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  1. We need alternatives that work:

    1. : need like PCs with or . NOW is the time to double down on it.

    2. : If you really care about your , we need and strict against this abuse, and the stranglehold of the .

    3. : Vote with your wallet! Prioritize your over short-term . This is a time-tested strategy.

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  2. We need alternatives that work:

    1. #Technologists: #Smartphones need #customizable #alternatives like PCs with #Linux or #BSDs. NOW is the time to double down on it.

    2. #Governments: If you really care about your #sovereignty, we need #regulations and strict #laws against this abuse, and the #corporate stranglehold of the #component_market.

    3. #Consumers: Vote with your wallet! Prioritize your #freedom over short-term #savings. This is a time-tested strategy.

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  3. To all / : This won't be limited to . They WILL insist on the same standard of on all . Are you ready to settle for just , and ?

    These have splendidly demonstrated that they're primarily and who wield as their main weapon. Who does that leave as their opponents? You have to inform the rest of the . Your matters! Make it count!

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  4. To all #technologists / #techies: This won't be limited to #Android. They WILL insist on the same standard of #security on all #devices. Are you ready to settle for just #Windows, #MacOS and #Chromebook?

    These #corporations have splendidly demonstrated that they're primarily #authoritarians and #fascists who wield #technology as their main weapon. Who does that leave as their opponents? You have to inform the rest of the #population. Your #voice matters! Make it count!

  5. A letter to the American People:
    18f.org/

    "18F was doing exactly the type of work that #DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated.

    When former #Tesla engineer Thomas Shedd took the position of #TTS director... he acknowledged that the group is the “gold standard” of civic #technologists... He repeatedly emphasized the importance of the work, and the value of the talent that the teams bring to #government"

    #ElonMusk #Musk #Coup #Corruption #Trump #GOP #USPol #18F #News #USA

  6. A letter to the American People:
    18f.org/

    "18F was doing exactly the type of work that #DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated.

    When former #Tesla engineer Thomas Shedd took the position of #TTS director... he acknowledged that the group is the “gold standard” of civic #technologists... He repeatedly emphasized the importance of the work, and the value of the talent that the teams bring to #government"

    #ElonMusk #Musk #Coup #Corruption #Trump #GOP #USPol #18F #News #USA

  7. Skilled technologists are being forced out of government

    18F and USDS are gutted by DOGE
    donmoynihan.substack.com/p/ski

    "Musk is not just destroying core #government functions, he is also destroying the actual #tech capacity of govt. Because there are, in fact, skilled #technologists who work in govt. They are not enough of them, & they lacked power to make big changes. They worked mostly in the US Digital Service and 18F... And now they are mostly gone."

    #Musk #Coup #Trump #GOP #USPol #News #USA

  8. Skilled technologists are being forced out of government

    18F and USDS are gutted by DOGE
    donmoynihan.substack.com/p/ski

    "Musk is not just destroying core #government functions, he is also destroying the actual #tech capacity of govt. Because there are, in fact, skilled #technologists who work in govt. They are not enough of them, & they lacked power to make big changes. They worked mostly in the US Digital Service and 18F... And now they are mostly gone."

    #Musk #Coup #Trump #GOP #USPol #News #USA

  9. Summit 2024! :blobcat_rss:

    Join us at the Hotel Yak & Yeti in Kathmandu, #Nepal, on December 6-7 for two days of connection, collaboration, and conversation with #journalists, #activists, #technologists, and others from around the world.

    📝 Register at lnkd.in/eyaemwtK!

  10. Summit 2024! :blobcat_rss:

    Join us at the Hotel Yak & Yeti in Kathmandu, #Nepal, on December 6-7 for two days of connection, collaboration, and conversation with #journalists, #activists, #technologists, and others from around the world.

    📝 Register at lnkd.in/eyaemwtK!

  11. Fausto De La Torre, Head of Enterprise Modernization, Platforms and Cloud, Europe, shares a memorable moment from putting the Radar together.

    You can see the passion our #Technologists carry for the radar right here!

