Mastodawn

In space year 2026, it is *still* illegal to rip a CD you bought with your own money to play the resulting MP3s (or whatever) on your computer. That is not considered fair use.

But if the UK government gets its way (and it will – it has a massive majority, despite winning only a third of the popular vote), AI companies eating all of our creative work for free, forever, soon will be.

Fuck off, Labour.

EDIT: Reports in progress. Direction of travel has long been clear. https://bsky.app/profile/ednewtonrex.bsky.social/post/3mg3lu7njoc25

Ed Newton-Rex (@ednewtonrex.bsky.social)

🚨 It looks like the UK government is gearing up to upend copyright law in favour of AI companies, legalising the theft of their work. This is despite creatives' huge protests, and despite previous proposals being roundly rejected by the public. Please spread the word. 🧵 1/4

Bluesky Social

Simon Mar 2

Blake Patterson Mar 1

I don't want to login with a code sent to my email.

I HAVE A FUCKING PASSWORD.

HOW ABOUT WE USE THAT????

#authenticantion #WTF #whatthefuck #password #login #twotier #codes #internet #staggeringlyshitty

Simon Feb 24

Keep Android Open Feb 24

We have published an open letter to Google opposing the Android Developer Verification Program with over 30 organizations as signatories: https://keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/

Simon Feb 21

Simon 🌞Feb 21

- Wann fängst du endlich an zu arbeiten?
• Erst nach dem vierten Kaffee!
- Und wann trinkst du den vierten Kaffee?
• Nie, ich trinke nur 3 am Tag.

Simon Feb 12

Nowhere Girl Feb 12

You know who's not in the Epstein files? Trans people.

Except as victims.

You know who the Epstein class tell you to hate? Trans people.

Simon Jan 30

Chaostreff Osnabrück e.V.Jan 30

Sonntag, 01.02.2026, 14-18 Uhr
Digitaler Unabhängigkeitstag im Chaostreff Osnabrück
Alte Münze 12

Kommt mit Euren Fragen vorbei, informiert Euch, sprecht mit uns und anderen Interessierten darüber, wie man in kleinen Schritten mehr digitale Unabhängigkeit erreichen kann.

https://chaostreff-osnabrueck.de/de/#veranstaltungen

#did #dut #osnabrück #cccRegio

Chaostreff Osnabrück e.V.

All creatures welcome!

Simon Jan 27

firstprimate Jan 27

The new CTO, started today, has decided that I am not necessary for his plans to introduce AI into the software development cycle.

I guess that’s me on the job market.

- 35+ years experience
- Ops: AWS certified, bare metal, VMs, containers, IaC. No k8s.
- SWE: DDD, TDD, architecture, design, OOP, backend or frontend
- Typescript, Python, PHP, Go, Java
- Django, FastAPI, MySQL, Postgres, Ansible, Terraform and others
- In my last role I reduced delivery from 6-8 weeks to a weekly cadence with fewer bugs by introducing acceptance tests using Playwright, units tests with TDD, the Ports and Adaptors pattern to isolate and test business logic, a Kanban board to improve flow, and humanity into the daily standup. I mentored junior developers, started a weekly book club, and ran workshops to elevate the quality of the entire team.
- I am currently reading Frictionless (Forsgren, Noda) and The Real World of Technology (Franklin)

#AI #fedihire #softwaredev

Simon Jan 21

Rainer König Jan 21

Was wenn Trumps Rede in Wirklichkeit vogonische Lyrik ist und der Bau einer Hyperraum-Umgehungsstraße unmittelbar bevor steht.

Ich hoffe ihr wisst alle wo Euer Handtuch ist....

#Trump #Bullshit

Simon Jan 17

h333d Jan 11

The weirdest part of self-hosting isn't the control, it's the silence.
I logged into my dashboard tonight via the tunnel. No banner ads. No
"suggested content" algorithms designed to doomscroll me. No tracking pixels firing off to a data broker in Utah, lol.
Just my tools, sitting there, waiting.
We really forgot what the internet feels like when it isn't trying to extract value from us every single second. It’s quiet here. I like it.
#digital #minimalism #selfhosted #SmallWeb #AdFree

Simon Jan 11

Gnomigut Jan 10

Moin Ihr Tröten,

Eine Bekannte aus Hildesheim such ne Wohnung in Hamburg. Sie suchen zu zweit, können bis 1000 Euro ausgeben.

Weiß jemensch was, oder kennt wen d*ie was weiß?

#Hamburg
#wohnung
#wohnungssuche