@wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org

· 5mo ago

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@argentumcation@social.treehouse.systems 2-in-1 shampoo does one thing: clean. In that sense, it complies with the Unix philosophy (just as sh and make do). By the same token, why stop at 2? We should extend the shampoo container with extra compartments to hold all manner of cleaning chemicals, as well as various abrasive surfaces, to produce the most Unixy cleaning tool of them all: 800 millilitres and constantly scrubbing.

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wizzwizz4 @wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org

· 9mo ago

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@coldfish@sfba.social @davidrevoy@framapiaf.org Unfortunately, Brave's worse than Mozilla. (The CEO's a homophobe, the company's heavily into cryptoscams, and it just gets worse from there.)

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wizzwizz4 @wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org

· 5mo ago

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@argv_minus_one@mastodon.sdf.org @nik@toot.teckids.org @fuchsiii@oxytodon.com @malwareminigun@infosec.exchange GDPR Article 6(1)(b): Processing shall be lawful […] if […] processing is necessary […] in order to take steps at the request of the data subject […]. GDPR Article 8(1)(1): Where point (a) of Article 6(1) applies, in relation to the offer of information society services directly to a child, the processing of the personal data of a child shall be lawful where the child is at least [13 to] 16 years old. Age restrictions do not apply under 6(1)(b).

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wizzwizz4 @wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org

· 5mo ago

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@argv_minus_one@mastodon.sdf.org @nik@toot.teckids.org @fuchsiii@oxytodon.com @malwareminigun@infosec.exchange GDPR Recital 38 is not directly relevant, but is common-sense advice (and worth reading). You should also be aware that bases other than 6(1)(a) ("consent") are very narrow, and 6(1)(a) is the hardest basis to obtain: the loopholes that most companies use don't actually exist, and those companies are breaking the law. If you're not doing bad stuff, though – where "hoarding people's secrets" counts as bad stuff – GDPR nearly always says it's fine.

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wizzwizz4 @wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org

· 2mo ago

Does anyone know a speech recognition system that can handle whispering? (Ideally one that's been ported to Android.) #AskFedi #Accessibility #SpeechRecognition #Android

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wizzwizz4 @wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org

· 7mo ago

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@star @Willow What content warning would be appropriate?

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wizzwizz4 @wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org

· 5mo ago

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@tragivictoria@mastodon.catgirl.cloud I wrote up an answer here: https://fosstodon.org/@wizzwizz4/116550568863635746 but the English text of GDPR is pretty easy to read, so if you're interested, I'd recommend reading it yourself. (I imagine the other language versions are similarly plain, but I haven't read them.)

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wizzwizz4 @wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org

· 6mo ago

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@rysiek @brad @trisweb @neurovagrant Randall Munroe claims it would. https://whatif.xkcd.com/31/

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wizzwizz4 @wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org

· 6mo ago

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@jonny This is clearly an excellent accessibility tool. This system can provide an accurate description of what the camera is pointing at. It's so good, it doesn't even need a photograph!

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wizzwizz4 @wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org

· 3mo ago

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@jonny@neuromatch.social Unfortunately, the compute you get is of exceedingly poor quality.

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wizzwizz4 @wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org

· 5mo ago

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@dee The boost + like is to allow people to boost without entering, right?

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wizzwizz4 @wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org

· 5mo ago

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@veronica_claire @aparrish Attempts to convert those books into automated computer programs don't work as well as a naïve programmer would assume, because it turns out there's a lot more to the job than mere rule application. Expert systems can capture the results of expertise, but not the expertise itself. As it turns out, this is a recurring problem with AI. (As is the preponderance of hucksters seeking to convince you that no, *this* system has true expert understanding, for real this time!)

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wizzwizz4 @wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org

· 5mo ago

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@disorderlyf @swelljoe I don't want to use that program, but I do want to use that operating system. (Shifting opinions is very hard to do well without a rewrite, because the foundation of a piece of software is the opinions.)

