Conversation between @reckless.bsky.social and @butlerb.art on Decoder is one of the best tech interviews I've seen in years. Nilay is a master of pushing on executives' pressure points, and Butler is intelligent enough to answer directly (or at least to parry chivalrously). youtu.be/F3b84_tpwvg

Proton’s CTO: No company is going to jail for you | Decoder

YouTube video by Decoder with Nilay Patel

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ME: pack a bag, we’re flying to kansas MY WAYWARD SON: what kind of bag

I am so old I remember when state action in the form of a prior restraint was considered bad. And by bad, I mean like the worst thing ever. But this is prior restraint jacked up on book banning steroids mixed with horrific bigotry.

Jeff Sharlet@jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 5mo ago

NH state house passes "CHARLIE Act," which bans teaching, I kid you not, "critical consciousness" & "prohibited world-views," such as that queer people exist, or that slavery involved race, or, implicitly, that the Nazis murdered Jews based on identity. newhampshirebulletin.com/2026/02/19/h...

The moment a government department with “Homeland” in the name was created everyone knew that it would end up doing fascist shit.

Republicans are much too afraid of their base and Democrats not nearly afraid enough of theirs.

Oh shit Castle of the Winds hell yeah

Mara Wilson@marawilson.bsky.social · last yr.

There’s no room in your Large Pack

I’m sorry I just found out that in 1379, as in, 650 years ago, a baby girl was born in Yorkshire and named Diot Coke history is a fucking joke lmao

Aside from some payments stuff (unavoidable), one guess whose services have no AWS dependencies and were up all day today…hint is in bio.

Very nice to see my TEDx Porto talk is out! How #privacy can save your life. For more on privacy, get the #book - Privacy Is Power. #AIEthics www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSPR...

How privacy can save your life | Carissa Véliz | TEDxPorto

YouTube video by TEDx Talks

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Mike Johnson, resident Congressional Keebler elf, is a tiny man who is somehow even smaller metaphorically.

The internet was a mistake.

I haven’t watched US cable news in a while and just saw 9 (9!) pharmaceutical and supplement ads, in a row, with only one exception (a magic broom thing). Is the whole TV US ad industry now “medical” products which would be illegal anywhere else?

Another reminder, though, that the Vivaldi web browser has built-in free Proton VPN access, and that that law does not apply to the Netherlands. Where I now am. As far as Bluesky is aware.

ceo of black dragons 🐲 🌌@isilaithion.bsky.social · last yr.

hey guys, the UK online safety act is kicking in, so just a reminder that UK people can NOT use DMs without confirming their ID! please make sure to have other avenues for contact for commissions and such, thank you :)

“Once people get a taste for humiliating, they will fight very hard to be able to keep doing it. Like an addiction, the competitively powerful will often put this urge above all else and behave in profoundly self-destructive ways to chase it.” www.liberalcurrents.com/the-politi/

The Politics of Humiliation

The politics of humiliation has moved to the center of the reactionary project under Trump II.

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Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies. For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!

Getting off US tech: a guide

I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.

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Useful post, as s longterm Protonmail and suite user, happy to see it mentioned at lot because it is good. Recently also using cryptpad instead of google docs for sensitive colabs. And of course Ecosia search for the trees! And it is reliable and good!

Paris Marx@parismarx.com · last yr.

Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies. For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!

starting to believe that the Upton Sinclair quote about a man and his salary is the single most accurate sentence ever uttered in the English language.

When you’re just trying to get home but PSG wins the Champion’s League

Gmail was never truly free... ...free yourself from Gmail.

async await async await async await async await in the function, the mighty function, the child thread sleeps tonight 🎵

"Nothing to hide" is one of the biggest lies going.

Made grilled cheese with most of a block of Stilton, had a little left over, now I have a…rump o’Stilton.

The Netherlands does flowers right.

As if I needed *more* reasons to simp for @proton.me

Periodic reminder that surveillance capitalism can and is easily repurposed to facilitate tyranny, which is why it shouldn’t exist. Privacy matters.

I’m doing the same. It’s important to do what we can. I’ve changed to Signal where possible, Proton mail, Startpage browser/search or , Qwant search on Firefox. This is a good site for European alternatives: european-alternatives.eu

Homepage | European Alternatives

We help you find European alternatives for digital service and products, like cloud services and SaaS products.

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I helped my 77-year-old father load some audiobooks on his phone about week ago. He told me today, 2 books in, that he “didn’t think anyone had ever read to him before.” I almost cried—everyone should have that.