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Cake day: June 6th, 2023

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  • Even worse, the fancy smart display doesn’t even have to physically break to become inoperable.

    Most smart devices connect and are locked to a single company’s servers and become e-waste the moment they decide to pull the plug.

    If you’re lucky, you or a techy friend can flash an open firmware to them, but that’s not always possible.




  • I’d heard about Lemmy a good while back, but there wasn’t much interest in it until the Reddit API kerfuffle.

    I really like the concept of federated social networks and breaking free of the big tech rage-baiting algorithms. Just give me a list of topics I can follow and let me sort and filter them how I want. Don’t suggest or recommend things to me, especially if they’re designed to make me angry just for sake of engagement.

    Lemmy seems like it has a lot of potential in that regard, and I’m hopeful it’s able to build a respectful user base. I’m primarily here to feel out the landscape and be the change I hope to see in the world.