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@danslerush@floss.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

I love this comment on « Your Word documents will be saved to the cloud automatically on Windows going forward »

Cf. https://www.ghacks.net/2025/08/27/your-word-documents-will-be-saved-to-the-cloud-automatically-on-windows-going-forward/

#Microsoft#MSOffice#Privacy #SurveillanceCapitalism#PeopleFarming#OneDrive#Word#Enshittification

Screenshot of a comment under the article "Your Word documents will be saved to the cloud automatically on Windows going forward" telling : Technology is no longer a fun hobby or business. It is now a hostile entity that is destroying reality. 1. Lies to you constantly. 2. Tricks you with dark pattern defaults. 3. Spies on everything you do. 4. Turns your friends and family into spies. 5. Turns your grocery store into a facial recognition surveillance nest. 6. Destroys shared sense of reality with AI generated fakes. 7. Alienates you from a society that no longer exists. 8. You pay for the privilege. 9. Calls you crazy if you don’t submit.
Screenshot of a comment under the article "Your Word documents will be saved to the cloud automatically on Windows going forward" telling : Technology is no longer a fun hobby or business. It is now a hostile entity that is destroying reality. 1. Lies to you constantly. 2. Tricks you with dark pattern defaults. 3. Spies on everything you do. 4. Turns your friends and family into spies. 5. Turns your grocery store into a facial recognition surveillance nest. 6. Destroys shared sense of reality with AI generated fakes. 7. Alienates you from a society that no longer exists. 8. You pay for the privilege. 9. Calls you crazy if you don’t submit.
Screenshot of a comment under the article "Your Word documents will be saved to the cloud automatically on Windows going forward" telling : Technology is no longer a fun hobby or business. It is now a hostile entity that is destroying reality. 1. Lies to you constantly. 2. Tricks you with dark pattern defaults. 3. Spies on everything you do. 4. Turns your friends and family into spies. 5. Turns your grocery store into a facial recognition surveillance nest. 6. Destroys shared sense of reality with AI generated fakes. 7. Alienates you from a society that no longer exists. 8. You pay for the privilege. 9. Calls you crazy if you don’t submit.
DansLeRuSH ᴱᶰ
@danslerush@floss.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

I love this comment on « Your Word documents will be saved to the cloud automatically on Windows going forward »

Cf. https://www.ghacks.net/2025/08/27/your-word-documents-will-be-saved-to-the-cloud-automatically-on-windows-going-forward/

#Microsoft#MSOffice#Privacy #SurveillanceCapitalism#PeopleFarming#OneDrive#Word#Enshittification

Screenshot of a comment under the article "Your Word documents will be saved to the cloud automatically on Windows going forward" telling : Technology is no longer a fun hobby or business. It is now a hostile entity that is destroying reality. 1. Lies to you constantly. 2. Tricks you with dark pattern defaults. 3. Spies on everything you do. 4. Turns your friends and family into spies. 5. Turns your grocery store into a facial recognition surveillance nest. 6. Destroys shared sense of reality with AI generated fakes. 7. Alienates you from a society that no longer exists. 8. You pay for the privilege. 9. Calls you crazy if you don’t submit.
Screenshot of a comment under the article "Your Word documents will be saved to the cloud automatically on Windows going forward" telling : Technology is no longer a fun hobby or business. It is now a hostile entity that is destroying reality. 1. Lies to you constantly. 2. Tricks you with dark pattern defaults. 3. Spies on everything you do. 4. Turns your friends and family into spies. 5. Turns your grocery store into a facial recognition surveillance nest. 6. Destroys shared sense of reality with AI generated fakes. 7. Alienates you from a society that no longer exists. 8. You pay for the privilege. 9. Calls you crazy if you don’t submit.
Screenshot of a comment under the article "Your Word documents will be saved to the cloud automatically on Windows going forward" telling : Technology is no longer a fun hobby or business. It is now a hostile entity that is destroying reality. 1. Lies to you constantly. 2. Tricks you with dark pattern defaults. 3. Spies on everything you do. 4. Turns your friends and family into spies. 5. Turns your grocery store into a facial recognition surveillance nest. 6. Destroys shared sense of reality with AI generated fakes. 7. Alienates you from a society that no longer exists. 8. You pay for the privilege. 9. Calls you crazy if you don’t submit.
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famubu
@famubu@floss.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

Microsoft denied access to its products to Nayara (a petroleum product company in India) due to US sanctions or something.
This meant that Nayara was unable to access its own data after paying license fees to Microsoft to its products.

Another lesson about the need to avoid software 'services'.
Open source please.

