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Knowing how paranoid Putin is, I’m almost sure this is a body double

As much as I like Librewolf as concept and ideology, I can’t keep thinking that if there’s a Firefox 0day, Firefox gets patched first, Librewolf later, and I’m potentially exposed for longer. That’s why I prefer to stick with upstream.

The Hubble still works?

That’s nice, I thought I read an article some years ago that it was going to be decommissioned.

Oh well. I’m just glad I can access all my files on NTFS

Shhh! Don’t give them ideas…

You’re responsible for the technology you create.

So if I create a knife I’m responsible if someone uses it for murder?

Maybe I should implement a camera on the knife that records your kitchen 24/7 to make sure the knife wont be used for murder, is that OK with you?

Unionize workers in Microsoft.

If you “unionize” microsoft and keep windows non-free software, the employees get better wages, apart from that the users still get spied upon, and the means of production (windows source code) still under ownership of a small group of people, (and just like any other operating system or knife, can) still used for nefarious purposes.

Even if the workers at the microsoft commune decide to made windows non-spyware anymore, there is still no way to actually be sure since there’s no way to verify it.

Also, proprietary software isn’t only a prime example of private ownership of the means of production, but also a prime example of artificial scarcity.

As long as it’s “Free Software” instead of “Free people” you’re playing on the side of the tech oligarchy.

Free software is a requirement for free people, if you don’t understand that, then you really have no understanding of how technology works, of how people work and how freedom works.

I recommend reading the following article: https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html

Use Krita

Your OS doesn’t, put the messaging apps that your friends/family/coworkers use do.

And no, you can’t convince them to switch messager, I tried.

I don’t think they are as stupid as you think them.

I mean, back when I was younger I learned pretty much all I know about IT by admining my own computer, and I pretty much did it by trial and error yes. However nowadays kids talk to each other over popular chat applications, eventually one tells another “hey just install this browser/vpn” the same way they install mods for their videogames.

Tho in the end I don’t think they will become techy savy tho, I guess just that tor and VPNs will become commonplace in UK.

Meanwhile the old boomers are the ones who are going to forced to shrug “just how it is”.