Doing some seasonal organizing of my internet browsing, and I'm going all-in on the #IndieWeb. I'm here for the wikis, the self-hosted blogs, the decentralized, chaotic social networks. I believe that's the future of quality information on the internet.

I hope to get around to hosting something myself someday, too, but I have yet neither the skills nor the budget.

#tech #technology #activitypub #fediverse #mastodon #lemmy #selfhosting #selfhosted #growyourown

The old days of Sony design that was so cool.

#sony #retro #retrogamer #gaming #tech #psp

I had an Apple PowerCD back in the day.

It was really slow -- specifically, it was a single speed CD-ROM drive. And as a reminder to you young folks, single speed CD-ROM drive read speed was 0.15 megabytes per second (Compare that to today's NVMe drives that have a sustained read speed of 7500-14500 megabytes per second).

But hey, like everything Apple, it looked really cool!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpy6uuok66Q&t=386s

#apple #tech #retrotech

Apple's Early-90s Multimedia Accessories

The computer industry was swept by the CD-ROM and multimedia trend in the early 90s -- and Apple saw it as a prime opportunity to differentiate its computers...

^YouTube

I'm not new here, but my old #introduction no longer fits, so here we are.

I'm a wizened (and withering) game dev since 2004, with credits on Warhawk, Starhawk, LEGO Brawls, and Destiny 2. I mainly do design, but I've also got a tech background and I don't shy away from engineering.

I'm currently exploring more writing and linear storytelling, which were my original passions before I fell into games and got hella burned out. 😭

#gamedev #gamedesign #tech #burnout #writing #storytelling

Elon Musk declared he wouldn’t comply with orders from Brazil’s Supreme Court to ban far-right accounts involved in an attempted coup.

It shows how Musk uses Twitter to amplify fascism, but also why many countries are increasingly fed up with unaccountable US tech firms.

https://disconnect.blog/elon-musk-is-already-losing-his-battle-with-brazil/

#tech #elonmusk #brazil #brasil #twitter #socialmedia

Elon Musk is using Twitter to defend Brazil’s fascists

The fight shows countries will no longer put up with the drawbacks of unregulated social media

^{Paris Marx (Disconnect)}

Just finished setting up my router, DHCP server is not the best but it works!

#meme #shitpost #tech #networking #infosec

Just published my first GitHub site 🎉😅

Not the prettiest, but it's functional. No better teacher than doing.

The best part? It's open source, so anyone can contribute.

Web: https://idcaboutprivacy.com/
Code/repo/contribute: https://github.com/hiramfromthechi/idcaboutprivacy

#opensource #tech #privacy

I'm so excited about this upcoming space mission.

NASA has just confirmed that the Dragonfly octocopter will launch in July, 2028. When it arrives, it will spend at least two years flying over the organic-rich sands of Titan, Saturn's largest moon.

https://dragonfly.jhuapl.edu/News-and-Resources/news/20231128.php #space #science #nasa #life #tech

Ever since Google updated their algorithm, their search engine has been pretty worthless for me. It yields the same results, no matter how I change the phrasing and other techniques. And the results it yields are pretty irrelevant to my queries.

Does anyone have a suggestion for a better search engine?

Does anyone have any tips for what to write in the search bar to get more relevant results?

Any other suggestions?

#google #searchEngine #tech #techhelp #googlesearch

Friend: What do you play games on?
Me: I play games on a switch!

#meme #shitpost #networking #tech #infosec

Hey Mastodon! Who should I follow in the tech/gaming sphere here?

#Mastodon #Fediverse #Tech #Gaming

My @Flipboard account is now federated!

Thanks to @marci and the team for upgrading my account.

Follow this account, @thekenyeung@flipboard.com, to receive a firehose of everything I curate in #tech, #science, #news, #photography, and more!

Let's use @protonprivacy and @Tutanota products.
Encryption is the single best hope against surveillance.

https://www.wired.com/story/house-section-702-vote/

#security #cybersecurity #infosec #nationalsecurity #nsa #fbi #section702 #privacy #government #surveillance #e2ee #tech #proton #protonmail #tuta #tutanota #bigtech #degoogle

House Votes to Extend—and Expand—a Major US Spy Program

The US House of Representatives voted on Friday to extend the Section 702 spy program. It passed without an amendment that would have required the FBI to obtain a warrant to access Americans’ information.

^{Dell Cameron (WIRED)}

How many of us (indie music producers) do you think it would take to just buy #bandcamp back and run it as a non profit or coop?

#indie #music #producer #musician #tech

"When we blame "laziness" for tech #monopolies, we send the message that our friends have to choose between life's joys and comforts, and a fair economic system that doesn't corrupt our politics, screw over workers, and destroy small, local businesses. This isn't true. It's a lie that monopolists tell to justify their abuse..." - @pluralistic

https://pluralistic.net/2024/04/12/give-me-convenience/#or-give-me-death

#tech #business #enshittification

We're live!

