John Sullivan @johns@librem.one

One of my greatest frustrations with contemporary computing is SCROLLING.
Why is this worse than it used to be, and why does it keep getting worse?

ohio.gov "blocking" VPN IPs by just returning 404. For a hot second I thought the state had gone missing. But no, just awesome digital government.

This doesn't seem good: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article278145272.html

(Bacardi added by Ukraine to war sponsor list)

Bacardi owns many brands, including favorites like Angel's Envy.

Really, what could go wrong: https://www.engadget.com/teslas-iphone-app-can-now-control-your-car-through-siri-144718131.html?src=rss

This Android tablet asks for your password in order to turn it off. But if you just keep holding down the power button, it turns off. Eh?

@mlinksva Hm yes I hope so. I guess they have to make sure they comply with the Blender Resilience Act.

"re:Mix" -- best product name ever for what it is ("open source" repairable blender).

https://www.wired.com/story/open-source-your-blender-to-fight-electronic-waste/

I guess when you make yogurt in it, that's re:Mix culture.

@joshaspinall I try not to carry 2 phones, but I do when the #PinePhone is going through a rough patch, as it is now for me. Still my primary phone but I carry a backup cheap stock Android phone. I also keep that around so I can tell a little better when a problem is on my end vs the provider's.

Lovely hike this morning with Nessie, assisted by #PinePhone GPS and PureMaps. (Photos not with Pine though.) #dogsofmastodon

@dx Even as someone very ready to believe this, I do wonder about these numbers. For example, the Sopranos was many DVDs, but presumably only one streaming entry -- do these numbers account for that, I wonder.

"When Netflix shipped DVDs to customers, there were about 100,000 to choose from. Streaming...has reduced that to about 6,600 US titles." -- NYT 2023-08-13

Proud today to be a #Debian Developer, even just as a minor contributor on the keyring team. I don't agree with every decision the project makes, but I agree with participating in a project that makes democratic decisions toward the goal of user freedom and by the way is technically excellent. I believe it has made and will continue to make the world a better place, and that there will be many internal and external challenges along the way.