nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpq85t5ln9ss2mdlpthts4e73q72yyl8uj3hlayhpsll36uue84pces3asdm7 I'd been using Apple hardware since 1993 and made the decision to exit the Apple ecosystem back in February and I'm glad I did. Anyone can do it. Same for Google and Amazon. Didn't use Microsoft.
Computing is entirely possible without them. It takes a bit of effort to detangle from iCloud, etc but it's well worth it.
GNU/Linux is much better than I'd previously thought. It's actually been fantastic.
#Apple #Fascism #TimCook #GNU #Linux #Google #BigTech
Leftist, anti-fascist activists have got to begin making more of an effort to educate themselves about the spyware capitalist tech that they insist on continuing to use. From Substack, gmail, twitter, facebook to youtube, etc. At least make the effort to use and encourage others to use the alternatives. Make an active effort to migrate away from the spyware to the free/libre alternatives that respect users, privacy and democracy. It's an UPGRADE.
#AntiFascism #Democracy #Resist #FreeSoftware
6 days in with Emacs... I've used it daily. I've mostly got the hang of the basic keybindings I use most: New Frame, Save, Previous screen, Next screen, Copy/Cut/Paste. Also, using it to browse, open and manage files. I can see the allure of using it for all the things. Definitely going to keep at it. Curious about using it for email but the set-up looks like quite an involved process.
#Emacs #Linux
Twelve-year-old Rahaf Ayad is so malnourished she can barely speak. Her hair is falling out. Her ribs protrude. She can hardly move her limbs. She blinks slowly, her eyelids heavy...
Shurooq, Rahaf’s mother, explained that her daughter’s health began deteriorating rapidly due to the lack of food. “If anyone touches her, or she tries to move her arms or legs, she just cries out in pain...
#genocide #gaza #palestine
https://www.972mag.com/gazan-children-starving-israeli-siege/
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqacelflmaz95aefe8s2vmhyrluzafnpvru4gludwfg4rcp7pvpccs75jr40 I'm using Evolution for email on Linux, Vivaldi for browsing everywhere. On Mac just the default Apple Mail client.
Caturday archive, from, 2012, Rosie being Rosie.
#FediCats #Caturday
The iPad discussion is all about moving goal posts and hand wavy things. In other words, it’s about framing and context. But it’s also about fluff. Let’s start with the fluff. It’s kinda like cotton candy. Sweet and interesting at first but not a lot there when you really bite into it.
A few days ago Jason Snell, wrote his latest on how the iPad has been failing him. And, predictably, a host of prominent pundits chimed in. ... https://beardystarstuff.net/2023/08/31/the-ipad-discussion.html
Adventures in RSS apps!
Warning: What lies ahead is a lot of rambling about nitpicky details that may bore anyone who is not me to tears. Proceed with caution.
My exploration of RSS apps seems never ending. I'm sure I'm not the only one who never seems to be able to find the perfect RSS app (the same is true of writing/notes apps). Years ago I used NetNewsWire on the Mac and it held for a very long time. Then as I spent more time on the iPad there were...
#ipad
https://beardystarstuff.net/2023/08/05/adventures-in-rss.html
