Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

@purism What are those first two sentences supposed to say? 'Apple is to technological freedom as home country is to citizens.' 'Google is to privacy as home country is to citizens.' ??? What does that even mean?

There should be something better than LinkedIn in the fediverse. Wonder what it should look like?

1. Connect to colleagues by company.
2. Follow companies.
3. Technology forums.
4. No ads from companies/products you don't follow.
5. No way to view any information you don't make public.

Does Matrix already fit the bill, or is something more focused needed?

Help the Poor Bosses! There’s a Labor Shortage! https://rall.com/comic/help-the-poor-bosses-theres-a-labor-shortage #rall

Cops to People: We Quit. People to Cops: Good. https://rall.com/comic/cops-to-people-we-quit-people-to-cops-good #rall

Interior secretary recommends Biden restore national monuments Trump trashed https://grist.org/politics/interior-secretary-recommends-biden-restore-national-monuments-trump-trashed/

Why hasn't this already been done?

Detroit’s first new assembly line in 30 years will compound pollution in Black neighborhoods https://grist.org/equity/detroits-first-new-assembly-line-in-30-years-will-compound-pollution-in-black-neighborhoods/

"Southeast Michigan is already a nonattainment region for ozone levels, regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency. ...in order to expand its Detroit facility on the east side, Stellantis agreed to reduce emissions[9] from its existing
plant in Warren, a mostly white, higher income city."

Biden Subsidies for Liquid Natural Gas Could Doom International Climate Goals https://theintercept.com/2021/06/21/biden-lng-subsidies-fossil-fuel-climate/

U.S. Military Training Document Says Socialists Represent "Terrorist" Ideology https://theintercept.com/2021/06/22/socialists-counterterrorism-political-terrorists-navy-antifa/

If you use VSCode, you're supporting Microsoft's agenda. You're saying you're okay with abusive monopolists who want to restrict choice and freedom in technology. There are other, more open, tools out there that work just as well or better. The only really valid reason for using Microsoft's tools is to write programs for Microsoft's platforms. #microsoftsucks

The tedium of 3GL development often outweighs the thrill of problem solving.

@fribbledom Meanwhile the senior devs 55+ are saying, "Welcome to WalMart!"

Should one "clean" the house when friends come over, or does that just imply that they aren't really friends?

So called bipartisan groups in Congress always tend toward supply side economic "solutions".