What do you miss the most about how the web was 10, 20, or 30 years ago? 🕸️✨

#Web #Tech

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“New York has enacted a one-year moratorium on hyperscale data centers, championed by Kristin Gonzalez. This legislation aims to prevent costs from being passed to residents and mandates environmental impact studies and c...”

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Los sistemas de IA generativa NO son artistas. En primer lugar, establezcamos que el arte es una tarea exclusivamente humana.

La IA generativa:
• NO crea
• NO sueña
• NO imagina
• NO se inspira

Los sistemas de IA generativa:
• NO sienten
• NO sufren
• NO subliman
• ¡NO SON HUMANOS!

#AI #genAI #generativeAI #art #artist #artwork #tech #technology #humanrights #inspiration #artists #creative #creation

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Generative AI systems are NOT artists Los sistemas de IA generativa NO son artistas AI Art and its Impact on Artists - 2023 Harry Jiang, Lauren Brown, Jessica Cheng, Mehtab Khan, Abhishek Gupta, Deja Workman, Alex Hanna, Jonathan Flowers y Timnit Gebru.

🌐 Many companies now block older browser versions from accessing their websites!

This follows many #browser makers ending updates 4 older operating systems, leaving legacy devices unable to use #web services without an #OS upgrade.

This kinda reminds me of the Java #website block by browsers a few years ago, just in reverse. (Revenge? ;)

Old #Android versions are also increasingly blocked from accessing the #Google #appstore.

Truly about security or perhaps Planned Obsolescence?

#Tech #News

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“Petition!
Don’t let # BigTech # lobbyists exploit our data!
Don’t let Big Tech lobbyists exploit our data!
To the European Commission, the Irish Government, and the Irish Department of Justice, Home Affairs and ...”

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“RE: https:// fosstodon.org/@Gina/1167079927 49230961 The answer is *not*: Keep Android open. Do not give in to the Stockholm syndrome. Google controls Android. Google wants full control. Move totally away from A...”

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Development of my personal FreeBSD installer keeps moving forward!

Lots of new ideas and features are currently in the works: the out-of-the-box GUI experience, completion of the Simple and Expert installation modes, automatic hardware detection and configuration (now also GPU support as well).

I'll be publishing a new blog post soon with more details. Stay tuned! 😄

#FreeBSD #BSD #OpenSource #FOSS #UNIX #Coding #Programming #SysAdmin #DevOps #DesktopBSD #Tech #OSS #Lua

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Screenshot of my new FreeBSD installer. The first setup screen lets users choose between Auto, Simple, and Expert installation modes through a keyboard-friendly text interface. Simple mode is currently selected.

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“After a long legal fight against the highly regulated and unionized # Taxi in # Germany , # Uber needs to also offer metered rides. Using it as it is my employer’s policy. App suggests today:
Uber: €40
Uber X...”

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“I can't help but feel that in this world, the wrong people are the ones deciding what's right and what's wrong. # meme # system # right # wrong # evil # matrix # politics # world # leader #...”

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scala> type Something = Nothing => Nothing
// defined alias type Something = Nothing => Nothing
                                                                                                                                                                                    
scala> summon[Something =:= Nothing]
-- [E172] Type Error: ----------------------------------------------------------
1 |summon[Something =:= Nothing]
  |                             ^
  |                             Cannot prove that Something =:= Nothing.
1 error found

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“# Bluesky ’s COO, Rose Wang, warns that government # socialmediaban |s for # teens could strengthen # BigTech ’s dominance and hinder smaller platforms like Bluesky. While supporting youth protection, Wang emphas...”

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“For most Caribbean nations, a US invasion might just mean the State Department ordering Microsoft and Google to shut down all of their services to a country's government.
# bigtech # digitalsovereignty
https://...”

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“Microsoft: "Use Edge."
Google: "Use Chrome. Also use our AI. No you can't turn it off." # BrowserChoice # BigTech # Google # AI # Hypocrisy See:
https:// neowin.net/news/browser-vendor s-pen-open-l...”

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“It seems to be that time of the year again. # bigtech # propaganda”

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“https:// winbuzzer.com/2026/06/06/alpha bets-8475b-stock-sale-tests-ai-funding-demand-xcxwbn/ Alphabet has upsized its planned stock sale to $84.75 billion, testing investor demand for AI infrastructure funding as p...”

