Device hoarding, quiet quitting Luddite. Do less. You're already enough. Take a nap. Required to participate in late stage capitalism, but highly critical.
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Last Notes npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: I hope you all can find joy, rest, peace, comfort, camaraderie, and contentment in #2026... and that the struggles you have faced in 2025 either improve or at the least become manageable. #HappyNewYear npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: Can they help me find my keys? npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: @npub1kwa…e0nj Is the only viable, secure, and private mobile smartphone os option in the US. Support them. Seriously folks, we have a fascist executive and both Apple and Google CEO's are kissing the ring. Without privacy, freedom isn't an option. https://grapheneos.org/donate npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: Fuck me, I'm so tired of capitalism. Can we just start making decisions based on the wellbeing of humanity and the rest of the miraculous living beings on our planet. A real "pro life", if you will. npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: #SilentSunday npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: #SilentSunday npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: #SilentSunday npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: The rsync command on Linux will do exactly that. $rsync -av <source directory> <destination directory> npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: Always back @npub1fdr…lvhs. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doctorow/enshittification-the-drm-free-audiobook?ref=thanks-copy npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: Regarding the Github news. If you're not familiar with @npub1fdr…lvhs's writing yet, today is a good day to get more familiar. #enshittification npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: I'm lucky. I still have a job in tech, but man the AI push all across tech is absolutely soul crushing. npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: #Enshittification and #Surveillance. We've only seen the tip if the iceberg folks. The more you can decouple your life from big tech now, the better off you'll be in a year. npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: Same. npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: "If you don't start using AI you're going to be left behind." npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: Currently reading The Lost Cause by @npub1fdr…lvhs npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: Hey Nerds, what is your favorite Wifi 6 mesh system? #wifi6 #Wifi #network #recommendations npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: It's a class war and always has been. The mega-wealthy against the rest of us. AI - It is further enclosure of the commons, human skills, human culture to benefit the mega-wealthy. Don't surrender your skills and your passions! Writing a prompt is not engineering. AI art is not art. AI generated articles are not journalism. Don't let them enclose everything. npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: My little central Texas suburb showed up! Looked like close to 1000 people. #NoKings npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: Boss: If you're not using Gen AI you'll be left behind. npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/114/507/059/186/784/621/original/30cfd0a7d9f1f011.mp4 npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: #SilentSunday npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: "...e/OS/ has never been a security-focused OS." Without security, there can be no privacy. npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: One more: Great Horned Owls. One visits my backyard at night often. And I find his or her call super relaxing. Always brings a smile to my face when I hear them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_horned_owl npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: Hidden windows for #FensterFreitag. Galveston Island, TX #Photography npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: Trans folks deserve to have the same rights and protections as old white men. This ain't rocket science. #TransDayOfVisiblity #TransRights npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: #SilentSunday npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: My favorite game of all time. Hollow Knight! npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: Some tech leader: npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: Currently reading Limitarianism: The Case Against Extreme Wealth by Ingrid Robeyns. #IAmReading #Books #Bookstodon #Limitarianism #DeGrowth npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: "The ultimate, hidden truth of the world is that it is something that we make, and could just as easily make differently." - David Graeber npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: Nice tank! npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: Back in the day when I was a MacOS user, I used Stay for this. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/stay/id435410196?mt=12 npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: Beautiful! npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: We need a real opposition party here in the US. You don't cross the aisle when the other side has embraced fascism. npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: Nope, not clicking that sus ass link. Nice try. I said good day! npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: Again false. I guess you like making up shit on the Internet to support your views. Good day sir! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_suicide_rate npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: Our homicide rate was lower when we only had access to single shot muskets too, lol. The gun violence rate in the 12 century in the US was zero, guess that proves gun laws don't work. npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: What you're claiming here is simply not true. https://www.sciencealert.com/20-year-review-of-australia-s-gun-laws-has-one-clear-finding-they-work npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: I bet you would want Austrailia's gun homicide rate, which is 20 TIMES lower than the US. What they have done has shown results. They did nearly eliminate indiscriminate mass shootings post 1996. It be nice to live life without worrying about crossing paths with a gun toting domestic terrorist. https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/gun-violence-by-country npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: I agree we have a challenging gun culture here in the US, but social norms change, and that's no excuse not to make an attempt. npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: Like I said, google what Australia did. I'm not doing anyone's research for them. npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: All gun violence, no. A huge reduction in gun violence, absolutely. Look at nearly every other western country. Australia is a good example, since they were going down the same path, but they passed reasonable laws and held a huge gun buyback. And yeah, it worked. This shit ain't rocket science. npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: I know it's never the time to discuss this, but it was the guns, it is the guns, and it will continue to be the guns until access to firearms are heavily regulated and gun owners are held liable. npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: I don't need to be, nor want to be a billionaire. Maybe we're arguing the same thing, lol. Personal success for me means maximizing agency, being able to use my time as I see fit. npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: Billionaires wouldn't exist without mass exploitation. I guess this hinges on how you define "personal success." If personal success means extreme wealth, then yeah, that requires exploitation. npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: First you must ask yourself if exploitation at scale is right for you! npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: Amen my brother in bones. Amen. npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: Cory Doctorow, once again, clearly breaks down why we are facing what we are facing. npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: Great shots! npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: Who can I blame for the existence of spreadsheets? npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: So round! Borbous. npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: Goodnight Fedi. Sleepy time. npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: One really nice thing about running Linux is you're fully insulated from planned obsolescence and OS bloat. I'm looking at you Apple. #Linux npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: I prefer it to Proton. Why? 1. Tuta's apps are available in F-Droid. 2. No LLM bullshit. 3. Better and simpler UI in my opinion. npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: After using @npub1tk7…0m5c for a little while, definitely recommend. If you're privacy conscious, it's the best hosted email/cal service. #PrivacyMatters npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: This is an amazing capture! npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: The term "AI" is losing its meaning. If by "AI," Melissa means Large Language Models, then lean toward doom. LLM's provide little value, yet have exorbitant costs, both economically and for the environment. #AI #LLM npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: Y'all remember the few weeks your feeds were full of hope and news about Harris and Walz? What is your feed full of now? In all likelihood that's not an accident. The hate of Fascism is an effective distraction. Resist, but don't allow them to control. npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: Can you hate Google's business model and the fact that it's shoehorning LLM's into everything, but still love ChromeOS? Evidently you can. It's a fantastic OS: simple, uncluttered, and Crostini (Linux) is a marvel. I'm a complicated and conflicted nerd. #Linux #ChromeOS npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: #SilentSunday npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: Somewhere in the US I'm sure. npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: If you're a tech worker, it's always a good idea to advise your colleagues to not use corporate devices for personal tasks, and never agree to install corporate software on personal devices. npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: #SilentSunday npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: A Great Spotted Fritillary near Rocky Gorge in the White Mountains. Nikon Zfc with 40mm prime. Image cropped. #photography #NikonZfc #butterflies npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: Fingers crossed France rejects the fascists. npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: It's the exact opposite of what Lunduke did. By supporting DEI, you are supporting the underrepresented, just like Aral is with a11y. npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: Definitely your prerogative to unfollow, but I'm sure there are quite a few things y'all agree on. I respect that he's advocating for folks that are are underrepresented in FOSS. npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: Here's some unsolicited advice: Never do personal business on a corporate device. Never, ever, ever. Corporate phones and computers are surveillance devices. npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: Now Playing. #Deftones npub1m0fm2u8ufj9z06dty3g7tqj0z5lzectgzmud8egfxkamgncej94qr7k3na TheStrangelet :bc: Why doesn't extraordinary mean "more ordinary?" English is a hot mess.