#nayara#foss #Microsoft
OSNews
@osnews@mstdn.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

Microsoft clicks their heels once more, allows hate-speech on LinkedIn

Are you still using LinkedIn, the website where failed tech startup entrepreneurs go to die and "AI" influencers try to sell you on the latest version of the chatbot Florpium like a Utah mom trying to sell leggings that are totally not an MLM? If you are, and the other ten thousand reasons not t

https://www.osnews.com/story/142924/microsoft-clicks-their-heels-once-more-allows-hate-speech-on-linkedin/

#Microsoft
OSNews
@osnews@mstdn.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

Microsoft clicks their heels once more, allows hate-speech on LinkedIn

Are you still using LinkedIn, the website where failed tech startup entrepreneurs go to die and "AI" influencers try to sell you on the latest version of the chatbot Florpium like a Utah mom trying to sell leggings that are totally not an MLM? If you are, and the other ten thousand reasons not t

https://www.osnews.com/story/142924/microsoft-clicks-their-heels-once-more-allows-hate-speech-on-linkedin/

#Microsoft
jbz
@jbz@indieweb.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

🤬 Microsoft bans LibreOffice developer's account without warning, rejects appeal • Neowin

｢ Recently, we reported on LibreOffice, accusing Microsoft of intentionally using complex file formats as a tactic to lock in users to Microsoft Office, hindering open source alternatives like LibreOffice.

Now, Microsoft has banned LibreOffice developer, Mike Kaganski, from using its services, citing an "activity that violates [its] Services Agreement" ｣

https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-bans-libreoffice-developers-account-without-warning-rejects-appeal/

#libreoffice#ms
Ω 🌍 Gus Posey
@Gustodon@mas.to replied  ·  activity timestamp last month
@jbz I'm looking forward to the day when #Microsoft is just the punchline of a joke about how to ruin computers.

The future is #FOSS.
Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦
@rysiek@mstdn.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

A story in two acts.

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End Of 10 Campaign
@Endof10@floss.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Reason 10 To Choose Linux 😍

Linux 🐧 is more private, by default

Own and control your data!

Your operating system won't record your key strokes or dictation, collect lists of devices and their Wi-Fi details, or webcams, printers and anything else plugged in and then send that back to Big Tech HQ.

It's possible to avoid data collection altogether, from the start.

With #Linux YOU decide how to share YOUR data.

/10

#EndOf10 #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Microsoft #Windows #Windows10 #Windows11

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End Of 10 Campaign
@Endof10@floss.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Tuesday 15 July 🐧 Linux install parties in #Canada 🇨🇦 and #France 🇫🇷 (all times local)!

* #VanLUG Linux Link @ #Surrey (#Vancouver#BritishColumbia), 17h30-19h30

https://www.meetup.com/vanlug-bc/events/308064078/

* Rencontre et atelier d'installation de Linux, #Grenoble, 19h-21h

https://www.agendadulibre.org/events/32051

For details and more events worldwide: https://endof10.org/events/

#EndOf10 #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #Linux#GNULinux #Microsoft #Windows #Windows10 #Windows11

Flyer for the End Of 10 campaign. The background colors are a mix of blue and purple, with blobs of green on the edges. Tux, the penguin mascot of Linux, is visible in the lower right corner. Top left: End Of 10 logo of four boxes falling over. Under a QR code is the website URL https://endof10.org. Top right: The title "End Of 10: FOSS Instead Of Toss". The text on the flyer reads: """ Support for Windows 10 ends on October 14, 2025. Microsoft wants you to buy a new computer. But what if you make your existing one fast and secure again? If you bought your computer after 2010, there's likely no reason to throw it out. By installing an up-to-date Linux operating system, you can keep using it for years to come! Installing an operating system may sound hard, but you don't have to do it alone. There may be some people in your area who have volunteers to help! Scan the QR code or visit the URL above to find someone to help upgrade your system to Linux. Five Reasons To Upgrade To Linux: 1. No New Hardware or License Costs 2. Enhanced Privacy 3. Good for the Planet 4. Community and Pro Support 5. Better User Control """
Flyer for the End Of 10 campaign. The background colors are a mix of blue and purple, with blobs of green on the edges. Tux, the penguin mascot of Linux, is visible in the lower right corner. Top left: End Of 10 logo of four boxes falling over. Under a QR code is the website URL https://endof10.org. Top right: The title "End Of 10: FOSS Instead Of Toss". The text on the flyer reads: """ Support for Windows 10 ends on October 14, 2025. Microsoft wants you to buy a new computer. But what if you make your existing one fast and secure again? If you bought your computer after 2010, there's likely no reason to throw it out. By installing an up-to-date Linux operating system, you can keep using it for years to come! Installing an operating system may sound hard, but you don't have to do it alone. There may be some people in your area who have volunteers to help! Scan the QR code or visit the URL above to find someone to help upgrade your system to Linux. Five Reasons To Upgrade To Linux: 1. No New Hardware or License Costs 2. Enhanced Privacy 3. Good for the Planet 4. Community and Pro Support 5. Better User Control """
Flyer for the End Of 10 campaign. The background colors are a mix of blue and purple, with blobs of green on the edges. Tux, the penguin mascot of Linux, is visible in the lower right corner. Top left: End Of 10 logo of four boxes falling over. Under a QR code is the website URL https://endof10.org. Top right: The title "End Of 10: FOSS Instead Of Toss". The text on the flyer reads: """ Support for Windows 10 ends on October 14, 2025. Microsoft wants you to buy a new computer. But what if you make your existing one fast and secure again? If you bought your computer after 2010, there's likely no reason to throw it out. By installing an up-to-date Linux operating system, you can keep using it for years to come! Installing an operating system may sound hard, but you don't have to do it alone. There may be some people in your area who have volunteers to help! Scan the QR code or visit the URL above to find someone to help upgrade your system to Linux. Five Reasons To Upgrade To Linux: 1. No New Hardware or License Costs 2. Enhanced Privacy 3. Good for the Planet 4. Community and Pro Support 5. Better User Control """
End Of 10 Campaign
@Endof10@floss.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Tuesday 15 July 🐧 Linux install parties in #Canada 🇨🇦 and #France 🇫🇷 (all times local)!

