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"Earlier today, we published a blog post explaining why we’re making this change and what it means for you. Now, we want to hear from you."
I've definitely got a few things I'd like to say when I log in after work.

"The world can no longer trust American tech. If that sounds dramatic, take a step back and consider the facts."
Several tools I'm already using like Vivaldi, Nextcloud, KeePassXC and LibreOffice (and of course various Fediverse platforms!), plus some I'm evaluating like LibreWolf and Proton. I should probably look into alternative hosting options just in case.

"Duolingo's mascot faked his death to get users to do their daily lessons, and attention from pop star Dua Lipa. Here's how he masterminded it — and why one expert sees the campaign as a success."
Apparently I missed the whole thing despite maintaining my streak, but at least it explains why the eyes on the icon have been X'ed out.

"Zach Mack spent a year attempting to rescue his father from the depths of the conspiracy rabbit hole. Their family was forced to reckon with clashing realities, ideological divides and misinformation."

"On and off for the last several years I’ve been manually curating my roughly 40,000 lifetime tweets. I recently finished, and in the process embarked on an unexpected journey of self-discovery."

"Some stuff really ought to be ephemeral, and other stuff ought to be preserved. The act of distinguishing between the two is what curation is all about. It requires reflection, intention, and vulnerability. "

Parallels Tools won't install on Fedora Silverblue. "The kmods could probably be worked around similarly to how nVidia drivers are, but the userspace tools are placed unconditionally into /usr/lib, which is immutable."

"After Chris Rufo leaked LGBTQ+ chatlogs from the intelligence community, Gabbard has announced that all those who participated in the chats will be fired."

"Look what we’re left with—no walled gardens. Just guard towers and searchlights and snarling dogs keeping us at bay."
"Personal websites matter - now, more than ever - because we can see, clearly, with our own eyes, what happens when a handful of companies control and own the medium and the message. " "I want a world where musicians don't have to tailor their music to the 5-second attention span of a million swiping doomscrollers and can instead rely on the support of an audience who care enough not to sleepwalk their way through the Internet."