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A subtoot: corporations, and corporate(-like) behavior, are political. Anyone claiming that corporate-like work is apolitical--work that includes business-friendly software development whether it occurs within the walls of a corporate entity or not--is either naive or deliberately obfuscating reality.

"Politics" isn't only about institutions. It's about organizing large numbers of people to do something they wouldn't otherwise do. Corporations organize large numbers of people to do things they probably wouldn't do if they weren't paid and/or didn't need the money to live. 10,000 people wouldn't spontaneously get together and spend the best hours of their days for months building a commercial jet airliner if there weren't corporate structures in place and a society that keeps them close enough to deprivation that they will do this in exchange for money.

#FOSS #OSS #OpenSource #software #OpenSourceSoftware #tech #dev #SoftwareDevelopment #politics #economics #corporations

From navigation to cheating in exams, early adopters of AI glasses in China are renting them for as little as $6 a day. Some models offer live translation, real-time calorie tracking, and theater-like movie experiences, but not everyone is sold on the new tech, even as the government encourages citizens to buy it.

https://flip.it/S5xbth

#AI #AIGlasses #TechNews #Tech

Regarding last boost: "Firefox For Web Developers" is out here urging me to stop using Firefox.

#Mozilla #Firefox #DarkPatterns#antifeatures #AISlop #NoAI #NoAIWebBrowsers #AICruft #AI #GenAI #GenerativeAI #LLMs #tech #dev #web

etckeeper is an unsung hero of Linux computing, if you ask me.

#tech #foss #linux #etckeeper

Things from the Flood. By Simon Stalenhag. Translated by Martin Dunelind.

You are a young Swedish teen, growing up in the aftermath of a failed industrial project that may have opened a portal to another world, but the poisoned and destroyed landscape is your playground, and the agonies of adolescence find a comfortable home there.

4 of 5 library cats 🐈 🐈 🐈 🐈.

@bookstodon #bookstodon #books #reading #sweden #scifi #adolescence #graphicnovel #tech #art

Guess which one is running windows server...

#linux #windows #tech

"#KarenHao joins Scientific American to discuss her new book #EmpireOfAI, exploring how companies like #OpenAI wield power that is reminiscent of historical empires. From ideological quests for artificial general intelligence to the environmental toll of massive #dataCenters, Hao reveals the hidden forces shaping our technological future—and the reasons we should all be paying attention."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd8ZTI2Ft0w
#AI #AGI #artificialIntelligence #tech #BigTech #books @bookstodon

Australia’s ban of under-16s from social media platforms is now in force. But how is it working out?

On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke with @camwilson about how the ban came to be and what might have been a better approach.

Listen to the full episode: https://techwontsave.us/episode/307_how_effective_is_australias_social_media_age_limit_w_cam_wilson

#tech #autech #australia #socialmediaban #socialmediaagelimit #socialmedia #facebook #youtube

These were the last two photos I took with my Panasonic SDR-H85 camcorder. I was really bummed out as it broke at the start of my trip and I still have no clue what caused it to die. Still pretty sad about it. Does anyone have an Idea what might've caused it to die? I'm pretty certain the blurry picture was taken whilst it was dying and the other picture was after I couldn't see anything on my screen anymore. The Completely black picture was taken the same day to try and see if, after exporting media, it still worked. Clearly not as there is nothing on there

More Info on how it died:
I was taking photos but suddenly my screen started losing colour and fading away. For a while it still started up but nothing was visible on the display and after a couple of days it didn't want to turn on anymore.

A boost would be appreciated if it can help my post appear in communities which might know the answer.

#Panasonic #camcorder #handycam #help #tech #camera #videography #techsupport

Little Bits: Issue #31 For November 2025

Road blocks may have delayed this release, but it is still full of endless little bits to explore along with a message of gratitude and positivity.

https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/little-bits-issue-31/

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

The world’s largest #InternetArchive is under siege — & fighting back

There are few organizations dedicated to the gargantuan task of preserving the vast, ever-shifting record of human activity that is the #internet. The largest such record belongs to a #nonprofit based in an old church in San Francisco that operates on a smaller annual budget than the DC Public Library.

It is currently under siege.

#tech
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/10/18/internet-archive-hack-wayback/

Slack's signin procedure is the digital equivalent of boarding an airplane, "security"wise.

One of my favorite "security challenges" is the "verify your email" one. By this point my email has been verified so many times it should have top secret clearance.

#SecurityTheater #cybersecurity #infosec #Slack #tech #dev

Quick reminder that NASA currently has a solar sail in Earth orbit, flapping its wings in the flow of sunshine.

https://blogs.nasa.gov/smallsatellites/2024/10/22/update-on-nasas-advanced-composite-solar-sail-system/ #space #science #nasa #tech

2025 is coming to a close — and that means it’s time to wrap up the biggest stories and worst people in tech!

