftly this morning. Four close friends joined Signal. Only need to persuade the wife - I&#39;m hoping FOMO kicks in. <br/><br/>Also signed up to Proton Drive, cancelled my Google Drive subscription and started the long process of transferring our files over. <br/><br/>#Proton #Google #GoogleDrive #ProtonDrive #Signal #BoycottBigTech #BigTech 2025-02-15T12:56:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspvcmrwgch3w7jjx0fxayrkdut8l3prps669m92gdelpuyx04l5rszyz7qld9knu7ep0qwdc80w65m5jswwpevfcy82knxys09t9zmwk0asgc5t2u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq9vx8zmm7zmtpdm23gpftcz7r6glahxwhsj3v9mnp8pll7mssersp7ck9l'>nevent1q…ck9l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#DeGooglisation #3<br/><br/>There are only a few people that I need to regularly text message that haven&#39;t moved to Signal - I&#39;m hoping at some point I can persuade them on there. <br/><br/>In the meantime, I&#39;ve installed Textra to replace Google&#39;s Messages app. I&#39;m not bothered about security with this one - it&#39;s only SMS.<br/><br/>#Google #Messages #Text #SMS #Textra 2025-02-14T18:07:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq9vx8zmm7zmtpdm23gpftcz7r6glahxwhsj3v9mnp8pll7msserszyz7qld9knu7ep0qwdc80w65m5jswwpevfcy82knxys09t9zmwk0as4fh9us In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst6yvr3h7l8jlhqp75gs88py8yey4y3qa5hfx2hkvm7s0c6y4ky6sxn6nky'>nevent1q…6nky</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#DeGooglisation #2<br/><br/>Looked at the stuff I have across the Google app suite and started the slow process of moving away.<br/><br/>So I have gone with Proton (<span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub19kd9ylgnq0d666tdmw2u68rk227g5awzdlcgx4arxnavse96773sfjt56d" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Proton</span> (<span class="italic">npub19kd…t56d</span>)</a></span>) for the email side as a free trial.<br/><br/>This may replace GMail, Calendar and Contacts in the long-term. I&#39;ve shared the new email address with the school in the first instance since they ping regular news stuff and I&#39;ll see how I get on with Proton for the next few months.<br/><br/>#Proton #Email #Calendar #Contacts #Google 2025-02-14T09:04:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst6yvr3h7l8jlhqp75gs88py8yey4y3qa5hfx2hkvm7s0c6y4ky6szyz7qld9knu7ep0qwdc80w65m5jswwpevfcy82knxys09t9zmwk0aswkq5hu Facebook - gone. WhatsApp - gone. Amazon Prime - subscription ended.<br/><br/>Now looking at a much longer-term project: de-googlification. Small steps first because I&#39;m very entrenched in their ecosystem. Just changed the default search engine and browser to Ecosia. And - hurrah - no &#39;AI&#39; &#39;help&#39; atop my results.<br/><br/>Suddenly that locked Google search bar at the bottom of my Pixel phone has changed from barely noticeable frequent usage to a mild annoyance. <br/><br/>#DeGooglification #Google #Ecosia #BigTech 2025-02-13T21:40:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvs9g08g75wqv95ggcwzlxa6flj0wyu68fkkz60cknate3pgq8fdgzyz7qld9knu7ep0qwdc80w65m5jswwpevfcy82knxys09t9zmwk0asckl8tz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0cwzk88qjwfnlhhfzjcgnazrj6reppxm9vjq7mn3wltg8vuq56eglg3awk'>nevent1q…3awk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Read quite a few of hers but not the ones that were made into the Ustinov films - since I know &#39;whodunnit&#39; after seeing them many times.<br/><br/>That said - actually watched &#39;Evil Under the Sun&#39; earlier this week and it&#39;s still a great movie. 2025-01-30T17:54:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs22q2ae5th7274emvjadt9hy3ynzufw6drzz7v8hguv2dcpfys5pgzyz7qld9knu7ep0qwdc80w65m5jswwpevfcy82knxys09t9zmwk0asknksel #Introduction (2)<br/><br/>Support #WomensRugby (#HarlequinsWomen and the #RedRoses), and - for my sins - #Pompey and #England #Football.<br/><br/>Love #BoardGames (#Carcassonne, #QuacksOfQuedlinberg, #TicketToRide) and #Wargaming (#BloodBowl, #MoonStone, #Oathmark, #BurrowsAndBadgers).<br/><br/>Trying to get back into #Running after an achilles injury and love a long #Walk or two. #Walking usually involves a #Pub since I love my #Beer and #RealAle.<br/><br/>Looking forward to interacting with you lovely folks in 2025. 2025-01-02T15:44:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq2yk2kxazxsm8s53rqrak22afjgtjwvf3407vnaus65w5ztumwtczyz7qld9knu7ep0qwdc80w65m5jswwpevfcy82knxys09t9zmwk0asn8vr9q #Introduction (1)<br/><br/>Hi - I&#39;ve been on #Mastodon for over a year, but have just moved to this lovely instance.<br/><br/>#English born cishet man with a #European heart, I live in #Portsmouth with my family and #PetRats.<br/><br/>Non-partisan politically but tend to a liberal, #Green stance with strong emphasis on critical thinking. #Feminist and #LGBTQ ally.<br/><br/>Musically into #Vinyl records (mostly #Indie, #BritPop, #Prog, #CanterburyScene, #JazzFusion). Also play #BassGuitar, #Guitar and #Drums, but rusty on all. 2025-01-02T15:41:59Z