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no more music for U-18s in UK 🙃

#OnlineSafetyAct #OSA #AgeVerification #Spotify #Tech #Technology #Privacy #Censorship #Surveillance

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1y

Recent comic: Cutting out the Middleman

I suspect that some readers might interpret this cartoon as a call for Luddism, but mostly it's a reflection of thoughts I've been having lately about out-of-control data harvesting and a growing surveillance state.

#tech #technology #privacy #data #comic #cartoon #surveillance #consumers #corporations

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I feel like there is a real desire for better tech out there.

The reason I am saying this is that I would never have expected that this little side project that is https://technically-good.ca/ would draw this much engagement - and I don't mean the quick-hit types of engagement, like likes and boosts.

I mean *real people* writing in with questions, comments, concerns. Creatives saying how an article really resonated with them, folks asking how they can help their friend group migrate to a less shitty platform, many others.

And I'm just running a tiny blog that's been up for only a few months!

I am very encouraged by these responses. We have momentum right now and it feels like something is shifting.

If you have a blog, post content critical of AI and the established algorithmic platforms, or provide tips for using alternatives - KEEP IT UP. ✊🏼Even if you think you are just one small person. Change is happening!

#tech #fediverse #socialMedia

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Microsoft can no longer deny it’s directly enabling the oppression and genocide of Palestinians by Israel.

“According to three Unit 8200 sources, the cloud-based storage platform has facilitated the preparation of deadly airstrikes and has shaped military operations in Gaza and the West Bank.”

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/06/microsoft-israeli-military-palestinian-phone-calls-cloud

#tech #microsoft #gaza #palestine #israel #genocide

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222d

LinkedIn Is Illegally Searching Your Computer

https://browsergate.eu

#tech #technology #BigTech #IT #enshittification #microslop #microsoft #LinkedIn #social #media #SocialMedia #data #security #safety #InfoSec #internet #web

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1y

"The more the Fediverse can be baked into systems already in use, as with the Wordpress plugin and Ghost 6.0, the easier it will be to make connections without platform or protocol battles." - @michael

Part 2 of Michael's post-FediCon blog series, exploring growth with a grassroots vibe, is out now! Check it out below 👇

https://www.blog-pat.ch/third-spaces-in-the-fediverse-fedicon-thoughts-part-ii/

#Fediverse #SocialWeb #FediCon #Mastodon #SocialMedia #Blog #ThirdSpaces #FediGrowth #OpenSocialWeb #Tech #LeaveX

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Out of the 23 #tech #books I have, all of them are old. Many of them still have relevance like O'Reilly's "DNS and BIND 5th Edition" which I bought in 2014 or so. But out of all of them, I was only able to purge these two.

O'Reilly's "Active Directory 5th Edition" which unfortunately was used maybe a handful of times. It's still in mint condition.

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The RHEL 6 certification book, which was invaluable to me when I switched careers *again* from EMS back to IT.

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The claim "you won't be replaced by AI, but by a person using AI" is nonsense. The Block layoff victims were some of the most productive, #llm pilled people in the company, but it didn't save them, because that's not what layoffs are about.

The layoff script goes, as always:
- overhire
- lay everyone off
- pretend it's because of #AI productivity gains
- stock go up

There is no individual solution that will protect you from bad leadership and cost cutting.

https://productpicnic.beehiiv.com/p/ai-layoffs-like-block-s-are-a-race-to-the-bottom-that-have-nothing-to-do-with-productivity

#tech

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234d

Left: NVIDIA DLSS 5.
Right: preview of DLSS 6. 🤡

#NVIDIA #DLSS #DLSS5 #GameDev #gaming #games #game #gamer #tech #technology #BigTech #IT #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #LLM #LLMs #ML #MachineLearning #GenAI #generativeAI #AIAgent #AISlop #Fuck_AI

A visual comparison of NVIDIA's DLSS AI tech, where the right side is even worse AI slop than the left side.

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#WarnerBros. Investors Approve Deal With #Paramount

The vote brings the #tech scion [aka nepo-baby] #DavidEllison one step closer to uniting some of the world’s biggest news & entertainment properties.

#media #FarRight #LarryEllison #Trump #coup
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/business/media/warner-bros-investors-paramount-vote.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

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#Musk found liable to #Twitter shareholders in #fraud lawsuit over $44 billion takeover

A #US federal #jury found #ElonMusk liable on Friday for claims he defrauded Twitter shareholders by ‌trying to drive down the #SocialMedia company's #stock price so he could renegotiate or back out of a $44 billion takeover in 2022.

#law #tech
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/musk-found-liable-twitter-shareholders-fraud-lawsuit-over-44-billion-takeover-2026-03-20/

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"Acclaimed journalist and '#EmpireOfAI' author #KarenHao sat down with award-winning writer #NaomiKlein for a conversation on the precarious #AI moment we find ourselves in."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1B__Efqacc

#artificialIntelligence #AGI #SamAltman #tech #BigTech #OpenAI #SiliconValley #surveillance #techFutures #technosolutionism #techWorkers #labour #books @bookstodon

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Don’t tell me you’re surprised.

