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A few weeks back I encountered a FOSS guy here explaining that when he sees open source devs ask for money, he blocks them and then stops using their code because they're morally wrong and he only wants to work with tools made by people who are doing the work for the right reasons. (I'm paraphrasing to avoid indexing the post.)

I've resisted writing about it because I'm slammed, but the question I can't shake is: Who benefits from the ideology of "pure" volunteerism?

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You sell me what, now???

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Our work on a non-public 5G network trial for the Coronation won a best paper award has won a second award, this time at the NAB Show in New York!

Congratulations to our 5G team and partners - read the paper and more about the trial on our site: https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/blog/2023-05-5g-non-public-network-coronation

#5G #broadcast #video

#Video #5G #broadcast

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NAB is in Las Vegas this week. The New York version will take place in October.
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Now implement 5G Broadcast as a Freeview replacement instead of what’s proposed for Freely. The UK internet infrastructure is insufficient for Freely, it will be for a long time, particularly the more rural areas, and it’s inefficient tech anyway.
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So, Microsoft is silently installing Copilot onto Windows Server 2022 systems and this is a disaster.

How can you push a tool that siphons data to a third party onto a security-critical system?

What privileges does it have upon install? Who thought this is a good idea? And most importantly, who needs this?

#infosec #security #openai #microsoft #windowsserver #copilot

#microsoft #security #infosec #copilot #openai #windowsserver
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Oooh, Linux is *finally* getting an answer to the Wine synchronization problem. I think this yak has been shaved, what, 5+ times by now over several years?

Everyone is talking about gaming, but this is also *critical* for music production with Windows VSTs. The default Wine emulation is real-time unsafe and completely unusable for this purpose.

For more backstory: https://lkml.org/lkml/2021/1/17/312

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The fact that every mainstream news site is now locked behind a paywall is a real boon for the spread of misinformation, because very few right wing sites have paywalls — which means their disinfo and propaganda can spread much more easily. Paywalls are a slow motion disaster.

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May I suggest getting a public library card?

I access almost all paywalled material for free via PressReader using my public library.

If you live in a red state, Brooklyn Public Library offers services to victims of GOP book bans & other attacks on literate citizenship. Ditto Boston Public Library.

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This always stuns me.
I have a computer and a 24" screen. I also have a phone with a 6" screen. And they try to convince me that the app (on my phone) is better?

Bwahaha is what I say to that.

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It must be better at something, right? Like login with fingerprint... Or profiling your behaviour for remarketing... At least one of these!
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@kos And snooping around your phone, if you don't pay attention to all permissions the app wants. (Contacts, texts, photos...) 😬
@Kos
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This made this introvert laugh 😀
I don't mind being amongst extroverts, but I'm happy to just sit by and take it in rather than participate sometimes.
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interesting, i have almost exactly the opposite problem and no idea how to solve it
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#capitalism #world #trade #abuse #nationalism

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I love how you mention the actual scientific history of human beings! Countries and borders are man-made fiction/ideas that we choose to believe in, and they keep changing from time to time - there is a stark difference between that and the actual scientific reality of our world. Science is often a very humbling experience I feel like, think of the famous pale blue dot image and how carl sagan described it......
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BTW, I'm glad to hear @bigworldsmallsasha is finally free to stay there in Spain, that must've been a huge relief after having to go through this much trouble.
@Sasha
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Yeah for sure, don't we all miss Carl Sagan 🥰😊
And thank you, yes it is a huge relief, finally 😅
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"It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character-building experience. There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we've ever known." C.S.
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"I spent my life doing free things for others, never made a profit, but this has 0 value in this society."

Oh yeah, I feel you 😁 Yep. Welcome to the club xD

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it's wild how modern technology could've given us a post-scarcity society but instead people die on the streets next to empty houses and starve to death next to rotting piles of food.

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Our 11yo, as we got back into the car after his swimming lesson:

Him: “You know, I thought you’d be invisible.”
Me: “uhhhh, what?”
Him: “Well, because you’re a trans-parent.”

Reader, I howled with laughter.

