Enshitificator

A spot on tribute to @pluralistic
from the Norwegian Consumer Council

https://youtu.be/T4Upf_B9RLQ

#Enshittification

Reflecting around enshittification made me think of something;

The real magic of the internet lies in the open protocols.

Community-owned technical contracts that ensure free communication and interoperability. The innovative groups of volunteers and professionals that work together to solve problems and improve on the old.

IPv4/6, WWW, DNS, HTTP. SMTP, IMAP, SCIM, OAuth, ActivityPub, SIP, XMPP and many many more.

Open #protocols are the antithesis to #enshittification and walled gardens.

Moderne Software heute: Du zahlst eine Lizenz, besitzt aber nichts. Ohne Konto startet sie nicht, ohne Internet »unerwarteter Fehler«. Sie sammelt Daten – natürlich nur für »Sicherheit«, »Qualität« und dein »Erlebnis«. Updates kommen automatisch, Funktionen verschwinden automatisch. Und irgendwann wird dein Gerät Elektroschrott, weil der Dienst abgeschaltet wird. Kein Bug, sondern Geschäftsmodell.

#software #ms #microsoft #bullshit

Überweisung des Bundes an Microsoft: Was macht das mit euch?

2023: 274.091.361,75 Euro
2024: 347.665.579,71 Euro
2025: 481.369.660,77 Euro

Man stelle sich vor, was mit 1.103.126.602,23 € alles an Open Source Software in Deutschland hätte beschafft und entwickelt werden können. Vermutlich wird sich der Trend hier auch noch weiter fortsetzen :(

🇩🇪 Today we celebrate #GermanUnityDay – a victory over oppression & mass surveillance.

But history warns us: #ChatControl could bring surveillance back at a scale East Germany could only have dreamed of. It's like putting a spy in every phone with AI as judge.

Let’s defend freedom & say NO to #ChatControl! ✊

👉 https://tuta.com/blog/unity-day-reminder-no-to-surveillance

Companies: "content is the annoying thing we unfortunately have to put between ads".

#enshittification

#ClimateCrisis #US

"Phoenix is no stranger to hot summers, but even for a desert city that is accustomed to blazing temperatures, the extreme heat it’s facing now is next-level.

With record-breaking temperatures becoming the new normal, scientists say Phoenix and much of the Southwest are entering uncharted territory when it comes to heat, which could lead to serious consequences when it comes to health, infrastructure, and the environment.

'Places like Arizona are absolutely entering uncharted territory when it comes to heat,' said Dr. Zachary Labe, a climate scientist at Climate Central. 'In recent summers, we've seen prolonged stretches of extreme temperatures that break not just daily records but monthly and even all-time records.'

In the coming days, Phoenix is expected to break even more records. Their high temperature on Thursday could hit 118 degrees, which would set an August all-time monthly record. And the record heat in and around Phoenix is expected to last through the end of the week."

https://www.aol.com/phoenix-facing-heat-crisis-heres-151508444.html

#showyourstripes #ShowYourStripesDay

These are the warming 'stripes' for the Netherlands. I've heard that the local warming here goes about twice as fast as the world average at the moment.

Generate those for your region on https://showyourstripes.info/ and share them today, or set them as your profile picture to participate!

#climate #climatechange #climatecrisis