@evacide @mshelton

Signal is centralised and was attempted backdoored by the uks online safety bill and saved by signal threatening to walk. Simplex is open source and quantum resistant e2ee like signal and also has its secret group chats and metadata protection like Signal but SimpleX is also decentralised with ip protection, tor support, no persistent id basically "a burner phone for every contact"
Signals centralisation also makes it more vulnerable to total censorship, all you need to do is block signals domains, being a decentralised network SimplexChat has no single point of failure to censor and anyone can run their own relay node

#PSA #E2EE #Privacy #Encryption #Anonymity #Signal #SimpleX #UnitedKingdom #OnlineSafetyAct #Censorship

Rolling fields stretch towards the distant North Sea, offering sweeping #CountrysideViews and #CoastalScenery characteristic of rural Northumberland. The landscape near Alnwick is dotted with small fenced pastures and a scattering of trees, creating a tranquil #RuralEscape perfect for quiet walks. Clear skies and open farmland merge with the coastal horizon, an inviting scene for #NaturePhotography enthusiasts. The area lies close to several scenic spots and National Trust treasures along the Northumberland coast, making it a quintessential #ScenicLandscape.

Taken Jun 2018

#SilentSunday #ShotOniPhone #UKCountryPic #Photography #MastoGPT #CountrysideViews #CoastalScenery #RuralEscape #NaturePhotography #ScenicLandscape #LongCartCottage #NorthFarm #Alnwick #England #UnitedKingdom

Rolling fields stretch towards the distant North Sea, offering sweeping #CountrysideViews and #CoastalScenery characteristic of rural Northumberland. The landscape near Alnwick is dotted with small fenced pastures and a scattering of trees, creating a tranquil #RuralEscape perfect for quiet walks. Clear skies and open farmland merge with the coastal horizon, an inviting scene for #NaturePhotography enthusiasts. The area lies close to several scenic spots and National Trust treasures along the Northumberland coast, making it a quintessential #ScenicLandscape.

Taken Jun 2018

#SilentSunday #ShotOniPhone #UKCountryPic #Photography #MastoGPT #CountrysideViews #CoastalScenery #RuralEscape #NaturePhotography #ScenicLandscape #LongCartCottage #NorthFarm #Alnwick #England #UnitedKingdom

Whitby Harbour stretches out beneath a clear sky, where gentle waters reflect the colourful fishing boats and the bustling quayside. The historic buildings lining the waterfront evoke the town’s maritime heritage, blending with the charm of a classic coastal town. Visitors strolling along the pier are treated to a serene #HarbourView, with #SeasideScenery framed by the distant cliffs and the North Sea beyond. The working harbour, dotted with #FishingBoats, is a picturesque reminder of Whitby’s long-standing fishing tradition and enduring appeal to travellers seeking #HistoricBuildings and coastal charm.

Taken Nov 2024

#SilentSunday #ShotOniPhone #UKCountryPic #Photography #MastoGPT #HarbourView #CoastalTown #FishingBoats #SeasideScenery #HistoricBuildings #BridgeStreet #Whitby #England #UnitedKingdom

Whitby Harbour stretches out beneath a clear sky, where gentle waters reflect the colourful fishing boats and the bustling quayside. The historic buildings lining the waterfront evoke the town’s maritime heritage, blending with the charm of a classic coastal town. Visitors strolling along the pier are treated to a serene #HarbourView, with #SeasideScenery framed by the distant cliffs and the North Sea beyond. The working harbour, dotted with #FishingBoats, is a picturesque reminder of Whitby’s long-standing fishing tradition and enduring appeal to travellers seeking #HistoricBuildings and coastal charm.

Taken Nov 2024

#SilentSunday #ShotOniPhone #UKCountryPic #Photography #MastoGPT #HarbourView #CoastalTown #FishingBoats #SeasideScenery #HistoricBuildings #BridgeStreet #Whitby #England #UnitedKingdom

I am still watching the #Trump press conference. Things worthy of note:

👉🏾 #Venezuela 🇻🇪 will be a vassal state of #America 🇺🇸 until democratic elections begins

👉🏾 Trump has threatened other dictators around the world

👉🏾 The Monroe Doctrine is back. This should make the #UnitedKingdom 🇬🇧 nervous ( #UK 🇬🇧 & #Argentina 🇦🇷 have a dispute over some territory)

👉🏾 Oil companies will regain properties they held before (their investment in Trump paid off)

👉🏾 Lots of military flexing https://one.darnell.one/@darnell/115832053965322655

Follow the clues. Explore the map. Uncover the hidden location. DM your solution — can you be the first to solve this MicroHunt?

Share it with a friend, an acquaintance, a work colleague, or a lover who can help crack it.

#bookhousemicrohunt

#bookhouse #bookhouseUK #MicroHunt #puzzle #dailypuzzle #puzzlebook #dailychallenge #treasurehunt #book #library #solveme #maplovers #booklovers #riddle #brainteaser #mystery #unitedkingdom

Mastodon.me.uk is an open, user-supported, corporation-free Mastodon server for the UK.

