Posts by riverpunk@defcon.social
 (DIR) Post #B8paGma301yIuBoOvo by riverpunk@defcon.social
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       @drq it's interesting to me that even the aur wrappers like paru don't implement this, instead opting for the same damn flags
       
 (DIR) Post #B8paYfmT1Fr31r9Tl2 by riverpunk@defcon.social
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       @drq I still have to look it up every time what the flag is for "uninstall package and any dependencies that will be orphaned" cuz I don't use it enough to have it memorized
       
 (DIR) Post #B91RH6kpBO6PG1Itcm by riverpunk@defcon.social
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       John Oliver just released an incredibly well researched episode about police surveillance technology. He goes thoroughly through all the details, while keeping things at a level that's accessible for regular people to understand.I highly recommend you share this with people who might not otherwise be fully aware of the current state of state surveillance.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnBPhelCdWE#surveillance #flock #alpr #bigBrother #news #USPol #EFF #civilRights #digitalRights
       
 (DIR) Post #B9HlaKnzWthbuMMa48 by riverpunk@defcon.social
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       Gonna go ahead and recommend everyone should read Cory Doctorow's (@pluralistic) latest blog post "Surveillance vs guillotines".https://pluralistic.net/2026/08/11/tragedy-of-the-commoners/He starts by talking about the way that capital tends to accumulate more capital in a vicious oligarchy-creating cycle. But more interestingly is where he gets into the economics of surveillance, and the vicious cycle where corrupt policy leads to a need for more surveillance (in order to quell resistance). An interesting point that I'll expand on beyond just what he wrote: There is eventually a ceiling for how much surveillance you can get away with. The first ceiling you might think of comes from how much spending money you have. But in our oligarchy, that's barely a problem (yet). More potent is the threat that citizens will begin ripping your Flock cameras out of the damn ground, because your surveillance tools have turned into a *destabilizing* force on society, rather than as a force to stabilize people and prevent uprisings.