rik @rik@librem.one

@EricChrSmit @thefirewall hopelijk pushen jullie ook vooral flink tegen de op korte termijn toenemende dreiging van appdwang (mn door nationale en Europese overheid en banken..).https://appdwang.nl/

The slow death of the power user.

"This isn’t an accident. This is the result of two decades of deliberate, calculated effort by the largest technology companies on earth to turn users into consumers, instruments into appliances, and technical literacy into a niche hobby for weirdos. They succeeded beyond their wildest expectations"

https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/the-slow-death-of-the-power-user/

#technology #tech #sustainability

#tegeltje

Ik was de pop-ups, reclames en trackers van Datumprikker helemaal zat, dus bouwde ik zelf een alternatief. Altijd gratis, geen reclame, geen account, geen tracking. En #opensource zodat dat ook zo blijft. Plan je volgende etentje, vergadering of borrel eens met Prikkert.nl!

The Wall Street Journal lists 25 critical issues with Microsoft Copilot (200K employees, €240bn revenue). Response? A shrug.

But Nextcloud (160 employees) faces: "Not user-friendly enough."

The double standard: autonomy and privacy traded for convenience.

Is Big Tech what you need ór just what you're used to?

Soverin offers European infrastructure, no vendor lock-in, sovereign data. Switching is easy.

#DigitalSovereignty #EuropeanTech

these chores could have been a montage

Aan het eind van het jaar voegen we traditiegetrouw een nieuw streepje toe aan de klimaatstreepjescode: de reeks gekleurde lijnen die laat zien hoe de temperatuur in Nederland sinds 1901 is veranderd. De streep van 2025 kleurt donkerrood. 🔗 https://www.knmi.nl/over-het-knmi/nieuws/klimaatstreepjescode-krijgt-nieuw-streepje-voor-2025

You don’t need to understand the math behind large language models in order to get that they are not minds.

The next time you meet someone who believes ChatGPT knows anything, experiences perception, has motivations, or forms opinions, show them this video.

Reason 7 To Choose Linux 😍

You decide when to install updates and reboot your computer!

Security updates are critical. They should be done early and often to keep your computer safe.

But you don't want your device to force an update - and then reboot - while you're working.

With #Linux, the decision when to update is yours.

/7

#EndOf10 #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #GNULinux #Microsoft #Windows #Windows10 #Windows11

"Sideloading" is the rentseeker word for "being able to run software of your choosing on a computing device you purchased". There is no reasonable case for an operating system developer having a say over what programs you run on your hardware.

#Android #Google