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Catching up on some reading. #nude #naked #nudism #naturism #noclothes #textilefree #clothesfree #normalisenudity #FKK #freedom
#nude #clothesfree #Nudism #NormaliseNudity #naked #naturism #freedom #fkk #noclothes #textilefree
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Save our trees: Stop printing tax forms!
- Anonymous

Good morning

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Content warning: Rope bondage & nudity

#bondage #bdsm #ropebondage #analhook @Kosmick

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Content warning: cw rant; possibly leaving fediverse

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Taullo ☮️ :verified_gay:​ :naturist: ​Nakey Trash Gremlin :blobcatgooglytrash:​
Taullo ☮️ :verified_gay:​ :naturist: ​Nakey Trash Gremlin :blobcatgooglytrash:​
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Content warning: re: cw rant; possibly leaving fediverse

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body shame is strongly enhanced by capitalism

this system doesn't even know what to do with my thorough lack of body shame as a nudist

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Content warning: child abuse, political meme

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h/t @Meyerweb
@Eric A. Meyer

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Eric A. Meyer
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@dazfuller I *almost* used `<select>` as one of the labels on the sorting bucket. Sorry now that I didn’t!
@dazfuller :rickwhoah:
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it’s probably good you didn’t, I wouldn’t have been emotionally prepared
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Quick! Let's ship Trump off to Vietnam.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/11/business/truong-my-lan-vietnam-fraud-death-sentence/index.html

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No offense but there are thousands and thousands of #Palestinians who "can't even mourn" because #Israel has obliterated them. Entire families have been wiped out by Israel. Several generations in one fell swoop.

Maybe if Israel hadn't been torturing, raping, and persecuting Palestinians for the past 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70+ years there would never have been a #Hamas.

#WarCrimes#CrimesAgainstHumanity#Gaza#genocide

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/11/politics/families-dead-american-hostages-plead-return-bodies/index.html

#israel #Genocide #crimesagainsthumanity #warcrimes #gaza #Hamas #palestinians

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People who can comfortably live off 30% of their income cluelessly explaining savings to people who can barely live off 100% of theirs is a phenomenon I encounter way too often.

YOU'RE NOT BETTER AT BUDGETING YOU JUST HAVE MORE MONEY.

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Went into work to find this. A trap set for the queer person with the big homo flag. Stabbed myself in the wrist.

I'm............... slightly angry.

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Commodore (Todd) :trans_heart:
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You're allowed to be much more than *slightly* angry over something like this.
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Windows: Literally gets backdoors injected in by the FBI and distributed to every single copy being executed in production in every system on the planet, and they're not only not removed, but INTENTIONALLY ALLOWED FOR YEARS nothing happens, everyone just continues to use Windows.
Linux: little cheeky mf commits a backdoor, gets removed before it even makes it to production it's the fucking end of the world, open source software is doomed etc etc...

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And some MLP characters for #NationalUnicornDay - alicorns still count, right? I mean, they’re like unicorn+

Celestia, Twilight, Luna.

A fursuit of Princess Celestia from ‘My Little Pony’. She is a white winged unicorn wearing regal jewellery and with multicoloured flowing hair. She is posed by a lakeside with trees in the background
A fursuit of Twilight Sparkle, the purple unicorn from ‘My Little Pony’. She is posing in front of a modern art picture.
A fursuit of Princess Luna from ‘My Little Pony’. She is a blue winged unicorn wearing regal jewellery and on a stage with a starlight backdrop.
#nationalunicornday

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hey all! I started today's livestream a little early because I have a hard stop at 2pm pst today. Hang out with me while I design some Topfree Equality cross-stitch patterns, and edit my second interview with Dungeons and Drag Queens! https://www.joystick.tv/u/toplesstopics

ToplessTopics - Watch me stream now on joystick.tv

Topless Topics Reacts- do Trans Men have Male Privilege?
Joystick TV

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Kris is blocked

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In honor of #AutismAwarenessMonth, we are revisiting Amelia Christnot's powerful firsthand account "Autism & Me: A First Person View Of Life As An Autistic Adult." With new updates, Amelia provides valuable insights into her day-to-day life. Don't miss this enlightening read. https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/autism-acceptance-first-person-experience

Autism & Me—A First Person View Of Life As An Autistic Adult

April is Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month
The Big Picture
#autismawarenessmonth

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Today's Youtube/Instagram/Tiktok short: Discussions about toxic masculinity should include topless inequality, aka #freeTheNipple

https://youtu.be/LOm7aey-V5o

https://www.tiktok.com/@toplesstopicstv/video/7355899794419731755

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5jAXNSrrAQ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Every conversation about #misogyny, #sexism, #patriarchy, #toxicMasculinity, #malePrivilege, etc must include mention of #censorship based on "what #gender you look like," aka #topFree #equality, because what clearer evidence do you need for #men getting rights that the rest of us especially #femmePresenting #women, don't get??
#doubleStandards #banned #genderEquality #equalityforall


toxic masculinity includes Top free inequality / #freeTheNipple

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#freethenipple #gender #censorship #misogyny #banned #sexism #Women #equality #maleprivilege #GenderEquality #men #patriarchy #toxicmasculinity #doublestandards #topfree #equalityforall #femmepresenting

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#Zionism is #antisemitic.

