Jonah Aragon :MN:

Sometimes people read things I write or watch things I say • I work at @privacyguides and @triplebit (ASN 401332) • Instance admin @ https://mstdn.party, https://mstdn.plus, and https://neat.computer • Formerly @techlore

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2026-04-20 19:45:36 UTC

Noticing a trend where lots of people are supportive of my posts here, I get a lot of favorites and don't typically get negative feedback, but far fewer people are willing to actually boost them to their own circles, besides the most uncontroversial possible statements.
I can only assume I'm either still too boring, or my takes still remain a tiny bit too spicy for casual Mastodon conversation 😂

2026-04-12 17:53:19 UTC

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@nprofile…k2mn "'the real victory is the friends we made along the way,' I don't subscribe to that. We need to win" 😂 💯

2026-04-12 00:29:17 UTC

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@nprofile…dzml sharing my personal tech stack? sounds like an opsec fail to me

2026-04-11 23:35:05 UTC

I like this tbh. Not at all enough to switch from Zen Browser, but a decent idea nonetheless.

2026-03-30 06:08:22 UTC

It remains ridiculous that #Mastodon refuses to indicate when a post has more than 4 images.
Fine, be stubborn about limiting the number of images you display in Mastodon itself, but give us a “show more on original site”-type button so people can at least know they exist. #Pixelfed is huge at this point.

2026-03-28 16:03:57 UTC

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@nprofile…p0cz @nprofile…7svd Like, ultimately, to pretend that Rossmann is really sitting around hoping GrapheneOS will forgive him when they sent him messages like that is just ridiculous.

2026-03-28 15:54:31 UTC

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@nprofile…p0cz @nprofile…7svd sure, they can be pissed. They can be pissed forever.
They can be pissed at me forever for once working with Techlore too. Even though *he* once published *my* private DMs out of context and with misleading/false context (which does make the whole “they’re private” argument a whole lot less weak in my mind), I don’t really care.
I’m just saying that now that the messages are out, it’s clear to most people that they were out of line. Should they have been shared at all? Probably not, but my point is that *if they are serious* about actually wanting to make amends they have to take *some* responsibility for their actions and meet people halfway.
If they can’t do that then their statements about being willing to forgive seem hollow. All parties involved need to forgive *each other* and not pretend like one party is above everyone else.

2026-03-28 02:18:50 UTC

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@nprofile…ws7h good thing 3 of them are then, but the zooms are fun lol

2026-03-28 01:52:33 UTC

Moving on up from my one 28-75mm lens :)
https://mastodon-cdn.neat.computer/media_attachments/files/116/304/289/197/488/546/original/c1b94193276d8170.png

2026-03-28 01:46:19 UTC

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@nprofile…7svd I believe they don’t like this video because Rossmann started streaming their DMs. https://youtu.be/4To-F6W1NT0
It’s interesting, because in the thread I just linked to they said they were mad at Rossmann for streaming “someone who had just been […] swatted,” so they do recognize that their messages to Rossmann were out of the norm, given the whole situation going on. Yet I’ve never seen anyone at GOS ever go “hey I shouldn’t have messaged you like that, it was a crazy month, let’s figure this out” 🤷‍♂️
Anyways yeah, there are probably more cases since I didn’t check all their posts, but if they handle this list that I could find with quick 5-minute search, I’ll consider that enough of a good faith effort, and I won’t even care about other posts or getting an apology 🙂

2026-03-27 20:16:14 UTC

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@nprofile…q6ut they just don’t like me. And the guy who used to run Calyx (and now runs Phreeli) *really* doesn’t like me either, so I’m out of luck in the Android world no matter which direction I go haha
GrapheneOS is alright though, it’s really the only reasonable way to get a de-Googled Android phone these days, so I’d stick with your plans 👍

2026-03-27 19:23:36 UTC

Surprise, surprise. T-Mobile acquired my ISP and I’ve had more outages this month than the entire rest of the time I’ve been with them. Monopolies suck ass, it’s insane T-Mobile and AT&T are allowed to scoop local fiber providers up like this.

2026-03-27 19:18:14 UTC

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@nprofile…yw6k 💯🤞
This is why we’ll continue to publish GrapheneOS content with or without their support, but ideally with their support would be better. As we saw with Proton recently, working together benefits everyone involved 💪

2026-03-27 19:14:58 UTC

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@nprofile…gw66 not sure that rhetoric helps mend things, to be fair 🤔

2026-03-27 19:13:21 UTC

Opening LinkedIn and a pop-up asks me how much I enjoy using the platform. Oh LinkedIn, you don’t want to know the answer to that.

