Free Soft&Hardware Enthusiast @goatwildernesscollective@librem.one

it's kind of funny how frustrated and annoyed apple's announcement reads in regards to the changes they have to implement to comply with EU DMA, like > This change is a result of the DMA’s requirements, and means that EU users will be confronted with a list of default browsers before they have the opportunity to understand the options available to them. The screen also interrupts EU users’ experience the first time they open Safari intending to navigate to a webpage.

"Parents Rights" is a dog-whistle for abuse.

The US is the *only* country in the world which is not party to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

There was a proposal by Russia a few years ago to include so-called "Parental Rights" in the convention, and it was widely rejected as it inherently is at odds with the idea of the rights of a child to be heard, respected, protected, a right to their own name and identity.

In the US, rejection of the convention is specifically because of conservative Republicans who believe that children should not have rights, and that only the authority of parents is what matters.

I've been on the #internet before becoming an adult.

I'm not sure what adults occupied themselves with before internet. (As an internet-free kid, doing things I was not allowed to do was good.)

Maybe not being able to escape into the 'net is how people could focus on great pursuits.

I bet in the future historians will split time into "before internet" and "after internet" eras.

#history #futurology

Wine 9.0 was released just yesterday, and it's already available for TUXEDO OS users! 🍷 🎉
https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/releases/wine-9.0

#Wine #Wine9 #TUXEDO_OS

Lutris 0.5.15 Fixes Crashes When Using Wayland With High DPI Gaming Mice

Lutris 0.5.15 has been released as the newest version of this open-source game manager that allows managing games from within Steam, GOG, various retro game console / emulator solutions, and other sources...
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Lutris-0.5.15-Released

"OpenAI says it’s “impossible” to create useful AI models without copyrighted material"

10 years ago three dudes from Sweden were hunted by FBI, Interpol and their own government for challenging copyright laws and seeking a fresh approach without ever profiting from it. 🏴‍☠️

Now venture capitalist-backed corporations will sell us our own copyrighted material at a premium. Working tirelessly to embed it in every product designed from now on so you will not be able to avoid it. 💰

Who did it better?

Please use Firefox in 2024

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/dec/29/google-lawsuit-settlement-incognito-mode

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I seriously can’t understate how important all of the work on #postmarketOS is to the #solarpunk future.

If installing adblockers is the largest consumer boycott in history, then #postmarketOS is an insurgency against planned obsolescence.

the "fragile" but quite well working reform next prototype and the almost production grade pocket reform at #37c3

Researchers, policymakers, litigators, activists and journalists around the country used the Atlas of Surveillance in 2023 to shine light on policing technology. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/12/atlas-surveillance-hits-major-milestones-2023-review

Dear Amazon, I barely use Prime Video because your app is so incredibly shitty. Now you want me to pay extortion fees to avoid ads?

You’re pushing people to piracy. You do realize that, right? It’s already a better experience to download your shows and use a better player.

What happened to the two day shipping you promised?

When you go out in public, you don’t forfeit your privacy. You should be able to remain anonymous. But roll out of facial rec tech will mean the end of privacy in public. Join our campaign to demand your MP finds out if FRT is being used in your area

https://pvcy.org/facialrecognition

New blog post: The Year 2023 in Retrospect https://christian-gmeiner.info/2022-12-26-end-of-year/

#etnaviv

Next year, we’re hopeful that the court will uphold the right of individuals to comment on government officials’ social media pages, when those pages are largely used for governmental purposes and even when the officials don’t like what those comments say https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/12/2023-year-review-us-supreme-courts-busy-year-free-speech-and-tech-cases

A few damaged tiles after Starship 28's static fire today.

12/20/23