~b @torresjrjr@qoto.org

@zoeyzoey666 Original link?

Google still works here in London

@nka@mamot.fr @boilingsteam @acdw @sir I disagree. That is just negligence by ignorance. Apple may target so called "whales" with dark patterns, but in the grand scheme of things, you have to take responsibility of your child and protect them from that.

The parental lock setting is easy too imo, from what I remember. It's just a 4-pin and some toggles in plain English.

@freemo @Diptchip @Science
Love the parable.
I read something similar the other day.
https://lukesmith.xyz/articles/chess.html

@blinkwarp
The statement is more about protecting average consumers (your grandma) from spyware/bloatware, because of their lack of understanding of technology.

We wouldn't have to tolerate such intrusive software if we legally couldn't refer to them as anything but spyware. Normal people would be able to make an *informed* choice.

But yes, of course, root your things :)

A device you have no root access to is not a device you "own".

I think the current legal framework of language regarding consumer technology should reflect this.

@cirno@fosstodon.org @lps @aproposnix
Never does. Boomer senators.

@mnmlsm
pv - Pipe Viewer - is a terminal-based tool for monitoring the progress of data through a pipeline.

http://www.ivarch.com/programs/pv.shtml

@piggo @cowanon
500 hours of video uploaded per minute. I don't think it's because they're "not bothered".

@cowanon @piggo
Ah yes, the ol' annotations. But wasn't it abused as spam?

@vim
vimrc of @sir
https://git.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/dotfiles/tree/master/.vimrc

> Learning how to use Vim would be one of the more significant investments you'll make as a programmer learning about your tools.

Yanked from https://cmpwn.com/@sir/105367518720330566 (Hope you don't mind!)

@tuxflo @vim
TIL
https://vimhelp.org/undo.txt.html#undo-persistence
meh

@mdhughes @vim
"A challenger"

Nice. I like this.

:map Q gq

I'm hesitant on this one for compatibility.

:set magic

I give it a stamp of approval.

@vim
My 62 line vimrc (bloat edition)
https://git.sr.ht/~torresjrjr/.vim/tree/9fb74402/vimrc

Is yours better or worse? More minimal or bloat?

@FreeSoftware
Why I use the GPL and not Cuck Licenses
by Luke Smith

https://lukesmith.xyz/articles/cucklicenses

#article #GPL #FOSS

Facebook/Twitter/etc adopting ActivityPub (volutarily or not) is a terrible idea.

I want to write why in my blog.

@lps @aproposnix
Facebook: ~3B users
Fediverse: ~3M users (~1%)

I'll laugh if they try the "muh competition" line. They probably have the balls to do it too lol.

I'm surprised Google (3x worse imo) isn't on the chopping block instead. Or have I slept on the news cycle?

@imacrea @Gargron
> So what you're saying is advocating interoperability is not enough.

No, I think we have a misunderstanding. I'm saying Facebook implementing ActivityPub and joining the Fediverse is something we would *not want* in the first place.

> What could be added to that, in order to try to avoid... EEE.

I think it's virtually impossible and would cause great harm to the Fediverse instead. Of course, I'm open to ideas.

I think the most effective (and ethical) solution is to build, build, and build more Fediverse instances and services for others to jump ship to. Let's grow the Fediverse together, until it's ready for the masses.

@imacrea @Gargron
> But what if it was mandatory to build interoperable platforms?

What difference would that make? lol I was already assuming that.

> don't you think that would be a huge step for all the people locked in these silos ecosystems?

I don't see how. They'll still be locked in.

> Nobody knows the future.

Of course, but we'd be stupid not to predict. Look at history. This future is very likely.

You have to understand that FB is first and foremost an ad company, not a social network. Their model is simply incompatible with the current Fediverse.

Also, unlike Google with it's multiple services (email, maps, drive...), the Facebook experience is one thing and can't just be broken up.

Mandatory or not, asking for AP integration as essentially asking FB for suicide, which I'd like to see lol but they're clearly not going to just give away ad-viewers for free.

What would actually be better is if it was mandatory for people to stop using FB, and let them use the Fediverse freely. If that was ethical, I'd support that way more. That would give me hope haha.