2026-03-27 17:46:22 UTC

Apparently, GrapheneOS is "offering forgiveness" to people they are in conflict with.
A few weeks ago I let them know I would be willing to accept if they were willing to remove the many lies and personal attacks they've posted about me over the years, and I provided a short list of a few examples to make it easier for them.
I have not heard back since, but I'm hopeful they will follow through on their efforts to mend our relationship 🙂
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2026-03-24 15:35:44 UTC

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@nprofile…n6tl I’m very sure those countries have been thinking about shifting away from US goods for many years now, they’ve got to have a plan in place.

2026-03-24 15:26:50 UTC

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@nprofile…n6tl https://mastodon.neat.computer/@jonah/116284849865899644

2026-03-24 15:26:35 UTC

Cisco’s sitting pretty. They were responsible for the last major Chinese attack on the USA by not issuing security updates for faulty products they sold, but that’s ignored in favor of hurting consumers and the Chinese boogeyman.
Security updates should be like vehicle recalls. Some NHTSA-equivalent agency should make corporations issue updates until the products they sell are safe to use. The move fast and break things mentality in tech is broken.

2026-03-24 15:08:28 UTC

They are only banning “consumer routers.” I wonder how they differentiate. Is Ubiquiti consumer grade? Are we going to see an explosion in “small business routers”?
Little text that says “not for residential use” like how people are buying peptides/drugs online that are “not for human consumption” these days?
Is this a ploy to get everyone to use cell phones that are more easily tracked?
Once again, like “stopping terrorists” or “protecting children,” this is another attack on the American people in the name of “security.” When will we stop accepting “security” as an excuse?
#USpol #RouterBan #Trump #Security

2026-03-23 20:11:26 UTC

This company has to abandon a 3GW wind project to front a $1 billion investment in dead fossil fuel technology, and then hope the habitually payment-dodging Trump administration follows through on paying them back the $1 billion in the future? I hope they head straight into bankruptcy 🤞

2026-03-23 05:08:22 UTC

I don’t understand why people need to ping me first to let me know they’re defederating. Just do it, or don’t do it, you’ve already made up your mind 🤷‍♂️

2026-03-23 00:35:26 UTC

I will say it’s a bummer Artemis by Andy Weir was never adapted to a movie though, or maybe it would make a great TV series if anyone from Apple TV+ is reading this 😉

2026-03-22 23:23:56 UTC

Wow, I’ve seen Project Hail Mary twice now (with different people, since I have AMC A-List free tickets lol) and it’s so good, I love this movie.
I also loved the book, and it’s a rare book-based movie where watching the movie only compliments the book rather than takes away from it.
I would seriously nominate this for Best Picture and him for Best Actor. 10/10
#ProjectHailMary #Movies

2026-03-20 04:00:53 UTC

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@nprofile…8s3m @nprofile…k2mn I’ll think about how we can clarify this a bit.
I can tell you that the main point is that we should get along with people with differences in opinion *on privacy* (or the best way to be private, etc). For one example, we often see privacy-focused companies take down their competitors in this space, instead of “punching up” (collectively) towards Big Tech.
With incompatible people for reasons unrelated to this singular core value of privacy, not so much 🤷‍♂️

2026-03-20 03:11:25 UTC

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@nprofile…lklx are the tags available in their RSS feed though? I wonder if you are expected to filter client-side… If the tags are only visible on the front-end though that would suck.

2026-03-20 03:01:07 UTC

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@nprofile…tjh5 would be interesting, *if* SQL were pronounced “sequel” which it never should be 🫣

2026-03-10 17:45:17 UTC

This is so strange, because Facebook already owns a social network full of AI agents called "Facebook" 🤔
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/10/meta-acquired-moltbook-the-ai-agent-social-network-that-went-viral-because-of-fake-posts/
#Facebook #Meta #Moltbook #AI #AIslop

2026-03-05 05:35:07 UTC

I just found out the new Apple Studio Display XDR has an A19 Pro inside. Apple makes monitors more powerful than the MacBook Neo 😭

2026-03-03 16:21:06 UTC

🤔
#PrivacyGuides
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2026-02-08 17:03:29 UTC

There’s no way you know how much a Bald Eagle’s nest weighs, this can’t be common knowledge 😆

2026-02-07 20:39:18 UTC

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@nprofile…4yva wow kinda actually, that's pretty cool. I think I was thinking more for sellers/crafters who ship things out rather than sell in-person like FB marketplace, but still...