#web #tech #hosting #selfhosting #education #opensource #edtech #lamp #cloud #containers

https://reclaim.tv

If you saw our announcement at @fediforum, you’ll know we’re really excited about our new project, Patchwork.

You can see more about our plans for Patchwork and what it is in this thread 🧵👇

#newsmast #fediverse #fedidev #developer #mastodon #FediForum #technology #tech

Kara Swisher styles herself as a thorn in the tech industry’s side. The reality is she’s one of its biggest boosters.

This week on #TechWontSaveUs, I talked to Ed Ongweso Jr. about Swisher’s true legacy and the deeper problems with tech journalism.

https://techwontsave.us/episode/216_kara_swisher_shows_tech_journalisms_flaws_w_edward_ongweso_jr

#tech #journalism #media

"$10 Billion Productivity Startup Notion Wants To Build Your AI Everything App"

by @kenrickcai for @Forbes

#AI #Tech #startups

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrickcai/2024/04/11/10-billion-productivity-startup-notion-wants-to-build-your-ai-everything-app/?sh=13aed3e16607

$10 Billion Productivity Startup Notion Wants To Build Your AI Everything App

Notion cofounder Ivan Zhao captivated Silicon Valley investors and everyday consumers alike with a sleek productivity app that went so viral its servers crashed.

^{Kenrick Cai (Forbes)}

Imagine if we put these smart minds to develop something we all could use.

#tech #gaming #news

https://mobilesyrup.com/2024/04/10/reddit-user-turns-a-smartwatch-into-gaming-console/

Evolution of storage.

#tech #technology #storage

Tesla has settled a lawsuit over the fatal Model X crash, which killed Apple engineer Wei Lun Huang in 2019.

The company confirmed Autopilot was turned on, but had always insisted driver error was to blame. However, as @engadget reports, Tesla settled out of court on the day that the trial's jury selection was due to take place.

https://flip.it/S8wngF

#Tesla #ElonMusk #Tech

Free hosting service.

#marvel #tech #hosting #free

Brazil has opened an investigation into Elon Musk, after he reactivated accounts on X that courts had ordered the social network to block.

It has caused Brazil's attorney general to call for an “urgent” focus on social media regulation, reports @theverge

https://flip.it/jnJWbE

#SocialMedia #ElonMusk #Tech

Elon Musk and Brazil are beefing over X

Brazil has opened a new investigation into Elon Musk over potential obstruction of justice after X defied an order to block certain accounts in the country.

^{Jess Weatherbed (The Verge)}

Midori 11.3.1 will be available very soon with improvements in stability, security and multimedia improvements, also improvements in the workspaces sidebar and more. Midori 11.3.1 coming soon.

https://astian.org/midori-browser/download

#browser #privacy #Technology #Tech #windows #Ubuntu #linux

Are you tired of your privacy being violated by big technology? Midori is different, Midori respects your privacy, Midori focuses on your privacy. We work for your privacy, Download Midori now!!!

https://astian.org/midori-browser/download/

#privacy #tech #technology #browser #MidoriBrowser #windows #ubuntu #linux

All of a sudden it starts raining handmaids in handcuffs:

http://www.erosblog.com/2024/04/06/its-raining-handmaids-in-handcuffs/

#Facism #Handmaids #HandmaidsTale #Privacy #ReproductiveRights #BurnThePatriarchy #Technology #Patriarchy #Christofacism #Christianity #Ovulation #OvulationTracker #Ovia #Tech #Danger #ReproductiveFreedom

New Windows driver blocks software from changing default web browser

#microsoft #bleeping computer #bleepingcomputer #computers #security #technology #news #education #updates #tech
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^GitLab

This week saw major media organizations once again publishing embarrassing stories that either didn’t mention Elon Musk’s far-right politics or both-sides’d it. It needs to stop.

I discuss that along with the usual recommend reads and more in the Roundup!

https://disconnect.blog/roundup-how-is-the-media-still-doing-this/

#tech #elonmusk #media #journalism

Roundup: How is the media still doing this?

Read to the end for an update on the road safety crisis in the US

^{Paris Marx (Disconnect)}

Report: OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, and Meta Stole Content at Scale to Train AI

"...OpenAI in 2021 created a speech recognition tool called Whisper that could transcribe the audio in YouTube videos to create text for training its ChatGPT AI. It did so despite the opposition of employees who argued that Whisper violated YouTube’s rules. And it did so at scale, creating over one million hours of YouTube video transcripts."

#OpenAI #Google #Meta #Tech #AI #YouTube

https://www.thurrott.com/a-i/300524/new-report-documents-how-openai-microsoft-google-and-meta-stole-content-to-train-ai