@potpie

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hello I'm a Latin teacher and I have lots of weird hobbies

Another #fuckyourapp experience.

Bought some door latches on alibaba. Came two weeks early. Quite happy.Now I get notifications at least once a day that I have 8 unread messages on their site.

Try viewing them in the browser on my phone and it won't let me. Just pushes me to download their stupid app.

NO GODDAMNIT!!

#enshittification #alibaba

How Home Assistant Leads a 'Local-First Rebellion' - Slashdot

It runs locally, a free/open source home automation platform connecting all your devices together, regardless of brand. And GitHub's senior developer calls it "one of the most active, culturally important, and technically demanding open source ecosystems on the planet," with tens of thousands of c...

You can’t install Windows without an account, fix an iPhone without permission, or publish apps without approval.
When did computing become rental property?

Digital Landlords explains how platforms became private governors and why the rent is paid in behaviour.

Read → https://medium.com/@Diogo_Mendes/digital-landlords-1f83d2f5ff66

#tech #technology #ai #ethics #righttorepair #digitalrights #digitaltenancy #software #techpolicy #enshittification #ownership

Digital Landlords

How our computers learned to rule us

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Democrats and #NoKings Americans everywhere: Make a plan. Visualize when and how you’ll go vote tomorrow. And do it! No matter what current results say, Republicans come out on actual Election Day and run up their numbers—so don’t regret not voting, come Wednesday. Go. Vote.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:quu4h7b5nl6ktn4cqq65b3ja/post/3m4r2ubos7s2l

U.S. citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents about children gathering at bus stop, lawyers say - Los Angeles Times

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-11-02/lawyers-say-ice-shot-us-citizen-from-behind-as-he-stopped-to-warn-them-of-childre

U.S. citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents about children gathering at bus stop, lawyers say

Lawyers for Carlos Jimenez said he was in fear after an agent threatened him with chemical spray, then pointed a gun at him.

Los Angeles Times

Colbert tonight promoted the No Kings protests this weekend on his show, with a scannable QR code to find your local protest.

It was good to see, particularly given how much media coverage there hasn't been.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F13KFQC6LRo

#NoKings #protest #protests #Colbert #StephenColbert

The Worst Photo Of All "Time" | GOP To Blame For Airport Chaos | No Kings Protests Return

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