2026-02-07 18:31:41 UTC

ActivityPub Etsy when?

2026-02-07 01:24:40 UTC

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@nprofile…skgu @nprofile…gu7x the problem with vagueposting like this about Trump is that it’s impossible to nail down what specific thing you could be talking about, there’s just so many instances

2026-02-06 22:57:25 UTC

It should be illegal for a piece of technology to ask me, a real live person, a question unprompted.
https://mastodon-cdn.neat.computer/media_attachments/files/116/026/149/880/428/287/original/d017870f462a0e1c.jpeg

2026-02-06 17:34:52 UTC

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@nprofile…w2cy only for approved nonprofits

2026-02-06 16:09:31 UTC

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@nprofile…5ac4 each server appears to be on a dedicated Hetzner Cloud VPS (public info based on their IP addresses) so this should not be a factor.

2026-02-03 02:26:19 UTC

Say what you will about AT&T, but now I might actually get native IPv6 within this decade on my Quantum Fiber uplink lol

2026-02-01 23:14:20 UTC

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@nprofile…jlkz why would they need to decouple app updates if they only ever release app updates for a single version (the latest version) of iOS?

2026-02-01 22:00:54 UTC

It’s so annoying that they basically hand out IP addresses if you want them, but if you want your own TLD in DNS it’s gonna cost you like a million+ bucks.
ICANN is a shitty company anyways, between removing their price cap on .org domains to sell it to private equity, and giving the .amazon TLD to Amazon the company after 7 years of dispute, instead of Amazon *the region that makes up half of South America.*
So I wouldn’t want to give them a dime anyways, but weren’t there any DNS nerds in the 80s & 90s who could’ve stopped this corporate nonsense?
#ICANN #DNS

2026-02-01 03:34:33 UTC

Trying to get better about remembering to use the notes section of my website to actually note down random things that aren't worth a blog post https://www.jonaharagon.com/notes/my-theory-about-apples-limit-precise-location-from-cellular-networks-feature/

2026-01-31 16:04:36 UTC

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@nprofile…xg4c and what law allows them to do that?

2026-01-30 06:32:53 UTC

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@nprofile…xlms this is how I find out Cohost closed? 😂

2026-01-30 06:31:32 UTC

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@nprofile…92h7 I wish that were true 😆

2026-01-29 06:07:09 UTC

When will people realize that if #AI could really do all the things that they say it can do, then they wouldn’t be trying to sell it to you?

2026-01-29 00:12:16 UTC

Marty Byrde I missed you https://youtu.be/u1XHd5rIvmY

2026-01-28 20:36:27 UTC

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I wanted to make a post about how nobody was going to this shit movie

2026-01-28 20:35:56 UTC

What in god’s name is going on here Minneapolis? 🤮
#Melania #Minneapolis
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2026-01-28 20:08:46 UTC

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@nprofile…gfkp the proliferation of AI generated elements in stock resource libraries these days makes this so much more challenging for even human editors to navigate :/

2026-01-28 16:18:40 UTC

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@nprofile…94p0 how often does snow accumulate like that, do you ever have to go out and clear those off?

2026-01-28 15:42:31 UTC

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@nprofile…ecu3 https://mastodon.neat.computer/@jonah/115973482132687933

2026-01-28 15:41:40 UTC

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I think some are still missing the point. I’m not saying they’re going to lock up every single person who uses a VPN or watches porn.
Your government’s strategy is to make “crimes” like this as common and easy to commit as possible.
This way, if you ever do something completely legal which they *actually* don’t like, *which can be completely unrelated to VPNs or bypassing age verification,* they can pull up your internet history and easily prosecute you.
Organize a legitimate protest, and the government’s swift response will be to label you a child sex offender because they found you using evil VPN technology.
This is how free speech dies, not from a law that says “free speech is dead now,” but from draconian, authoritarian laws like this that give the government “plausible” reasons to go after anyone, which can’t easily be fought against.
This has always been the playbook to target innocents. In the USA, drug possession laws being created as a pretense for cops to raid and dismantle minority communities, for example. And now this is coming to the digital realm.

