So now you have to use proprietary software to not get evicted from your home: https://www.npr.org/2020/06/19/880859109/zoom-call-eviction-hearings-they-ll-throw-everything-i-have-out-on-the-street
While Basecamp is proprietary software, Apple's rejection of the "Hey" app is a demonstration of the unjust power that Apple and other companies hold over users, using #DRM and the DMCA to block you from getting apps from anyone else: https://u.fsf.org/33w
I wonder if free software "smart" bulb features could be developed to counter this: https://www.wired.com/story/lamphone-light-bulb-vibration-spying/ Or I guess yeah there's curtains.
Finally, vindication: https://skillet.lifehacker.com/you-can-have-all-the-martini-garnishes-at-once-1843982095
The only thing "brazen" here is limitless copyright: https://publishers.org/news/publishers-file-suit-against-internet-archive-for-systematic-mass-scanning-and-distribution-of-literary-works/ Instead of suing, how about a conversation addressing both the interests of authors and the public interest in free speech and education.
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TikTok? I've got *sick* LoC. #flossinfluencer
Sea levels are rising but so is my level at C. #flossinfluencer
Python reminds us that we are all in this world together, everything is connected, there is no such thing as empty space. #flossinfluencer
My favorite part about hacking in Python is all the selfies. #flossinfluencer
I cross-stitch *and* cross-compile. #flossinfluencer
The only containers I use are for gardening. #flossinfluencer
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GNU is not unused by other people: https://gnuindia.org/internship-programs/
@zacchiro I can't believe you aren't supporting our workers. ;)
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