susi123 @susi123@qoto.org

@susi123 I think it wants to get out from that fenced area.

@susi123 Good night, and thank you for the kitten picture. Looks so sad, poor kitty.

@susi123
Oh, no -- there is nothing for you t obe sorry, Susi.

We were having a nice conversation, which expanded into other topics.

I felt sorry for you since you would get a ton of notifications if we kept the "Who's the Greatest, Evilest Corporation in Tech?" going.

Facebook had not even been mentioned, lol.... 😜

BTW -- that cat picture you sent me, so lovely. was quite successful in my Twitter post of it.

Never had so many Likes and Retweets on one of my posts.

See screenshot. ---v

@freemo @moonshine@freespeechextremist.com

@design_RG

I dont see world domination (being large and powerful) is itself evil. Only what you do with that power.

Generally they obey laws and give generously to open-source.

Microsoft I cant say that about, they break the laws often. hide backdoors in code, and what little they do in open-source is generally manipulative and against the intended purpose of open source (usually to undermine it).

So for me at least ill take google over microsoft anyday.

@moonshine@freespeechextremist.com @susi123

@design_RG

You think microsoft is less evil than google?

@susi123

@susi123 Don't reget it, Susi - Never to late to start and learn new things.

I really enjoy traveling and being able to communicate with people in their own language. Even if I can only speak a little bit, they appreciate the effort and courtesy.

Get started - there are many great tools. 😉

Duolingo is FREE and you can find many languages.

I was taking daily lessons in French while travelling in the Spring, and it did help - I learned a bit of French but many, many years ago.

https://www.duolingo.com/

Do you like to read and write letters? I use and love a penpal app called "Slowly".

You can find penpals from all over the world, and practice a language too. recommended!

https://getslowly.com/en to take a look.

@design_RG

I dont see google as particularly evil personally. Microsoft on the other hand...

@moonshine@freespeechextremist.com @susi123

@freemo

Apple and Google are the worst of the corporate spionage and control, domination today.

Vintage Microsoft CD, a popular view earlier on. 😛

@moonshine@freespeechextremist.com @susi123

@susi123 I am so glad to hear that, Susi! Wonderful.

I think the Bing Translator is much nicer than the Google one. https://www.bing.com/translator/

** Top Reasons?

1. It is NOT a Google property.

2. It allowed me to paste long letters, with up to 5,000 characters, which I wrote in one language where I can express myself better. Then used the Translator to bring it to my friend's native language, which I do speak, but at a lower proficiency level

3. The machine translated text wasn't perfect, but by using a native language, I felt free to express my thoughts much more freely, conveying meaning and nuance, sentiment, the way I liked it.

4. I would copy the text from Bing page, paste it into my penpal letter writing editor and scan, proofread and edit it to correct any anomalous errors or weird language from the machine.

Excellent for letters to our friends abroad. 😉

She was the one who started me on this route, surprising me with a full letter in my native language. Wow! 😺

We got very lyrical as a result. ❤️ ❤️