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  1. 🌐 Another episode, another rabbit hole. Enjoy.

    📻 Ep. 14 — Episode 14: You Will Own Nothing

    Apple's M5/M6 hardware drops, self-hosted music stacks, the variety of affordable IP KVMs, and Sony's digital ownership lawsuit (and footgun)

    #bitflipshow #HomeAudio #Plexamp #Navidrome #Sonos #ApolloCast1 #Sendspin #Jetkvm #Pikvm #Sony #DigitalOwnership #Playstation #Valve #GamePreservation

    🔗 bitflip.show/14

  2. Xbox admitted it loses money every time someone streams Fortnite, then made that your problem. Ultimate's had unlimited cloud since 2020 — gone in November, capped to 15 hours. Steam Deck owners with no other way to play these games get hit hardest. Real reason isn't server costs, it's a scapegoat for years of bad bets.

    blog.ppb1701.com/unlimited-clo

    #xbox #xboxcloudgaming #gamepass #microsoft #gaming #steamdeck #insertcoin #bigtech #digitalownership #userhostile #blog

  3. Gaming:

    Then: "We keep you entertained"
    Now: "We keep you addicted"

    Then: "We let you spend on what you like"
    Now: "We manipulate you to overspend to please our investors"

    Then: "This is yours"
    Now: "You don't own this. You're just renting it

    #gaming #gamers #consumerrights #digitalownership #darkpatterns #monetisation #microtransactions #gamedev #livedexperience #culture #capitalism #reflections #videogames #tech

  4. Engadget: PlayStation just struck a hammer blow to game preservation. “So, that’s it then. As of 2028, game discs will be a thing of the past for PlayStation. And after previously attempting to do so five years ago — before a backlash prompted it to reverse course — Sony is finally shuttering the digital storefronts on PS3 and PlayStation Vita. It doesn’t seem like the company will back […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/05/engadget-playstation-just-struck-a-hammer-blow-to-game-preservation/
  5. Re; The Indie Web Is Not Defined by Its Enemies

    I read an excellent response blog post by Khürt Williams titled The Indie Web Is Not Defined by Its Enemies. In the post, Mr. Williams eloquently makes the case for defining the indie web by what it is for instead of what it is against. The indie web is stronger when it is defined by what it does: people owning their publishing, people controlling their data, people connecting through open standards and handcrafted links. That identity does not require a villain. It stands on its […]

    social.emucafe.org/naferrell/r