World Bank and Verizon Chiefs Say Digital ID Part of “Social Contract” Between Government and Citizens
https://reclaimthenet.org/world-bank-and-verizon-chiefs-say-digital-id-part-of-social-contract-between-government-and-citizens?utm_source=fediverse
Big Tech Alliance Targets Covid-19 “Misinformation,” Links it to “Extremism,” Calls for Content Censorship
https://reclaimthenet.org/big-tech-alliance-targets-covid-19-misinformation-links-it-to-extremism-calls-for-content-censorship?utm_source=fediverse
So Minnesota and dozens of US cities are implementing UBI, but you are only allowed to spend it on certain things.
Why can't people just wake the fuck up and realize that this is all part of the plan? They are purposefully inflating the money supply, and decreasing the purchasing power of the US dollar (and other fiat currencies) to the point that people are demanding this, but the catch is that it will be tied to a digital wallet. In this case, special debit cards.
@xianc78 I'd take XMPP over anything any day. After that IRCv3 when it becomes generally available.
Introducing the AppleWideWeb!
Most of you may already know that #HyperCard was a big influence on Tim Berners-Lee when he created the WWW. We are told that HyperCard missed its chance since it wasn't networked. Without support for connecting up a global network of HyperCard Stacks, it had no chance against the WWW.
Well that was then and this is now. In 2024 we DO have a global AppleTalk network to publish HyperCard Stacks on - #GlobalTalk! The dream is finally a reality!
A VM vending machine at #SCaLE21x! You put in a dollar, select your distro, and it creates a VM you can ssh into.
Edit: @dualdflipflop was behind this. Give him a follow.
I see a lot of people cheering for the "you have to verify your age to look at porn" bill as some victory, and I can almost get why it seems so well-intended on the surface.
Unfortunately, the fact of the matter is a lot can go wrong when you let a third party handle your PII (necessary to make sure that you're "of age" for such things) but also it sets a very WEF-y and very dangerous precedent — it sets a step for the online ID thing, and nope, that's not going to fly at all.