Posts by octade@soc.octade.net
 (DIR) Post #B44c4JyvBTLvcokE0O by octade@soc.octade.net
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       "Lastly, my take on this situation? This feels less like coincidence and more like a coordinated move being run under the guise of protecting children's rights. We already know how certain regimes around the world treat those rights."Yeah, they sure love protecting other people's children.In truth, these politicos don't care about anyone's children.The California age verification law makes it easier for malicious actors to positively identify and target children. The OS and databases will now contain age data that malicious actors could potentially use to narrow down the hunt for younger prey. This is the opposite of protecting children. It allows the developers and app stores to directly target children, too.
       
 (DIR) Post #B4pNzKHONkmEAkDzYO by octade@soc.octade.net
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       The page about RSS reminds me of how far computing has fallen from simplicity to the pit of unnecessary complexity. (https://www.foo.be/2026/03/bring-back-rss) I have continued to follow and parse hundreds of feeds for many years and I get far more useful information via RSS than social and other methods combined. Also old school is better than new school for many reasons I don't want to bore you with, so to say it succinctly:In computing, software, and communications, 99 percent of the newer tools, languages, schemes, and protocols are redundant, complex, bloated, and unnecessary 'sugar' poured over the old school sugar cookie. We never needed 99 percent of the bloated features in web browsers, platforms, protocols, or DEs. These things consume inordinate amounts of time and mindshare to research, learn, and troubleshoot. These bloated computing buffets promote paradigms and agendas rather than work flow.@merrittk@mastodon.social @the@starlightnet.work @lwindolf@mas.to @theaardvark@mastodon.me.uk @brennan@social.lol @adulau@infosec.exchange @readbeanicecream@mastodon.social @sindum@mstdn.dk @liztai@hachyderm.io @ernie@writing.exchange @HughWRoberts@toot.wales @82mhz@bsd.cafe @joel@fosstodon.org @martindehf@rebel.ar @anarodrigues@front-end.social @eclecticpassions@fosstodon.org @hyde@lazybear.social @eli_oat@tenforward.social @thelatestkate@mastodon.art @Profpatsch@mastodon.xyz @mrv404@mastodon.social @kagihq@mastodon.social @csilverman@mastodon.social
       
 (DIR) Post #B4uyhCXp4P5B43vjPM by octade@soc.octade.net
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        The Rust Wedge and the Big Tech Buy-off: A Veteran Engineer’s Warning to Every PC Owner (+ jofito) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0JAAF61AiE"I warned you years ago that Windows 11 was the beginning of the end. Today, the door is officially closing on general-purpose computing. In this 24-minute manifesto, I am moving past the "ripping on Rust" memes to address a documented existential threat to your hardware. Between the $12.5M Big Tech "security" grants and the US government's memory-safety mandates, we are witnessing a coordinated execution of legacy systems."#AgeVerification #Rust #BigTech #Computing
       
 (DIR) Post #B4vJSPm5hFQ0n5OW8W by octade@soc.octade.net
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       @lisamelton@mastodon.socialAt times there have been over a half million message objects in my snac profile directory. Snac has always handled it like a champ.#snac ... Snac's Not A Crappie.Snac2 software sources: https://codeberg.org/grunfink/snac2