#FreeTube: The #OpenSource YouTube Player for #Linux

https://www.debugpoint.com/freetube/

Researchers discover that ChatGPT prefers repeating 25 jokes over and over
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/06/researchers-discover-that-chatgpt-prefers-repeating-25-jokes-over-and-over/

#technology #tech #technews #bot #reddit #tech_news

"Microsoft lost its keys, and the government got hacked"

https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/17/microsoft-lost-keys-government-hacked/

While unrelated, this is also a great reminder that there is no such thing as "a backdoor only for the good guys". The good guys will eventually get hacked, or the access will eventually be misused.

#security #infosec #cybersecurity #privacy

I feel like an increasingly large part of my "how to spend time" thought process is:

- Interact with a for-profit company that annoys me (either by being straight-up immoral, or just _not very good_)
- Look to see if there is a #NonProfit / #Cooperative / #OpenSource alternative
- Take my annoyed energy to try and contribute to the development of that alternative

Apple’s first M3 Macs could arrive in October, and should be one line #tech #technology

The first batch of Apple’s M3-equipped Macs could arrive as early October, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Writing in his latest , Gurman reports there “should be another launch” after the company’s annual iPhone event in September, with a new slate of Macs likely the focus of whatever Apple has planned. “October is too early … Apple’s first M3 Macs could arrive in October,…

https://ajtechnicaldr.com/jobs/apples-first-m3-macs-could-arrive-in-october-and-should-be-one-line-tech-technology/

A common theme I’m noticing between today’s #Outreachy and yesterday’s #RightToRepair keynotes at #FOSSY: #FOSS is great, but if we don’t commit to actually helping people access it, it’s not useful.

Simply chastising people for using proprietary software, will not somehow force them to re-evaluate their choices and come onboard.

If the UX is bad, if it isn’t obvious how to use the FOSS tools to achieve the desired outcomes, they won’t get used.