solilo guy @dirk@computerfairi.es

Personally, I have positive experiences using the #VideoConferencing software #Talky with my comics course.

They say it's for up to 6 people, but everything is going smoothly with 10+ participants from different platforms.

(One of the others is using it on her phone, though, and frequently gets kicked out of the chat.)

I've found it in the recommendations section of the #CryptoParty site.

(Next apocalypse I'll try #NextCloudTalk, though...)

https://talky.io
https://www.cryptoparty.in/learn/tools

Compare this to this excerpt from “The Age of Surveillance Capitalism” by Shoshana Zuboff:

“...commercial surveillance is (…) an UNPRECEDENTED MARKET FORM, an original solution (...) through which a new asset class is created on the cheap and converted to revenue. Surveillance is the path to profit that overrides “we the people,” taking our decision rights without permission and even when we say “no.”

Jesus, #Zoom, most of _us_ would recommend to own👏 your👏 shit👏 and get over it.

OMG, #Zoom may have polished their privacy policy a bit amid all the uproar, but it’s still defensive as hell and sharply contrasts to the usual surveillance-capitalist sweet-talk (CapsLock emphasis mine):

“Zoom does use certain standard advertising tools (...) which (...) send personal data to the tool providers, such as Google. This is not a “sale” of your data in the sense that most of us use the word sale. (...) It is important to know that ADVERTISING PROGRAMS HAVE ALWAYS WORKED THIS WAY.”

Finally today, #SailfishOS “Rokua” (EA) arrived, with LUKS encryption of home directory and Nextcloud integration.

Been waiting for this for quite some time!

#privacy #infosec

She's already working on part 2 ("How to avoid domestic violence in
quarantine") and 3 ("Outdoor: What is really permitted?"), so stay tuned!

Wow, one of my comics students just drew and printed this self-help comic:

“1st Aid Kit to fight Covid-19”, part 1: How to go shopping.

It's available in German/English/French, and free to download, copy and distribute where you see fit:

https://covid-19.pa58.de

If you can, please consider buying a comic in this time of crisis for publishers and comic shops.

Cool German indie publishers like #Reprodukt, #avantverlag or #JajaVerlag are struggling and continue to suffer losses of about -50%.

In some cities like Berlin, comic and book shops are still open, in other places book shops will be happy to send you whatever you order on the phone.

Thanks for your help! ✏️ 🌈

https://www.tagesspiegel.de/kultur/comics/comicverlage-in-der-coronakrise-die-stabilitaet-ist-in-gefahr/25701278.html

In the past, #Jitsi sometimes worked and sometimes didn't.

Or does anyone have experience with using #NextcloudTalk for group video chats?

Cancelled my #comics course on Friday and moved everyone to #Signal instead.

A bit bumpy, but it worked.

Will be trying out #Jitsi next time, so that everyone can show and comment on pages.

We'll see...