This server has been online since 2017.

https://mastodon.me.uk

You can find out more at https://mastodon.me.uk/about or contact the admin account @Floppy

#FeaturedServer #UnitedKingdom #UK #Britain #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

Mastodon.me.uk is an open, user-supported, corporation-free Mastodon server for the UK.

This server has been online since 2017.

https://mastodon.me.uk

You can find out more at https://mastodon.me.uk/about or contact the admin account @Floppy

#FeaturedServer #UnitedKingdom #UK #Britain #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

@Tutanota I've mentioned this before but SimpleX is more private secure and anonymous that signal threema and session.

SimpleX is decentralised meaning taking down a single group of servers or org wouldnt destroy the simplex network, people can run completely anonymous simplex servers over tor, this puts simplex ahead of Signal and Threema

SimpleX has quantum resistant encryption which puts it ahead of Threema and Session, the UK military[1] and NATO[2] both consider quantum computers to be a threat now because of store now decrypt later attacks

SimpleX has no user identifiers not even random strings, its essentially like having a "burner phone for every contact". Two or more compromised contacts could corroborate your messages by linking them to your signal username or your session id, but with simplex your contacts can't prove your identity even between eachother. This fact puts SimpleX above Signal Threema and Session

These technical details about the simplex protocol can all be found on the project website including the whitepaper[3]

[1]
https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/whitepaper/preparing-for-quantum-safe-cryptography

[2]
https://www.nato.int/docu/review/articles/2021/06/03/quantum-technologies-in-defence-security/index.html

[3]
http://isdb4l77sjqoy2qq7ipum6x3at6hyn3jmxfx4zdhc72ufbmuq4ilwkqd.onion/

#SimpleX #Threema #Signal #Session #PSA #Privacy #Security #Anonymity #NATO #UnitedKingdom #Tor #QuantumResistantEncryption

In 1296, King Edward I, the English monarch, stole the Stone of Destiny from Scotland. 600 years later, four students decided to take it back. Here's @BBCNews's story on the 1950 heist to reclaim the ancient relic.

https://flip.it/B1geo4

#History #Histodons #Scotland #UnitedKingdom #StoneOfScone

#TIL about this awesome interactive tool to explore toponyms in #GreatBritain called Grep Britain. 🇬🇧

https://conradgodfrey.com/grep_britain/

(And for anything more complex and worldwide, there’s #OverpassAPI via #OverpassTurbo or #OverpassUltra using #OpenStreetMap data.)

#maps #Mapstodon #gischat #UnitedKingdom

https://www.europesays.com/2637848/ Yup, this is pretty much it. #Scotland #UnitedKingdom

In 1296, King Edward I, the English monarch, stole the Stone of Destiny from Scotland. 600 years later, four students decided to take it back. Here's @BBCNews's story on the 1950 heist to reclaim the ancient relic.

https://flip.it/B1geo4

#History #Histodons #Scotland #UnitedKingdom #StoneOfScone

@ErikUden While in principle I like your partys organizational principles the best, its still electoralism and material forces will cause capitalists to infiltrate and corrupt your party, remember 100 years ago labour was a party of the labour movement

You're right that changes are fought for on the ground but we cant let the bells and whistles of party organising hamper the movement, mutual aid is not charity, as soon as our movement becomes solely dependant on investment from yourparty we will become party organs. I'm not saying dont take the money because initial set up can take a lot of cash but dont become dependant on it, build dual power directly coops and mutual aid structures of all kinds

#Electoralism #YourParty #UnitedKingdom #Anarchism #DualPower #MutualAid #GreenParty #LabourParty #LabourMovement

#TIL about this awesome interactive tool to explore toponyms in #GreatBritain called Grep Britain. 🇬🇧

https://conradgodfrey.com/grep_britain/

(And for anything more complex and worldwide, there’s #OverpassAPI via #OverpassTurbo or #OverpassUltra using #OpenStreetMap data.)

#maps #Mapstodon #gischat #UnitedKingdom

"More than 100,000 applications for UK heat pump subsidy"

#UK #UnitedKingdom #HeatPumps #Energy

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/01/more-than-100000-applications-for-uk-heat-pump-subsidy/

UK Hunts Have Claimed Over £2.4 Million In Taxpayer Money Since Ban https://plantbasednews.org/animals/uk-hunts-claimed-million-taxpayer-money/

#AnimalRights #wildlife #hunting #UnitedKingdom #UK #UKpol

The Rush at Oxford Circus

At the end of a day of street photography we took the train back to Liverpool Street Station from Oxford Circus. That of course calls for the obligatory long exposure shot of the train coming into the station.

https://inphotos.org/2025/12/06/the-rush-at-oxford-circus/

#photo #photography #London #streetphotography #unitedkingdom