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Reposted Andy in Indy (@naptowncode@mastodon.online)
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If you have to stream it, you don’t own it. If you have to log in to it, you don’t own it. If you have to “activate” or “register” it, you don’t own it. If you have to connect it to somebody else’s computer EVER, for ANY REASON, then YOU. DON’T. OWN. IT. Any and all of these methods will be used against you for somebody else’s profit. If you yell about personal property rights but you don’t sign on to these statements, you are not serious about property rights. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/12/startup-will-brick-800-emotional-support-robot-for-kids-without-refunds/

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its so depressing that a man can't manage a system of precarity and excess mortality organized solely for shareholder wealth for 20 very profitable years without occasionally getting shot to death at 6:45am in midtown new york by a person dressed in a hooded jacket. what has become of this country?

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Thanks very much, that's very nice to hear, especially from a complete stranger 😁

I'll be sharing these updates with my team on Monday, and this deffo fills me with more confidence, thank you!

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Reposted Terence Eden (@Edent@mastodon.social)
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Open Source Nerds Assemble! The deadline to submit a CfP for State of Open is *this weekend*. https://stateofopencon.com/ State of Open is in London on 4 and 5 February, 2025 - right after #FOSDEM. We're looking for interesting speakers on all topics to do with open source, open data, open hardware, funding, AI etc. Submit a proposal at https://sessionize.com/state-of-open-con-2025/ #OpenSource #OpenHardware #OpenData #OpenUK #CyberSecurity

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Attached: 1 image Two years later. Want to know one of the major reasons Mastodon didn't catch on with journalists and large website owners? It is *invisible* in referrer statistics. Here's my blog from the last month. BlueSky now sends me more traffic than Bing. How much traffic does Mastodon send? It is impossible to know due to the "noreferrer" header in all links. (I'm not saying your privacy isn't important. But you can't build a community if no-one knows you exist.)