Mastodawn

I once stumbled on a Macbook repair YTer and was blown away by his presentation and diagnosis of a known GPU issue on a 2010 MBP.

@jerrej noted:
Louis Rossmann! #louisrossmann

He’s still doing good work bringing attention to #ConsumerRightsWiki to categorize #enshittification practices.

Probably going to contribute Highland Pro app I ranted about recently.

https://youtu.be/ii-D9LaitUw

https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Main_Page

@pluralistic

Norwegian Government comes out swinging on enshittification

YouTube

Piobaireachd Mar 12

Zack Polanski Mar 12

No to Palantir.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/12/palantirs-nhs-england-contract-opens-door-to-government-abuse-of-power-health-bosses-told

Palantir’s NHS England contract ‘opens door to government abuse of power’, health bosses told

Health justice charity Medact says data-sharing potential could be used for UK version of US immigration raids

The Guardian

Piobaireachd Mar 12

Stephen Darlington Mar 11

If you’re in the UK, strong recommendation for Small Prophets. It’s strange and funny and heartwarming. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002q768

Small Prophets - Series 1: Episode 1

Since his girlfriend went missing seven years ago, Michael Sleep’s life has been on hold. But a mystical recipe in an old journal promises to give the answers he’s been longing for.

BBC iPlayer

Piobaireachd Mar 10

Zack Polanski Mar 10

From mandatory ID cards to arresting pensioners for holding up cardboard signs to cosy deals with US tech spy firms:

It's good to see lawyers pushing back on their increasingly authoritarian Govenrment.

We must protect jury trials.

Piobaireachd Mar 9

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FRACTiLE Games Mar 6

@itsfoss I understand this is good news for people wanting to play multiplayer games but the thought of EA anti-cheat software running on my Linux PC does not bring me a warm and fuzzy feeling.

Piobaireachd Mar 7

Assoc for Scottish Literature Mar 7

Currently on BBC Sounds: THE STATE OF THE ART by Iain M. Banks

In 1977, the Culture starship GCU ARBITRARY discovers Earth: a primitive society on the edge of self-destruction.

When Contact agent Dervley Linter decides to go native, can Diziet Sma change his mind?

@bookstodon

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00hv1dz

#Scottish #literature #sciencefiction #scifi #IainBanks #IainMBanks #TheCulture #audiobook

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The State of the Art by Iain M Banks

A spaceship arrives on Earth and finds a planet obsessed with alien concepts like 'money'.

BBC

Piobaireachd Feb 21

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Assoc for Scottish Literature Feb 21

I mind when I was a bairnie hou ma mither
brocht out ae day a kist o skinklan things,
ferlies I thocht them, ilk mair rare nor anither,
aa kind o gowdies, stanes and chains and rings…

—Douglas Young, “Thesaurus Paleo-Scoticus”

https://asls.org.uk/publications/books/volumes/a-kist-o-skinlan-things/

#Scottish #literature #Scots #Scotslanguage #poem #poetry #language #minoritylanguage #MotherLanguageDay #UNESCO

@adingbatponder @homelab Also, if you're going to start a learning group anyway, why not just cut out the unethical bullshit machine and actually learn together?

Piobaireachd Feb 12