Post Ad0uJMMSkrph68igJU by gabriel@mk.gabe.rocks
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(DIR) Post #Ad0pTyIQ4NNnsM4LxY by dsfgs@mastodon.sdf.org
2023-12-20T20:42:09Z
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@cas We were just wondering. You do know that 2020 was a time of increased concentration of wealth, right?400 billion to the top 1 percent, or something akin to that.You have seen the money supply chart, and the quadrupling of it (in Australia, sixtupled). It is not "deranged" to talk about this stuff in the context of technology, given the types of discussions at the time, including quotes from US congresspersons. Heck Trump wanted forced sale of a tech company to Oracle. Stay well.
(DIR) Post #Ad0pTzISLj0Syl5tei by gabriel@mk.gabe.rocks
2023-12-20T20:51:34.753Z
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@dsfgs@mastodon.sdf.org We were just wondering. You do know that 2020 was a time of increased concentration of wealth, right?It's hard for people to acknowledge this because when you look closely at how this happened it leads to difficult questions about what 2020 really was.
(DIR) Post #Ad0pTzWHWK47fdYwCm by dsfgs@mastodon.sdf.org
2023-12-20T20:44:34Z
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@cas We seem to have lost access to the thread, did you do any block type action? We posted again to our timeline in case.
(DIR) Post #Ad0uJKiir8Ry0b7QjQ by dsfgs@mastodon.sdf.org
2023-12-20T21:23:58Z
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@gabrielCan you see what Caleb wrote? They (or someone) immediately blocked us from thread after…> Caleb: "yeah not only are we stuck with proprietary firmware, unless we get OEMs to release their private keys we can never replace it on most phones."We asked about the timeline with respect to the #repoCrisis and #covidCrisis appearing to affect stocks of good modems and ethical firmwares.> "lol. Let's try to do good advocacy w/o stepping into derangled conspiracy shite. Have a good day."
(DIR) Post #Ad0uJMM6mBY752YOlE by dsfgs@mastodon.sdf.org
2023-12-20T21:34:18Z
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@gabriel Here is a part of the thread we don't have access to anymore.https://mastodon.sdf.org/@cas@treehouse.systems/111614511075259610
(DIR) Post #Ad0uJMMSkrph68igJU by gabriel@mk.gabe.rocks
2023-12-20T21:45:40.859Z
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@dsfgs@mastodon.sdf.org Yeah I couldn't see it either, thanks for including the info!
(DIR) Post #Ad0usWW4zSqKjFz8xk by gabriel@mk.gabe.rocks
2023-12-20T21:52:02.395Z
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@dsfgs@mastodon.sdf.org We asked about the timeline with respect to the #repoCrisis and #covidCrisis appearing to affect stocks of good modems and ethical firmwares."lol. Let's try to do good advocacy w/o stepping into derangled conspiracy shite. Have a good day."That's dissapointing! You raise an important point, and it's seriously worth considering when it comes to the state of free and open hardware.The [original link](https://blogs.gnome.org/jdressler/2023/12/20/a-dive-into-jolla-appsupport/) they shared is very cool though. I think this kind of work is a huge game-changer in terms of making it easier for people to use a fully (or approaching fully) Free system.
(DIR) Post #Ad0wEYFDLX2kPgAF0K by dsfgs@mastodon.sdf.org
2023-12-20T22:06:37Z
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@gabriel Yeah np. We temporarily put aside what we know, that #allPhonesAreBad, because we saw a room at #FOSDEM24 dedicated to FOSS phones and we thought there might be a chance that phones are going to be okay to use again.We spent a night re-learning what we already knew about phones — all bad.Alas, #Aliendalvik is #closedSource. Sometimes you need to waste time like this even if just to suspend ones belief for a moment and entertain new ideas.#proprietaryBlobs #smartPhones #malware
(DIR) Post #Ad1fAjH6tAQZP2bQCO by dsfgs@mastodon.sdf.org
2023-12-21T06:28:24Z
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Hi @gabriel We only summarised what we wrote above, below is the full toot. (We often copy what we write to the clipboard prior to publish due to issues with clients)So to be clear after @cas wrote the following:> yeah not only are we stuck with proprietary firmware, unless we get OEMs to release their private keys we can never replace it on most phones.We wrote (see next toot):
(DIR) Post #Ad1fAk3fybH9pfKCtk by dsfgs@mastodon.sdf.org
2023-12-21T06:30:11Z
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@gabriel @cas Its digital totalitarianism."No hardware for you!"Did this locked-down hardware problem ramp up at around the time of the #repoCrisis (Sept 2019 - 2020, $10 billion injected per day) and #covidCrisis? If we look at #OpenWRT it seems it ossified in late 2019 early 2020 and many liberatable modems were discontinued at around that time.Someone here mentioned Goog having infinite access to a money spigot. They may be more right than they know.#moneyPrinter #moneyPrinterGoDrr
(DIR) Post #Ad1fIPCHQDOXRu0Hku by gabriel@mk.gabe.rocks
2023-12-21T06:32:09.057Z
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@dsfgs@mastodon.sdf.org I actually put together this chart for that very reason.I think people really underestimate the financial conditions that enabled digital feudalism.
(DIR) Post #Ad1gzSSnFlVxzAowE4 by dsfgs@mastodon.sdf.org
2023-12-21T06:44:42Z
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@gabrielThey were not only able to roll over their #debt, but over small-medium-sized businesses, the life-essence of any real economy.Dr #VandanaShiva is quite outspoken about this. She didn't go looking for this but her, and other academics', research since 1985 has shown that many of the people in #bigTech are also trying to control the #foodSupply via #patentedSeed, and via #agriChemical poisons.We know #BillGates bought a lot of #farming land during #covid, also now.#consolidation
(DIR) Post #Ad1hMHmv6tNlXM7UY4 by dsfgs@mastodon.sdf.org
2023-12-21T06:54:49Z
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@gabriel We think that people are genuinely scared to entertain notions and evidence of #conspiracy, even on fedi there appears a very pervasive set of #shadowBanning instances/hosts that seem to marginalise people drawing connections to military and bigTech.Or boot them off entirely.We don't know what happened to a lot of people on fedi over the years who were speaking up against genuine fascism, not #russophobia or #TDerangement that passes as it now.Privacy is important even on fedi.
(DIR) Post #Ad34oUBv55CWDWBm52 by dsfgs@mastodon.sdf.org
2023-12-21T07:05:47Z
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@gabriel We were #shadowbanned on @dsfgs@activism.openworlds.info for 2.5 years. Limited at 173 followers. Only after the instance shutdown a day early on 7 Oct 2023 did we learn that it was being hosted by a large #mastodon-centred operation called #mastoHost (domain is masto.host).We thought it was being operated by #activists the whole time, and that only the #contentDelivery was masto.host — nope.A lot makes sense **years** after the fact.#activism #cDNs #hosting #fediverseInstances #repression
(DIR) Post #Ad34oUzC7scGgLF7su by jgillich@mastodon.social
2023-12-21T09:49:50Z
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@dsfgs@mastodon.sdf.org @gabriel @dsfgs@activism.openworlds.info Hosted doesn't mean owned, Mastohost is a service provider.
(DIR) Post #Ad34oVucgMYNYS6zOi by dsfgs@mastodon.sdf.org
2023-12-21T22:49:37Z
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@jgillich @gabriel @dsfgs@activism.openworlds.info True, but a host can be pressured to do things. At this stage wherever the shadowban came from, it represents a failure of fediverse, to protect activism and diverse, heterodox viewpoints.Fediverse needs P2P content delivery *urgently* and yesteryear.