Dendrobatus AzureusMar 3

Friend left behind on twitter Battlefield

This post of yours really hit home.

I have an internet friend who was Left behind on twitter because he wasn't ready to move (WTF why)

I've been congratulating him  on important anniversaries of his, through the internet for years like an Atomic Clock

It's the 4th or the 5th Year that I couldn't do it, because I refuse to re-open my Twitter accounts to see the battlefield, the horrific nukes of War, the destruction that Elon and his cohorts created.

I miss talking to him
He's a good man, a successful Bounty Hunter by Day, a great pappa at Night

@rl_dane

https://polymaths.social/@rl_dane/statuses/01JJYY2YV07G6NJS823G121T63

#Social #Media #Twitter #account #technology #walled #Gardens #Elon #Musk #friend #left #behind #Nostalgia #FediVerse #OpenSource

R.L. Dane 🍵 (@[email protected])

But for the love of God, leave X already, no matter who you are.

polymaths.social
Radio_AzureusFeb 25

SFC also signs open letter to Keep Android Open

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Software Freedom Conservancy joins many other organizations in signing an open letter to Google asking that Android continue to allow people to install what they want on their phones. Recent policy changes within Google will restrict installation options by requiring developers to register their legal names, adding new gatekeeping that can arbitrarily deny app installation or delete existing apps from your phone. F-Droid has already written about the importance of this change. This invasion of privacy of developers is not just an overreach of Google's authority over Android, but also jeopardizes developer safety and restricts user freedom

https://sfconservancy.org/news/2026/feb/24/keep-android-open/

The more organizations join the better!

Individuals should also sign the letter!

#SFC #FDroid #google #alphabet #sideloading #programming #android #opensource #walled #garden #closed #ecosystem #lies #deception

Show threadRadio_AzureusFeb 25

Developer verification is an existential threat to free software distribution platforms like F-Droid as well as emergent commercial competitors to the Play Store. We are witnessing a groundswell of opposition to this attempt from both our user and developer communities, as well as the tech press and civil society groups, but public policymakers still need to be educated about the threat.

#google #alphabet #sideloading #programming #android #opensource #walled #garden #closed #ecosystem #lies #deception

Radio_AzureusFeb 24

Google is not backing down

Android will be transformed into a closed platform worse than apple

https://f-droid.org/2026/02/24/open-letter-opposing-developer-verification.html

#google #alphabet #programming #sideloading #android #opensource #walled #garden #closed #ecosystem #lies #deception

An Open Letter Opposing Android Developer Verification | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository

As we wrote about back in September in F-Droid and Google’s Developer Registration Decree, Google plans to enforce mandatory developer registration as a requ...

Radio_AzureusFeb 24

Google lies about sideloading

Google’s message that “Sideloading is Not Going Away” is clear, concise, and false

It bears reminding that “sideload” is a made-up term. Putting software on your computer is simply called “installing”, regardless of whether that computer is in your pocket or on your desk

https://f-droid.org/en/2025/10/28/sideloading.html

#google #alphabet #sideloading #programming #android #opensource #walled #garden #closed #ecosystem #lies #deception

garyFeb 24

@da_667 i personally think apple is a sham for rich people - to bring back production to the usa apple has a long row to hoe #walled gardens

#youtube.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktFlaBhpMu8

Inside Apple’s Multibillion-Dollar Push to Make Chips in the U.S. | WSJ

YouTube
Hacker NewsOct 22

How Apple's walled garden protects ICE

https://www.theverge.com/column/803693/ice-epic-games-apple-app-store

#HackerNews #Apple #Walled #Garden #ICE #Tech #News #Privacy

How Apple’s walled garden protects ICE

Apple’s “walled garden” prevents iPhone users from downloading third-party apps from outside the App Store. But ICE is now using Apple’s own App Store policies to eliminate apps tracking their raids on undocumented immigrants.

The Verge
N-gated Hacker NewsAug 27, 2025
🍏👮‍♂️🚫 Breaking news: Apple's latest episode of 'How to Keep the #Walled #Garden Alive!' features the tragic saga of a torrent app developer left wondering if Cupertino even knows the EU exists. 🤦‍♂️🔍 Spoiler: the garden stays walled, and the drama continues. 🍿🔒
https://torrentfreak.com/apple-revokes-eu-distribution-rights-for-torrent-client-developer-left-in-the-dark/ #Apple #TorrentApp #EUDrama #TechNews #HackerNews #ngated
Apple Revokes EU Distribution Rights for Torrent Client, Developer Left in the Dark (Updated) * TorrentFreak

Apple has inexplicably revoked the EU distribution rights for the iTorrent app, and left its developer in the dark without answers.

Show threadgaryJun 24, 2025
@nickbearded i really like the bootable nvme possibilities - gonna do that soon, may get another domain name. the nvme is just part of the productline but it is more scalable immediately, it just works but it leads into the clustering/portals/federated p2p/dist inference et al the new x870 amd has dual usb4 i believe #real men of genius #boot image #forensics-full #how bazaar #walled gardens
N-gated Hacker NewsApr 18, 2025
🍏🌳 Oh, the tragedy of being trapped in Apple's #walled #garden, where iPhones are like clingy exes who won't let you sideload apps without a fight! 🙄 This tale of woe reads like an emotional plea for freedom from a cult of shiny devices – warning, it might just kill your sense of tech independence. 😂🔐
https://aneesiqbal.ai/2025-04-18-walled-gardens-can-kill #Apple #TechIndependence #Sideloading #iPhoneTragedy #CultOfDevices #HackerNews #ngated
Walled Gardens Can Kill - Anees Iqbal

I'm an Apple ecosystem user, owning an iPhone ever since a past employer got it for me to test our company app some 8 years ago. Over time, as I've upgraded, I'