2026-01-28 07:31:04 UTC

Next up will be a VPN ban. Many tech-y people will see that and think “lol yeah well that’s not going to stop *me* from using a VPN”
A VPN ban isn’t really stop you from using one. It means when they catch you doing so, they’ll use the fact you’re using this harmless technology itself as a *pretense* to lock you up without needing to do any “hard work” (i.e. an investigator’s job) like actually confirming whether you committed a real crime.
Don’t think you won’t be impacted just because you know how to outsmart an ISP filter! This is not a plan to protect children or stop you from consuming adult media. It is a ploy to eventually eliminate ALL freedom of expression and free access to information in the UK.
And the same goes for Chat Control and encrypted messengers, btw
#UKpol #VPNban #PornHub #ChatControl #Privacy #FreeSpeech #SocialMedia

2026-01-27 05:45:56 UTC

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@nprofile…g69x I think I won’t truly believe it until the day someone comes knocking on my door wanting to talk about computers /j

2026-01-27 03:36:43 UTC

Often I try talking about things with people, and not a single person is remotely interested, so I've made a blog instead lol ✍️
https://www.jonaharagon.com/posts/im-getting-into-mesh-networks-meshtastic-meshcore-and-reticulum/

2026-01-24 22:46:57 UTC

So cool to see #Minnesota congresswomen holding this conference to ask for… *checks notes* ICE to use body cams, more funding for local law enforcement, and for Republicans to reach across the aisle /s

2026-01-24 21:14:12 UTC

Every time I see Nic Zapco at a Minnesota government press conference it makes me want to learn ASL lol

2026-01-23 19:58:36 UTC

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@nprofile…y3qu the firmware for the devices is open source? I can't find source code for the T-Deck at a quick glance 👀

2026-01-23 19:54:34 UTC

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@nprofile…y3qu yeah I'm extremely unimpressed with Meshtastic, although the UX is great (until you try to use it reliably) so it's no wonder it's popular as a toy to play with.
MeshCore is an obviously better network design, but AFAIK it's proprietary so I never looked into it further.
I really like https://reticulum.network if I were to start a brand new mesh

2026-01-23 19:18:26 UTC

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@nprofile…y3qu only GMRS for now so not really, but it’s on the list lol

2026-01-23 19:09:24 UTC

New hobby unlocked
https://mastodon-cdn.neat.computer/media_attachments/files/115/945/985/797/169/186/original/cbc802fba8a85c91.jpeg

2026-01-22 20:26:24 UTC

ok my cousin is cool as hell lol https://youtu.be/uVhi7XbHjGE

2026-01-22 18:19:05 UTC

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@nprofile…gw66 we’ll see! I have an ideal tree when it comes to exploding apparently 🤣

2026-01-22 17:53:48 UTC

Neat, the temperature here is nearing the point where it can be understood in both Fahrenheit and Celsius 🥶

2026-01-20 20:00:45 UTC

Just gave a lot of money to a no-feedback eBay user, hope I don’t get scammed 😭😬

2026-01-18 00:38:53 UTC

Classic Democrat solution to respond to ICE’s nonsense by suggesting more equipment and more training 💀

2026-01-15 06:22:09 UTC

This is a wonderfully written article from The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/02/individual-federal-services-replacement/685333/

2026-01-14 16:22:34 UTC

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lol someone else had this idea, very funny (depressing) read: https://rakhim.exotext.com/benjamin-button-reviews-macos

2026-01-14 16:18:54 UTC

If you put Apple’s designs in reverse order it looks like the portfolio of a designer becoming really really good at their job 😂
https://mastodon-cdn.neat.computer/media_attachments/files/115/894/347/891/118/409/original/ba6292652bdb51fc.png

2026-01-14 01:58:02 UTC

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@nprofile…3qha I've come to realize that these comments are more about the opportunity to complain about one's home country than an actual desire to move.

