Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

#introduction

I wrote an article about the cybernetician Stafford Beer for a left-wing art magazine, and I'm looking to expand it into a book. My background is in mathematics (algebraic geometry) and I've worked on medical data integration for the last dozen years or so. Tired of making tech billionaires richer, I want to learn about co-operatives. I have an idea for a residential education co-op for high school students. I want to turn Beer's ideas into libre software. He/his pronouns.

Why Linux’s systemd Is Still Divisive After All These Years
https://www.howtogeek.com/675569/why-linuxs-systemd-is-still-divisive-after-all-these-years/

There are all sorts of artists who put their work online, only to run into copyright bots and bogus takedowns. And the Senate doesn't mention them when it talks about copyright online. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/06/when-senate-talks-about-internet-note-who-they-leave-out

#Canada doubles #weapons #sales to #SaudiArabia despite #moratorium | Canada | The Guardian

What are you playing at Canada?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/09/canada-doubles-weapons-sales-to-saudi-arabia-despite-moratorium

#ArmsTrade

This Week in Fascism #63: Police and far-Right Make Common Cause in Midst of Rebellion https://itsgoingdown.org/this-week-in-fascism-63-police-and-far-right-make-common-cause-in-midst-of-rebellion/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

There is no such thing as equality and we all accepted it. Because we all benefited from it. All but the lowest in this food chain. They were powerless because we constructed a system that forced them to participate or otherwise suffer immense repercussions. Over time, however, the gap widened, and the circle of people profiting from the established social contracts became increasingly exclusive. The internet gave us true freedom of speech and the power to organize ourselves.

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Since I was born, this is probably the fourth "once-in-a-lifetime" financial crisis we're heading for.

But I think our whole system is one big, deepening crisis, and it's collapsing before our very eyes. It is inherently out of balance and is essentially based on the assumption that we all agree that people take advantage of others. Whether it is corporations capitalizing on the working class or wealthy nations that abuse their powers to gain advantages in the global scheme of things.

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See our recent blog post about the First Amendment right to record the police. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/06/you-have-first-amendment-right-record-police

EFF joined a coalition of 53 organizations in a statement condemning harassment and violence against journalists. More than 80% of recent reports were attacks by police officers. https://ncac.org/news/the-free-press-in-a-time-of-crisis

Los Angeles rental scooter riders: the city is tracking your rides in real-time as part of an "experiment." We joined the ACLU in a lawsuit on behalf of two riders to put a stop this privacy-invasive practice: https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-aclu-file-lawsuit-stop-los-angeles-collecting-real-time-gps-tracking-data

Our guide to attending a protest has been updated. Stay safe, stay healthy, and stay heard. #BLM https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/attending-protest

Portland, OR: Portland Police Chase and Harass Court Supporters https://itsgoingdown.org/portland-police-harass-court-supporters/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

It's interesting when even former Google developers start to de-Google-ify their websites. This is from Jake Wharton who quit his job at Google just over a month ago (via Twitter):

"Google has been slowly rotting for years from their products outward."

Reason for removing Google Analytics from his website?

"Performance and privacy. Win-win."

https://plausible.io/blog/remove-google-analytics

I suspect it'd be far far more effective (and kind) to put the money required to equip NZ police with guns into social welfare for society's most desperate instead.

This.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Thatsactuallyverycool/comments/gxselk/now_this_is_some_deep_graffiti/

Apparently, the uptake of Microsoft's "Windows Linux Subsystem" is miniscule despite it being blared from all MS PR speakers at full volume. Smart technologists realise that enclosing Linux within Windows is a stage in Embrace, Extend, Extinguish. Locking the magnificent eagle, symbol of freedom, into a dingy little cage... is not a compelling proposition. Just drop Windows and use Linux. Only a fool puts on the shackles voluntarily.

Ban This Shit
https://gizmodo.com/ban-this-shit-1843904434 #privacy #security #purism