You learn something every day. I've been using DuckDuckGo for ages but didn't know about the "bang" feature. I usually set up other search engines directly in the my browser but this means I don't have to. Neat! https://duckduckgo.com/bang

**Menno Finlay-Smits** · Jul 29, 2019, 21:30

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**Cas [main]** @cassolotl@queer.party · Jul 29, 2019, 21:30

Jul 29, 2019, 21:30

Cas [main] @cassolotl@queer.party

😭❤️🌱🌳

RT @hallaboutafrica@twitter.com

Super green. Ethiopia tries to break world record by planting 200million trees in one day. Ends up planting 350million. Ethiopia is determined to reclaim lost forests, which covered 35% of country in 1900 but only 4% of country in 2000. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/29/ethiopia-plants-250m-trees-in-a-day-to-help-tackle-climate-crisis

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1155885766494568448

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**Menno Finlay-Smits** · Jul 07, 2019, 20:50

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**Sean O'Brien** @diggity@mastodon.social · Jul 07, 2019, 20:50

Jul 07, 2019, 20:50

Sean O'Brien @diggity@mastodon.social

circa 1980. "And we concluded that one excellent way to protect people was to collect less information about them."

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**Menno Finlay-Smits** @menn0@mastodon.nzoss.nz · Jul 01, 2019, 06:45

**Menno Finlay-Smits** @menn0@mastodon.nzoss.nz · Jul 01, 2019, 06:45

Jul 01, 2019, 06:45

Menno Finlay-Smits @menn0@mastodon.nzoss.nz

This hail in Mexico is bonkers.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/01/freak-summer-hailstorm-buries-cars-in-mexicos-guadalajara

#ClimateChangeIsReal

**Menno Finlay-Smits** · Jun 23, 2019, 01:54

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**Dave Lane** @lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz · Jun 23, 2019, 01:54

Jun 23, 2019, 01:54

Dave Lane @lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz

We need much more of this! https://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/113564439/veteran-environmentalist-tells-farmers-to-brace-themselves-for-change excellent article in which an environmentalist in the Taranaki points out that many farmers don't realise the degree to which their "profit" is currently the result of subsidised "free" water, and the ability to be a high carbon emitter and polluter, putting that cost onto the rest of society, not their bottom line. He points out that much farming will cease to be profitable when farmers bear the real cost of their production.

**Menno Finlay-Smits** · Jun 22, 2019, 10:00

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**FlowFX** @flowfx@chaos.social · Jun 22, 2019, 10:00

Jun 22, 2019, 10:00

FlowFX @flowfx@chaos.social

TIL: In the Netherlands, refugees are required to learn 3 skills: the language, swimming, and how to ride a bike.

Sounds reasonable to me.

**Menno Finlay-Smits** @menn0@mastodon.nzoss.nz · Jun 10, 2019, 21:21

**Menno Finlay-Smits** @menn0@mastodon.nzoss.nz · Jun 10, 2019, 21:21

Jun 10, 2019, 21:21

Menno Finlay-Smits @menn0@mastodon.nzoss.nz

Google just gave 2 billion users a reason to switch to Firefox
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kateoflahertyuk/2019/05/30/google-just-gave-2-billion-chrome-users-a-reason-to-switch-to-firefox/#62afd35f751f

(Well not me - I'm already a happy Firefox user)

**Menno Finlay-Smits** @menn0@mastodon.nzoss.nz · Jun 06, 2019, 05:48

**Menno Finlay-Smits** @menn0@mastodon.nzoss.nz · Jun 06, 2019, 05:48

Jun 06, 2019, 05:48

Menno Finlay-Smits @menn0@mastodon.nzoss.nz

Caught up on all of the amazing good/worrying Trump Inc podcast after a few weeks of binge listening. Crucially important investigative reporting, yet also entertaining and engaging. Highly recommend. https://www.wnycstudios.org/shows/trumpinc

**Menno Finlay-Smits** · Feb 21, 2019, 22:21

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**Gathadair** @dubh@cybre.space · Feb 21, 2019, 22:21

Feb 21, 2019, 22:21

Gathadair @dubh@cybre.space

TIL: In the Firefox inspector you can right click a node to get a contextual menu… and one of the options on which is “Screenshot node”.

