"Signal Desktop currently has no standalone registration process, but Signal is working on making Desktop available as a primary, standalone device."
— https://aboutsignal.com/news/signal-desktop-without-a-mobile-phone-standalone-version-in-development/

Signal without requiring an iOS or Android smartphone would indeed be a much welcome development!

@signalapp@mastodon.world

#Signal #Linux #LinuxPhone #PC #Desktop #UserFreedom #Privacy #PostmarketOS #PinePhone #Librem5

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Bob Machintruc @turbobob@mamot.fr

· 2mo ago

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@galar@toot.si @Sustainable2050@mastodon.energy Indeed... 9/11 (deadliest) < 3000 deaths including the hijackers. Four times less... but got a tiny bit more of coverage. #euphemism #Heatwave #Risk #ClimateChange #Capitalism #Priorities #Europe #Climate #Politics

Bob Machintruc @turbobob@mamot.fr

· 3mo ago

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2/n So, this means that if we renew our Mullvad subscriptions, some of our money may again end up being donated by co-founder/co-owner Daniel Berntsson to fund a party pushing for large-scale remigration and calling people parasites. Nothing short of a Berntsson-free @mullvadnet@mastodon.online is acceptable. Seeing the out-of-touch, almost enabling copy-pasted replies, it likely won't happen though. Keep spreading the word. #Mullvad #Donation #FarRight #DanielBerntsson #Fascism #ExtremeRight #VPN #Privacy

Bob Machintruc @turbobob@mamot.fr

· 3mo ago

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3/n Mullvad's Daniel Berntsson donated 5 million SEK. Putting things in perspective: "According to data collected by DonationWatch, 2025 was the most lucrative year in the party’s history, netting a total of 5.58 million SEK. For comparison, the party received just 202,000 SEK in total donations throughout 2024." Clearly a BIG FAN. Seen via TechRadar: ➡️ https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/i-dont-like-that-he-made-this-donation-mullvad-ceo-reacts-to-co-founders-donation-to-controversial-swedish-populist-party ➡️ https://donation.watch/en/sweden/party/1152/timeline #Mullvad #Donation #FarRight #DanielBerntsson #Fascism #ExtremeRight #VPN #Privacy

techradar.com

Bob Machintruc @turbobob@mamot.fr

· 7mo ago

Replying to on mastodon.social

@Tutanota@mastodon.social It'll be great if you release it with a Free and Open Source license (AGPL)! Nextcloud is FOSS, for example; cf. https://isitreallyfoss.com/projects/ #FOSS

isitreallyfoss.com

Is it really foss?

Bob Machintruc @turbobob@mamot.fr

· 11mo ago

#Linux c'est merveilleux 💖

(nb: les 100 000 DLs, c'est juste pour #ZorinOS)
https://www.rtbf.be/article/100-000-telechargements-en-deux-jours-la-fin-annoncee-de-windows-10-profite-a-linux-11619366

🎮 Gaming on Linux:
De nos jours, on peut en gros tout faire tourner, notamment grâce à Steam (proton). Même Battle.net. Quand ça coince, c'est souvent à cause d'un anti-cheat agressif (quelques jeux multi).
- https://www.protondb.com/explore
- https://lutris.net/

#Alternative #Libre #Windows10 #Windows11 #PC #Informatique #Gaming #LinuxGaming #Steam #SteamDeck #Ubuntu #LinuxMint #Fedora #Debian

mamot.fr

Mamot - Le Mastodon de La Quadrature du Net

Bob Machintruc @turbobob@mamot.fr

· 6mo ago

Simply incredible — no matter how many times you've watched it 💖

🎧 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S33tWZqXhnk

#Guitar #TommyEmmanuel #Musician #ClassicalGas #Music #Musica #Musiek #Musik #Incredible #Legend

Bob Machintruc @turbobob@mamot.fr

· 6mo ago

Oh, this is just wonderful :blobcatheart:

John Lithgow reading a poem he made for Stephen Colbert:
💖 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nN4MI-rxmzQ&t=92s

#StephenColbert #JohnLithgow #LateShow #Poem #Poetry #Colbert #CBS #TV #US #TheMightyColbert

"The Mighty Colbert" - John Lithgow Reads A Special Poem He Wrote For Stephen

Bob Machintruc @turbobob@mamot.fr

· 10mo ago

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@gsprs @signalapp At the very least let people use an account without requiring them to have an Android or iOS smartphone. Respect your users' freedom FFS.

