dbread @dbread@qoto.org

@joxean yes, but nobody tells you in advance you're gonna have to deal with updates, apps, privacy policies, interoperability... and worst of all, bugs and usability issues without access to an open, decent issue board 😉

@joxean it's propaganda, all of it. Most of the arguments are flawed or no longer apply.

Here's one that no one mentions that I believe should come in as a factor: your car suddenly becomes a software system, and you, of all people 😉, know what happens with software solutions and integrations.

that news about the shopify ceo deciding to make his company ai-first came to mind immediately when I saw this.

Polishing our point n click adventure #TheFunnyBoneyard

Try the demo: https://zorpek.itch.io/boneyard-demo/

#indiegame #dev #game #animation #cartoons #adventure #adventuregame #videogames #development #comedy #writing made with @aseprite #adventuregamestudio
co-creator @perrysimm

none of us will reach heaven

Can Using the Light Phone III Help Cure ‘Brain Rot’? - Minimalist gadgets like the new Light Phone III, a smartphone that barely does anything, ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/technology/personaltech/light-phone-iii-brain-rot.html #mobilecommerceandpayments #computersandtheinternet #mobileapplications #textmessaging #smartphones #webbrowsers #start-ups #cameras #iphone

BSI-Bericht: Erhebliche Schwachstellen bei #Fitnesstrackern & Co.
https://www.heise.de/news/BSI-Bericht-Erhebliche-Schwachstellen-bei-Fitness-Trackern-Co-10285313.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.ho.atom.beitrag.beitrag

"Die Experten wählten demnach zehn Produkte für "eine detaillierte Sicherheitsuntersuchung" aus. Darunter waren sechs vernetzte Uhren wie #Smartwatches, drei #FitnessTracker und ein #SmartRing. Die Forscher deckten dabei insgesamt 110 Schwachstellen auf, die sie als "mittel" oder "hoch" einstuften. Keines der Geräte war komplett frei von #Sicherheitslücken."

Ist doch vollkommen egal, wohin man seine persönlichsten (Gesundheits-)Daten schickt. Oder? 🤔😈

#Sicherheit #Gesundheit #iot #smarttracker #security

Fuck I love Mastodon! No other platform has ever given me as a Blind person such access to the public sphere as I've gotten today from alt text of protests in the United States. Thanks to all you gorgeous folk for demonstrating that inclusion matters, cause it sure does to me!

*Lautes Lachen*: "Kein Kommentar!" So reagiert Forscher Harald Lesch zur Frage, ob Windkraftanlagen nach den Plänen von Friedrich Merz auf absehbare Zeit abgebaut werden, sollte die Kernfusion Einzug halten.

Seine Einstellung man nur teilen. Unfassbar.

NEW: AI bots caused Wikipedia's bandwidth costs to increase by 50 percent last year, and are still growing exponentially. I wrote about its plan to fight back — and whether it will be enough. https://www.platformer.news/wikipedia-ai-bot-traffic-costs-plan/

@Viss he's gone too soon, may he rest in peace. I'll always remember him from 'Real Genius'

In the 15+ years people have been promoting blockchains, this flowchart remains undefeated.