2026-01-10 19:19:16 UTC

Switching to an iPhone was the best move for my sleep cycle, because the alarm noise is so unbearable I now naturally wake up earlier to avoid it

2026-01-07 22:59:59 UTC

Wow, I didn’t know Mayor Frey knew how to have a firm position on anything https://youtu.be/31gZrWH21FI #minneapolis

2026-01-06 18:28:40 UTC

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@nprofile…qtpp I'll work within your analogy a bit in my reply to this post: https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/for-the-grapheneos-crowd-the-options-in-burger-town/34268/49

2026-01-04 02:31:08 UTC

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@nprofile…98vt profiting of something you get for free is the easiest thing ever tbh, which is why it’s so surprising capitalism hasn’t seemed to realize this yet

2025-12-29 00:32:37 UTC

Why don’t TV shows just start filming the next season when the current season is in post-production, because what do you mean The White Lotus season 4 filming hasn’t even started yet? 😭

2025-12-16 19:44:17 UTC

fuck offfffffffff
https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/leadership/mozillas-next-chapter-anthony-enzor-demeo-new-ceo/
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2025-12-07 01:44:45 UTC

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@nprofile…ytej do you think I’m Canadian?

2025-12-06 06:41:20 UTC

It's cool to hear Trump is coming around to the idea of naming things what the rest of the world calls them. Let's fix this one next
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2025-11-26 05:38:34 UTC

sad

2025-11-26 02:50:46 UTC

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https://mstdn.plus/@privacynews/115613713286710599

2025-11-26 02:04:13 UTC

Make no mistake though, this has nothing to do with foreign tourists, and everything to do with making sure every American is forced to ID themselves and “verify their citizenship” everywhere they go.
Charging non-citizens extra probably will not even break even with the additional cost of now having to validate a person’s citizenship, but that doesn’t matter when the goal is just mandatory IDs for everyone. It’s crazy how fast Americans have gone from largely being staunchly anti-ID just a decade ago, to now giving in to the government’s every whim.

2025-11-22 02:07:58 UTC

Excited to be working with you @nprofile…r47d!! 😎

2025-11-21 15:41:28 UTC

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It pisses me off that I can’t write with my beloved em-dashes anymore, because my writing would end up looking like this Mozilla press release.

2025-11-21 15:40:37 UTC

Okay… if Mozilla is going “to do for AI what [they] did for the web” now, then who is going to do for the web what Mozilla did for the web?

2025-11-19 00:45:32 UTC

Why does Pebble even need one single "app store" in the first place? Can they both just commit to making an open platform, like F-Droid with multiple repositories?
#Pebble #Rebble #CoreDevices

2025-11-10 19:22:36 UTC

I wish Elgato made a long Stream Deck that was like 1x15 keys, which I could place above my keyboard like more function keys.

2025-11-06 15:43:09 UTC

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@nprofile…d608 unfortunately there was nothing else lol

2025-11-04 23:36:52 UTC

I almost forgot it was voting day, but I'm tempted to just not go since #Minneapolis couldn't muster up a good mayoral candidate this election 🙃

2025-11-03 23:41:21 UTC

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@nprofile…3m83 moving to San Francisco is a huge downside though

2025-11-03 07:57:41 UTC

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@nprofile…pwgj https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost

2025-11-03 06:50:29 UTC

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@nprofile…xd3f indeed this happens everywhere permanent DST is tried because it’s a terrible idea lol

2025-11-03 03:25:13 UTC

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everyone can have the right to their opinions... but it'll be my opinion that people who want permanent DST instead are psychopaths lol

2025-11-03 03:23:03 UTC

Permanent Standard Time, *please* Minnesota 🙏

2025-11-02 03:16:25 UTC

We need a word that is the opposite of #enshittification to rally around. I want companies to actively commit to not turning their products into crap, and a specific concept to demand of them would be nice.

2025-10-28 18:31:08 UTC

With all due respect... this is huge Mozilla energy (derogatory) coming from Signal here: https://mastodon.world/@Mer__edith/115445737243407827
I'm kind of tired of all the non-profits built on the backs of Big Tech giants telling everyone else their way is the only way and they know best.

2025-10-27 20:58:58 UTC

Extremely cursed thing for DOCUSIGN to be promoting
https://mastodon-cdn.neat.computer/media_attachments/files/115/448/130/877/215/890/original/f5219ff37407690e.png

2025-10-19 07:44:57 UTC

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@nprofile…078a well none of those exist anymore hence the question. Except Discord’s, good call, forgot about that one. Still not really a great option.

2025-10-19 02:10:52 UTC

Has anyone built a Twitter Spaces alternative? (where you can have guest speakers on a public voice call basically)

2025-10-16 00:58:41 UTC

Age verification is only the latest step towards dismantling online privacy in a crusade corporations and governments alike have been leading for 15+ years: https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/10/15/real-name-policies/

2025-10-09 20:21:01 UTC

The number of times I post random things from a Mastodon account other than this one is crazy lmao