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Category: Ethics
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A Post-Mortem in 5 Acts, of How Microsoft Privatized Open Source, killing JavaScript in the Process
After Microsoft’s blitzkrieg take-over, the Open Source JavaScript community, as we know it, is coming to an end.
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Ethics
Critiques
I’m copying here A short critique of Stallmanism (found on https://web.archive.org/web/20170929154127/http://flowing.systems/2016/09/24/a-short-critique-of-stallmanism ). Someday I will find time to write a short critique to a short critique of Stallmanism coupling with some thoughts on Bertrand Meyer’s “The Ethics of Free Software” (here the PDF of his essay); here a local copy:
Ethics
Local CND emulators
We may discover that we want do use them: LocalCDN LocalCDN is a web browser extension that emulates Content Delivery Networks to improve your online privacy. It intercepts traffic, finds supported resources locally, and injects them into the environment. All of this happens automatically, so no prior configuration is required. Feel free to use the…
Documentations, Ethics, Privacy
Messaggistica a confronto
Recentemente moltissimi iniziano a maldigerire la gestione dei dati personali di WhatsApp e Facebook, così in molti rivalutano altri sistemi di messaggistica che fin’ora erano rimasti nell’ombra. Ovviamente io e molti altri preferiamo sistemi aperti e liberi ed in molti, tra cui io avevamo caldamente consigliato già da anni di usare Telegram. Fa un po’…
Ethics
Yet another reason
: Google will no longer allow its account-based sync services on third party Chromium browsers | AlternativeTo … yet another reason to avoid Chrome and Google.
Ethics
Bello, ma non è questo il punto.
Apprendo con piacere che Corellium ha rilasciato una versione “completamente usabile” di Linux per i Mac M1. Bella notizia, tutto sommato, ma non è la notizia attesa da chi crede che il software debba essere libero per permettere alle persone di essere libere. È notevole la velocità con cui han fatto il port ma ahimé…
Cryptocoins, Privacy
Dicekeys
I found those Dicekeys, on Wired many months ago. The idea looks really good but they still haven’t shipped any of those boxes. The app https://dicekeys.app/ is still online. Good idea. We may just use other D&D dices…. I may check if my dices are fair, diving them in super-saturated water!
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See how trackers view your browser
Test your browser to see how well you are protected from tracking and fingerprinting.