So in addition to cluttering up low earth orbit, wrecking terrestrial astronomy, creating the potential for a Kessler Syndrome cascade which could close access to space, and creating a national security nightmare, Starlink internet access is a climate catastrophe using up to 30 times more carbon footprint per internet subscriber than land based internet.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2394949-starlink-carbon-footprint-up-to-30-times-size-of-land-based-internet/

New from OnMSFT.com:

Microsoft announces final farewell to Cortana as it embraces new AI voice assistant services

https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsoft-announces-final-farewell-to-cortana-as-it-embraces-new-ai-voice-assistant-services/

How do you feel RIGHT NOW?

(The reason I'm asking, apart from being nosy, is that we all know that #Twitter is an angry place, but what is #Mastodon? Please answer honestly tho. And give it a #boost, if you don't mind.)

Stop. Putting. Important. Info. In. Discord.

Put it on the actual web, where it is searchable.

A new low, even for #Google. Giving Google permission to share information about you with third-party websites is being falsely advertised as an "ad privacy feature". This is privacy washing at its most extreme. But it gets even worse.

There is a dark pattern on the second screenshot. It isn't just informing you about the fake privacy features. Clicking on "Got it" actually turns on these features that allow Google to use your recent browsing history for ads on third-party websites:

The 2022 Annual Report is now available for download! 2022 was an interesting year for #Mastodon to say the least.

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2023/10/annual-report-2022/