This will snap the whole node, even the bits above or below the viewport. So snapping <body> will give you a scrolled screenshot: no need for a special tool to screenshot entire pages anymore.

Just awesome.

**Menno Finlay-Smits** · Nov 28, 2018, 17:33

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**Gathadair** @dubh@cybre.space · Nov 28, 2018, 17:33

Nov 28, 2018, 17:33

Gathadair @dubh@cybre.space

In New Zealand, we prefer our comms gear to be backdoored by the USA, not China, thank you very much.

**Menno Finlay-Smits** · Jun 03, 2019, 21:21

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**Gwenhwyfar's Garden** @GwenfarsGarden@sunbeam.city · Jun 03, 2019, 21:21

Jun 03, 2019, 21:21

Gwenhwyfar's Garden @GwenfarsGarden@sunbeam.city

Looking for help on what's wrong with my apple tree.

Some parts of the tree have started shrivelling and going brown, whilst the rest looks healthy. In my 'pests and diseases' book, the only think close to what this looks like is frost damage, but we haven't had frost for months. I cannot see any pests on it, so figure it must be some kind of disease, but what?

Any ideas? And if so, any suggestions on what to do?

#Gardening #Fruit #Help

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**Menno Finlay-Smits** · May 28, 2019, 11:58

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**pinkprius** @pinkprius@chaos.social · May 28, 2019, 11:58

May 28, 2019, 11:58

pinkprius @pinkprius@chaos.social

If you find yourself sitting in cars now and then, this might be interesting to you and help you prevent accidents.
So if you open a cars door from the inside, you open the door with the hand that's not next to the door. This means that you turn around you body which automatically turns your vision in the direction where other cars or bikes might come from.

I was taught this early on I believe, anyways this is the way I have always done it.

#dutchReach #bike

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**Menno Finlay-Smits** · May 22, 2019, 21:13

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**X_Cli** @x_cli@infosec.exchange · May 22, 2019, 21:13

May 22, 2019, 21:13

X_Cli @x_cli@infosec.exchange

#Mobilizon: "A free and #federated tool to get our events off #Facebook!"

https://joinmobilizon.org/en/

Please help fund this! :)

**Menno Finlay-Smits** · May 24, 2019, 16:02

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**r000t** @r000t@infosec.exchange · May 24, 2019, 16:02

May 24, 2019, 16:02

r000t @r000t@infosec.exchange

fsck should be called mkfsgreatagain

**Menno Finlay-Smits** @menn0@mastodon.nzoss.nz · May 24, 2019, 21:13

**Menno Finlay-Smits** @menn0@mastodon.nzoss.nz · May 24, 2019, 21:13

May 24, 2019, 21:13

Menno Finlay-Smits @menn0@mastodon.nzoss.nz

I was honoured to accept a NZ Hi-Tech Award on behalf of the Cacophony Project last night. It's wonderful for the team and our amazing open source contributors to be recognised for all their hard work and innovation.

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**Menno Finlay-Smits** · May 23, 2019, 14:54

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**James Turnbull** @kartar@mastodon.cloud · May 23, 2019, 14:54

May 23, 2019, 14:54

James Turnbull @kartar@mastodon.cloud

RT @jessfraz@twitter.com

One thing that seems to have gotten hidden from the GitHub announcements is actually THE MOST VALUABLE feature for open source maintainers:

The ability to have private discussions and code review about security vulnerabilities WITHIN your repo.
https://help.github.com/en/articles/about-maintainer-security-advisories

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/jessfraz/status/1131569352069865472

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**Menno Finlay-Smits** · May 09, 2019, 02:37

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**Alastair M. D. Touw** @amdt@mastodon.social · May 09, 2019, 02:37

May 09, 2019, 02:37

Alastair M. D. Touw @amdt@mastodon.social

Editor-in-chief of @linuxjournal Doc Searls on a sort-of erosion of #FreeSoftware principles within the broader #Linux (as commonly named) and #OpenSource Software community: We Need to Save What Made Linux and FOSS Possible 👉🏻 https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/we-need-save-what-made-linux-and-foss-possible