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Dear (EU) politicians. Please stop saying "We want to protect the children" when you really want to outlaw or circumvent end-to-end encryption. #kthxbai #chatcontrol

To be clear, since many folks seem to not understand it:

I am NOT saying Linux and FOSS software is perfect for all workflows. I am NOT saying you aren't "trying hard enough" if you can't switch or don't want to. I am NOT saying my way is better and your way is worse. I am NOT calling you lazy.

What I am saying, emphatically, is that telling people that #Linux and #FOSS are *incapable* of professional work is fundamentally incorrect.

It's my profession, I do it, and it works.

it's kind of depressing how many people's problem with piracy isn't the idea of the artists not making rent but the idea of someone getting something without paying for it

Riven, Ranma ½ AND Little Big Adventure? What a blast from the past!

Was reminded today that Bonzi Buddy was derided as spyware two decades ago for doing considerably less than the telemetry in virtually every modern application.

Until we collectively understand that being oppressed isn’t a cover for being unethical we are doomed as a society.

Let me check something real quick:
Which operating system do you primarily use at home?

(In case you selected one of the "Other" options, feel free to share which one.)

Today on Assigned:

Maybe you've heard that trans people have brains more similar to cis people of their post-transition gender?

Maybe you've wondered what brain scans of trans people on hormones reveal about the ways hormones impact our brains?

WE HAVE AN ARTICLE FOR YOU!

Take is a close look at what the science says- and doesn't say- about the brains of trans people.

#science #journalism #gender #trans #transgender

assignedmedia.org/breaking-new

En días recientes, muchas personas aquí me han preguntado cómo estoy (mal) y qué está pasando, y lo que me está pasando es justo esta situación

Muchas gracias a Altavoz LGBT por su interés en mi caso

altavoz.lgbt/en-pleno-mes-del-

Yulia Alyoshina, a transgender Russian politician, announced last month that they were detransitioning. In an interview... they revealed that they were forced to undergo this detransition due to threats of being sent to a psychiatric hospital..."

Russian trans politician forced to detransition or get sent to psychiatric hospital - LGBTQ Nation
lgbtqnation.com/2024/06/russia

We’ve analyzed the House version of KOSA, and unsurprisingly, it is just as dangerous as the Senate version. It’s crucial everyone who cares about digital rights continue to oppose it. eff.org/deeplinks/2024/05/us-v

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