This thread is worth reading if you are a Google docs user.

Short version: When you export a document from Google Docs, Google replaces all your hyperlinks with links that allows Google to monitor the interactions of everyone you share your document with.

This hidden link replacement can potentially be used to build a model of your professional relations, where people who interact more with your content are considered a stronger relation.

Think about the implications.
https://fosstodon.org/@Joe_0237/111145684757912952

Today I found out that google docs infects html exports with spyware, no scripts, but links in your document are replaced with invisible google tracking redirects. I was using their software because a friend wanted me to work with him on a google doc, he is a pretty big fan of their software, but we were both somehow absolutely shocked that they would go that far.

#collaboraoffice is excellent free alternative to Googles collaborative office technology, its based on Libre Office technology, #collabora is the largest contributor to #libreoffice and does a lot of other good for #freesoftware . You can install it super easy if you have a #nextcloud instance, or if you use a nice cloud host, or for no charge if you want to learn some systems administration and use your own hardware.

My dad who is 81 recently got into trouble cause the app where he pays his bills decided that his phone is too old.

He has a fully functional phone that’s a couple of years old but he now needs to throw it away because of software.

I think this is bullshit.

I remain astonished by the fact no one at OpenAI thought announcing publicly that they were probably going to default on a trillion dollars of debt might be the thing that causes the bubble to start to burst.

It's clear Automattic's business model is shifting toward trademark rent-seeking while it "defends" open source. FLOSS no longer needs outside detractors, we've got our own now, thanks.

"I asked chatgpt and..." without wishing to be rude, I cannot now take anything else you say remotely seriously

after enough digging on the #GLiNet forum I FINALLY found out how to get outbound Tailscale traffic to reliably bypass the VPN "killswitch" on GLi firmware

Source: https://mastodon.social/@katzenberger@tldr.nettime.org/115509403675390893

NEW on the mobile app - Text Detection

Open any photo with text, tap the new text icon, and the app will surface the words it sees. Everything happens on your device

https://ente.io/blog/ocr/

Gletsjer in Antarctica smelt in recordtijd, gevolgen voor zeespiegel niet te overzien

Een gletsjer in Antarctica is in slechts twee maanden tijd twee keer zo klein geworden, blijkt uit nieuw onderzoek. Dat is de snelste krimp in de moderne geschiedenis. De krimp van gletsjers kan drastische gevolgen hebben voor het zeeniveau, maar het is ook een onderwerp waar we nog te weinig van weten. Het is essentieel dat er meer wetenschappelijk onderzoek wordt gedaan naar het smeltgedrag op de polen.

https://www.bnr.nl/nieuws/duurzaamheid/10586816/gletsjer-in-antarctica-smelt-in-recordtijd-gevolgen-voor-zeespiegel-niet-te-overzien

#klimaat

The Herald Scotland : "Anti-trans 'activism' is a distraction from real issues facing women"

"The gender debate has taken men's accountability off the table. The only women's rights issues that get attention are the ones men allow to be noticed. The fight that matters to me is the one that protects women and ensures they don't end up immolated or strangled by men in their lives"

Is the UK starting to wake up? I'm dubious, but this is a good article that calls out TERFery for what it is.

The Herald (Scotland)
https://archive.ph/nwYMw

#Feminism #Transrights

Someone put this "blue plaque" on a London Tesla showroom to mark his becoming the world's first trillionaire. “World’s first trillionaire Elon Musk. Could have solved world hunger but funded fascists instead. Bellend.” https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/everyone-hates-elon-protest-tesla-dealership-london-400042/

If your job is to build software and you decide that you’re not going to support “old devices “ then you need to understand that you’re making life more difficult for people who are already struggling with tech.
Elderly, people with disabilities, people who lack the means to buy the latest.

Lets rethink this.
Ok? Ok!

@pluralistic explains why you need to delete your Fakebook accounts RIGHT NOW.
https://pluralistic.net/2025/11/08/faecebook/#too-big-to-care