The web is broken, IMHO

So there is a (IMHO) shady market out there that gives app developers on iOS, Android, MacOS and Windows money for including a library that sells users network bandwidth. Infatica [1] is just one example, there are many more.

I am 99% sure that these companies cause what effectively are DDoS attacks that many webmasters have to deal with since months. This business model should simply not exist. Apple, Microsoft and Google should act.

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[1] https://infatica.io/sdk-monetization/

"I felt the slow loss of competence over time when I relied on [AI], and I recommend everyone to be cautious with making AI a key part of their workflow.[...]When you are using AI, you are sacrificing knowledge for speed."

(Original title: Why I stopped using AI code editors)

https://lucianonooijen.com/blog/why-i-stopped-using-ai-code-editors/

Newsletter: The real threat isn't AI using open knowledge — it's AI companies killing the projects that make knowledge free. The future of free and open access isn't saying “wait, not like that” — it’s saying "yes, like that, but under fair terms”.

https://www.citationneeded.news/free-and-open-access-in-the-age-of-generative-ai/

#OpenAccess #AI #Wikipedia

Toevallig had ik het gisteren hier nog over met iemand: het vrijwilligerswerk binnen het internetwereldje wordt zwaar onderschat

Achter de schermen van het internet: hoe het voor een groot stuk wordt rechtgehouden door vrijwilligerswerk van enkelingen

via @vrtnwsrssbinnenland met @jbaert

https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2024/04/19/internet-software-hobbyisten-vrijwilligers/

#opensource #xz #facebook #cloud #linux