⊥ᵒᵚ Cᵸᵎᶺᵋᶫ∸ᵒᵘ ☑️ @falken@qoto.org

'Enshittification': What does Australian dictionary's Word Of The Year mean?
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2024/11/26/enshittification-what-does-australian-dictionarys-word-of-the-year-mean
Australia’s Macquarie Dictionary has selected its word of the year, and it encompasses a widespread feeling that things have been getting worse when it comes to all things digital. And more...

@pluralistic take a bow!

With just weeks until the flawed scheme comes into effect, thousands can't access their e-Visa.

Despite the UK Home Office being warned repeatedly about the scheme’s problems, people could be denied access to services or entry into the UK in the New Year.

#evisa #migrants #digitalrights #ukpolitics

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/dec/01/home-office-immigration-evisas-right-to-live-work-uk

@Lotje love Babylon5 #marcus

Every time I cross a road, regardless of whether there is traffic, I press the pedestrian stop button. I do this to maximise the number of pedestrians transport planners thinks there are, and redesign accordingly. I have no clue if this data is collected.

We're joining #eXit and shifting our focus to building our community on #mastodon 🐘 you'll be hearing a lot more from us about #openscience #openaccess and #scholarlyPublishing here 🥳

An example of what can happen when devs are involved much earlier: I worked with a company that were gearing up to spend ££££££ on a solution to the problem of getting too many orders wrong.

The lead dev spent a day in a call centre, and noticed reps rarely read the order back to the customer.

Things you forgot (or never knew) because of React.

via https://bsky.app/profile/bradfrost.com/post/3lbuorr7hh22a

Btw I "use" Arch

(This is a thread)

#Linux #ArchLinux

Since there’s been a resurgence lately of the “mastodon is mostly just for folks who use Linux” thing …

… i’m now curious about my community here

(i’m offering intentionally crude and ungranular options in this poll)

“I use Linux …”

(Please boost!)

It looks like you’re writing a letter! And, apparently, AI tools are now turned on by default in Microsoft Word. Just like I was, back in 1997.

Would you like some help deactivating that?

Uncheck the ‘Connected Experiences’ checkbox by going to: File > Options > Trust Center > Trust Center Settings > Privacy Options > Privacy Settings > Connected Experiences

Me raving about how my 30 year old PDA has a built-in spreadsheet.

🚀 After 18 years on Ubuntu, we've upgraded the @openstreetmap servers to Debian 12 (Bookworm). 🌍 https://www.openstreetmap.org/ is now faster using Ruby 3.1. Onward to new mapping adventures! Thank you to the team for the smooth transition. #OpenStreetMap #Debian 🤓

Should #XrayMyAdvent come to the #fediverse this year?

enterprise storage solutions

Turning #C64 into a guitar powered #chiptune SID synth 👾