aRubes / HenryKrinkle @aRubes@tooot.im

"Tradition is basically peer pressure from dead people". Discuss 🙂

I love the #coronavirus data presentation tool @rysiek did. Once you decide which countries you want to see, what information you want to see about them and how exactly, this all becomes part of the permalink. Example: https://rys.io/covid/#active,linear,permillion;israel,italy,united-states,united-kingdom

Measures to fight the #COVID19Pandemic could open the door for more #surveillance, strengthen authoritarians and endanger democracies. History teaches us that we must take this threat very seriously: https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/corona-surveillance-tracking-privacy-authoritarian #CoronavirusOutbreak

In these unprecedented times, it's important to start every paragraph with "In these unprecedented times".

🎉🎈 Mastodon.Social has just welcomed its 500.000th user 🎂

At this 🌟special🌟 #milestone I would like to thank everyone in the #fediverse for the numerous interesting posts, the wonderful time and the untiring voluntary #community contributions that make it all possible.❤️

@Gargron #mastodon #mastodonSocial #500k #freedom

"On the media", a #WNYC #podcast, has an episode about #Israel's "black flag" demonstrations claiming prime-minister #netanyahu is using #COVIDー19 to undermine democracy and escape corruption trial https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/episodes/when-coronavirus-isnt-only-crisis

"The Coronavirus Tech Handbook (CTH) has quickly become a huge and important resource.

For ideas how the tech community can help, the CTH has listed many responses to the crisis, under subjects including: datasets, infographics, models & forecasting, fighting mis/disinformation, tools for scientists, doctors and nurses, volunteering and organising..."

https://coronavirustechhandbook.com/

Discovered via TechForUK:
https://tinyletter.com/techforuk/letters/important-techforuk-responding-to-coronavirus-covid-19

I have a few years of experience with working from home, and my key advice is this: Work from bed in your underwear as often as possible, listen to whatever music you want to