The FBI is buying Americans’ location data
#politics #Tech
https://www.theverge.com/news/897145/kash-patel-ron-wyden-fbi-location-data-no-warrant

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248d

Is substack just a thing like mastodon?

I feel like I need to be reading people's substack stuff..

[edit: oops, nevermind.]

#Masterdon #Substack #tech

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Wow, I never knew there was a hand-held LCD version of OutRun. 😃

https://www.igdb.com/games/outrun--2

#OutRun #LCD #HandHeld #GameDev #gaming #games #game #gamer #RetroGaming #RetroComputing #RetroGames #RetroTech #VintageComputing #retro #history #arcade #computer #computers #computing #IT #1980s #tech #technology #vintage #nostalgia #digital #DigitalArt #graphics #CGI #CharacterDesign #design #artwork #art #artist #arte #arts #GraphicDesign #MastoArt #FediArt #CreativeToots #ArtistsOnMastodon

Photo of an OutRun LCD hand-held game device from the late 1980s.

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#Meta to cut 10% of staff as it pours billions into #AI

Meta said Thursday it plans to lay off roughly 10% of its workforce, or about 8,000 people, the latest in a string of #tech industry #layoffs fueled in part by #ArtificialIntelligence.

The company is also closing around 6,000 open roles, Janelle Gale, Meta’s chief people officer, wrote in a memo published by Bloomberg.

The layoffs will go into effect on May 20.

#jobs #labor #AIisComingForYourJobs
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-23/meta-tells-staff-it-will-cut-10-of-jobs-in-push-for-efficiency

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247d

Bad news 😔💔

I am sad to announce today that unfortunately I will not be working with Privacy Guides anymore after the end of this month.

Good news! 🚨

I will be available for a new position or contract, starting in April!

I am looking for a position or contact for:

✊ Digital rights activist (with a specialty in privacy rights)

🔒 Privacy expert or consultant

Fediverse and Mastodon advocate

🙌 Managerial position

📰 Tech journalist

💻 Technical writer

💚 Or any other fitting positions

I am especially interested in working with nonprofit organisations, cooperatives, open-source projects, privacy-oriented software companies, or any other organisations working for the public good.

🇨🇦 Remote from Canada

All the work I produce is guaranteed to be AI-free

Let me know if you hear of any good opportunities!

#FediHire #GetFediHired #Tech #Jobs

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Digg's short-lived reboot is on pause, and a sizeable proportion of staff is being laid off, but the story isn't over. Founder Kevin Rose sold the company in 2012 but repurchased it, alongside Alexis Ohanian, in 2025, relaunching it in open beta in January 2026 as "the front page of the internet, now with superpowers." However, it was pulled from the app store today, with CEO Justin Mezzell citing the "brutal reality of finding product fit" and an "unprecedented bot problem." What now? Rose will return to Digg full time to figure out next steps. Here's @Sarahp's story for @Techcrunch.

https://flip.it/yB6k0p

#Tech #Digg #Internet

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Review of GNOME Core App Image Viewer (Loupe)

A complete review of GNOME Image Viewer (Loupe) application with overview, advantages, criticisms, image formats, keyboard shortcuts, and install.

https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/review-gnome-core-app-loupe/

#blog #GNOME #linux #tech @gnome @gnomeapps

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Zorg eerst dat je de basis op orde hebt met technologie!
Investeer in digitale soevereiniteit, cybersecurity en toegankelijkheid.
En maak van zowel toegang tot technologie als offline een recht.
Zodat niemand buiten de boot valt, ook niet wie digitaal minder vaardig is!
~Dit zei ik bij 'Grip op Tech' debat @waag
HELE DEBAT: https://www.salto.nl/programma/waag/43zwkFR8U8UCUowKK6aIQU/

Je kunt morgen op me stemmen!
Ik ben kandidaat #3 Piratenpartij Amsterdam en #2 Amsterdam-Zuid!
#GR2026 #StemPiraat #tech #amsterdam #raad020

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Little Bits: Issue #34 For February 2026

Learn about how mobile freedom is under threat then find peace and relaxation as you explore and discover all the wonderful shine new little bits.

https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/little-bits-issue-34/

#blog #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #tech #news #LinkDump

A perspective view between two walls of white binary text with a blue background that has an explosion in the middle coming towards the viewer sits large bold text that reads, 'Little Bits Issue #34'.

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finland was planning to move its election platform to amazon web services.

after all the threats from the US and concern about how it will use tech dependence against europe, that plan is on ice.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-24/finland-shelves-plan-to-move-election-platform-to-amazon-servers

#tech #europe #finland #elections #politics #digitalsovereignty #amazon

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The "correction", when it comes, is going to be ugly. The quantities of misallocated capital involved in this AI mania look to be even more staggering than previously reported.

I worry that few smaller companies or startups will survive, and the country will be pockmocked with half-constructed data centers and obsolete equipment. This is not like the dot-com crash that left useful and unused fiber optic networking.

https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/private-credits-exposure-to-ailing-software-industry-is-bigger-than-advertised-d80da378

hashtag#AI hashtag#GenAI hashtag#GenerativeAI hashtag#software hashtag#tech hashtag#dev hashtag#AssetBubble hashtag#PrivateCredit

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