alex-esc's old account @alexesc@librem.one

right to the point

A sunset in Edmonton, taken before the Stantec tower was built. #Film #Photography #Edmonton

"The disconnect between people’s stated desire for online privacy and their incautious online behavior has become known as the 'privacy paradox.'... it’s hard to draw conclusions about people’s values ...because their choices are shaped by all kinds of factors...

But when the question was flipped — asking how much money companies would have to pay an individual to receive full access to their personal data — the average answer was a hefty $80 per month."

https://onezero.medium.com/how-much-is-your-privacy-really-worth-421796dd9220

A ferry in Vancouver. #Photography

Please let this take off 😃 #BernieOnMastodon

Give a person a program and frustrate them for a day.

Teach a person to program and frustrate them for a lifetime.

I dont think I have ever enjoyed an NBC news article before
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/how-do-you-text-unpacking-battle-between-raindrop-waterfall-texters-ncna1057411

Any large system that attempts to maintain backwards compatibility will eventually become a victim of backwards compatibility.

"What is the capital of Mexico? Mexico City" sounds like a trick question.

A December sunset in Alberta. #Film #Photography

A few scenes from the #portland #climatestrike that happened yesterday – turns out the kids are alright! There must have been 10,000–20,000 people in the streets.

If you're in Barcelona next week on the 26th, stop by @ecolectia@twitter.com for a locally organised Fairphone community meet-up 🙌 #WeAreFairphone and we #DareToCare

Find out more about the event: https://www.facebook.com/events/517888795692437/

4 DAY WORK WEEK, 4 HOUR WORK DAY should be the rallying cry of the left

The mass media.

I've been using #invidious instead of YouTube's homepage to watch videos from creators that I dig.

Not only does it not get throttled from tmobile but also the interface has a ton less bloat.

It's like #NewPipe for the desktop.

I still can't believe how red the sun was on that smokey day in BC. #Photography #Film

Engels' Instagram would be popping, but Marx would be one of those YouTubers who posts a bunch of multiple hour long discussion videos, promises to post more regularly then vanishes for months