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I think Microsoft has renamed "DLL hell" to "Nuget".

"Walmart sells cut rate computers and Microsoft has been very angry about there being a huge selection of Chromebooks. Walmart refuses to get rid of Chromebooks because they're an affordable computing solution for middle and working class America. They do take Microsoft ad money to present Windows 10 S as "another choice"."-Ryan

I've had people tell me "this is a crisis - it's too important for you to insist on being consistent with your principles!" demonstrating that they don't understand principles.

If your development partner's unwilling to open the source or "can't"... then you screwed up. You picked the wrong partner. You're the buyer, you call the shots. Lift your game.

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Senator @RonWyden has said he'll stand against any attempt to ram through the EARN IT bill while the Senate is in DC to deal with the Covid emergency. He shouldn't be the only one speaking up. act.eff.org/action/stop-the-ea

Businesses across the world are harvesting and monetizing our biometrics without our knowledge or consent. We’re proud to support a new federal bill to end this.

eff.org/deeplinks/2020/08/sen-

Another pre-work ride up the hill & more National hoardings on people's fences. Just making sure that would-be National voters realise that a vote for National is implicitly stating you believe in trickle down economics (it doesn't exist). And that more roads will mean less traffic, like a larger waistband results in weight loss.

RT @NBCLX: Why the sudden push to get TikTok out of the U.S.? Only the Trump administration knows for sure. The Electronic Frontier Foundat…

Your health insurer wants to control your life.

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Harvard's TraceFi appears to be the introduction of a powerful new location surveillance for everyone on their campus. Students should not be asked to sacrifice their privacy to use this technology. covidtech.harvard.edu/howitwor

Schools were already operating as testbeds for mass surveillance before the advent of COVID-19, from kindergarten through college levels. We shouldn't give them another tool in their surveillance arsenal. eff.org/deeplinks/2020/02/scho

The Constitution requires disclosure of the source code of programs used by prosecutors to prove an accused’s guilt in order to ensure that the evidence is reliable. eff.org/deeplinks/2020/08/eff-

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