Norwegian nerd. Loves to code, music and clever thoughts/philosophy. Whatever coding language, rock/metal/classic/jazz, Heraclitus/Plato/Aristotle.
Illegitimi non carborundum
| Instrument | Hammond M-102, Yamaha reface CP and YC, Nord Electro, Korg Minilogue XD, Yamaha DX-100, Arp Axxe |
| Occupation | Coding |
| Drinking | Coffee/beer |
| Country | Norway |
by way of introduction i’m Billy, pākehā with ancestors from Eastern USA, Denmark, France, Ireland, Germany, Scotland & South East England, many by way of South Dunedin, with cousins still spread around most of those places
now resident in Kāpiti, definitely not in a cult. i like to play with dogs, play board games, mangle words in several languages, walk in the bush, sit in saunas, cuddle cows, waste crossbow bolts bothering rabbits 🐰, and grow as many as two moustaches per year
The #EFF is basically a #ConsumerRights agency and ever since #ElonMusk took over they've been steadily burried. This should be an #antitrust suit in the making for "the town square" that pumps scams, grifters and disinformation like it's a sport.
The EFF is quitting X | The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/tech/909550/eff-electronic-frontier-foundation-leaving-x-twitter
At the meeting, we identified 6 pillars for open, people-centered technology:
1️⃣ Democracy and participation.
2️⃣ Decolonization and diversity.
3️⃣ Autonomy and tech appropriation.
4️⃣ Territoriality, collectivity, and community
5️⃣ Access and equity.
6️⃣ Economic justice and power decentralization. 4/5
EU ready to cave to Trump on tech: Surrendermonkeys ahoy.
https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/116345343149704460
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Yes I welcome this. We need to start using local services for web hosting and databases.
Low Quality Facts
LRRR 
ptoothfish (but beige)
Thor A. Hopland
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Gea-Suan Lin
josef
Cory Doctorow