Notices by Gabe (gabriel@mk.gabe.rocks)

We're not far off from "I use Free Software because I don't have time to fiddle with computers" and most proprietary tools will be seen as the make-work exercises in futility they are.

RE: https://mastodon.pirateparty.be/users/surfhosting/statuses/114379020672804571

The White House Covid page is fascinating to me on many levels.
The most obvious is the degree in which it is a blatant limited hangout. (Imagine if something like this was published about 9/11 in 2005)

I've noticed a problem in politics/activism these days where instead of trying to do the meaningful work of actually "winning hearts and minds" the goal seems to be to simply secure enough power to tell others what they need to think. This is what makes this particular example stand out to me.

Is anyone going to change their mind because the Trump administration put out a new web page? Is that really going to change anything in the grand scheme of things? If anything I can see how it would discredit genuine and important lines of questioning that were omitted by the release.

But there's a reasonable counter-argument. The government is always going to have some statement or another on a particular topic, and so it makes sense to at least try to make sure it represents something approaching the truth. If we don't participate in that negotiation, the state stance will represent the interests of those who do put that work in.

Confirmed via elections Canada
https://www.elections.ca/Scripts/vis/candidates?L=e&ED=35020&EV=62&EV_TYPE=1&PC=&PROV=ON&PROVID=35&MAPID=&QID=8&PAGEID=17&TPAGEID=&PD=&STAT_CODE_ID=-1

You may not like it but this is what peak democracy looks like.

The internet police realizing they're full of bootlicking cowards :surprisedpikachu:

RE: https://infosec.exchange/users/jerry/statuses/114359781034154345

Dead Internet as a service.

RE: https://masto.ai/users/unusual_whales/statuses/114342858574544048

At least I can reach now!

This would be a LOT better if people cared about newsletters on something other than email. Would be cool if podcasting 2.0 also kindled interest in premium RSS feeds.

RE: https://hachyderm.io/users/molly0xfff/statuses/114319870485786053

"Conspiracy theories are just to give people comfort that the world makes sense" Is a funny way of denying cause and effect on a philosophical level.
If we can't draw conclusions from patterns why are we bothering to measure reality at all?
I won't deny that many tall tales are woven to oversimplify complex behaviors, but that's not the same as saying there are no driving forces.

Took me longer than six weeks, but I think I've gone from a 1 to a 4 over the last year 😆

Reality lacks a believability filter

But usually the reason is simple.
A LOT of money is being made from the stupid hats and signs.

If LLM companies are willing to pirate data, why would we believe they wouldn't also use breached and stolen data?

@icedquinn@blob.cat but they can use the AI datacenters to censor opinions they don't like and profile precrime.
The problem with BItcoin to them is that it lacks the same 'utility'.

You know a rich person isn't fun if they didn't get a law firm to draft their three wishes in case they meet a genie.

Whoah, this really changed my mind on things.
https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/04/01/the-dangers-of-end-to-end-encryption/

How is everyone today?

@raccoon@hollow.raccoon.quest I think you want OpenRGB

If the 2nd ammendment is insufficient to protect the citizenry from tyranny (foreign and domestic) does this make the case for civilians to have a right to militarized drones?

A little confused