Gianmarco Gargiulo Mastodon Bridge

Hi, if you have not done the KDE desktop icon system survey yet, please do so <3 I will be writing blogpost this friday about all the data, and then I will start planning to get rid of these bugs for once and for all! https://survey.kde.org/355778 #KDE #Plasma #Linux

Because big tech platforms essentially do not have customer support and make it impossible for their users to contact a human, many people experiencing run-of-the-mill tech problems have turned to ChatGPT, which told them to contact us... no... https://www.404media.co/chatgpt-keeps-telling-people-404-media-can-solve-their-tech-support-problems/

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🚨 #Google is collecting phone numbers /SIM from your phone by default now without asking for consent, here is how to disable it I have a test phone with stock Android (and hence Google services) to test how the apps I develop behave there etc. The other day I woke up with a notification in that phone, out of the blue Google was telling me they "verified my phone number" basically they stole/collected my phone number from my phone and sent it to their servers without any consent. I know the trust bar is very low, but even then I didn't expect Google to do this. Here is how you can disable the collecting of your phone numbers which is on by default: Go to Settings -> Google -> All Devices -> Privacy & security -> Phone number verification. See attached screenshot. Or even better: switch to #GrapheneOS #LineageOS or other #degoogled systems Please boost and spread with your not-so-techie friends that might be using stock Google phones #boost #boost4reach #security #privacy #andro ...

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It's interesting to see gamers turning against data-centers. One reason is that there is increasing competition for chips and RAM, which they see as a play to centralize control over computer hardware. Then Sam Altman comes out calling it "terrible" that ordinary people own their own RAM and that AI data-center should get priority because they use it so much better. Little surprise, this doesn't go down well with a subculture for which pimping their machines is foundational. Hyper-scalers really are a machine of politicization! https://youtu.be/t61q4kCbH9M

RE: gianmarcogg03@mastodon.uno Best Halloween ever, so scary!

France is getting download tax for content providers (€0.055/GB) Link: https://www.resetera.com/threads/france-is-getting-download-tax-for-content-providers-%E2%82%AC0-055-gb-for-data-delivered-to-french-users.1675109/ Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50310796

Alphabet stock crash leaves this trading metric at a level not seen in more than a decade https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/article/alphabet-stock-crash-leaves-this-trading-metric-at-a-level-not-seen-in-more-than-a-decade-125026796.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into yFinance yahoofinance@flipboard.com

#USPol #ItsTheEconomyStupid #AI From NBC News.com: Tech stocks set to wipe out $1 trillion in value as concerns about the AI boom deepen https://www.nbcnews.com/business/markets/tech-stocks-nasdaq-ai-boom-fears-deepen-rcna606512

I finally gathered my thoughts on the avalanche of vibe coded clones of proprietary software, and the potential impacts (positive and negative) that it could have on #Linux. In short, I think this might be THE biggest opportunity we ever had to completely destroy every user lock-in measure Windows or macOS ever had, but that comes with significant costs in terms of open file formats and open source alternatives: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1htBFMQUL4

Open to discussion: ​Ardour development and AI https://discourse.ardour.org/t/ardour-development-and-ai/113750

oh right so games/software can be decompiled/cloned at will and nobody did anything; but it takes 1 person trying to remove spyware from their TV OS and they got banned. I am not surprised obviously. Honestly if this is the type of stuff someone is using those tools go for it. They could disappear for all I care, but if the tools exist, show 'em. source: https://bsky.app/profile/esqueer.net/post/3myphka2iyk2o

Ecco la registrazione dell'evento: https://youtu.be/lm8Y6pX7PeU.

Phone Is About to Stop Being Yours: 70 Days Until Lockdown Link: https://keepandroidopen.org/? Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50208558

The French courts yesterday handed down an unfavorable ruling against Quad9 in a major case that undermines the transparency and stability of the internet. As a result, Quad9 will no longer be able to offer its free cyberprotection service to users located in France effective November 24. https://quad9.net/news/blog/au-revoir-france/ #DNS #InternetIntegrity #infosec

Getty Images to File for Bankruptcy, Go Private In Restructuring Deal #Business #BusinessNews #GettyImages https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/getty-images-to-file-for-bankruptcy-go-private-1236727902/