Until then:

Best matrix client for mobile imo: https://fluffy.chat/en/
More free and open source clients: https://matrix.org/ecosystem/clients/

#Privacy #Matrix #FOSS #Linux #Freedom #Encryption #MobileLinux #LinuxMobile #LinuxPhone #Signal

fluffy.chat

Bob Machintruc @turbobob@mamot.fr

· 6mo ago

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@wlaatje sources, sources, sources:

https://www.politico.eu/article/robert-golob-slovenia-eu-probe-israeli-black-cube-election-campaign/
direct link to the letter, from Politico's website: http://pro.politico.eu/editorial_documents/a01eb5f4-117b-4a5e-9111-c0b52eca28fb

#Sources #Citations #References #Slovenia #Israel #EU #Commission #BlackCube #Spy #Manipulation #Democracy #Threat #SmearCampaigns #Illegal #Fake #Corruption #Elections #NationalSecurity #Security #Surveillance

Slovenia urges EU to probe reports that Israeli spies meddled in election race

POLITICO

Slovenia urges EU to probe reports that Israeli spies meddled in election race

Black Cube operatives are accused of “illegal surveillance” after leaked recordings blew up the campaign ahead of March 22 vote.

Bob Machintruc @turbobob@mamot.fr

· 6mo ago

ONU: Résolutions non respectées par Israël
— par le Monde Diplomatique

➡️ https://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/resolutions/pepites/resolutions-non-respectees-par-israel

Page interactive : chaque rond de couleur représente l'une des plus de 1000 résolutions non respectées par Israël et renvoie à une page dédiée avec plus d'info, qui a voté quoi, etc.

Et avec un lien direct vers chaque document dans la bibliothèque numérique des Nations unies, d'où la version PDF peut être téléchargée dans différentes langues :blobcatheart:

#ONU #Israel #DroitInternational #UN

monde-diplomatique.fr

Bob Machintruc @turbobob@mamot.fr

· 6mo ago

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@pyviv@social.sciences.re Excellent 😄😊 !

Bob Machintruc @turbobob@mamot.fr

· 6mo ago

🇺🇸 🇮🇷

About Iran not surrendering and closing the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump: "It's a little unfair." @ 51:06.

WTF.

➡️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFsZtxhM67c&t=3066s

#US #Iran #Hormuz #War #USPol #WarCrimes

President Trump live at the White House

Bob Machintruc @turbobob@mamot.fr

· 9mo ago

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@res260@infosec.exchange @adbenitez@mastodon.social @collectifission@greennuclear.online Still, if it's to break out from Whatsapp and others, just go e.g. for Matrix (Fluffychat and element are pretty nice); Signal should be far more open to actually be worth the effort... After all, it will also fully insist on shoving iOS and Android down your throat. https://matrix.org/ecosystem/clients/

matrix.org

Clients

Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communications

Bob Machintruc @turbobob@mamot.fr

· 6mo ago

🇺🇸

"Why would #Trump launch a foreign war when he is so domestically weak? Precisely because he is weak."

"He is a failing president with little room to maneuver, unable to organize his coalition, unable to consolidate his regime, and unable to effect his will. Many would-be authoritarians have believed that a quick and easy foreign war was just what they needed to rally their support at home. Trump should look up what happened to them."

➡️ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/13/trump-iran-weakness

#US #USPol #Iran #Weak

mamot.fr

Bob Machintruc @turbobob@mamot.fr

· 1mo ago

RE: @Kletskous@mastodon.social

➡️ https://x.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/2092623921526771957

x.com

Bob Machintruc @turbobob@mamot.fr

· 37mo ago

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@barnibu@birdbutt.com Oh, and was it already using that under the hood? Honestly, Steam now kind of sucks since the latest big UI update (bugs, bugs, bugs :/).

Bob Machintruc @turbobob@mamot.fr

· 10mo ago

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@stevelieber@mastodon.social 🍿