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CJ
@mateloos.be
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Sound engineer with a passion for the outdoors. Rumored to be obsessed by ecology & cosmology.

#FOSS enthusiast running #Debian since potato, Google-free mobile since CyanogenMod.
Signal, Matrix IDs on request.

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CJ @mateloos.be · Jan 10
This thread focusses on #Free #software on mobile.

As a forever user of #FOSS #libre software, I will use this expertise to document these apps & digital ecosystems.

This ever growing family of tools respects the user's #privacy. It nurtures a #democracy independent of Big Tech.

Let's go!

🧵
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hoegenaamd.dinx.nl
KING - Als het goed is, proef je het bij ieder pepermuntje uit de rol: Kwaliteit In Niets Geëvenaard.
January 25, 2026 at 7:32 PM
mateloos.be
Can't believe it's almost a year ago since
January 25, 2026 at 7:15 PM
mateloos.be
Meanwhile the other end…
#polarization
#bothsideism
#climate
January 25, 2026 at 6:58 PM
mateloos.be
"Different govt agencies necessarily collect information to provide essential services or collect taxes, but the danger comes when the govt begins pooling that data & using it for reasons unrelated to the purpose it was collected."

Like, handing it to #Palantir which then sells it, "repurposed."
January 25, 2026 at 6:44 PM
mateloos.be
** American
roulette

now with
MORE
bullets **
#ICE
loesjevdposters.bsky.social Loesje v/d Posters @loesjevdposters.bsky.social · 1h
** Amerikaans
roulette

nu met
MEER
kogels **
#ICE
** Amerikaans roulette nu met MEER kogels **
January 25, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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philipkeuleers.bsky.social
Boeiend artikel 👇 👇 👇
fiona-webster22.bsky.social Fiona "Fi" Webster 🌎🌍🌏 @fiona-webster22.bsky.social · 6h
The hard truth for anyone filming wrongdoers is that the same tech that can hold the state accountable can also make ordinary people more visible to the state.

A researcher who studies data governance, digital tech & the US federal government with advice on how to protect yourself.

No pay wall.
Filming ICE is legal but exposes you to digital tracking – here’s how to minimize the risk
Federal agents have pepper-sprayed, tackled and detained people recording their actions. If you post your recordings of agents, you also risk the feds tracking you and those around you.
theconversation.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:28 PM
mateloos.be
Oepsie
rosamundevb.bsky.social Rosamunde Van Brakel @rosamundevb.bsky.social · 1d
The total cost of i-Police is much more than first indicated by the minister, the money was mainly given to consultants. #ipolice www.tijd.be/politiek-eco...
January 25, 2026 at 11:46 AM
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anthonypainter.bsky.social
Post war western Europe is simply the best society that this species has ever managed to create. Never forget it. Defend it for all we're worth.
Europe v America
January 25, 2026 at 10:58 AM
mateloos.be
"Bij de MIVB bieden we jongeren vandaag een abonnement van 12 euro per jaar aan, 1 euro per maand. Meer jongeren nemen het openbaar vervoer en zijn minder afhankelijk van de auto."
💪

Bij NMBS moet ik 2 stations >145km ingeven voor "Unlimited abo".
Plus extra voor bus, tram.

In NL, één kaartje.
Schermafdruk van NMBS simulatie zoals https://simulator.belgiantrain.be/nl/flexabo/result?uicCodeFrom=91702&nameFrom=OOSTENDE&profile=B2C&uicCodeTo=66001&nameTo=AARLEN&monthly=true&yearly=false&priceClass=SECOND Unlimited Abonnement 3 maanden Onbeperkt reizen voor een periode van 3 maanden. 2e klas Geldig op het hele Belgische netwerk Op MoBIB-kaart Te combineren met bus/tram/metro/parking Totaalprijs€ 1.125,00 DAGEN/WEEK PER REISDAG 2 € 48,91 3 € 32,14 4 € 24,46 5 € 19,74 Sup. 3 maanden MIVB € 154,00 De Lijn € 160,00 TEC NEXT - € 114,60 TEC HORIZON € 144,00 TEC EXPRESS € 213,00
January 25, 2026 at 8:37 AM
mateloos.be
"Nultolerantie achter het stuur." - Een schande dat ik *nooit gecontroleerd* ben om positief te blazen: heb 20j naar níks gekeken. Een wonder dat ik nooit een ongeluk had. (Ik leef ondertussen 10j nuchter!)

"Helmplicht voor e-steps" - daar gaan verhuurbedrijven van die ondingen zwaar tegen lobbyen…
January 25, 2026 at 8:14 AM
mateloos.be
Las net hetzelfde in betoog van een professor: "Stop met me AI-gegenereerde emails te schrijven. Ik begin te lezen en uiteindelijk blijkt het allemaal onzin."

"Helaas merk je dat vaak pas als je de laatste zin hebt gelezen: het klonk allemaal helder en zinnig, maar het ging helemaal nergens heen."
January 25, 2026 at 7:17 AM
mateloos.be
One needs to be accountable to law to enforce it.
January 25, 2026 at 6:38 AM
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resistrebelrevolt.net
When an authoritarian regime fears that it will lose control, it ramps up violence to emote strength it doesn't have.

Don't fall for it.

