Mastodawn

I'm not going to bother reading the news articles that expose Banksy's identity. If the world's pedophiles can be granted complete anonymity by every major government and courtroom, the least I can do is grant the same inside my own head to a guy who just wanted to make art people would love.

veganboyjosh Mar 10

RE: https://toot.community/@darryl/116201691994286623

now THIS is a Wingspan expansion i could sink my teeth into.

veganboyjosh Feb 25

me, chuckling while looking at my phone. HA! now that’s pretty funny.
person next to me: what?
me: do you know what <niche cultural artifact> is?
person next to me: no.
me: nevermind.

@robbienorlyn "Ad-blockers are possible because browsers are open platforms

But if you wanted to add ad-blocking to apps you would commit half a dozen federal crimes. Bypass app DRM? That’s a DMCA 1201 violation, carrying a sentence of five years in prison and a $500,000 fine, for a first offense.

“App” is just a euphemism a web page skinned with enough “IP” to allow either Apple or Google to send you to prison for Felony Contempt of Business Model."
–https://pluralistic.net/2023/08/27/an-audacious-plan-to-halt-the-internets-enshittification-and-throw-it-into-reverse/

h/t @pluralistic

An Audacious Plan to Halt the Internet’s Enshittification and Throw It Into Reverse – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

veganboyjosh Feb 1

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@inthehands/115991803428265158

trying to imagine the HR videos or seminar takeaways that would have prevented the horrors already inflicted.

veganboyjosh Jan 28

Low Quality Facts Jan 28

Nutritionists say it's best to eat whole foods. So I am proud to unveil my new line of healthy protein bars that only contain one ingredient: Highly processed gunk.

veganboyjosh Jan 24

Jan 24

By producing content on a platform you are encouraging others to stay on that platform.

Think about this responsibility seriously.

veganboyjosh Jan 23

Alison Pitt

Jan 17

Let’s be honest, Ring was already some technocratic, dystopian BS, but if you needed a reason to finally, finally kill it with fire, here’s your reason: Ring is partnering with Flock to help ICE spy on you and your neighbors for the government 👀

#Technology #InfoSec
https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/16/amazons-ring-to-partner-with-flock-a-network-of-ai-cameras-used-by-ice-feds-and-police/

Amazon's Ring to partner with Flock, a network of AI cameras used by ICE, feds, and police | TechCrunch

Agencies that use Flock can request that Ring doorbell users share footage to help with "evidence collection and investigative work."

TechCrunch

veganboyjosh Jan 15

bergfruehling | johannes Jan 14

100% agree! Pro tip: In Mastodon go to preferences and tick "Warn me before posting media without alt text".

@Mastodon: When is that going to be selected by default?