The nonfree “education” app Along, developed by a company controlled by Zuckerberg, encourages students to use it for private conversations with their teachers. Some of … Educational Malware App “Along”Read more
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What ChatGPT Is Really Good For
Artificial intelligence (AI) is sweeping the world. It is transforming every walk of life and raising in the process major ethical concerns for society and … What ChatGPT Is Really Good ForRead more
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Why People Should Never Ever Use DuckDuckGo
There are substantial privacy and civil liberty issues with DuckDuckGo. Here they are spot-lighted: Nefarious History of DDG founder & CEO: DDG’s founder (Gabriel Weinberg) … Why People Should Never Ever Use DuckDuckGoRead more
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The FSF’s relationship with firmware is harmful to free software users
The FSF has an unfortunate relationship with firmware, resulting in policies that made sense in the late 1980s, but actively harm users today, through recommending … The FSF’s relationship with firmware is harmful to free software usersRead more
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The Foundation of Freedom in Your Computing
http://audio-video.gnu.org/video/rms-2021-05-10-university-of-buckingham-free-software-foundation-of-freedom.webm Richard Stallman Free Speech Society, University of Buckingham, May 2021
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Meanwhile, at Mozilla, You Have to Sign Into Microsoft to Use BugZilla…
I keep saying that Mozilla is a useless thrall of Microsoft and Google, and they keep proving me right. There’s no point in using Firefox … Meanwhile, at Mozilla, You Have to Sign Into Microsoft to Use BugZilla…Read more
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Why your blog still needs RSS
Back in the early days of blogging, the tech press bashed RSS out of existence as it was supposedly too complex for ordinary users. To … Why your blog still needs RSSRead more
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Why your website should work without Javascript.
Recently I started a site of tools for boardgames players. Simple tools like dice and spinners. I wanted the site to be as accessible as … Why your website should work without Javascript.Read more
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Mozilla Hires Yet Another Executive (Senior Vice President) From Facebook
Mozilla has hired more people from Twitter and Facebook than we care to or can keep track of (also from Microsoft); this helps explain many … Mozilla Hires Yet Another Executive (Senior Vice President) From FacebookRead more
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Microsoft repo secretly installed on all Raspberry Pi’s Linux OS
Raspberry Pi is a little useful computer for learning programming and building projects. It comes with Debian Linux based modified operating system called Raspbian. It … Microsoft repo secretly installed on all Raspberry Pi’s Linux OSRead more