keverets @keverets@librem.one

"Oh wow, you are on fire lately!" 🍿

#krita #MastoArt

Traditional hats of Europe

One of the biggest sighs of relief I've had recently is hearing @doctorow say that podcasts are still resilient against #privatization. I had great fears that #spotify's attempt to do so by paying Joe Rogan $100mil would be successful, but apparently, Cory Doctorow considers that attempt to be a failure. It is at least clear that Apple's efforts there have failed over the years. https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/enshittification-part-3-saving-internet-on-the-media

It’s still a BIG problem that because of car manufacturing influence, most media & political energy goes to EVs, with not NEARLY enough going to fewer cars/less driving. But the priority HAS to be the latter, the part of the solution that will actually do much more public good. #EV #ElectricVehicles #cars #cities

For those who believe that the western liberal democracy is more effective than Chinese communism, consider that China is ahead of its #climate goals while western liberal democracies are behind. "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark" (Shakespeare quote, not singling out). If we are to prevent authoritarians from expanding, we need hold our governments to account. We also must take personal responsibility and do what we can to reduce our own climate impact https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/29/china-wind-solar-power-global-renewable-energy-leader

Have you heard of #StreetComplete for #OpenStreetMap ?

It's a fun OSM "editor", gamified, to make it more interesting for casual or new mappers.

Do you know that there's a fork called #SCEE with advanced editing capabilities (like editing tags directly), and meant for experienced mappers? It's still a fun app. 🥳

The Linux coders turning the ROG Ally and other handhelds into Steam Deck clones

It's not an easy process, but it's getting close to a nearly full SteamOS feel.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/06/the-linux-coders-turning-the-rog-ally-and-other-handhelds-into-steam-deck-clones/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

✨ Import from Instagram issues have been fixed in the latest commits!

If you have an import that has been stuck on "Processing", it will be properly processed once your instance admin updates to the latest commits!

Pixelfed.social has now processed all imports, you may have to wait until your admin updates for your import to finish processing.

"Don't like posts, boost them."

"Don't block people, it's antisocial."

Babies, use this service however you like and in ways that bring you and your friends the most joy and the best sense of safety. Hammer the like button if you want. Block whoever you feel like, for whatever reason you want.

You don't owe anybody else engagement in the form they might prefer - or at all.

@AmyDentata@mastodon.socia

"Here is how platforms die: first, they are good to their users; then they abuse their users to make things better for their business customers; finally, they abuse those business customers to claw back all the value for themselves. Then, they die."

from https://pluralistic.net/2023/01/21/potemkin-ai/#hey-guys by @pluralistic

Reddit got a lot right in the past, but when a platform turns its back on the community that supports it, it doesn’t end well.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/06/what-reddit-got-wrong

Just finished my #instagram to #pixelfed migration; the implementation is so smooth, excellent implementation by @dansup - very well done!

Social media’s job is to show you posts from the people you follow, but social media’s business model is to charge news companies to reach their subscribers. That’s a bad deal for everyone (except the platforms’ owners!)

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/06/save-news-we-need-end-end-web

JMP is Launched and Out of Beta https://lemmy.ml/post/1217231

> In their damning report of education technology Human Rights Watch found that 89% of the 150 products they examined “monitored or could monitor children, in most cases secretly and without the consent of children or their parents”. With CryptPad students can learn without being surveilled and tracked.
https://cryptpad.org/pricing/education/
#Cryptpad #SoftwareForEducation #HumanRightsWatch #OnlineCollaboration #共同文章作成

Me: I won't discuss business in a room with an Alexa, because Amazon is my business competitor and they eavesdrop.

Various other folks:

Today: Amazon to pay fine for eavesdropping. https://www.npr.org/2023/06/01/1179381126/amazon-alexa-ring-settlement

launching next week: the new MNT Reform Keyboard V3 (also as drop-in module for the MNT Reform laptop)!

If we priced externalities into the cost of fossil fuels, it’s not a profitable business.

The cleanup costs in California will be triple the industry’s projected profits, and that doesn’t even include cleaning up CO₂ and CH₄ from the atmosphere.

https://www.propublica.org/article/cost-of-california-oil-cleanup-exceeds-industry-profits

Time to ask questions, boys!

What communications tools/chat protocols do you use in 2023 for PERSONAL communications? Only select those you have used in the past week or two. If you only write via Facebook to your grandma once a year, don't select it.

Also, I don't care if your workplace uses Slack or MS Teams. Only choose the options you use for personal stuff.

Please, repost for greater reach.