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wizzwizz4 @wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org

· 6mo ago

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@lizzard I find that reading a book with a plot that matches my mental energy, but then gets more sleep-compatible, helps. (However, if I misjudge the way the book's plot is going to go, this backfires heavily: I can end up getting more distressed, and staying up for much longer!) The safer option is to read a book that I know is sleep-compatible. So long as it holds my attention for long enough, this works; although sometimes the impedance mismatch is too high, and it does nothing.

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wizzwizz4 @wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org

· 5mo ago

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@jonny@neuromatch.social Neither of you blocked each other: the account's just gone. (Although strictly-speaking, blocking may have occurred first, I suppose.)

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wizzwizz4 @wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org

· 5mo ago

I'm thinking of getting an Android e-reader, and hacking it to be less bad (probably by putting a lightweight Debian on it). Unfortunately, driving an e-ink display correctly is fiddly. Fortunately, Android has a Hardware Abstraction Layer, so in principle I can steal it.

Is there a way to use an Android's HAL with a normal (Debian) Linux userspace? Ideally with Wayland (though I'll gladly take X11). My search engine skills are failing me.

#AskFedi #AndroidDev #Linux #HAL #Graphics #Wayland

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wizzwizz4 @wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org

· 5mo ago

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@jlou @aral All that shows is that the notion of omniscience it's implied you're using is incoherent. If contradictory things cannot exist (a reasonable assumption, in my book), then this disproves all God-like beings with this impossible type of omniscience: by extending this conclusion to a claim about "God" you're committing the same fallacy as in Anselm's Ontological Argument. The belief system Atheism is also a religion: it has caused its own share of social harms.

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wizzwizz4 @wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org

· 8mo ago

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@avilewis@mstdn.ca You can't hide behind edits. I saw that Oxford comma! While you're editing this post, it might be worth removing Google's tracking string (the "share identifier" ?si=…) from your YouTube link.

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wizzwizz4 @wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org

· 6mo ago

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@glamfrenzy Pretty sure it's just a funny barcode-like thing in the blanking area of the video signal (like teletext); shouldn't be hard to generate with the right circuitry. VHS tapes are an analogue recording of the video signal, so looking up how that worked for PAL and NTSC should suffice. Edit: ah, you've already received that answer.

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wizzwizz4 @wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org

· 7mo ago

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@Stefan_S_from_H @nicol Maybe just name a load of tech founders, then. If your point is valid, some of them will, statistically, be black.

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wizzwizz4 @wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org

· 8mo ago

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@oldladyplays@wargamers.social Boosting with CW. https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Sign/e-7005

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wizzwizz4 @wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org

· 9mo ago

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@DavidBruchmann@mastodon.world @coldfish@sfba.social @davidrevoy@framapiaf.org I don't remember anything bad about Waterfox, apart from it being a one-person project and therefore subject to burnout.

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wizzwizz4 @wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org

· 24mo ago

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@SuperDicq@minidisc.tokyo @xerz@fedi.xerz.one @report_press@mastodon.social It's not. It's obviously not. But that's not what's happening. Richard Stallman refuses to improve as a person, except in exceptional, increasingly-rare circumstances, and people in positions of power are closing ranks around him. If he was just an arsehole nobody who contributed some ideas, that's one thing. If he was an influential arsehole who worked on himself (e.g. Linus Torvalds), that's another thing. But he's made himself a political figure.

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wizzwizz4 @wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org

· 24mo ago

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@SuperDicq@minidisc.tokyo @xerz@fedi.xerz.one @report_press@mastodon.social On a personal note: I don't think Richard Stallman should be in charge of the FSF, but I also plan to request his feedback on something. (And yes, of course, I would credit him if he were to contribute to it.) I don't think we should exclude Richard Stallman. But, acknowledging that he is often unpleasant to be around and interact with, we should not require anybody to do so. Keeping him on in his position in the FSF amounts to that requirement.

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wizzwizz4 @wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org

· 22mo ago

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@lillyfinch@mstdn.social @evacide@hachyderm.io If it's only the waste of a few minutes, it's still worth doing (except for things where that might get you put on a List), especially if you're in a demographic they might think they can get to vote for them.

