Unemployed journalist, burner, raver, graphic artist and vandweller.

I read news so you don’t have to (but you still should).

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  • I waited several hours to respond after reporting this to the admins. Regardless of whether they respond as I’d like them to, this is complete and utter bullshit. And I’m going to play the mod card here … it’s just politics is not where I have the ability remove things.

    Because I would here.

    The content does not back the headline. I watched the full video, and it’s historically accurate. At no point does he veer into Nazi apologia. Saying shit happened is not being an apologist.
























  • So, back in the day, you paid for a Windows license. An exorbitant amount unless you had a .edu email. You paid once, and they left you the fuck alone. No data/telemetry collection; MS had gotten its pound of flesh and was quite content to wait until a new version came out so you could either pay another license fee or just buy a new computer.

    Now, the OS is functionally free because you are the product.

    I picked up a mini PC a couple of years ago with Win11 Pro, 16GB of RAM and a 500GB SSD for $99. Only a few versions prior, a full license cost more than this whole machine, and some inflation happened in the interim.

    If you have a pihole, it becomes immediately apparent just how often Windows is attempting to phone home. This is what’s commonly referred to as “surveillance capitalism.”

    I’m going to guess you also use Facebook if any of this is a surprise to you.