xianc78 @xianc78@gameliberty.club
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Four Organizations All Founded in 1913
FED - Federal Reserve
FBI - Federal Bureau of Investigation
IRS - Internal Revenue Service
ADL- Anti Defamation League
Must be a coincidence...
@RK7 @PurpCat
>They forget that older hardware/software typically wasn't really capable of the same sort of spying/telemetry that more modern stuff is
You should see all the old FSF interviews and documentaries from around that time. There main talking point was "sharing is caring". Like I'm not a big fan of intellectual property either, but I don't think that sharing copies is the most important thing in the world.
@EdBoatConnoisseur @rher I never use anything Bluetooth related.
@p They will reject FreeDOS because most people use it to play old, proprietary DOS games.
@rher I made an entire effortpost a few hours ago explaining why this free software zealotry is actually hurting the movement and keeping people on Windows.
@sally Your leader couldn't respect IRL freedom during the COVID lockdowns.
Which activist group/movement is the most annoying?
@PurpCat Nah bro, you should only play free software games like Tux Racer. Proprietary games, including games released for old platforms keep you isolated and helpless.
In the eyes of an extreme freetard, playing an old DOS or NES game is no different than using Windows 11, Discord, or Google Chrome.
@djsumdog I just wish they offered options other than Ubuntu and Pop_OS for distro choices. Their headphone jacks also suck. If you just move one millimeter, it disconnects.
@beardalaxy This is why having physical media or raw audio files saved locally on your device is always the way to go.
@pesekcuy @bonkmaykr Sui literally takes everything the FSF and GNU project says as gospel. He will even scold you if you use the word "Linux" to mean the whole GNU+Linux operating system or if you use the word "FOSS".
That's a point that I forgot to bring up: the FSF's insistence on using certain words. I agree that using "Google" or "Photoshop" as verbs for searching and photo editing respectively does re-enforce their monopolies, but I never understood why Stallman insisted that you don't use the word "hacker" to refer to security breakers. That has nothing to do with software freedom. That's just him defending some subculture that doesn't even exist anymore.
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@xianc78 I love the free software movement and I have a lot of respect for Mr. Stallman and his valuable contribution to computer science, despite his eccentricities.
However I will never be able to justify the "everything must be FOSS or you're a stupid normie" mindset. Diehard FOSS advocates are some of the most toxic elitists and I don't think they understand that they're only hurting their cause. RMS knows this and tries his darn best to not blame individuals for being abused by bad software companies.
A normal person is not going to think "I should drop everything I rely on to do my work because this guy on the internet told me I'm a retard." They're going to think free software is lame and continue to delay the inevitable M$ bullshit by using old Windows and then eventually just accept the malpractice.
I think a lot of the evil of proprietary software is overblown too, yes it is inherently anti-user in some ways, but the whole point of concern is that it's *easier* to abuse, not that it's always worse or better. Not all proprietary software is malware. Part of education on Free Software should be helping people understand how FOSS is more trustworthy and make it a selling point, distinct from the faux-privacy-focused corporations that lie to people using black boxes. Telling someone they need to go schizo and change their computing habits overnight to become some copyleft protestor to their own detriment will do nothing.
When I found out about the FOSS movement I did not drop all of my proprietary software. Especially since I'm a gamer so that makes up 99.9% of what I do. But I did learn a valuable lesson about trust and was able to selectively choose some free software alternatives for my work so that I could control my computer a little more. Software freedom is all about making good choices for yourself.
@djsumdog I think I used to have some followers from Fosstodon. They didn't seem to block instances until a few years ago.
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I think Fucerberg is a shithead and he's just trying to be relevant again while he continues to siphon up data for intelligence agencies he is still fully in bed with.
But at the same time, Fosstodon staff is filled with fucking idiots. Pretty sure they still block me too.
full article: https://hub.fosstodon.org/our-position-on-threads
But at the same time, Fosstodon staff is filled with fucking idiots. Pretty sure they still block me too.
full article: https://hub.fosstodon.org/our-position-on-threads
- Sex
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- Programming Languages
- C/++/#, Python, Java, JavaScript, PHP, SQL, Assembly
- Ioncom Official Site
- http://ioncom.helioho.st/
Joined Jun 2020
