Kjetil G

@kjetilg
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Software developer, Linux user at home & work 🐧 sustainability 🌱
Websitehttps://kjetilg.no
Companyhttps://gsoft.no
Google I/O for those that didn't watch.

Last year I put together a guide to help people get off US tech — and that includes Google. There are a lot of alternatives there they will help you make a plan to pull away from Google services, and all the rest of them too.

https://disconnect.blog/getting-off-us-tech-a-guide/

Getting off US tech: a guide

I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.

Disconnect

If you missed NCC’s latest report on how the Internet became such a shitty place — and the iconic video spot that goes with it — fasten your seatbelts and press play NOW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4Upf_B9RLQ

Read full report: https://storage02.forbrukerradet.no/media/2026/02/breaking-free-pathways-to-a-fair-technological-future.pdf

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cc @finnmyrstad @CPDPconferences @cdteurope @Mastodon @edri @PeopleVsBigTech

A Day in the Life of an Ensh*ttificator

Digital products and services keep getting worse. In the new report Breaking Free: Pathways to a fair technological future, the Norwegian Consumer Council ha...

YouTube

We're on a mission to squash as many bugs as possible before the next release.

⚠️ We need your help ‼️

Please reply with your biggest complaints about Pixelfed and how we can improve existing features and federation support.

We're not looking for feature requests, only bug reports, so we can make Pixelfed more stable and fun.

Feel free to boost for awareness ❤️

#Pixelfed #AskFedi #BugHunt

Starting today, USB-C is the mandatory charging standard for all laptops sold in the EU.

We are putting an end to cable clutter and unnecessary costs for citizens.

One cable, any brand, less electronic waste.

We are delivering a simpler, more sustainable digital future for Europe.

More: https://link.europa.eu/QDMFTh

Please join this webinar on Moving from Harmful Platforms to Social Technologies.
📅 Thursday, April 30, 2026
⏰ 3:00pm – 4:00pm CET (60 min)
📍 Zoom Webinar

We will be discussing how digital public goods and other open-source solutions can support the scaling of a more transparent, interoperable, and accountable social technology landscape.

📝 Register Here
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__IHGcRbVRrmT-GUs0VvLOw#/registration

This is a must! 💯

#linux

Ukens notater er akkurat sendt ut og denne uka er @odapoda kommentar i VG om Meta som et svart hull temaet. Debatten om sosiale medier ender vanligvis med to svar. Enten strengere regulering av plattformene eller krav om bedre moderering. Begge aksepterer premisset om at plattformer er hva vi skal ha. Vi må bygge sosiale medier som er protokoller, ikke plattformer. God lesing på en søndag 👉🏻https://matsbs.com/ukens-notater-71/
Ukens notater #71: Facebook er et sort hull

«Facebook er et sort hull» skrev Oda Rygh godt i et debattinnlegg i VG denne uka og satte ord på noe mange har opplevd, vilkårlig utkastelse fra Facebook. Kontoen er borte uten forklaring, uten noe annet enn en AI å klage til uten suksess. Oda mener dette er et demokratisk

Mats Staugaard
State of the world update. White line is today. Data excludes servers. Let me know if you see significant omissions.
France Launches Government Linux Desktop Plan as Windows Exit Begins

France is transitioning government desktops to Linux, with each ministry required to formalize its implementation plan by autumn 2026.

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