@zetabeta @DanielMReck Yeah, that’s fair too. The gates in the thumbnail are more YouTube shorthand than reality.
At the same time, I think the backlash is less about one person and more about the direction Microsoft has taken under its current leadership. Satya Nadella absolutely owns that era.
Different face, same frustrations for users. That’s what’s driving people to look elsewhere.
That pretty much mirrors what I hear again and again. One forced reinstall or arbitrary block is often the moment people finally ask, Why am I putting up with this?
Linux, as a proof-of-concept, becomes Linux as the default very quickly. Adobe is still the big chain for a lot of folks, sadly, but even that grip is starting to loosen.
And yeah, plenty of us still babysit Microsoft stacks at work while quietly running Linux at home. A familiar compromise.
Am I supposed to feel sympathy when someone keeps all their data on a single platform's "free" services & then loses access arbitrarily and has no access to "their" data?
I can certainly join them in anger again the #platform but, there really needs to be more awareness of the risks of becoming so dependent on companies and the need to keep control of your #data.
#google #apple #facebook #meta #bigtech #tech #digitalAutonomy
Juat a short reminder that #Rubio and other rubes in the #Trump-Admin don't like #FreeSpeech one bit, if it doesn't serve their agenda. #Censorship #HateAid #Breton #Sanctions #DigitalAutonomy
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/23/bari-weiss-60-minutes-cecot-episode-censorship
I have published a new article on Yakihonne that dives deeper into themes around technology, control, and digital autonomy. It is a reflective piece aimed at stepping back from headlines and thinking more carefully about where we are heading.
Read it here: https://yakihonne.com/article/s/beitmenotyou@nostr.beitmenotyou.online/170980ef9af6ad6c
Artikel als gift. Lees dit artikel van @eurocaro over extreme Amerikaanse druk! “de Amerikanen zijn een bedreiging geworden voor de interne markt, de euro, en de Europese veiligheid en democratie. Europa heeft een eigen bedrading nodig, om overeind te blijven. En snel ook.” Ook @pluralistic wordt nog aangehaald. #Europe #DigitalAutonomy #digitaleautonomie #Europa
De Europese top van donderdag deed een beetje denken aan crisisberaad van Europese regeringsleiders tijdens de Griekse crisis. De media brengen het als een make-or-break summit. Op tafel ligt een complex financieel issue waarachter gigantische politieke belangen schuilgaan – destijds leningen aan Griekenland, nu het (indirecte) gebruik van bevroren Russische tegoeden voor Oekraïne. De zaal zit vol…
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Year of the Linux Desktop??
Switching software often feels risky, especially when your team depends on it.
This feedback stood out to us because it captures what we aim for: change without disruption.
If “nothing breaking” matters to you too, you’re not alone.
#OpenSource #FOSS #SelfHosting #DigitalAutonomy #CommunityFirst
Great and funny keynote by @bert_hubert at the launch of the European Digital Infrastructure Consortium for Digital Commons.
"Moving beyond the Digital Uncommons"
https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/keynote-opening-digital-commons-edic-eu/
#EDIC #opensource #Mastodon #PeerTube #openstreetmap #DigitalAutonomy #EU
Last Thursday, 11th of December, saw the launch of the new Digital Commons European Digital Infrastructure Consortium. In attendance were delegations from the launching member states (and the observers). Also present were the many forefathers (and mothers) of this initiative. Of particular note, the launch also included demonstrations of LaSuite software from France, as well as the OpenDesk software from Germany. The Dutch government showcased their amalgamated suite MijnBureau, which joins parts of the German and French initiatives.
I want to be able to self-host my own email-server again!
I want to be able to self-host my own digital ecosystem
I don't want to be depend on the permission or cooperation of any corporate 3rd party for this
What a mess… :sighs:
#DigitalEcosystem #DigitalAutonomy #RightToSelfHost #RightToDigitalAutonomy #RightToRepair #RightToSalvage
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