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@zleap @hansw @nemo
Thanks, I'll see to it. This article is always updating.

@zleap @hansw @nemo
Share to your heart's content.
> CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

@drq @pixelfed Yeah, I thought that too. That's usually the pattern in every UI.

@hansw @nemo
> Lengthy

Here's a 30 second version I prepared for just this moment.
https://torresjrjr.com/archive/2020-07-20-what-is-the-fediverse

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The #WoT have interesting ambitions. I've been reading up and love it.

@zleap @hansw @nemo
My own work. It's written for an informal audience, but useful perhaps.
https://torresjrjr.com/archive/2020-07-19-guide-to-the-fediverse

As a brit, I'd love to see the IT curriculum introduce at the very least some POSIX sh.

@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 @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!)