joeo10

joeo10, 7 months ago to music

If you're using #Bandcamp, I would strongly advise getting two external hard drives depending on your size and download your purchased #music ASAP since the new owners are a marketing B2B company and I know where this is eventually going. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/28/epic-games-is-eliminating-16percent-of-its-workforce-and-selling-bandcamp.html

I would not be surprised if Songtradr is going to push the #enshittification button on it. https://www.songtradr.com/blog/posts/songtradr-bandcamp-acquisition/

joeo10, 7 months ago (edited 7 months ago) to random

This is disgraceful that Elizabeth Warren has come out and support a flawed yet true censorship bill in #KOSA which would be a death blow to LGBTQIA+ voices everywhere if passed into law. https://www.techdirt.com/2023/10/03/senator-elizabeth-warren-supports-bill-to-silence-lgbtq-voices/

For those somehow out of the loop, I encourage you to read these two great pieces posted below:

By the @eff, which delivers two of them: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/05/kids-online-safety-act-still-huge-danger-our-rights-online
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/09/get-real-congress-censoring-search-results-or-recommendations-still-censorship

And from @charliejane https://buttondown.email/charliejane/archive/the-internet-is-about-to-get-a-lot-worse/

joeo10, 4 months ago to RSS

I recently found a way to see if a website supports #RSS feeds per this website: https://openrss.org/

Since most websites don't disclose if they support it anymore, this is a very good way to find out and also get a feed even if they don't.

joeo10, 11 days ago to internet

A group of Congresspeople just unveiled a bill to completely repeal #Section230, thus fundamentally misunderstand how the law works and what the consequences of repealing it would be especially on the #internet's future. https://www.techdirt.com/2024/05/13/bipartisan-bill-to-repeal-section-230-defended-in-facts-optional-op-ed/

h/t to @mmasnick for the analysis of this one.

joeo10, 4 months ago to random

The American Dialect Society has chosen #enshittification as their 2023 word of the year! https://americandialect.org/2023-word-of-the-year-is-enshittification/

Cory Doctorow (@pluralistic) coined the spot on word for the lifecycle of online platforms all over, from growth to decaying into inevitable death.

Finally, here's a mainstream organization decided to give the word its due.

joeo10, 2 months ago to tumblr

Automattic is planning to sign a deal to sell #Tumblr and #WordPress data to train AI tools. https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/27/24084884/tumblr-midjourney-openai-training-data-deal-report

After Matt's transphobic tirade fresh in everyone's minds, this is a cue to get off Tumblr and hosted WordPress ASAP, but I'll wait and see if it also applies to WordPress.org self-hosting service as well before getting off there as well.

Yikes! #enshittification at it's finest here.

joeo10, 1 month ago to random

This is why I don't use a fingerprint nor face scanner to unlock devices. It's nothing new, but not surprised really. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/cops-can-force-suspect-to-unlock-phone-with-thumbprint-us-court-rules

#phones #devices

joeo10, 24 days ago to random

Great piece on the series of pieces on paywalls from @mmasnick. https://www.techdirt.com/2024/04/30/read-all-about-how-paywalls-are-bad-for-democracy-right-behind-this-paywall/

"I have always argued that it’s best to make the core reporting free. You can then charge for other things and see if you can get people to support you."

joeo10, 10 months ago to Vivaldi

Almost everything #Brave does is shady and unethical not to mention most of the people that work there (including it's creator) isn't LGBTQIA+ friendly.

Which its why I don't use it. I rather use a #browser that actually has ethics like #Vivaldi, #Falkon, #Tor, or #LibreWolf as examples. https://techhub.social/@Techmeme/110720192997473604

joeo10, 4 months ago to microsoft

So #Microsoft is forcing you to use their "AI" products by implementing a Copilot key in new PC keyboards, which will be required. https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/4/24023809/microsoft-copilot-key-keyboard-windows-laptops-pcs

I'm sure this will make more people switch to #Linux full time and abandon Windows right? I certainly hope so.

#Windows #keyboard

joeo10, 5 months ago to tech

In an alternative universe, #XMPP and #IRC would make a major comeback as the preferred messaging platforms for all.

Because we need them to be back now more than ever.

#messaging #tech #technology

joeo10, 4 months ago to Discord

Just another friendly reminder to get off #Discord and use #IRC, #XMPP, or #Matrix instead. https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/11/24034705/discord-layoffs-17-percent-employees

There's still plenty of alternatives out there, even #forum platforms are still here.

#messaging #community

joeo10, 5 months ago to fediverse

You know which well known social company that I trust more than Meta/FB to get this right?

