Notices by Jay Baker (they/he) (mediaactivist@kolektiva.social), page 22

Facebook, Instagram face Norwegian ban from tracking users for ads – POLITICO
https://www.politico.eu/article/facebook-instagram-norway-ban-track-users-ads/ #Meta #Facebook #Instagram #Norway

Elon Starts Bribing His Biggest Fans As He Admits The Company Is Still Burning Cash (Despite His Earlier Claims To The Contrary)
https://www.techdirt.com/2023/07/17/elon-starts-bribing-his-biggest-fans-as-he-admits-the-company-is-still-burning-cash-despite-his-earlier-claims-to-the-contrary/ #Twitter

Revealed: Bank of England staff handed £25m in bonuses
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/bank-of-england-awards-staff-25m-annual-performance-bonus/ #BankOfEngland #greed #austerity #CostOfLiving #ClassWar

@blackops @alto Oh neat. Thanks!

@blackops @alto That's really interesting! Definitely makes sense to be on Linux -- for you, and for many people! I've most recently been on similar distros and desktop environments as you!

@joeo10 Very well said!

"Courses will be capped that do not have a high proportion of graduates getting a professional job, going into postgraduate study or starting a business"

From now on, philosophy, language, religion, politics, and culture will be exclusively the purview of the very rich.

For everyone else, college is where you will acquire specific skills that you will trade for wages on the capitalist market. Nothing else.

Must Britain’s borders be a site of brutality?
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/07/16/must-britains-borders-be-a-site-of-brutality/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=must-britains-borders-be-a-site-of-brutality #NoBorders #NoNations #StopDeportations #NoBordersNoNations #NoBordersNoNations #NoBordersNoNationsStopDeportations #refugees #AsylumSeekers #immigration

@mnemonicoverload Haha I know! Those young 'uns -- gasp!

Gen Zers are turning to ‘radical rest,’ delusional thinking, and self-indulgence as they struggle to cope with late-stage capitalism | Fortune
https://fortune.com/2023/06/27/gen-zers-turning-to-radical-rest-delusional-thinking-self-indulgence-late-stage-capitalism-molly-barth/amp/ #LateStageCapitalism

@blackops @alto Lighter than a MacBook Air? Holy shit! That sure is light haha. And my colleague who I facilitate tech workshops with is big into Louis Rossmann and literally cited the Colorado legislation to a recent group. Definitely interesting times! I started using computers in the 90s via college and after years of Microsoft Windows moved onto Apple Mac around 2007 and then by 2012 started using Linux through my work refurbishing computers and haven't looked back. Initiatives like System76 are really driving home the importance of more ethical and sustainable open source software and hardware!

@blackops @alto Haha love it! I'll check out FreeBSD then, I promise! It's next on my list now. I remember feeling satisfied after successfully installing and tweaking Arch, and I used that for a good year before going back to Manjaro where I could still access the AUR for all my needs. But now I feel like I've learned a bit and satisfied a lot of my curiosities and just wanted something simple, effective (and pretty!) for daily use, and after seeing Pop!_OS on other computers I've used secondarily, I thought it seemed to surprisingly hit all those requirements, and I have it on my main laptops now (personal and work) and I just love it (and it saves me time as I don't break it haha). Actually got a batch of their (free!) stickers from their shop too; proudly displaying a System76 "Right to Repair" sticker -- and exactly: the right, and ease, to do so with System76, Framework et al is very much of the time ethically eh?

@blackops @alto Thanks, I appreciate that! Wow that's quite a beast of a machine! Yeah I'm not too picky on speakers; I use headphones for podcasting tasks and such and I don't really rely on a laptop to play audio out loud in my room. I agree on the screens too; had a glossy one by chance for a few years and soon learnt why they're not for me, as I really don't need to see more of my face in front of me than what I'm trying to look at on screen haha! And I bet the recent models are better as they learn with time and improve, but it feels like there's an increasing demand which will surely help the improvements too!

@blackops @alto I've wanted a System76 laptop and a Framework laptop for so long, for similar reasons, but my funds don't permit me just yet. Maybe sometime, on installments! But that's the main thing at this stage. For now, I'm happily gathering insight from those like yourself who very helpfully share your experiences! So thanks!

You can send In-N-Out Burger a comment about their discriminatory policy banning masks here: https://www.in-n-out.com/contact

Why do cloud providers keep building datacenters in the America's hottest city?
https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2023/07/15/cloud_datacenters_desert/ #cloud

@x25e0 Yeah, I agree with you actually!

y'all. we're almost halfway there. i can't express my gratitude enough to everyone who has shared and donated. you're giving me and Partner hope today, and we're able to breathe easier knowing that we're gonna be able to take care of our baby. thank you, seriously.

87% of classic video games are ‘critically endangered’, it’s claimed | VGC
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/87-of-classic-video-games-are-critically-endangered-its-claimed/ #VideoGames #games #gaming

@blackops @alto Ooh I gotta get me a System76 laptop one day!