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wizzwizz4 @wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org

· 24mo ago

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@SuperDicq@minidisc.tokyo Even the AGPLv3 doesn't go far enough: they've invented new and exciting forms of tivoization that technically don't break the rules. We need a GPLv4 imo. (And, despite saying that, I've mostly stopped licensing stuff as -or-later. I no longer trust the FSF to write a decent GPLv4. Heck, I barely trust Creative Commons any more.)

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wizzwizz4 @wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org

· 24mo ago

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@SuperDicq@minidisc.tokyo He has been known to veto decisions made in GNU projects he doesn't even maintain. The fact he believes he has a veto, and the fact that other people act as though he has a veto – the fact he has a voting seat – suggests that's not the extent of what he does. I'm sure Richard Stallman feels righteous, but a feeling of righteousness is easy. It appears he's not willing to put in the hard work of self-improvement. Even Linus Torvalds (opponent of GPLv3) has him beat there.

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wizzwizz4 @wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org

· 24mo ago

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@xro@chaos.social Looks like someone vandalised it with a dodgy AI-upscaled version in January. I've corrected it on that article, but there are still three other instances on English Wikipedia, and a handful of other Wikipedias. There's also an uncropped version: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/Cat_and_styrofoam_%E2%80%93_electrostatic_charge_%28235112299%29.jpg

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wizzwizz4 @wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org

· 15mo ago

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@fosstodon Wait… is this the sort of thing I should be posting on the feedback platform? (At the moment it seems people are just using it for big-picture stuff.)

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wizzwizz4 @wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org

· 24mo ago

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@SuperDicq@minidisc.tokyo @xerz@fedi.xerz.one @report_press@mastodon.social At any point, he has the option of no longer being a political figure. He doesn't have to resign from free software, or even activism, so long as he isn't wielding the power of organisations and bureaucracy and other people's labour for his own ends.

I've stated above some parts of my views about certain political issues unrelated to the issue of free software—about which of those activities are or aren't unjust. Your views about them might differ,

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wizzwizz4 @wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org

· 20mo ago

Replying to

@dee@social.treehouse.systems "Hacking Gender: Transition à la Carte" by @ryanc@fosstodon.org is a pretty good overview of available transition options and non-options, as of 2022. It's indexed by pony, rather than pony-acquisition strategy (as most resources are), which might be very helpful for some people. https://media.ccc.de/v/emf2022-185-hacking-gender-transition-a-la-carte

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Hacking Gender: Transition A La Carte - media.ccc.de

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wizzwizz4 @wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org

· 24mo ago

Replying to

@mangeurdenuage@shitposter.world @SuperDicq@minidisc.tokyo Copyleft software licenses should not have "if you have enough electricity and compute power, you can launder the share-alike clause away" as a valid interpretation.

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wizzwizz4 @wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org

· 24mo ago

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@SuperDicq@minidisc.tokyo @xerz@fedi.xerz.one @report_press@mastodon.social

and that's precisely the point.

— https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/programs-must-not-limit-freedom-to-run.html Richard Stallman (2012)

“The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is a nonprofit with a worldwide mission to promote computer user freedom. We defend the rights of all software users.”

When protecting Richard Stallman's desire to have influence is at odds with the FSF's mission, freedom 0 takes precedence.

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wizzwizz4 @wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org

· 34mo ago

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@sl2@mathstodon.xyz @sc_griffith@mathstodon.xyz Other than that, excellent observations. One wonders how much Eliezer Yudkowsky's “don't believe the cult leader when they say it's not a cult – and also, this isn't a cult” was the standard "filter out non-suckers" strategy used by telescammers everywhere.

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wizzwizz4 @wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org

· 24mo ago

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@SuperDicq@minidisc.tokyo @report_press@mastodon.social He's not being called anything for "simply voicing his opinion". Most of us go through a phase where we question such things. (I basically came to the same conclusion as @xerz@fedi.xerz.one, with a little more pessimism about the ability of law to represent such nuanced concepts as "power relations", aged 15-ish.) I think the fact he still holds these views, even after dozens of people have explained to him how he's wrong and harming others, is worthy of criticism.

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wizzwizz4 @wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org

· 9mo ago

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@twobiscuits @tek It can produce letter sequences with similar statistical properties, according to certain metrics, but that doesn't translate to sounding alike to an actual reader who understands the text.

