Any piece of Software that lets you share Media with others, be it #messengers like #signal or SMPs like #mastodon or #bluesky, should prompt you to decide, whether you want to keep, change or delete the #metadata of the media file.

The same goes imo for any application, that lets you insert media files into larger documents, like #zettlr, #joplin, #LibreOffice, etc.

All these applications should offer both, a default setting AND a per-file prompt/switch that allows to make this decision.

This is BETTER than stripping metadata silently by default because:

* it creates awareness for the issue with the user base.
* I do not have to remember for each application I work with, how it handles the problem. (I should not have to read through the docs for this!)
* thus I will not have to use third party tools to remove metadata each time i share a pic, when it is actually done by the main application anyway.
* last but not least, there are cases where it is better or even important to preserve metadata.

#foss #privacy #privacybydefault

If you are thinking about running your blogpost through an AI editor, don't! It almost always makes it more boring.

Whatever you have to say is what you had to say anyway. Just say that, you don't need more. And the mistakes are perfectly fine.

I spell check once, proofread once, then publish. When people point out errors, it makes me feel good, because it means people are reading what I write, and I correct it then.

I'd rather have your charming acoustic-performance words, even if you make mistakes! I love mistakes in writing. Rustic and cozy.

State of Kdenlive - from new features to community growth, check out what happened in Kdenlive this past year and what lies ahead.

https://kdenlive.org/news/2026/state-2026/

#kdenlive #kde #floss #videoediting #news

going to try coining a new term

there's a genre of LLM usage side-effect where someone will start being ever so slightly more impatient, less curious, less able to think critically (by which I mean examine problems from multiple perspectives, use empathy, use doubt as an interrogative tool), more reliant upon LLMs for basic tasks. it's subtle but I think it's pretty clear in a lot of cases. but calling this "AI psychosis" is hyperbolic and probably pretty inaccurate.

may I propose: "vibesick"

I think going closed source and then claiming it's because AI is killing open source is a bit cowardly. You can just say you don't care about open source anymore. You don't need to blame AI.

You can also literally setup a No-AI policy. It's not that hard.