General purpose computer --> limited purpose computer --> appliance --> haha it is really our computer so pay up for your subscription like a good little cash cow and pray we don't alter the deal further no wait we are of course going to do that
MCC codes used to restrict what Aslyum Seekers can purchase https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/aug/30/home-office-bans-asylum-seekers-from-buying-luxury-goods-and-services digital borders within a state where access to goods or services is denied by data
@philpem I’m getting a premonition… 🔮 “Labour vows to crack-down on unmonitored ‘self-hosted’ sites” - BBC, June 2027
Just turn the mount anti-clockwise. It will feel like you're breaking something, but all will be well.
Replacing the bathroom light:
Whatever you do, DO NOT turn the mount! Definitely don't do it at the beginning of a bank holiday!
I created a Facebook messenger account with minimal detail and got promptly suspended.
In order to unlock the account, I needed to upload a video selfie. Because of the kind of guy I am, I uploaded a video of this baby. Which worked. Account unlocked.
I'm not sure which future we're living in, but it is truly amazing.
Alt...
Photo old a bald, baby doll. Has various marks, bits of grub, and no clothes from being around with small children for a decade. Looks nothing like me or a real person.
Wow AI minority report crime mapping - as we all know the problem with crime is a lack of detection. Local residents don’t know where it’s happening! https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ai-to-help-police-catch-criminals-before-they-strike #AI #crime #precrime
"No matter your age, the [UK] Online Safety Act will restrict the content available to you online.”
“Adults are being forced to hand over information to unregulated age verification providers in order to get the uncensored version of social media apps such as X, Reddit and Bluesky.”
🗣️ ORG's Sara Chitseko.
https://theface.com/society/online-safety-act-palestine-young-voters-democracy-uk-politics
#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety #osa #censorship #freespeech #ukpolitics #ukpol #ageverification #freedomofexpression #privacy
The @dino and #Conversations_im developers have a booth at @FrOSCon. Come find us to talk about #XMPP and grab some merch.
"We must oppose #ChatControl / #Palantir / facial surveillance: what if it falls into the wrong hands"
I've always found that argument rather bizarre, because any hands wielding these things automatically become the wrong hands.
But it seems to work better than abstractly trying to convince people that these tools are *intrinsically* bad, and it's not wrong either, just a bit redundant - so I'll keep using it.
The right to privacy is essential to a healthy democracy.
If we do not fight for the former,
we will also lose the latter.
#Privacy #Democracy #HumanRights #ChatControl #AgeVerification
Gajim 2.3.4 has been released! 🥳
This release supports time zones 🕑 in profiles, adds drag and drop improvements, enables displaying long messages inline, and fixes many smaller issues.
Thank you for all your contributions ❤️ Let us know what you think!
Support Gajim's development: https://liberapay.com/Gajim
It comes in two flavours: random but still useful:
"Yeah, V for... uh... Veloceraptor?"
And sadistic:
"That's right, Q for Queue... oh wait, sorry. Q for..." mind goes blank here!