#Israel#Gaza#WarCrimes#genocide#CrimesAgainstHumanity

#israel #Genocide #crimesagainsthumanity #warcrimes #gaza #Zionism #antisemitic

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Important Career Advice: Your job is NOT your family, and you don't owe your job anything beyond the work you're being paid to do.

Prioritize your own growth and well-being over misplaced loyalty, and don't feel guilty about leaving a job.

Companies are not families, they're businesses, it's a business relationship and their goal is to make money.

If they can make more money by laying you off, they will.

If you have an opportunity to better yourself, don't feel guilty about taking it.

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Thinking about that time the Kleros guy said "cheating the world's most desperate poor IS our business model" and stood by it

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Welcome to planet Earth. A random rock in the Universe where the most "intelligent" species only cares about trade. Trade this for that. So that the members of its species spend all of their life trading. That's all it is.

It is not about creating smarter and relaxed humans, and a nice environment for everyone. Not about exploring and learning, or enjoying. It is about trading.

Primitive species.

#TradeRuinsEverything #capitalism #work #jobs #slaves

EDIT: Funny that this fits so well with the latest bit we shared from TROM II - You are a disposable tool https://videos.trom.tf/w/rEieFEBWghVcJgQqDb4Tuh .... weird coincidence.

#jobs #capitalism #work #TradeRuinsEverything #slaves
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Carsten Habicht
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Don't forget about the lucky few that don't have to trade but can obsess about maxing out meaningless numbers instead.
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#actuallyautistic @ActuallyAutistic group @DisabilityJustice group
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gme :heart_pride: :heart_trans: :verified_gay:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=essNmNOrQto

Zulu Alpha Kilo – Spec | #saynotospec

Architects don’t give away their blueprints. Diners don’t fork out free meals. Personal Trainers don’t sign over their intellectual property on spec. This vi...
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I wish more people who are worried about FOSS supply side attacks would realize that universal basic income and free healthcare would result in an almost infinite stream of excellent software from people who care more about quality than profit.

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Zorro Notorious MEB 😡
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I'd like to see your data and the model you use to make that claim. The studies I've seen on UBI indicate benefits to the recipients and society in general, but the number of FOSS developers in the general population is vanishingly small.

Universally paying FOSS developers, not forcing them into unpaid labor, seems like a better way of increasing the supply.

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Carlos Solís
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@Trevor Flowers The only part that's missing from the UBI equation is finding how to actually raise the money to make basic income workable, especially with the expected fewer people in the workforce.
@Trevor Flowers
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I fucking hate this implication that #SexWork is not genuine or positive. The companies ruling over our lives keep getting more and more prude and the oppression of sex workers continues as usual..
#sexwork

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shutdown -f -r -t 0:t_blink:
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Ko-fi really has no choice though to ban adult content and sexwork since they are built on PayPal and Stripe and both have to abide by Visa and Mastercard's puritanical policies.
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If you see a long German or Swedish word, first of all, don't panic. It's more scared of you than you are of it. Secondly, take a closer look and you'll see it's actually just three normal words in a trenchcoat, huddling together to deter predators (French and English).

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It's funny how there's so many Misskey forks but not that many Mastodon forks. Probably cuz Misskey isn't written in fuckin' Ruby :blobcatmeltthumbsup:​

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Content warning: driving, implied transphobia

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Mx. Tabi Socks :therian:​
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Content warning: re: driving, implied transphobia

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This really is the Tweet of the Age

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Nuki: Deathbed Sexologist
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I remain optimistic that this is the last gasp of the old guard, and that as the younger generations take the country back from the Boomers, Millennials will push politics away from conservative authoritarianism towards policies that favor individual freedom and wellbeing.
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You know how COVID suppresses the sense of smell? Based on what I’ve seen while driving over last several weeks, there’s a new variant running rampant that removes people’s ability to perceive the color red. Stop lights, stop signs, all just gone from their perception. The result is damn near tragicomic.

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Eric A. Meyer
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(And I live in Cleveland, land of the red-light runners and jumpers, so for things to get bad enough to be notable is really saying something.)
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Michael Knepprath
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At this point I just have to sit at green lights until I'm sure cross traffic is actually going to stop. Scary!
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Mike Pirnat
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Also, what is going on with so many cars without license plates? Every time I’m out, I see at least two or three cars without rear plates, usually being driven recklessly.
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