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wizzwizz4 @wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org

· 24mo ago

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@SuperDicq@minidisc.tokyo @mangeurdenuage@shitposter.world And, like, I'm going to be around and contactable for the next few decades at least. If GPLv4 comes out, and someone tells me about it, I can review it and decide whether to relicense my software. If I get hit by a bus, whoever inherits the copyright can deal with that. If they don't want to bother, well, I do trust the Software Freedom Conservancy.

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wizzwizz4 @wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org

· 5mo ago

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@Gina@fosstodon.org Would it make sense for somebody else, with a working LinkedIn account, to post the original Dutch version?

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wizzwizz4 @wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org

· 4mo ago

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@jamie@fedi.jametek.com In case you defederated ieji.de: note that this behaviour is against that instance's rules. (Possibly against rule 1, definitely against rule 2.)

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wizzwizz4 @wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org

· 4mo ago

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@proscience@toot.community @skinnylatte@hachyderm.io That is not to say that doctors should not be doing better: they absolutely should. They have a lot more power, a lot more discretion, than they seem to think they have, and they are in many cases willingly participating in an abusive system. But that very system is what you are calling upon to take action against this doctor. That's hardly what I would call accountability: it would be another case of the powerful shifting the blame in order to avoid accountability.

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wizzwizz4 @wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org

· 6mo ago

Replying to

@lizzard I have an e-reader, but I used to use an Android phone: I pulled the brightness to minimum and then reduced it further with a screen filter, and it was fine. However, I am capable of sleeping during the day, so ymmv. What keeps me awake is less the lighting, and more the concentrating. The trick is, when I start losing concentration, to put the book down instead of concentrating harder. (The book surviving being slept on / falling out of the bed with no damage is useful, too.)

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wizzwizz4 @wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org

· 10mo ago

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@uncanny_kate@dice.camp There's still time!

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wizzwizz4 @wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org

· 4mo ago

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@proscience@toot.community @skinnylatte@hachyderm.io Doctors are very low down on the accountability chain in the practice of medicine. This is like firing shop workers for implementing an asinine corporate policy. When med school stops churning out doctors who behave in this fashion, then we can start smacking offenders; but until then, we need to look at the actual causes of this behaviour, and address those. Individual punishment is but one tool, and rarely the most effective one.

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wizzwizz4 @wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org

· 24mo ago

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@SuperDicq@minidisc.tokyo I'm more thinking of things like, Android is effectively a non-free platform, and (while it's not the actual license used by AOSP), that's all fully-compliant with AGPLv3. Machine learning training data isn't a new issue. As I understand it, it's a copyright violation, because I don't see a consistent interpretation of copyright where it's not a copyright violation, where copyright means anything at all.

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wizzwizz4 @wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org

· 24mo ago

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@mangeurdenuage@shitposter.world @SuperDicq@minidisc.tokyo Given how you phrased that, I expect I'll disagree with your assessment. But, I haven't heard about this. What happened?

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wizzwizz4 @wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org

· 4mo ago

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@proscience@toot.community @skinnylatte@hachyderm.io Punishing individuals for systematic / cultural problems is not generally an effective intervention. (Because, if the next doctor is similarly biased, that's all this intervention would be.)

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wizzwizz4 @wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org

· 6mo ago

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@lina We have let "everything" be defined in a global fashion that allows those with global influence to dominate our local environments. I don't know what changing the rules of the game looks like, but I do know that the present state of things is unwinnable. I also know that the present state of things is far from inevitable. I hope that the present battlefield (which others constructed as a battlefield) will fade into irrelevance if we leave it alone, and behind us, intensely enough.

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wizzwizz4 @wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org

· 24mo ago

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@SuperDicq@minidisc.tokyo If all the work he does is free software promotion, why all the effort to make sure he stayed on the board? No, it's about power dynamics. It all comes back to that: Richard Stallman's inappropriate views around power dynamics, and his refusal to confront himself on them. You know what persuaded me of the allegations against him? (Before there were many, before they were anything more than vague rumours, to me.) Not the allegations: Richard Stallman's own website.

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