    Get the latest volume of radar here: ter.li/vw1xnw

    #TWTechRadar #Tech

  12. Fausto De La Torre, Head of Enterprise Modernization, Platforms and Cloud, Europe, shares a memorable moment from putting the Radar together.

    You can see the passion our #Technologists carry for the radar right here!

    Get the latest volume of radar here: ter.li/vw1xnw

    #TWTechRadar #Tech

  13. "The defining political question of the 20th century was: “What should be governed by the state, and what should be governed by the market?”

    The defining political question of the first half of the 21st century is: “How much of our lives should be governed by technology, and under what terms?”

    In the last century, economists drove public policy. In this century, it will be #technologists."
    #publicinteresttech
    schneier.com/blog/archives/201

  14. "The defining political question of the 20th century was: “What should be governed by the state, and what should be governed by the market?”

    The defining political question of the first half of the 21st century is: “How much of our lives should be governed by technology, and under what terms?”

    In the last century, economists drove public policy. In this century, it will be #technologists."
    #publicinteresttech
    schneier.com/blog/archives/201

  15. The 32nd NORDUnet conference #NDN2024🐦 Early Bird Registration - Now open!
    📅 Date & Location: 10th-12th September, 2024 in Bergen, Norway.
    🎯 Who Should Attend? #technologists, practitioners, #policymakers, and #researchers focused on research and #education infrastructure, #international partners, and stakeholders.
    🌍 Networking Opportunity: Connect with European and global peers to exchange significant outcomes, current trends, and discuss future directions for NRENs.
    nordu.net/NDN2024reg

  16. This is AMAZING #technology - especially if it helps folks comunicate: nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/ton

    Personally, it also reinforces the belief that #technologists sit around reading @GreatDismal and trying to make what he comes up with a reality. This feels like tech straight out of #ThePeripheral!

  17. «Most of us think of a #Luddite as someone who is anti-technology or fearful of it, but as LA Times tech columnist Brian Merchant points out in his new book Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the #Rebellion Against #BigTech, they were #technologists themselves who simply questioned the ways it was being used against them.»

    thedailybeast.com/tech-columni

  18. «Most of us think of a #Luddite as someone who is anti-technology or fearful of it, but as LA Times tech columnist Brian Merchant points out in his new book Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the #Rebellion Against #BigTech, they were #technologists themselves who simply questioned the ways it was being used against them.»

    thedailybeast.com/tech-columni

  19. @terrygrundy @breadandcircuses

    Great to see science news recognizing the manipulation of a global #ClimateChange political conference as being "science news".

    Easy to forget that most of the globe's scientists want climate change stopped.

    How might a #GeneralStrike of #Scientists and #Technologists steer government action on climate change?

    I see scientists numbered at ~9 million globally.

    A far higher number of technologists?
    Technologists are essential to climate change continuing.

  20. @terrygrundy @breadandcircuses

    Great to see science news recognizing the manipulation of a global #ClimateChange political conference as being "science news".

    Easy to forget that most of the globe's scientists want climate change stopped.

    How might a #GeneralStrike of #Scientists and #Technologists steer government action on climate change?

    I see scientists numbered at ~9 million globally.

    A far higher number of technologists?
    Technologists are essential to climate change continuing.

  21. The #UnitedNations stands at the forefront of promoting a more sustainable and inclusive future.

    In line with this commitment, we co-created a playbook for #technologists at the UN and beyond that will help identify strategies to be more inclusive, aware of bias, and to mitigate negative unintended consequences.

    Get the playbook here: thght.works/3FCrnKN

    #ResponsibleTech #InclusiveTech #DataPrivacy

  22. The #UnitedNations stands at the forefront of promoting a more sustainable and inclusive future.

    In line with this commitment, we co-created a playbook for #technologists at the UN and beyond that will help identify strategies to be more inclusive, aware of bias, and to mitigate negative unintended consequences.

    Get the playbook here: thght.works/3FCrnKN

    #ResponsibleTech #InclusiveTech #DataPrivacy

  23. It reflects a sense of urgency among #antitrust enforcers that, w/o action, #SiliconValley giants will transplant their established #MarketDominance into the #NextGeneration of #technology, potentially stifling #innovation in futuristic fields such as #AI.

