Henrik Hemrin @hehemrin@librem.one

"New Linux users are probably wondering, “What could happen to Ubuntu?”. But, folks, history recalls many occasions when things moved in a different direction than the Linux community expected. Mandrake Linux, Red Hat Linux, CentOS, and so on are only a few examples": Mint’s LMDE 5: POC or the Best Linux Desktop Out There? https://linuxiac.com/linux-mint-lmde-5-the-best-linux-desktop-out-there/

My book on facial recognition technology comes out on September 19! Over the last two years, I tracked down the tech's early pioneers, found the people fighting against its worst impulses, and dove into the history of Clearview AI, the start-up that first drew me into the topic with a radical person-finding app that giants in the field, including Google and Facebook, had deemed taboo. It feels real now because there's a release date and a preorder button: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/691288/your-face-belongs-to-us-by-kashmir-hill/

Idag firar jag två månader på Mastodon och vill därför passa på att boosta personer/konton som på olika sätt gör upplevelsen här intressantare:

@carlharnryd (klassisk musik)
@ninawormbs (digitalisering mm)
@carl (lärande)
@ambivalena (foto)
@AndersTapola (samhälle)
@SAOCousins (ecology, teckning)
@AntiPapa_Ken (musiken mm)
@araneida (AI-art bla)

Vad har Ni för följartips, ska vi bygga tråd? Boosta isf (som ni vet sprids inte lajkar här;)

#FöljarFredag #FollowFriday #MagnusTipsar

Så himla bra av @eliasr från @dfri, föreningen för digitala fri- och rättigheter. Väldigt dåligt med förbud mot anonyma kontantkort.

Staten har inte att göra med vem jag pratar med. Övervakningssamhället måste få ett stopp! Länder kan snabbt förfalla på några år. Se på Ungern eller Polen.

Sågningen av nya lagen – när anonyma mobiler tystnar: "Som i en diktatur" - P4 Göteborg | Sveriges Radio
https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/sagningen-av-nya-lagen-nar-anonyma-mobiler-tystnar-som-i-en-diktatur

The Old Stockholm telephone tower was a metallic structure built to connect approximately 5,500 telephone lines in the Swedish capital of Stockholm. Constructed in 1887, the tower was used until 1913. It was damaged by a fire in 1952 and demolished the following year.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Stockholm_telephone_tower

#cableporn

#digiKam introduces version 7.9.0 of its full-featured image management/processing software. With digiKam 7.9.0 you can login more easily to Google Photo, identify faces in your photos better, and automatically finding where a picture was taken is a breeze.

https://www.digikam.org/news/2022-12-05-7.9.0_release_announcement/

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New Year’s morning walk with my faithful companion. #DogsOfMastodon #mistodon #HappyNewYear