They are weak - and their loss of control definitively shows it.
January 24, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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radiolento.bsky.social
Need a distraction? The Big Bear Valley eagles have just laid their first egg of the season.
Big Bear Bald Eagle Live Nest - Cam 1
YouTube video by FOBBV CAM
www.youtube.com
January 24, 2026 at 8:10 PM
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d-m.bsky.social
I’m not a lawyer but killing someone while unlawfully beating them sounds an awful lot like felony murder.
chadloder.bsky.social Chad Loder @chadloder.bsky.social · 1d
So I watched the shooting video frame by frame and it looks like:

1) They were beating a struggling man with batons

2) His jacket opened revealing a gun in his waistband or lower back

3) The agent in gray grabbed the gun and was walking away

4) THEN the other agents shot the man in the back
January 24, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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netblocks.org
⚠️ Update: #Iran's internet blackout continues in its third week despite a brief momentary restoration of international connectivity around hour 375. Online platforms are occasionally whitelisted and some users have been able to tunnel out over the last couple of days.
Graph from NetBlocks showing network connectivity in Iran from January 2, 2025, to January 24, 2025. The y-axis represents normalized connectivity, ranging from 0% to 100%, and the x-axis represents the dates. The green line representing Iran's connectivity remains lower than normal most of the time period due to protests, with a sharp drop on the evening of January 8 and a very brief recovery on the morning of January 24. The drop in connectivity aligns with protests across the nation. The minimum and current connectivity levels are indicated as 1% and 1%, respectively. The chart has a dark background with a red horizontal arrow labeled 'SHUTDOWN', indicates the period of disruption, an orange circle highlighting the brief recovery with a label 'BRIEF RESTORATION' and an orange horizontal arrow labeled 'TUNNELING', incidates some users' ability to use circumvention tools.
January 24, 2026 at 10:09 AM
mateloos.be
Toen hooverboards in opmars waren en alle kids het daarover hadden, dacht ik telkens "maar da kan toch ni!?"

Bleken dat toch geen hooverboards uit Back To The Future.

Het onderscheid tussen feit en fictie dateert voor sommigen van vóór Trump's 'alternative facts' & Covid, van voor AI.
January 24, 2026 at 7:47 AM
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mateloos.be
The report is pretty damning for the new Digital Omnibus and rejects the majority of suggested changes to GDPR.

It expands in great detail on why NOYB accepts individual articles, suggests improvements to them or flat out rejects them.

TL;DR:
4 Overview of Suggestions noyb was repeatedly asked to provide an assessment of the suggested changed in the “Digital Omnibus”. Insofar as they concern the GDPR, noyb would suggest the following approach to various proposals by the European Commission. Details as to the reasons and options for improving suggestions are provided at the end of the analysis of each Article in the report. Article 4(1) & Article 41a – Definition of “Personal Data” Reject Article 4(38) – Definition of “Scientific Research” Reject Article 9(2)(k) & (5) – Processing via AI Systems Reject Article 12(5) – Limitation of the Right to Access Reject Article 13(4) – Exception from the Right to Information Reject Article 13(5) – Limitation of the Right to Information Reject Article 22(1) & (2) – Automated Decision Making Improve Article 33 – Data Breach Notifications Improve Articles 35 – DPIAs Adopt Article 88a – Access to Terminal Equipment Improve Article 88b – Automated Signals Improve & Adopt Article 88c – Processing via AI Systems Reject Article 5(3) ePrivacy – Access to Terminal Equipment Improve
January 20, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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noyb.eu
🇪🇺🚌 With the #EU Parliament and Council ramping up their work on the #DigitalOmnibus, noyb continues to fight for changes to preserve your privacy rights.

🤝 You can help us by becoming a Supporting Member! Learn more ➤ noyb.eu/en/support-us

#MakePrivacyReality
Illustration depicts a group of people happily connecting puzzle pieces. Text says "Become a Supporting Member! Go to noyb.eu/support-us
January 24, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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edzitron.com
it's really good that Oracle bought TikTok, a business that only loses money, at a time when it took on $56bn+ in debt and $240bn in lease obligations for GPUs to rent to OpenAI, a company that will run out of money. This could all have the funniest ending ever
January 23, 2026 at 10:46 PM
mateloos.be
"by default, BitLocker recovery keys uploaded to MS cloud"

This totally relieves me of the last shred of doubt I had after I had wiped a brand new, never booted Win11 Pro from a machine today and installed Debian on that machine.
Doubt if I should have made a backup of the virgin Windows, that was.
Microsoft gave FBI a set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects' laptops: Reports | TechCrunch
The FBI served Microsoft a warrant requesting encryption recovery keys to decrypt the hard drives of people involved in an alleged fraud case in Guam.
techcrunch.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:21 PM
mateloos.be
All while we're subsidizing our own demise.

Nah, I just wanted to stay in theme with link preview pic. /s
January 23, 2026 at 9:31 PM
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hypervisible.blacksky.app
“Personal Intelligence feels like Google has been quietly taking notes on my entire life and finally decided to hand me the notebook.”
With 'Personal Intelligence,' Google finally admits how much it knows about you. It's scary-good.
Personal Intelligence from Google connects Gemini AI to Gmail, Photos, and Search history, setting new standards for personal AI assistants.
www.businessinsider.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:10 PM
mateloos.be
Oh my! Here some excellent interdisciplinary action.

"It was the monk Eilmer of Malmesbury who, as early as the 11th century, linked two observations of 1P/Halley comet."

Who said #cosmology is so far out there? I love when it mingles with #history!

🔭🗿🧪🏹
January 23, 2026 at 3:30 PM
mateloos.be
🎯
socksandpuppets.com ahdok @socksandpuppets.com · 4d
As an artist, I was told that NFTs were the future and that I needed to get with the times or be left behind.

As a gamer I was told that the Metaverse was the future, and I should start getting into it now, or be left behind.

These are the same people telling me that AI is inevitable.
January 23, 2026 at 3:18 PM