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A fantastic post that makes an excellent point: Liberty, freedom and computing ethics really do matter. Now more than ever.
And Matt's process of extricating himself is right on. He's doing it gradually, as he suggests, "quiet quitting". SLOW, STEADY. If you're deeply entrenched in Apple services don't quit before you start because it seems too much to do.
Slow, steady steps. In the end, you will be more free.
YOU WILL BE MORE FREE.
This is important.
#Apple #Freedom #Tech #FreeSoftware
One of my local volunteer projects is the library's website which I'm updating this morning as Cosmo waits for second breakfast.
Happily using #FreeSoftware: ghostwriter for markdown conversion to html. Then I'll use Kate to edit a couple html files then upload with Filezilla. #GNU #Linux
and the Cinnamon DE. All running on a 2018 #Thinkpad bought for $250 on Ebay.
No need for new/expensive hardware from #apple. No #malware from #Microsoft or #google #UpCycle #FOSS #Tech
That interface and the ads... 😂🤢🤮
I don't ever want to read/hear another Apple fan blather on about the supposed high quality of Apple's OS/app design.
There's never been a better time to switch to #GNU #Linux and #FreeSoftware.
with the Cinnamon desktop and default theme is a nice upgrade from Liquid Ass.
#Apple #enshittification
Aaron gets it. Great post. It's time to move past US-based tech. In fact, it's time to move past US dominance, period. Our world is out of balance and the US has led in the wrong direction.
In regards to tech, we can all do this. There are great solutions right now. But YOU do have to make an effort. Buck-up. Making the world better requires us to put forth effort. Do. The. Work.
1/20/2026, 1 engagement
Agreed with the erosion of the #Apple ecosystem. I'm not "almost equally happy" running GNU/Linux, I love using it in a way that previously enjoyed macOS & iPadOS. I don't feel the hardware constraints Rui mentions on a 2018 Thinkpad or on my 2012 Mac Mini. Daily html/css coding, page layout with Scribus, vector work w/ Inkscape are all very fast. Mint Cinnamon on the Thinkpad, Trisquel with KDE Plasma on the Mini is perfectly responsive.
Bonus: No #Fascism! #FreeSoftware #FOSS #Privacy
2025 End of year personal computing check-in
I've written quite a bit over the past 11 months about flipping the table on my personal computing. All very unexpected but what a relief to have done it. And also very satisfying to know that my computing now fits my personal ethics in a way that it did not before.
#Permacomputing #GNU #Linux #FreeSoftware #FOSS #Apple #Computing #Tech #Technology #Privacy #Resist #Capitalism #Fascism
One more success, more proof that it can be done.
"German state replaces Microsoft Exchange and Outlook with open-source email Digital sovereignty isn't a phrase you often hear in the US, but it's a big deal in Europe..."
For those in the US, it's equally important, now, more than ever, to declare your own #digitalsovereignty. Do not collaborate with companies that daily seek to violate your #privacy. Do not collaborate with your own subjugation. #Resist #FreeSoftware
10/15/2025, 1 engagement
Apple's recent support of fascism in the US highlights that there's never been a better time to adopt and support #FreeSoftware. I truly believe better, more ethical computing is to be found in the #GNU #Linux operating system that fully respects the #privacy and #freedom of users.
You may not be able to switch your OS but you can begin adopting the software and better privacy practices.
Tomorrow I'll be celebrating (virtually) 40 years of software freedom with
https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/fsf40-twelve-reasons
