Bob Mottram ✅<p>Not easy to do, but the more you can cut <a href="https://epicyon.libreserver.org/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span>#</span><span>BigTech</span></a> companies out of your life the better off you will be.</p>
#bigtech
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that crappy feeling when you realize you still have to be reliant on BigTech even after leaving almost all of it behind..
welp..
so i'm back on the bird app.. 
'that being said: fuck Elon and his fascist tech.'
link below:
https://blog.anikaris.com/chirp-chirp/
• potatoing away •Chirp Chirp..so.. i'm back on Twitter.. 😞 ..
Monday 10:00 at #WHY2025 we give a talk "Digital sovereignty and the FOSS-stack at school." 
https://program.why2025.org/why2025/talk/XZBREW/
There is a live stream
program.why2025.orgDigital sovereignty and the FOSS-stack at school. WHY2025The need for digital sovereignty has always been great, but now there is an autocrat in the White house that is fighting everything he deems “Woke”. This renders USA Big Tech that is run by billionaires that have sworn loyalty to this new King unsuitable for use in education. In this presentation we'll present the WHY for the FOSS stack for schools, our plan how to get there, and the progress we have made so far on our pilot schools.
When I notice movements on social media that echo the concerns I've had (and posted about) for many years, it's bittersweet.
I should be encouraged that folks are...
Thinking about (or actively attempting to) break up with Big Tech. Fed up with Data Harvesting. Fighting back against surveillance. Etc.
But at the same time, it's upsetting in a "What took you so long!!??" kind of way.
Seeing some people with #bigtech company / project shirts @why2025camp
I remember HIP in 1997 where they had a tombstone with Bill Gates' name. Perhaps bad taste, but people seemed a bit more critical. No one would have dared to wear a Microsoft T-shirt at that time.
#WHY2025 feels different.
It seems more entertainment & security industry focussed. Less punk / DIY vibe.
Maybe it is just me or my age, but I do miss the old 'vibe' a bit, although it still is a fun event
IA, Robots, et la Terre avec moins d'1 milliard d'êtres humains ?
https://loma.ml/display/373ebf56-1468-9891-c832-b62217480439
loma.mlIA, Robots, et la Terre avec moins d'1 milliard d'êtres humains ?Courte Vidéo France 24 :
Chine : la Conférence mondiale des robots 2025 s'est ouverte à Pékin.
invidio.us/watch?v=tc6m5pWzW70
Je me demande souvent si l...
#ChatGPT is a more successful penny-farthing; a video essay:
https://youtu.be/4TsOD7x6rSQ
YouTube want to force you to login 
https://anonsys.net/display/bf69967c-1868-9869-097c-412057346097
anonsys.netYouTube want to force you to login 🙁#Youtube #meme # #Google #evil #login #access #freedom #tracking #problem #surveillance #video #internet #economy #bigbrother #bigtech #software #notfunny
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@itsfoss
#### for file storage:
- nextcloud.
#### calendars and contacts:
- davx5
#### emails:
- tutanota
#### photos:
- immich
#### web browser:
- searxng
#### maps:
- comaps
#### find my location:
- nextcloud phonetrack/traccar.
#### music and videos
- jellyfin
- - -
Phone is split in personal and work mode, personal stores all fdroid and open apps, I only use 2 apps from google for cameras and they stay in the work profile.
#bigtech #tutamail #CoMaps #nextcloud #jellyfin #Immich #searxng
New Project - digitalprivacy.homes
A “side” project called digitalprivacy.homes is currently underway. This side project has grown much faster than I had anticipated. Some of you may have already noticed..
It is intended for home use only and provides several tools for protecting ...
Read more here:
https://digitalprivacy.diy/news/en/new-project-digitalprivacy-homes
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@bkuhn @tusharhero So when I say the use of #OpenSource can be problematic, I am not claiming that all people who use the term do not support #SoftwareFreedom, but that it can be and is misused to "openwash" #bigtech companies. It makes it easy for companies to turn the discussion away from software freedom to simply open source development and the benefits of that for everyone, when it's obviously primarily for their benefit. [5/8]
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…The #DataCenters needed to accommodate the #ArtificialIntelligence boom are still in the regulatory planning stages, & the Data Center Coalition, which represents #BigTech firms & data center developers, has said its members are committed to paying their fair share.
But growing evidence suggests that the #electricity #bills of some Americans are rising to subsidize the massive #energy needs of Big Tech as the US competes in a race against China for #AI superiority.
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“A lot of this #infrastructure, billions of dollars of it, is being built just for a few customers & a few facilities & these happen to be the wealthiest companies in the world,” said Ari Peskoe, who directs the Electricity #Law Initiative at Harvard University. “I think some of the fundamental assumptions behind all this just kind of breaks down.”