En QR-kod ledde dig hit.
Jag har slutat använda mina konton på de stora sociala medierna. Kort sagt, varför:
Om du inte betalar för produkten är du produkten. Precis som AI idag gick de här plattformarna i flera år på riskkapital. Nu måste de leverera siffror, och det är därför tjänsterna blir sämre och vi hela tiden hör om vad de gör med vår data.
De bygger också på dark patterns: gränssnitt gjorda för att manipulera snarare än tjäna. Det vägrar jag stödja.
Några höjdpunkter från trovärdiga källor:
Så vad är det här då?
Jag bor utomlands och vill fortfarande dela mitt liv med de jag känner, och de jag kanske kommer att lära känna online (jag älskar fortfarande att nätverka), utan att lämna över det till en miljardärs algoritm. Jag tror på det fria och öppna internet, så jag finns på Fediversen: tusentals oberoende servrar (Mastodon, Pleroma…) som pratar med varandra, som e-post. Ingen enskild ägare, ingen muromgärdad trädgård, inga annonser.
Enklaste vägen in: en kort förklaring, gå med på mastodon.nu, tryck sedan på ⁂ follow på sidan. Eller skippa kontot och prenumerera via RSS.
A QR got you here.
I've stopped using my accounts on the big social media platforms. Briefly, why:
If you're not paying for the product, you are the product. Like AI today, these platforms ran for years on VC money. Now they have to make their numbers, which is why they keep getting worse and why we keep hearing about what they do with our data.
They also rely on dark patterns: interfaces built to manipulate rather than serve. I won't support that.
A few highlights from reputable sources:
So what is this?
I live abroad and still want to share my life with the people I know, and the ones I might come to know online (I still love networking), without handing it over to a billionaire's algorithm. I believe in the free and open internet, so I'm on the Fediverse: thousands of independent servers (Mastodon, Pleroma…) that all talk to each other, like email. No single owner, no walled garden, no ads.
Easiest way in: a short explainer, join mastodon.social, then hit ⁂ follow on this page. Or skip the account and subscribe via RSS.
Um QR trouxe-te aqui.
Deixei de usar as minhas contas nas grandes redes sociais. Resumidamente, porquê:
Se não pagas pelo produto, o produto és tu. Tal como a IA hoje, estas plataformas viveram durante anos de capital de risco. Agora precisam de dar lucro, e é por isso que continuam a piorar e que ouvimos constantemente falar do que fazem com os nossos dados.
Também usam dark patterns: interfaces feitas para manipular em vez de servir. Recuso-me a apoiar isso.
Alguns destaques de fontes credíveis:
Então o que é isto?
Vivo no estrangeiro e ainda quero partilhar a minha vida com quem conheço, e com quem talvez venha a conhecer online (continuo a adorar fazer networking), sem a entregar ao algoritmo de um bilionário. Acredito na internet livre e aberta, por isso estou no Fediverso: milhares de servidores independentes (Mastodon, Pleroma…) que comunicam entre si, como o email. Sem dono único, sem jardim murado, sem anúncios.
Caminho mais fácil: uma breve explicação, adere ao masto.pt, depois carrega no ⁂ follow desta página. Ou ignora a conta e subscreve via RSS.
🌍 Apparently Philip Morris has noticed the continental appreciation for Nicotine Pouches and now it exists in stores in Portugal...which is great for those dumb enough to be addicted to the stuff, like me!
#nicotinepouches #snus #Portugal
But I was younger then
And young men never die
When I walked out in the sun
I was strong, clear-minded and blind
Mind you, the same companies that used to hold the exact opposite stance and even put children in harms way by way of neglecting actual offenses against minors.
Why would they shift now?
Data. That's why. They want to lock down the internet, maximize tracking and they want to increase the amount of data they can legally collect on minors.
https://tboteproject.com/git/hekate/attestation-findings
#bigtech #privacy #Meta
Instead I'm blasting Iggy Pop and tweaking my #Sway setup for #Fedora on my laptop.
2026 is the curse that keeps on cursing it seems.
A couple of weeks back I watched influencer content following the corporate developments from the ever renowned #JackDorsey, creator of Twitter. The saying is that what he does, people take after in 9 weeks.
Well... I have insider knowledge in some bigger corpos and ehr... It's just the tip of the iceberg. Hold on to your britches.
Spent the day working on software projects and prepping for interviews tomorrow.
Deadline to finally...finally move in with @dotmargui is now moved to wednesday or thursday this week.
2026 is off to a historically rough start but good things will line up. Playing some Shiren The Wanderer until bedtime.
This means they want to kill the ability for people to put whatever software they trust and want on their own phones that they've paid for.
Buuuuuuuuuut...
The only solid contender for many years, #GrapheneOS, just solidifed a collaboration with #MOTOROLA. Yep. I guess my next phone will be a Motorola.
https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/32656-motorola-partnership-announcement
Had a pretty ok saturday all things considered. Coding some #Laravel
Ended up walking to my local LiDL here in #Portugal and found a box that said "Hulténs"... which sounds Swedish. I looked at these rabbits full of assorted candy and I could see tons of childhood favorites.. Swedish candy!!
Fazer Tutti Frutti, Banana skids, Marabou Mjölkchoklad...
It's not as good as the stuff we had in the 90s (Fantomenpåsen, Knasen...) ... but a trip down memory lane either way! #Lördagsgodis
https://youtu.be/T4Upf_B9RLQ?si=8X-ulbfy5FVuQUo_
Courtesy of
Forbrukerrådet - Norwegian Consumer Council
I Google 8 word book title, they're not on page one, I ask Gemini, bam, link to go. Same title, no further context.
It's like they invented transformers(yes, the thing in AI context),competitors came out and then they immediately ditched search.
I don't think it's fair to single-handedly blame Google. It's definitely a symptom of Web 2.0 content siloing and then increased lobbying around publicized content that wrote the prelude to this.
Impressive. People pay money for this.
Yep. That pretty much sums up my worries as well. "AI", as we know it today, so mainly LLMs and the mass-marketed B2C tooling everyone has their hands on, is not as disruptive, even culturally, as the toll will be when we realize how limited it is in conversion utility, especially as blitzscaled solutions and the B2C retailers themselves crank the prices and eventually drop out.
Some AI might sustain, but the crash is inevitable imho. https://www.citriniresearch.com/p/2028gic
🤖"We'll keep it fun, light, and super comfy"
#Clankers
And I've done my hours of work for the day, so... time to read some Danish Classics that me and @dotmargui bought during our trip to #Copenhagen 📚
For those who don't know, PICO-8 is a "fantasy console" with retro limitations. You code everything in #Lua using built-in editors for music and art.
I’ve just published an early version of ZOMBIAL. My high score is 62! Can you beat it?
Play it here: https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?pid=184408
#gamedev #indiedev #retro #gaming