Show more
keverets boosted
Aaron  

@GeePawHill @mariyadelano This is why I go on and on about making cooperatives and non-profits the default business model. I can't make it happen by myself, but I sure as hell can tell people my idea and try to get them on board. Imagine if our laws promoted and prioritized the non-profit, cooperative business model over the for-profit model that is the norm today. The world would be such a better place if it weren't in the best interests of the vast majority of execs to actively look for ways to screw workers and customers out of their cash. Imagine if instead of creating value for shareholders/investors, it benefitted them to create value for *us*.

1
keverets boosted
tomb  

I love my smart TV. I love the way it takes a long time to boot up because it's trying to refresh the advertisements on the home screen. I delight in the way it randomly restarts because it's downloaded an update without asking me, each of which makes the TV slower and slower with every subsequent install. I adore the way it buries the apps that I want to use, and that I use without fail every single time, below the apps that it's being paid to promote and which I have never touched in my life and would never use without the cold metal of a glock pressed hard against my sweating temple. I am infinitely thrilled by the way the interface lags constantly, due to the need to have one thousand unnecessary animations rendered on hardware ripped wholesale from a ten year old phone. I feel myself borne aloft on wings of pure joy when I am notified that my data will be collected and analysed to determine my useage patterns. Even now I am writing this from a field of beautiful flowers and soft luscious grass as I lie and look up happily at the bright blue sky, smiling happily to know that this is the future of technology

1+
keverets boosted
M  

Amazing review in WIRED: "Ring cameras are cheap and ubiquitous, but contributing to a just society is also a factor in keeping your family safe." wired.com/story/why-we-do-not-

0
keverets  

@bremner previously did this in `/etc/udev/rules.d/99-lowbat.rules`

```
SUBSYSTEM=="power_supply", ATTR{status}=="Discharging", ATTR{capacity}=="[0-5]", RUN+="/bin/systemctl hibernate"
```

Which would hibernate whenever the battery level was 5% or less

0
keverets  

@mhoye I guess you have to be careful not to have too many versions of your self gang up on future self

0
keverets  

@mhoye maybe make a time bomb for your future self from your current self. Download something extra cringe now

0
keverets boosted
Vincent Cloutier  

Turns out you on a #Librem5 you can install android in a container and it runs at native speed. The android window shows as an app, so I can just use an android app if I find a native version lacking, neat!

Show thread
1+
keverets boosted
evacide  

Mozilla's new report on the data privacy of modern cars is nightmare fuel. Enshittification has definitely hit the car industry: foundation.mozilla.org/en/priv

1+
keverets boosted
European Commission  

Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta, Microsoft

These are the first 6 companies designated as ‘gatekeepers' under the Digital Markets Act.

They have 6 months to ensure their core platform services comply with our rules, including:

✔ Allowing users to unsubscribe and remove pre-installed services
✔ Allowing the download of alternative app stores

❌ Banning tracking outside of their services without consent
❌ Stopping ranking their products more favourably

➡ europa.eu/!NbfBbn

#DMA

1+
keverets boosted
Dare Obasanjo  

Today many devices have add internet connection and rebranded as “smart”, where smart is actually a euphemism for collecting and selling your data. Smart TVs are big offenders here but new cars are just as bad.

VW collects your driving behaviors such as your seatbelt and braking habits and pairs that with info such as age and gender for targeted advertising.

Mozilla found brands including BMW, Ford, Toyota, Tesla, and Subaru similarly collect data about drivers.

gizmodo.com/mozilla-new-cars-d

0
keverets boosted
Tim Bray  

youtube.com/watch?v=u7s-BgfcFX

What they said.

1+
keverets boosted
Matt Blaze  

This may be obvious, but I recently started routinely adding "-youtube" to google searches. This eliminate most pages with links to garbage YouTube-monetized videos that try to attract people looking for basic instructions on how to do simple things. Greatly improves the quality of search results.

1+
keverets boosted
Mayee, MD 🍉  

#Covid19

0
keverets  

@sw00sh @janvlug @murena @gael @e_mydata @Fairphone The Librem 5 is there and usable as a consumer device with a more traditional Linux stack. Hoping that can bring that functionality to more devices eventually.

0
keverets boosted
Manu Kiesel  

For the NoScript/uBlock/uMatrix gang

1
keverets boosted
Eddie Roosenmaallen  

Excuse me?
Google now moderates your saved bookmarks? The hell?

1+
keverets boosted
joat  

Anybody confused why people still listen to turntables or CD players forget that they never:

- stop working because they can't connect to WiFi
- stop working because they need a firmware update
- stop working because the manufacturer dropped support
- say "if you like Bach you might like Taylor Swift"
- play ads
- recommend "turntable premium"

1+
keverets boosted
Hugo 雨果  

#Jitsi remains committed to privacy, but now you need to sign up for a Google or Facebook account in order to use their public hosted instance.

jitsi.org/blog/authentication-

What a joke.

1+
keverets  

@coyoty @Chrishallbeck trial initially with a thermometer, then you get fast and repeatable results for your ideal temp every time.

0
keverets  

Pritzker's "How to spot an idiot" speech makes an interesting point

youtube.com/watch?v=aJZ56dEq4b

0
Show more
Librem Social

Librem Social is an opt-in public network. Messages are shared under Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0 license terms. Policy.

Stay safe. Please abide by our code of conduct.

(Source code)

image/svg+xml Librem Chat image/svg+xml