Mike Agg @countingquoll@social.cleverlibre.org

Today I filed a formal complaint against #YouTube with the Irish Data Protection Commissioner for their illegal deployment of #adblock detection technologies.

Under Article 5(3) of 2002/58/EC YouTube are legally obligated to obtain consent before storing or accessing information already stored on an end user's terminal equipment unless it is strictly necessary for the provisions of the requested service.

In 2016 the EU Commission confirmed in writing that adblock detection requires consent.

Practice makes perfect.
Start haunting old libraries, crumbling castles, and dark country lanes now, so your ghost is comfortable on day one.

Seeing an article claiming that "China is the greatest threat to western innovation", I realized that the definition of "innovation" had drifted from "create new inventions" and "create new markets" to "capture and dominate markets", so yeah that's just dog whistle for plutocrats now.

Occasionally I stop to think about how much of the modern software development infrastructure and community is run at a massive loss: Stack Overflow, npm, Github Copilot (probably Github itself), VS Code.

Also how much of it is owned and run by Microsoft.

So much of it could disappear at a short notice if just one CEO changes his mind about his company’s marketing strategy.

"Running a successful open source project is just Good Will Hunting in reverse, where you start out as a respected genius and end up being a janitor who gets into fights." - Bryne Hobart

Over time, these distinct rhythms seamlessly integrated with European music styles in the United States.

The European-influenced marching band music, particularly that of John Philip Sousa, had a significant influence on the development of ragtime. Ragtime composers, like Scott Joplin, often adapted the left-hand "oompah" rhythm of marching band bass lines and the right-hand syncopated melodies to the piano.

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https://youtu.be/hvlCp-x8gV0?si=WuhkI0HoV_rXVvd0

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Exit poll, Poland:

OPPOSITION LIKELY TO FORM NEW GOVERNMENT

PiS 36,8% - 200 seats
PO 31,6% - 163
Trzecia Droga 13% - 55
Lewica 8,6% - 30
Konfederacja 6,2% - 12

(via TVN24, Ipsos)

Sometimes people use the term "respect" to mean "treating someone like a person", and sometimes they use it to mean "treating someone like an authority"

And sometimes people who are used to being treated as an authority say shit like "If you do not respect me, then I won't respect you", by which they mean "treat me like an authority or I won't treat you like a person". And it sounds fair the way they say it, but it fucking isn't, and it is not ok.

"You are not a capitalist, you are a worker with Stockholm Syndrome"
Seen in Chelmsford, England

Bush babies getting some foodies! 😻

Outstanding Etymological #Map of #Africa tells you where place names came from. Love it! Source: buff.ly/2xNBISS

If you're a UK scientist please consider adding your name to this letter to the secretary of state for science regarding her recent remarks on "kicking woke ideology out of science". Thanks!

https://hull.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/edi_in_science

The problem with these posts is that we’re already convinced and our friends who need convincing don’t see them. https://infosec.exchange/@malwaretech/111190107132652611

This. This is why I stopped posting over there:

"People don’t come to Twitter for its far-right hate content. Nor do the advertisers come to market to them....The fact of the matter is, people come to Twitter for news, culture, discussions. By staying, you don’t hold any ground, you maintain the viability of a platform hell-bent on promoting far-right ideology. So long as there’s content other than hate, people will have a reason to stay."

https://throwawayopinions.io/the-paradox-of-intolerance.html

"The owner has made it clear they are on the side of far-right reactionaries, and are skewing the algorithm in their favor. Any possible ground you think you’re holding can just be taken away with the click of a button. You’re not fighting a war, you’re not stopping Twitter from falling into the hands of the far-right, you’re selling burgers in a Nazi bar, paying more than you profit in rent. Every dollar Twitter makes in ad revenue is a dollar against everything you stand for."
https://throwawayopinions.io/the-paradox-of-intolerance.html?1

i do not understand why a news site would not have an #RSS feed of their latest headlines.

you don't have to give your content away if you don't want to. but you cannot bitch & moan about #facebook or #twitter cannibalizing your readership in their fascist gated communities when you've turned your back on web standards and the open web.

so good.