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“So it seems two things have happened: 1. Youtube now prioritizes playlist titles equally with, if not above, video titles
2. It's possible to make & publish playlists with AI. - which means that even if you search f...”

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“EU’s tech independence push disappoints Brussels and irks the Americans – POLITICO The Commission presented a plan on Wednesday to curb Europe’s reliance on foreign tech providers, a response to…
# Europe # EU #...”

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“Rebel Tech Alliance is doing a workshop at this # event in # Edinburgh on Saturday next week:
https:// blog.rebeltechalliance.org/rta -workshop-13-june-edinburgh/ # Scotland # privacy # surveillance ...”

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“The Public Should Own Half of the Big A.I. Companies » Senator Bernie Sanders https://www. sanders.senate.gov/op-eds/the- public-should-own-half-of-the-big-a-i-companies/ # ai # privacy # bigtech”

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“Like when Musk asked the same a couple of years ago, #Anthropic just wants their competitors to stop development so that they can consolidate their market share. #GenAI #BigTech

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/di...”

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“RE: https:// social.vivaldi.net/@jpl99/1167 01763295155738 If you can't decouple from big tech, you will pay them a monthly rent. AI has brought the rent-seeking model from enterprise and SaaS customers to every...”

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The AI bubble looks fit to burst, Bank of America director says.

Bank of America strategist warns AI bubble mirrors dot-com peak — recommends bonds and defensive stocks as 'post-bubble roadmap'

https://moneywise.com/investing/stocks/bank-america-ai-bubble-post-bubble-roadmap-bonds-stocks

#news #tech #technology #AI #aibubble #grok #aislop #banking #finance

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“Im sure you'll be glad to hear that bc Im sick to death of how terrible technology has become I wont be posting anything about that today. Please refer to Zitron's post from a while back. https://www. wheresyoured.at...”

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“RE: https:// mastodon.online/@mastodonmigra tion/116701458400797917 Closely related to the capex trap is the "AI washing" that we hear every time big tech fires thousands of employees. The capital structures to f...”

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“Social media bans on teens risk strengthening Big Tech’s grip on the sector, Bluesky exec warns: “We’re living in a world where it’s almost impossible for smaller entrants to come in and build healthier spaces,” Bluesky’...”

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“Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta allocate $725 billion for AI capex in 2026, up 77% from last year. # technology # aiinfrastructure # bigtech # capitalexpenditure # hyperscaler https:// radarkilat....”

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“Nasdaq posts its largest daily decline since early 2025 on June 5, 2026 due to technology sector concerns. # stockmarkets # bigtech # nasdaq # wallstreet # portfoliodiversification # technology http...”

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“NVIDIA is mounting 16-GPU enterprise datacenter nodes on the side of people's houses. The homeowner gets $150/mo. NVIDIA gets your wall for a distributed compute network that bypasses every community opposition to curren...”

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I think "free as in beer" software is more appropriately called "Libertarian and Open Source Software", or LOSS. Among other things it involves no obligations on other people, and expects no obligations in return (*). But this means it's an everyone for themselves, anti-communitarian endeavor. We should be honest about this. We should also be honest when a project changes state from FOSS to LOSS, because that's a meaningful change, and actually is a loss in my view.

I continue to believe that enthusiastic embrace of AI/LLM coding tools is a leading indicator of an impending FOSS→LOSS transition.

It seems to me at least one driver of the uproar over rsync is that a bunch of people thought it was a FOSS project but it had, in a short period of time, converted into a LOSS project and the shock was jolting (understandably). As a FOSS project, rsync served a community function, leading people to depend on it, make assumptions about its longer-term stability, and so on. Those are reasonable expectations of a communitarian project. As a LOSS project, rsync is under no obligations to anyone and the maintainer(s) can change the software at any time, for any reason, at their discretion alone. It seems rsync is a LOSS.

#tech #dev #software #SoftwareDevelopment #FOSS #freedom #rsync #AI #GenAI #GenerativeAI #LLMs

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“Big Tech makes billions from open source. The devs who built it? Unpaid weekends and burnout. This is not collaboration. It's extraction with good PR.
https:// comuniq.xyz/post?t=1206
# OpenSource # BigTech ...”