@Flipboard

Here, they detail their plans for full ActivityPub integration over the coming months as it's more promising plus they're more ethical. https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/18/24006062/flipboard-fediverse-mastodon-activitypub-profiles-social

#Flipboard #ActivityPub #Fediverse

joeo10, 9 months ago to random

Cory Doctorow (@pluralistic) is releasing a new book on the term that he coined in #enshittification and how to end it. https://pluralistic.net/2023/07/31/seize-the-means-of-computation/#the-internet-con

Everything he said over the past 7+ months about companies and organizations intentionally doing this is so spot on and I'm looking forward to get this and read it.

There's also a DRM-free audiobook version that will get released thanks to crowdfunding once again. You can find out more and contribute here. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doctorow/the-internet-con-how-to-seize-the-means-of-computation

joeo10, 3 months ago to random

Cory Doctorow (@pluralistic) gave a talk in Berlin, Germany where he explains the rise and continuous rise of #enshittification and how everyone but monopolists is victimized.

Also, Cory shares what we can do about it to reduce its impact.

Everyone should read and watch this important talk since he's a voice of reason for this generation and we need people like him to shine more than ever. https://pluralistic.net/2024/01/30/go-nuts-meine-kerle/#ich-bin-ein-bratapfel
https://vimeo.com/908225396/17b674fb9a

joeo10, 17 days ago to privacy

Once again, I ask and beg of you to buy a 2012 or older car since these automakers don't give a shit about your privacy and peace of mind. You can thank me later. https://sherwood.news/tech/how-to-opt-out-of-the-privacy-nightmare-that-comes-factory-installed-in-new/

#privacy #enshittification #cars #trucks

joeo10, 7 months ago to random

So this looks very fun to play, I'm very impressed by it all things considered! https://trustandsafety.fun

Here's @mmasnick with some details into the creation of this trust and safety-themed challenge of a game. https://www.techdirt.com/2023/10/17/trust-safety-tycoon-try-your-hand-at-managing-a-social-media-trust-safety-team/

joeo10, 8 months ago to random

This is a very good piece from Cory Doctorow (@pluralistic) on Bill Willingham's decision to putting the Fables comics on the public domain and it's complications. https://pluralistic.net/2023/09/15/fairy-use-tales/#sampling-license

He's surely up to something here and it remains to be seen if this can be pulled off.

joeo10, 3 months ago to gaming

IGN employees have voted to unionize with a 87% margin, great news! https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ign-workers-unionizing

#gaming #games #journalism

joeo10, 1 month ago to ghost

Encouraging news that #Ghost is going to federate via #ActivityPub. Let's just hope they don't screw it up like WordPress did with theirs since this has lots of potential. https://activitypub.ghost.org/

joeo10, 2 months ago to privacy

Meanwhile at the same time, Nevada is currently trying to grant a temporary restraining order to ban Meta/FB from rolling out end-to-end-encryption or #E2EE, threating #privacy and #security in the process. https://www.techdirt.com/2024/02/26/nevada-is-in-court-this-morning-looking-to-get-a-temporary-restraining-order-blocking-meta-from-using-end-to-end-encryption/

Here's @mmasnick:

"This is a full-on attack on encryption. If Nevada succeeds here, then it’s opening up courts across the country to outlaw #encryption entirely. This is a massive, dangerous attack on security and deserves much more attention."

joeo10, 1 month ago to android

If you're using #VLC on #Android, here's the main reason why it hasn't been updated in months, thus risking #abandonware status: it's outright refusal to give Google their private keys: https://dev.to/npomepuy/vlc-for-android-updates-on-the-play-store-179j

More coverage here on this thread: https://social.treehouse.systems/@Aissen/112139649840297169

joeo10, 6 months ago to random

Here's @lisamelton with some retrospective into her one year using Mastodon and I have to say as a person who have more experience in this that I'm glad you are here in this part of the web and expressing yourself. https://lisamelton.net/2023/11/03/one-year-of-mastodon/

AnnemarieBridy, 5 months ago to random

I am a longtime user of Firefox, but I'm being driven to other alternatives by the fact that the PayPal API is seemingly broken in Firefox for iOS for all websites I want to buy things from. I don't have this problem in Chrome or Safari. I've tried enabling pop-ups, disabling privacy extensions, tweaking tracking protections, deleting cookies, but nothing seems to work. Does anyone have advice for this problem?

joeo10, 3 months ago to random

Snap, the parent company of Snapchat just caved and has put LGBTQIA+ people under the bus for supporting #KOSA. https://www.techdirt.com/2024/01/29/snap-breaks-under-pressure-supports-dangerous-kosa-bill-that-will-put-kids-in-danger/

Just a primer/explainer on what this bill would ultimately do as it's a censorship bill in disguise. https://mastodon.sdf.org/@joeo10/111177990942640628