Mastodawn

Jorge Salvador Caffarena Oct 30, 2023

Meta makes it look like the EU regulation is against "ad supported Internet", where they could continue serving ads in EU without a problem, if it wasn't a privacy invasive way of doing it. Expected spin from big corpos, but can't wait for the "MURICA FREDOM" crowd to join that phallacy.

Also, I don't know the new regulations to the extent but wish that this stunt is not enough and they force to also stop doing it for "free" users.

https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/30/23938283/facebook-instagram-ad-free-subscription-eu

Facebook and Instagram launch a paid ad-free subscription

Facebook and Instagram are launching a paid ad-free subscription in the European Union, which costs about €9.99 per month on the web or €12.99 per month on iOS and Android.

The Verge

Jorge Salvador Caffarena Oct 10, 2023

Kim Scheinberg Oct 6, 2023

I have seen a lot of optical illusions. I have a reasonable layman's understanding of how they work

I have stared at this for five full minutes trying to get it NOT to flip every 10-15 seconds and I cannot keep it from doing so

[Also, I have no idea how to write alt text for this]

Jorge Salvador Caffarena Oct 6, 2023

The Spaceshipper 🚀Oct 6, 2023

Alien (1979): Cat box, art by Ron Cobb
Flexible and adapted to living conditions in space, the Weyland cat box will make your feline friends' travels more pleasant, festive and warm.
#scifi #horror #1979 #alien #cat #catbox #conceptart #design #roncobb #ridleyscott #sigourneyweaver #ripley

Jorge Salvador Caffarena Oct 1, 2023

Sunday vibes

Jorge Salvador Caffarena Sep 24, 2023

Mark A. ⏏️ {FalconMarkSix}Sep 22, 2023

PSA: Google has now begun to roll-out the Ad Topics "feature" onto Android itself. It's not just in Chrome you have to disable the settings. Please #Boost to spread awareness.

If you didn't get the pop-up screen on your Android device (it looks like the first two screenshots), to opt-out of these settings:

Go to your device Settings

Press "Google"

Press "Ads"

While you're here, press the "Delete Advertising ID" button and delete it

Press "Ad Privacy"

Review: "Ad Topics", "App-suggested ads", and "App Measurement". Make sure all are labelled as "OFF". (This page will look like the third screenshot)

If you don't see "Ad Privacy" in Step 4 then it means that it hasn't been rolled out to you yet. You might need to wait and check back in a couple of days to see if/when it has been implemented to disable these settings.

EDIT: There's another setting to review. In step 2, scroll to "Personalize using shared data". Turn everything off.

Pt. 2 in Replies

#Android #Google #Privacy #AdTopics

Jorge Salvador Caffarena Sep 14, 2023

⛈️ Information ⛈️Sep 14, 2023

Airbus open sourced their new cockpit font. Make it the default for all your embedded projects, because it's REALLY good and has real testing in difficult environments!

https://b612-font.com/

B612 – The font family

B612 is an highly legible open source font family designed and tested to be used on aircraft cockpit screens.

Jorge Salvador Caffarena Sep 10, 2023

The Spaceshipper 🚀Sep 10, 2023

The Truth is Out There: The X-Files started 30 years ago today with the aptly-named "Pilot"!

It's hard to believe that it's already been 30 years since I was hooked on what quickly became my favorite series of the 1990s (even though I gave up before the end of the first run).

And to think that the alien episodes were accompanied by so many fantastic, quality one-off stories. It was fascinating throughout my teenage years.

By the way, Tooms should be back in 2023.

Jorge Salvador Caffarena Sep 7, 2023

The Iconfactory Sep 7, 2023

Think different with a return to the colorful Apple logo of the 80s and 90s in this retro wallpaper. Cupertino is available in dark and light versions for your desktop and mobile devices. Grab it for FREE on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/posts/cupertino-free-88916852 or from Wallaroo, our fun and easy wallpaper app for Mac and iOS https://apps.apple.com/app/wallaroo/id1630565980