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It is easy to just ignore tools that "just work", well because they do...

Most of us never think about the amount of control we are giving up. This is especially true with #technology. Take back control of tools that are most important to you. Remember that while it may "just work" now, what about when it doesn't?

https://pointieststick.com/2025/04/06/tools-that-just-work-until-they-dont/

#kde #opensource #linux

Tools that Just Work™ …until they don’t

As a former Apple guy, it pains me a bit to say this, but I’m coming to believe that the whole “It Just Works” thing is a temporary illusion. Oh, it can be achieved! But the real …

Adventures in Linux and KDE
My phone: "Your internet/WiFi connection is unstable. Switching to LTE…"
Me: Don't worry, you'll fit right in. Everything's unstable here. 😅

Bringing this highly requested feature to #Mastodon and the fediverse is not as trivial as some might think, but quote posts are coming. Here is our latest write-up about our progress:

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/02/bringing-quote-posts-to-mastodon/

Bringing Quote Posts to Mastodon

Sharing our thinking and progress on bringing Quote Posts to Mastodon, with a goal to create a safe and respectful space for everyone.

Mastodon Blog

"The fact that the EU interior ministers want to exempt police officers, soldiers, intelligence officers and even themselves from chat control scanning proves that they know exactly just how unreliable and dangerous the snooping algorithms are that they want to unleash on us citizens."

https://www.eureporter.co/business/data/mass-surveillance-data/2024/04/15/leak-eu-interior-ministers-want-to-exempt-themselves-from-chat-control-bulk-scanning-of-private-messages/

Leak: EU interior ministers want to exempt themselves from chat control bulk scanning of private messages

According to the latest draft text of the controversial EU Child Sexual Abuse Regulation proposal leaked by the French news organisation Contexte, EU interior ministers want to exempt professional accounts of staff of intelligence agencies, police and military from the envisaged scanning of chats and messages (Article 1 (2a)). The regulation should also not apply […]