I spoke with Jathan Sadowski and Brian Merchant to get their insights on the past year.

Listen to the full episode: https://techwontsave.us/episode/308_the_year_in_tech_w_jathan_sadowski__brian_merchant

#tech #ai #artificialintelligence #techpodcast #digitalsovereignty #scoobydoo

Got off cheap.

Meta reaches $16.68 billion settlement over social media harms to children
#SocialMedia #Tech
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/meta-settles-with-us-states-over-social-media-harms-2026-08-26/

📷 #Germany has unleashed self-learning¹ AI camera systems on it's citizens.

AI + Mass Surveillance = Human Rights violations Made in Germany:
🇬🇧 https://madeindex.org/blog/ai-mass-surveillance-human-rights-violations-made-in-germany
🇩🇪 https://madeindex.org/de/ki-massenueberwachung-menschenrechtsverletzungen-made-in-germany

Sources:
¹https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXQ_E6AZTXQ&t=158

#Tech #Privacy #Government #Artificialintelligence #Software #IT #News #Mannheim #Deutschland #KI #MadeinGermany #HumanRights #Surveillance #kunstlicheintelligenz #uberwachung #AI #camera #regierung #nachrichten #georgeorwell #german #deutsch #BadenWurttemberg #parody

#Maryland Is First to Ban #AI #Grocery #PriceGauging

A #state #law that goes into effect in October prohibits grocery stores & third-party delivery services from using consumer data to boost #prices.

The practice — supported by #ArtificialIntelligence & known as #DynamicPricing or #SurveillancePricing — can lead to 2 consumers paying different amounts for the same item from the same retailer, at roughly the same time.

#surveillance #tech #regulation #economy #inflation
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/business/surveillance-pricing-groceries-maryland.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Exploiting Meta’s Weaknesses, Deceptive #Political Ads Thrived on #Facebook and #Instagram in Run-Up to #election2024
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Despite Meta's stated commitment to crack down on harmful content, it failed to catch tens of thousands of ads that used false claims and deepfakes of political figures to collect users’ sensitive personal data or bait them into monthly charges.

#News #Tech #SocialMedia #Business #Badvertising #Scam #Meta #Government #politics
https://www.propublica.org/article/facebook-instagram-meta-deceptive-political-ads-election

“I feel like we're rebooting to the last version of the Internet that I felt uncomplicated joy about.”

@Casey, @kevin and @pj on why they set up their Forkiverse fediverse server.

https://www.searchengine.show/the-fediverse-experiment/

#Fediverse #Federation #ActivityPub #Forkiverse #OpenSocial #OpenSocialWeb #Internet #Technology #Tech

E-bikes are a more important development than AI and solve more problems, but they don’t get nearly as much press and investment. This is because Microsoft doesn’t think adding e-bikes to Windows 11 will shield their stock price from market volatility.

#Tech #AI #Cycling

Bring Your GNOME Shell to Life with Gnomelets!

Turn a dull GNOME Shell graphical environment into an exciting and active one with a whimsical little desktop toy extension called Gnomelets.

https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/gnomelets-gnome-shell-extension/

#blog #review #GNOME #Linux #tech #technology

Ordered a Thinkpad E14 gen 6

I haven't had a personal laptop for a few years lol I've just been using work laptops on my trips. It worked fine since I mostly just used browser. But now I'm deep (aka three days) into my web app development that I need a personal laptop to install all the tools I need... Work laptop has too many restrictions

I'd rather have a x1 carbon but E14 is sufficient for me...

#tech #thinkpad #laptop

If this year was about getting off US tech, 2026 is the year to reassess the digital revolution — what works, what doesn’t; what to keep, and what to reject.

I’ve only just started to consider what needs to change about how I use digital technology, but I’m excited to learn more next year.

https://disconnect.blog/we-need-to-reassess-our-relationship-to-digital-tech/

#tech #ai #newyear #luddite

More people are questioning the effect of digital tech, AI, and even streaming on culture — and some are even going back to analog!

In light of that, this week #TechWontSaveUs is replaying a great interview with Liz Pelly about music, streaming, and Spotify.

Listen to the full episode: https://techwontsave.us/episode/309_how_spotify_remade_the_music_industry_w_liz_pelly_replay

#tech #music #spotify #culture #streaming #ai #artificialintelligence

Tesla is no longer the world's biggest electric vehicle maker, with fourth-quarter sales falling short of even the reduced target analysts set. Chinese rival BYD is now No. 1, selling 2.26M vehicles last year vs. Tesla's 1.64M. Here's more from @AssociatedPress.

https://flip.it/SYwXO1

#Cars #Automotive #Technology #Tech #ElectricVehicles #Tesla #BYD