    #Technologists say the arrival of advanced #generative AI signals an inflection point: a chance for new players rise to the top, or for the established victors to extend their lead.

    #DOJ #Law #legal #monopoly

  24. It reflects a sense of urgency among #antitrust enforcers that, w/o action, #SiliconValley giants will transplant their established #MarketDominance into the #NextGeneration of #technology, potentially stifling #innovation in futuristic fields such as #AI.

    #Technologists say the arrival of advanced #generative AI signals an inflection point: a chance for new players rise to the top, or for the established victors to extend their lead.

    #DOJ #Law #legal #monopoly

  25. Can We Stop Runaway #AI? archive.is/AHYCQ
    #Technologists warn about the #dangers of the so-called #singularity. But can anything actually be done to prevent it? ...there’s a good chance that current A.I. technology will develop into artificial general intelligence, or #AGI —a higher form of A.I. capable of thinking at a human level in many or most regards. A smaller group argues that A.G.I.’s power could escalate exponentially. #AI #AGI and #superintelligence

  26. Can We Stop Runaway #AI? archive.is/AHYCQ
    #Technologists warn about the #dangers of the so-called #singularity. But can anything actually be done to prevent it? ...there’s a good chance that current A.I. technology will develop into artificial general intelligence, or #AGI —a higher form of A.I. capable of thinking at a human level in many or most regards. A smaller group argues that A.G.I.’s power could escalate exponentially. #AI #AGI and #superintelligence

  27. CW: Long thread/7

    Or maybe that's too harsh. After all, #TechPolicy is a game that everyone can play - and more importantly, it's a game everyone *should* play. The contours of #TechRegulation and implementation touch rub up against nearly every aspect of our lives, and part of the reason it's such a mess is that the field has been gatekept to shit, turned into a three-way fight between #technologists, #PolicyWonks and #economists.

    7/

  28. CW: Long thread/7

    Or maybe that's too harsh. After all, #TechPolicy is a game that everyone can play - and more importantly, it's a game everyone *should* play. The contours of #TechRegulation and implementation touch rub up against nearly every aspect of our lives, and part of the reason it's such a mess is that the field has been gatekept to shit, turned into a three-way fight between #technologists, #PolicyWonks and #economists.

    7/

  29. An introduction for our #server as we are accepting new #users!

    #AllThingsTech is a #Mastodon #Community focused around #tech (any and all!). We #welcome #technologists, #coders, #engineers, #gadget lovers, self professed “#geeks” and anyone with an interest and love of tech. If that’s you - you’ve found your home in the #FediVerse!

    Sign up @ allthingstech.social

    #Home #Welcome #SpreadTheWord #TellYourFriends #NicePeople #Introduction

  30. An introduction for our #server as we are accepting new #users!

    #AllThingsTech is a #Mastodon #Community focused around #tech (any and all!). We #welcome #technologists, #coders, #engineers, #gadget lovers, self professed “#geeks” and anyone with an interest and love of tech. If that’s you - you’ve found your home in the #FediVerse!

    Sign up @ allthingstech.social

    #Home #Welcome #SpreadTheWord #TellYourFriends #NicePeople #Introduction

  31. An introduction for our #server as we are now accepting #new #users!

    techtoots.com is a #Mastodon #community focused on #tech (any vintage!). We #welcome #technologists, #coders, #engineers, #gadget lovers, self professed “#geeks” & anyone with an interest and love of tech. If you share the opinion that the the best #technologies are the ones that most resemble ‘#magic’- you’ve found your home in the #fediverse!

    #home #welcome #spreadtheword #tellyourfriends #nicepeople #introduction

  32. tnx, @Kurt for drawing attention to Reid Blackman’s guest essay on ‘#privacy at all costs” in #NYT.

    What to make of this?
    "Small groups of #technologists are developing and deploying applications of their technologies for explicitly #ideological reasons, with those ideologies baked into the technologies. To use those technologies is to use a tool that comes with an #ethical or #political bent."

    Can someone inform Blackman that rent seeking is ideological too?

    linkshortner.net/ojEA