Geodad

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[–] Geodad@lemm.ee 1 points 6 hours ago

I don’t know. Having a family member with dual citizenship gives me a good comparison between the US and the UK. Both of our governments are getting very Orwellian.

[–] Geodad@lemm.ee -1 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

I hope I am wrong, but we’re now essentially being run by an unelected oligarch. Authoritarian regimes like the US will see it and demand the same for here.

[–] Geodad@lemm.ee 0 points 8 hours ago

My government is now basically a fascist regime. Musk is going to see this and demand that Apple do the same.

[–] Geodad@lemm.ee 9 points 14 hours ago

Go to an electronics recycling center and get a retired thinkpad (or 5). Once they’re decommissioned by corporations, they wipe the drive and send them off to be recycled.

[–] Geodad@lemm.ee 19 points 15 hours ago

I already have. Long before the threat of tariffs. I shop thrift stores, yard sales, and social media markets. I go to electronics recyclers and find perfectly good laptops that just need an OS installed.

I’ve had the same phone since 2017, and the same car for 10+ years, neither of which were new when I got them.

[–] Geodad@lemm.ee 1 points 15 hours ago

That only works until they find a leftist who is armed and fed up with their shit. Then they take the pine box challenge.

[–] Geodad@lemm.ee 0 points 16 hours ago

What’s a good VPN service? Is Proton still good?

[–] Geodad@lemm.ee 1 points 17 hours ago

Last I heard, torrents would leak your actual IP. Has that been fixed?

[–] Geodad@lemm.ee 4 points 17 hours ago

I’m so ready for this. I hope they release a sequel too. That ending really left it wide open.

[–] Geodad@lemm.ee 3 points 17 hours ago

Oh damn! Is it time for my colonoscopy already? Thanks for that reminder.

[–] Geodad@lemm.ee -1 points 17 hours ago (4 children)

Apple is a US based company. For them to just roll over sets a bad precedent, especially for our fascists who are now running the show here.

What’s to stop the US government from going after the same services here? What’s about Tor or VPN services?

The authoritarians will smell blood in the water after this. Since the big player just gave up, who will stand in their way?

[–] Geodad@lemm.ee 13 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

AI has already stolen everyone’s work. The internet is officially a free for all.

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