M. Fioretti

@mfioretti_en
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I do my best to popularize digital stuff that MATTERS. See how and how to support me at

https://mfioretti.com and

https://mfioretti.substack.com

I also write on commission, about a variety of digital topics. To hire me, please email [email protected]

Digital rightsYour human rights and the quality of your life depend on how software is used AROUND you
Open standardsopenness just makes sense
VERIFIED JOURNALISThttps://www.verifiedjournalist.org/people/@[email protected]
I just asked an #AI chatbot which #Easter gift I should send to the White House, and all I got was a T-shirt image:

Do #socialmedia DESERVE big punishment? YES

Would these thing happen so much, so serious, if #parents did the right, simplest thing in the links below?

NO. Never forget it

https://mfioretti.substack.com/p/on-wrong-things-to-tell-parents-about

https://mfioretti.substack.com/p/honestly-the-problem-with-children

Also, worry more about #AI now:

https://mfioretti.substack.com/p/dear-parents-social-media-are-yesterdays

#Germany just did exactly what I've been preaching for TWENTY years now:

Just Say No to OpenXML:

https://www.linuxjournal.com/article/9594#mpart8

How file formats can favor (or hamper) innovation, active citizenship and really free markets:

https://mfioretti.com/how-file-formats-can-be-used-favor-or-hamper-innovation-active-citizenship-and-really-free-markets/

THAT IS, break digital monopolies in the right place, which is open FILE FORMATS, before and regardless of #opensource / #freesoftware

YAY!

Two great “#opensource for #Catholics” initiatives and what may make them even more helpful for all people... if they will come of course:

https://mfioretti.substack.com/p/two-great-software-for-catholics

Q: Should religious AI chatbots be treated differently from all others?

A: no, but probably MY "no" is not the "no" you are thinking about

Full answer here, for #catholics and everybody else:

https://mfioretti.substack.com/p/should-religious-ai-chatbots-be-treated

#religion #artificialintelligence

@mfioretti_en
No luck with the Globe yet, but I'm posting it where I can. This is from an article where Facebook is identified as a secret sponsor

https://lwn.net/Articles/1062779/

An investigation of the forces behind the age-verification bills

Reddit user 'Ok_Lingonberry3296' has posted the results of an extensive investigation into the [...]

LWN.net

"we no longer “need,” or desire, the #NATO Countries’ assistance — WE NEVER DID!"

Cool.

So all the US bases in Italy and everywhere else in EU can close tomorrow and we can repurpose that land, I presume.

No?

Source because yes, he himself DID say it: https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116245182325726375

Humanoid #Robots in EVERY HOME are nothing new.

They come from 2 needs that industries and organizations alone could never satisfy

One is the pathological urge to never have other real humans around. The other…

https://mfioretti.substack.com/p/humanoid-robots-are-the-next-bubble

RE: https://mastodon.opencloud.lu/@BrideOfLinux/116164431112888552

Please support FOSS Force! They are good and fighting the good fight:

One year ago I wrote that one of the two things I'll never condone to #elonMusk was hiding the night sky:

https://fossforce.com/2025/03/two-reasons-why-you-may-still-be-upset-with-elon-musk-50-years-from-now/

Now, these idiots are worse:

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/satellites/this-companys-plan-to-launch-4-000-massive-space-mirrors-has-scientists-alarmed-from-an-astronomical-perspective-thats-pretty-catastrophic

For Musk, hiding the night sky is a side effect he couldn't care less. For them, it is THE explicit purpose.

Two Reasons Why You May Still Be Upset With Elon Musk 50 Years From Now - FOSS Force

If you think that only folks in the US have cause to have issues with Elon Musk, our man in Italy is here to straighten you out.

FOSS Force