Back in my day, we bought things once and actually owned them. Imagine that! You'd get a CD, a movie, a game, or a piece of software, it was a tangible item with a set price that was all yours. No strings attached.

Now? Everything's a fucking subscription. It's like renting your life, but somehow it ends up being way more expensive in the long run. Go figure.

This is why open source matters a lot. It still gives you freedom and whenever possible please support your favourite FLOSS app 👍

This class action suit stems from the Cambridge Analytica fiasco. But Zuckerberg these days looks more confident that the regime he has bowed to will protect him, whatever he does.

This is a rogues' gallery: "The case will feature testimony from Zuckerberg and former Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg. Others expected to appear on the stand include board member Marc Andreessen and former board member Peter Thiel."

AP: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg expected to testify in $8 billion Facebook privacy lawsuit https://apnews.com/article/meta-privacy-cambridge-analytica-zuckerberg-4942257082030772915591d336c6a599 @AssociatedPress #Meta #privacy #Zuckerberg

Now 🔥AppleInsider covers the #AppleBrowserBan

"Apple has created a program that lets third-party browser engines come to iOS, yet keeps security and privacy in mind. "And for whatever reason, they've chosen not to do so." - Apple

https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/07/14/apple-still-effectively-blocks-rival-browser-engines-on-ios-despite-eu-order

Here's an opinion piece I wrote on programming and the state of AI.

Wise people know what to use AI for, how to use it, and especially know what not to use if for.

https://doughertylake.blogspot.com/2025/07/programming-is-difficult.html

Sean Heber of the Iconfactory:

"ChatGPT and other AI services are basically killing Iconfactory and I’m not exaggerating or being hyperbolical."

Sad to read this. More people also need to discover Tapestry. Micro.blog has been sponsoring it for a couple months, and I plan to continue to, but I expect ads are a small fraction of needed revenue.