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Notices by Hattie Cat (hattiecat@shitposter.club), page 11

  1. Hattie Cat (hattiecat@shitposter.club)'s status on Friday, 07-Sep-2018 20:10:06 EDT Hattie Cat Hattie Cat
    • delores
    @delores It didn't need any exotic negative voltage rails I hope.
    In conversation Friday, 07-Sep-2018 20:10:06 EDT from shitposter.club permalink
  2. Hattie Cat (hattiecat@shitposter.club)'s status on Friday, 07-Sep-2018 20:09:05 EDT Hattie Cat Hattie Cat
    • delores
    @delores I often suspect the quality of the old 8-bit systems that weren't designed for education/business, particularly the PSU, though maybe that's just remembering ZX-81 horrors. Good you got it working.
    In conversation Friday, 07-Sep-2018 20:09:05 EDT from shitposter.club permalink
  3. Hattie Cat (hattiecat@shitposter.club)'s status on Friday, 07-Sep-2018 20:04:28 EDT Hattie Cat Hattie Cat
    • delores
    @delores What was the quality of the C64 PSUs like?
    In conversation Friday, 07-Sep-2018 20:04:28 EDT from shitposter.club permalink
  4. Hattie Cat (hattiecat@shitposter.club)'s status on Friday, 07-Sep-2018 19:50:00 EDT Hattie Cat Hattie Cat
    By now y'all will have heard about the macOS "Adware Doctor" app that leaks browser history to a domain based in China. Seems bad,no? But surely many "cloud-based" security programs also exfil user data to a remote "cloud" service for analysis?
    Let's look at what Microsoft Edge does.
    Microsoft sayeth: "If the Diagnostics data setting is set to Full, this browsing history is sent to Microsoft".

    When advising about the diagnostics data setting itself, MS subtly pressures users to set it to "Full" with a dark pattern:
    "If you set Diagnostics data to Basic, you send Microsoft less data to fix and improve Microsoft products based on your usage and errors you encounter".

    Gee, it's sort of as if they're trying to make users feel responsible for the bugs that MS themselves created. (MS fixing bugs is bullshit, by the way. I still get MS Word bugs recurring in Office 2011 that I was getting in Office 2000.)
    https://shitposter.club/attachment/2348046 https://shitposter.club/attachment/2348047
    In conversation Friday, 07-Sep-2018 19:50:00 EDT from shitposter.club permalink
  5. Hattie Cat (hattiecat@shitposter.club)'s status on Friday, 07-Sep-2018 19:39:16 EDT Hattie Cat Hattie Cat
    Hattie Cat deleted notice {{tag:shitposter.club,2018-09-07:noticeId=11349661:objectType=note}}.
    In conversation Friday, 07-Sep-2018 19:39:16 EDT from shitposter.club permalink
  6. Bob Mottram πŸ”§ β˜• βœ… (bob@soc.freedombone.net)'s status on Friday, 07-Sep-2018 07:47:25 EDT Bob Mottram 🔧 ☕ ✅ Bob Mottram πŸ”§ β˜• βœ…
    Mozilla's creepy data collection https://blog.mozilla.org/futurereleases/2017/09/06/data-just-living

    But don't be concerned, it's a 4-tier approach reviewed by someone or other.

    The arbitrary requests for new types of user data are especially concerning. It's not hard to imagine what kinds of situations may arise from that.

    Maybe I am just a far out anarcho-whatever, but surely it's not a completely radical idea to just use a browser and have a reasonable expectation that your activity isn't being collected and sent back to a central collection point to be analysed by "scientists" by default.

    Also another important point. This type of data collection is neither necessary nor required for product improvement or bug fixing.
    In conversation Friday, 07-Sep-2018 07:47:25 EDT from soc.freedombone.net permalink Repeated by hattiecat

    Attachments

    1. Invalid filename.
      It’s your data, we’re just living in it
      By Rebecca Weiss from Future Releases
      It’s your data, we’re just living in it
  7. Russell Keith-Magee (freakboy3742@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 06-Sep-2018 22:53:37 EDT Russell Keith-Magee Russell Keith-Magee

    42 year old me wishes 21 year old me hadn’t been talked into doing a PhD in AI and machine learning. I’d really like to be excited about all the AI/ML work going on at the moment, but all I’m seeing is the same problems/mistakes of 20 years ago, but with more CPU resources.

