New blog post: https://www.harihareswara.net/sumana/2019/06/12/1 "Hey, You Left Something Out"
On the reply/comment pattern that goes (playfully or dismissively): "you did not mention the thing that I think should be mentioned. Therefore, something is wrong." What it's aiming at & what it misses.
Piracy is Ethically Acceptable To Many Harvard Lawyers https://torrentfreak.com/piracy-is-ethically-acceptable-for-many-harvard-lawyers-research-finds-190607/
if any Boston-area #floss #freesoftware #opensource folks are thinking of going to Grendel's for the weekly get-together tonight https://libreplanet.org/2019/fun/ , look for https://jasonaowen.net/ and say hi? He's visiting
https://worldginday.com -- but I kinda feel like every day is World Gin Day in my life.
More than 50 police departments have partnered with Ring to create a resident-powered surveillance dragnet. That's 50 cities too many. https://www.cnet.com/features/amazons-helping-police-build-a-surveillance-network-with-ring-doorbells/
I also still post from GNU social for FSF things at https://status.fsf.org/johns
Former shipper and executive director at the Free Software Foundation, now https://alliterativeadvising.com, https://crazyalansemporium.com, and board of directors for https://f-droid.org.