Gordon Freeman 🖲️ @theonefreeman@pixie.town

Like other tech megacorps, Apple hates the copyleft exemplified by the GNU General Public License... Its latest MacOS replaces the GPL'd Bash shell with MIT (weak open source license) licensed Zsh instead. Here're some past GPL purges from Apple: http://meta.ath0.com/2012/02/05/apples-great-gpl-purge/

my computer is 13 feet tall because I accidentally ordered macrochips

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selfies vs pics other people take

GSConnect's (KDE Connect server for GNOME) remote SMS UI is *extremely comfy*

it's like imessage mirroring between your iphone and mac, except without the vendor lock-in

#freesoftware or something

If emacs is a Lisp IDE that just happens to contain an OK text editor does that make Chrome a forkbomb that just happens to contain an OK browser?

my homeserver setup got about a 100% sketchier, but its fine it keeps the temperature down and I have backups

i think the fediverse is illegal

Wow so apparently if your instance is behind Cloudflare's web application firewall and someone posts something that looks like a Unix filepath you will receive a 403 when trying to send the toot!

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in anprim serial experiments lain, chisa deletes her social media accounts because her wired self isnt needed anymore. she sends her classmates handwritten letters

New RetroArch shader allows playing active shutter stereoscopic 3D games (like Famicom 3D System) with VR headsets

https://old.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/bwa5j5/new_retroarch_shader_allows_playing_active/

RA project continuing to be a godsend for accurately reproducing classic TV games

LibrePlanet 2019 videos are live! Watch "Copying files between computers" with Fischers Fritz: https://u.fsf.org/2tg

A few months ago, Microsoft decided to collaborate with Google and drop its web engine in favor of Google's.

Earlier this week, Google blocked all ad blockers, and now Microsoft has de-listed UBlock Origin (a powerful ad-blocker). Without real choice, monopolies will dictate what you see and do on the Internet.

Real choice comes with Free/Open Source Software.