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How a USB-connected speaker can infect a PC without ever being touched

https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/06/highly-reviewed-speaker-can-be-hacked-over-the-air-to-infect-connected-devices/

#tech #technology #news #technews #security #privacy #bluetooth #creative

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“I am continuing to test different Linux distros. So far I have tested Ubuntu, Kubuntu, OpenSUSE and Zorin during this round of testing. I have tested on Thinkpad P14S and a Zephyrus G14. Relatively powerful machines. T...”

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“Hi everyone! 👋 I know it's been a while since I was last here, but I had a very specific reason for it. I've spent the last few months with my small team intensely developing a project I mentioned to you once before. Ev...”

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“Google’s I/O 2026 Search overhaul replaces blue links with AI agents and AI Overviews, prompting backlash and a 30% rise in DuckDuckGo installs 📈
DuckDuckGo saw U.S. installs rise 18.1% WoW, peaking at 30.5%, alongside...”

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“"Guerilla plantfare" https:// mander.xyz/post/53147427 # ai # noai # bigtech # DataCenters # GuerillaGardening # GuerillaPlantfare # USA # NorthAmerica # Canada # Mexico”

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“🇪🇺 # Europe # DigitalSovereignty is bigger than search defaults https:// proton.me/business/blog/europe -us-tech-dependence-qwant # BigTech # EU # GAFAM # privacy”

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“https://www. europesays.com/3041845/ Stocks slide as Big Tech sinks, bond yields surge after jobs report # BigTech # business # DowJonesIndustrialAverage # Economy # markets # NASDAQ # NewYorkStoc...”

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“Nice try. It won't work. Apple Insider: UK wants to jail John Ternus if children's iPhones don't block nude images https:// appleinsider.com/articles/26/0 6/05/uk-wants-to-jail-john-ternus-if-childrens-iphones-dont-...”

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🤓 Updates across #privacy and #tech from @techlore

“⏰ Top of the hour, Office Hours goes live! Safari vs Brave, overall browser security vs privacy, the FCC hotspot ban, and a ton more Q&As! See you all there, come say hi!
https:// youtube.com/live/LVhJj0_KMPY”

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“I most enjoy illustrating living things, but sometimes it's nice to get mad with art.

I used to think more information and communication would be an unmitigated good; now I see how the wrong designs and ownership st...”

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“RE: https:// social.openrightsgroup.org/@op enrightsgroup/116697165591710528 Palantir is the # CarneyCons pal in # Canada too. # cdnpoli # surveillanceCapitalism # BigTech”

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“# Apple would have you believe that using # Safari is better than # Chrome but studies show that both # iOS and stock # Android devices connect to their respective back-end servers approximately every 4.5 m...”

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“🚀 The @ universityofgroningen is taking an important step towards greater # DigitalAutonomy . With a new programme running until 2030, the university aims to reduce its dependence on # BigTech , built on three...”

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“Palantir, a # BigTech company at the heart of the Trump administration
https:// multinationales.org/en/investi gations/the-reactionary-international-285/palantir-a-big-tech-company-at-the-heart-of-the-trump-admin...”

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“Yes to this petition, but it seems like the EU tech strategy has become to create their own homegrown far-right, big-tech, billionaires🤔 The only thing big oligarch industries do is create even bigger problems... We do...”

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“Once we sign up to the exclusive product of Big Tech, it’s hard to get out. We stay locked in because we have to change the entire system to change provider. With open source, we don’t face this problem. That’s more co...”

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What good tech news do you have to share that doesn't involve nor mention AI in any ways?

#Tech #Hope #NoAI

🤓 Updates across #privacy and #tech from @techlore

“Office Hours FRIDAY at 10AM PT 🎙️ Safari vs Brave, overall browser security vs privacy, the FCC hotspot ban, and a ton more Q&As! Join it live and bring your questions 👇
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“Can Europe quit American Big Tech? https://www.politico.eu/podcast/brussels-playbook-podcast/can-europe-quit-american-big-tech/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #BrusselsPlaybookPodcast ...”

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"Proprietary" means having owner(s). If the maintainers are the only ones allowed to introduce changes, they are establishing an ownership relationship over the codebase. I.e., it's a proprietary project, and that is the sense in which it's closed.

This is the destiny of most projects that go AI, in my opinion.

• https://exquisite.social/users/thomholwerda/statuses/116697078838020135
• https://ladybird.org/posts/changing-how-we-develop-ladybird/