FOSS zealot, game developer, and lifelong learner 👹👾📖
freedom maxi, solarpunk, cypherpunk, and anarcho-communist (anti-statist/anti-stalinist) 🌞💻 🟥⬛
centralization is the root of all evil
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i was thinking that we need a term for proprietary/centralized software
"prisonware" came to mind, and was reinforced when i saw a post describing google as a prison 🗝️
most people don't know what proprietary, or centralized mean in terms of software, much less that they are bad 🤷♀️
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#FOSS #FLOSS #FreedomTech #FreeSoftware #Privacy #Decentralisation #Decentralization #Prisonware
#privacy enthusiasts, how do you deal with celebrating your birthday?
it's sensitive information of course, so do you just not share it? make up a 'fake' birthday per identity?
what's the solution? 🥳❔
linux isn't systemd; we have openrc, runit, and many more
android isn't motorola/google/samsung; we have graphene, lineage, f-droid, and more
the people pushing #DeveloperRegistration and #AgeVerification want you to believe there are no alternatives available
that's NOT true, there are solutions out there right now:
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are you committed to decentralization?
for me, that means both being open to new freedom tech AND remaining ready to use existing ones
i keep almost every decentralized/FOSS messaging app or my accounts on social medias
if anyone ever says to me "do you use _?"
i should always be able to say "yes"
#FLOSS #FOSS #FreeSoftware #Decentralization #Decentralisation #FreedomTech
i finally got gemma4 to fit in VRAM, the KV cache in a brutal size 🤖🙀
quantization is such a blessing 🙏
if i ever made a dating profile: 💘
likes: FOSS, decentralization, privacy
dislikes: people who contribute to the network effect of centralized services/platforms (discord, signal, facebook, twitter/X)
hobbies: writing code, looking at cats, spreading free software info
"aswell" is a word i won't be convinced otherwise
it's just too good and i'm gonna keep using it
happy valentines day 💘
recently found out i am likely to be sick for over a month until i'm recovered 😿
i really can't be posting during this time, but wanted to let you all know i haven't died/been captured/abandoned fedi
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BlockAds is a great FOSS android app (available on f-droid/Izzy)
it uses local filters to block ads, trackers + analytics, and more 🚱
i was surprised just how much stuff was being sent that BlockAds saved me from, even from some other FOSS apps 🙀
it's a must-install, i also reccomend setting it as an "always on" vpn in android settings too
there are good bots and there are bad bots
bad bots pretend to be human and randomly reply to posts 🥸
good bots are cleary labeled 🤖 as bots
bad bots spam as fast as they can 🗯️
good bots appear when called, only trigger by pattern (ex: haiku bot), or post to their own feed
if you are going to make/unleash a bot on socials make sure it's a good one 🙏
and provide a link to the bot's (open) source, so people can tell you if it's gone rogue!
anyone else still need to use tricks to remember how to spell? 🔡
to this day i still spell restaurant 🍽️ as "rest😴 + aura✨ + nt🧠"
happy easter 🐇🥚
the laptop i've had for years just suddenly died 💻☠️
no smoke, no loud noise, no bright flash
just lights out, won't turn back on
i can't afford to have it repaired either 💸
FML 😿
a big reminder that FOSS apps can still be centralized
some simple questions to ask:
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#Decentralization #Decentralisation #FOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource