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#Microsoft#MSOffice#Privacy #SurveillanceCapitalism#PeopleFarming#OneDrive#Word#Enshittification
Connor is on the road this weekend not watching football, but he's really excited about this one.
He's also convinced that he's going to get more interaction for AFC on Instagram and Threads than he would on the fediverse.
I think he's probably wrong, and I'd like to convince him of that so do me a favor if you have the time and inclination:
Go follow @newellijaytelevision and/or boost this post: https://indiefilmmakers.social/@newellijaytelevision/115107866693500566 so that I can convince him to stop posting things to threads.
We've also got a new economics explainer video up. This one is about #enshittification and the mechanisms by which the current economy is collapsing.
Here's a trailer: https://vod.newellijay.tv/w/bgRiLM9HuwTf8PZ9dSrJxp
and a short clip about bubbles: https://vod.newellijay.tv/w/4J5bgYBtPYZthmNNMfBKmX
and the full episode: https://vod.newellijay.tv/w/83McEYqJpCqn1UmWXqGWq2
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Sadly, the "if the product is free, you are the product" adage no longer adequately captures it. The ##Enshittification companies have discoverd that they can collect money from both the user and the advertisers. Which is to say, even if you're paying for a product, you're ever more-frequently still going to also be a product".
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ai-fC-2Bpo
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Sadly, the "if the product is free, you are the product" adage no longer adequately captures it. The ##Enshittification companies have discoverd that they can collect money from both the user and the advertisers. Which is to say, even if you're paying for a product, you're ever more-frequently still going to also be a product".
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ai-fC-2Bpo
Deutsche Bahn (DB), a state-owned company under control of the gov of #Germany, is telling me when i try to buy a ticket or to log in (!) that "Your browser's behavior resembles that of a bot."
Suggestion is:
- change browser (!)
- change network (!!!)
or
"If you are using a VPN client, anonymization tool, [iOS stuff], or third-party antivirus software, please temporarily disable it."
#German gov. suggests giving up on privacy protection?
-> DPA complaint?
I love this comment on « Your Word documents will be saved to the cloud automatically on Windows going forward »
#Microsoft#MSOffice#Privacy #SurveillanceCapitalism#PeopleFarming#OneDrive#Word#Enshittification
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ai-fC-2Bpo
Reposted with alt text that actually reproduces what's in the comic, rather than just a thumbnail summary that loses all the nuance and doesn't credit the artist.
"I don't think that personal consumption choices can fix systemic problems. You're not going to fix #enshittification – let alone tyranny – by shopping, even if you're very careful.
But that doesn't mean that there isn't a connection between the unfair bullshit that monopolies cram down our throat and the rise of #fascism. It's not just that the worst enshittifiers also the biggest #Trump donors, it's that Wilhoit's Law powers enshittification."
- @pluralistic
https://pluralistic.net/2025/08/26/sole-and-despotic-dominion/#then-they-came-for-me
"I don't think that personal consumption choices can fix systemic problems. You're not going to fix #enshittification – let alone tyranny – by shopping, even if you're very careful.
But that doesn't mean that there isn't a connection between the unfair bullshit that monopolies cram down our throat and the rise of #fascism. It's not just that the worst enshittifiers also the biggest #Trump donors, it's that Wilhoit's Law powers enshittification."
- @pluralistic
https://pluralistic.net/2025/08/26/sole-and-despotic-dominion/#then-they-came-for-me
Vamos a aceptar por un momento que, en los shorts de Youtube, cada tres vídeos te pongan uno que es un anuncio, vale... ¿Pero en serio tienen que ser todos estafas? Es que no sale ni uno de, yo que sé, detergente o perfume.
Vamos a aceptar por un momento que, en los shorts de Youtube, cada tres vídeos te pongan uno que es un anuncio, vale... ¿Pero en serio tienen que ser todos estafas? Es que no sale ni uno de, yo que sé, detergente o perfume.
🧵 1/2
Except they are forbidden to help. Had to go through phone support, somehow pass #AI bots to real operator, to hear "don't worry, we send a new adapter and you're good the next day". Two days of outage. But #PostNL messed up.
Result: 4 unneeded visits to local KPN / package delivery points later, double delivery
Very much a #Kickstarter for our times -- @pluralistic has assembled his thoughts on the concept of #Enshittification into a book: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doctorow/enshittification-the-drm-free-audiobook
The audiobook is self-published as usual (to work around The Audible Problem), and I'm expecting it to be fascinating.
Check it out!
Very much a #Kickstarter for our times -- @pluralistic has assembled his thoughts on the concept of #Enshittification into a book: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doctorow/enshittification-the-drm-free-audiobook
The audiobook is self-published as usual (to work around The Audible Problem), and I'm expecting it to be fascinating.
Check it out!
Truly wild reading.
"If such a prompt injection is included in a submission and it consequently results in a positive LLM-generated review, we consider this a form of collusion (which, as per past precedent, is a Code of Ethics violation) that both the paper authors and the reviewer would be held accountable for, because it involves the author explicitly requesting and receiving a positive review.
https://blog.iclr.cc/2025/08/26/policies-on-large-language-model-usage-at-iclr-2026/
Is the road from #enshittification to sustainable #socialnetworks paved with 1.5$/month we all pay to our mastodon hosts?
@pluralistic , what do you think?
Here are some details of the new #logseq DB variant (currently in alpha):
https://discuss.logseq.com/t/logseq-db-unofficial-faq/32508
TL;DR:
- you can't edit the #Markdown files directly
- #orgdown support is lost
- EDN export is introduced besides MD export
- sync and RTC require a subscription
- practically, you can't run the sync on your own
- #Zotero no longer part of the core app
If this holds true, I can't endorse use of logseq any more.
I need to migrate other people's setups I was maintaining to a different solution. Too bad as it was the only good #PIM tool option I could find outside #Emacs #orgmode. 😔
Background: https://karl-voit.at/2024/01/28/logseq-from-org-pov/
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![Six-panel comic. We're on the bridge of the Enterprise D, from Star Trek: The Next Generation. Captain Picard says, "Commander Data, please identify that Romulan vessel."
Data says, "That's a great idea, Captain! Identifying a vessel is a great place to start — in any tactical or strategic outer space situation. This vessel appears to be a 23rd Century Klingon bird of prey. 🚀🦅✨" [Note: Yes, Data's dialogue does actually use an em dash and trailing emoji!]
Picard asks, "Are you sure? Like I said, we're... pretty sure it's Romulan."
In the next frame, Data has a kind of goofy expression on his face, and his word balloon has three dots, like one of the common "loading" indicators for chatbots.
Then Data says, "Of course! So sorry about that, you're right! On closer examination, it's a Romulan vessel! Can I recommend some Soong™ brand products that can help you with that?"
In the final panel, Picard is doing a classic facepalm as Data continues from out-of-panel: "Did I mention the plight of oppressed whites in South Africa?"
Credit: johngoodman.bsky.social](https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/115/104/167/278/455/966/original/92f24ab104c8933c.jpg)