    In conversation Thursday, 06-Sep-2018 22:53:37 EDT from mastodon.social permalink Repeated by hattiecat
  8. F-Droid (fdroidorg@mastodon.technology)'s status on Friday, 07-Sep-2018 05:24:02 EDT F-Droid F-Droid

    RT @TutanotaTeam@twitter.com
    No kidding. Google collects more data than most think. Here are some great alternatives if you want to leave Google: https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/how-to-leave-google-gmail
    https://www.fastcompany.com/90222071/study-says-google-is-collecting-more-data-about-you-than-you-realize

    In conversation Friday, 07-Sep-2018 05:24:02 EDT from mastodon.technology permalink Repeated by hattiecat

    Attachments

    1. Invalid filename.
      How to Leave Google Behind: Quick Guide to Take Back Your Privacy Online.
      from Tutanota
      For many the Internet is Google: Search, mail, videos - Google is the major player in all these fields. But Google uses all data it gathers across its services to post targeted ads, and to massively profit from the data many share so freely with the Internet giant. The time has come to stop this unlimited data mining and to take back our right to privacy! Here's a quick guide as to how you can use the Internet without sharing all your data with Google.
    2. Invalid filename.
      Study says Google is collecting more data about you than you realize
      from Fast Company
      Google appears to be scooping up information about people who use incognito mode in their browsers.
  9. hay (hay@mastodon.starrevolution.org)'s status on Thursday, 06-Sep-2018 14:18:56 EDT hay hay

    Free Software is good but on its own isn't enough.
    When you look at the definition of Free Software you will notice how it is very programmer centric in its sense of freedom.

    Those who can't program and don't have the time to acquire the skill are directly excluded from most of the freedom we associate with Free Software.
    The only freedom they have is to run a free program and redistribute it without restriction.

    If your software could be useful to non-technical people, make sure they still have access to the participatory part of Software Freedom.

    Write accessible documentation.

    Provide ways for non-technical people to contribute to your project.

    And most importantly: Listen to the feedback of non-technical users equally, if not more than that of technical people.

    In conversation Thursday, 06-Sep-2018 14:18:56 EDT from mastodon.starrevolution.org permalink Repeated by hattiecat
  10. Annah (maiyannah@community.highlandarrow.com)'s status on Thursday, 06-Sep-2018 23:54:40 EDT Annah Annah
    Occasional reminder that literally 21% of the funding Red Cross receives goes towards legal costs - costs incurred mostly by suing people who make medkits have red cross icons because that's clearly what people wanted that money for.

    If you want to give money to someone doing the same thing with 100% less bullshit, consider giving to the St. John's Ambulance instead, or - preferably - the foundation for your local hospital, if it has one (most children's hospitals do, for instance)
    In conversation Thursday, 06-Sep-2018 23:54:40 EDT from community.highlandarrow.com permalink Repeated by hattiecat
  11. Bob Mottram πŸ”§ β˜• βœ… (bob@soc.freedombone.net)'s status on Thursday, 06-Sep-2018 05:01:42 EDT Bob Mottram 🔧 ☕ ✅ Bob Mottram πŸ”§ β˜• βœ…
    • Marko Saric
    @markosaric

    Go to about:config

    Search for telemetry

    Turn off anything set to true. The priority here is to clear the fields which contain the telemetry domains. Once those are gone it doesn't know where to send the data.
    In conversation Thursday, 06-Sep-2018 05:01:42 EDT from soc.freedombone.net permalink Repeated by hattiecat
  12. Hattie Cat (hattiecat@shitposter.club)'s status on Wednesday, 05-Sep-2018 18:49:02 EDT Hattie Cat Hattie Cat
    • Christmas Personified as a Catgirl
    @moonman Hmm, grudgingly have to agree, but feels a bit like saying authoritarianism has its pluses too.
    In conversation Wednesday, 05-Sep-2018 18:49:02 EDT from shitposter.club permalink
  13. Hattie Cat (hattiecat@shitposter.club)'s status on Wednesday, 05-Sep-2018 18:46:50 EDT Hattie Cat Hattie Cat
    I've noticed that if you point out certain facts, people look at you funny - maybe cos it would cause them to reevaluate their actions or beliefs, so they prefer to pretend issues don't exist. Never started as a conspiracy theorist just very skeptical of tech firms. And now MSM.
    In conversation Wednesday, 05-Sep-2018 18:46:50 EDT from shitposter.club permalink
  14. Hattie Cat (hattiecat@shitposter.club)'s status on Wednesday, 05-Sep-2018 18:39:09 EDT Hattie Cat Hattie Cat
    • Christmas Personified as a Catgirl
    @moonman AFAIK systemd is itself a bug.(I know that statement didn't add anything useful, I just feel better for saying it)
    In conversation Wednesday, 05-Sep-2018 18:39:09 EDT from shitposter.club permalink
  15. Hattie Cat (hattiecat@shitposter.club)'s status on Monday, 03-Sep-2018 04:25:33 EDT Hattie Cat Hattie Cat
    • Bob Mottram πŸ”§ β˜• βœ…
    • Hattie Cat
    @tsu @hattiecat @bob Me too, but there's always time to learn. As a technologist I kinda ignored history and sociology. I'm only now realizing what I've missed and how important they are.
    In conversation Monday, 03-Sep-2018 04:25:33 EDT from shitposter.club permalink
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