* #VanLUG Linux Link @ #Surrey (#Vancouver#BritishColumbia), 17h30-19h30

https://www.meetup.com/vanlug-bc/events/308064078/

* Rencontre et atelier d'installation de Linux, #Grenoble, 19h-21h

https://www.agendadulibre.org/events/32051

For details and more events worldwide: https://endof10.org/events/

#EndOf10 #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #Linux#GNULinux #Microsoft #Windows #Windows10 #Windows11

Flyer for the End Of 10 campaign. The background colors are a mix of blue and purple, with blobs of green on the edges. Tux, the penguin mascot of Linux, is visible in the lower right corner. Top left: End Of 10 logo of four boxes falling over. Under a QR code is the website URL https://endof10.org. Top right: The title "End Of 10: FOSS Instead Of Toss". The text on the flyer reads: """ Support for Windows 10 ends on October 14, 2025. Microsoft wants you to buy a new computer. But what if you make your existing one fast and secure again? If you bought your computer after 2010, there's likely no reason to throw it out. By installing an up-to-date Linux operating system, you can keep using it for years to come! Installing an operating system may sound hard, but you don't have to do it alone. There may be some people in your area who have volunteers to help! Scan the QR code or visit the URL above to find someone to help upgrade your system to Linux. Five Reasons To Upgrade To Linux: 1. No New Hardware or License Costs 2. Enhanced Privacy 3. Good for the Planet 4. Community and Pro Support 5. Better User Control """
Flyer for the End Of 10 campaign. The background colors are a mix of blue and purple, with blobs of green on the edges. Tux, the penguin mascot of Linux, is visible in the lower right corner. Top left: End Of 10 logo of four boxes falling over. Under a QR code is the website URL https://endof10.org. Top right: The title "End Of 10: FOSS Instead Of Toss". The text on the flyer reads: """ Support for Windows 10 ends on October 14, 2025. Microsoft wants you to buy a new computer. But what if you make your existing one fast and secure again? If you bought your computer after 2010, there's likely no reason to throw it out. By installing an up-to-date Linux operating system, you can keep using it for years to come! Installing an operating system may sound hard, but you don't have to do it alone. There may be some people in your area who have volunteers to help! Scan the QR code or visit the URL above to find someone to help upgrade your system to Linux. Five Reasons To Upgrade To Linux: 1. No New Hardware or License Costs 2. Enhanced Privacy 3. Good for the Planet 4. Community and Pro Support 5. Better User Control """
Flyer for the End Of 10 campaign. The background colors are a mix of blue and purple, with blobs of green on the edges. Tux, the penguin mascot of Linux, is visible in the lower right corner. Top left: End Of 10 logo of four boxes falling over. Under a QR code is the website URL https://endof10.org. Top right: The title "End Of 10: FOSS Instead Of Toss". The text on the flyer reads: """ Support for Windows 10 ends on October 14, 2025. Microsoft wants you to buy a new computer. But what if you make your existing one fast and secure again? If you bought your computer after 2010, there's likely no reason to throw it out. By installing an up-to-date Linux operating system, you can keep using it for years to come! Installing an operating system may sound hard, but you don't have to do it alone. There may be some people in your area who have volunteers to help! Scan the QR code or visit the URL above to find someone to help upgrade your system to Linux. Five Reasons To Upgrade To Linux: 1. No New Hardware or License Costs 2. Enhanced Privacy 3. Good for the Planet 4. Community and Pro Support 5. Better User Control """
End Of 10 Campaign
@Endof10@floss.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
#Windows11 collects a lot of data, by default!

This includes browsing and location history, lists of connected devices, typed, handwritten and spoken content, and much more, all sent back to #Microsoftmicrosoft

If you didn't know, now you know.

Learn more at: https://web.archive.org/web/20250326050753/https://www.pcworld.com/article/2379675/ways-windows-11-collects-your-data-and-what-you-can-do-about-it.html

#EndOf10 #FOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Windows10 #Windows
End Of 10 Campaign
@Endof10@floss.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
#Windows11 collects a lot of data, by default!

This includes browsing and location history, lists of connected devices, typed, handwritten and spoken content, and much more, all sent back to #Microsoftmicrosoft

If you didn't know, now you know.

Learn more at: https://web.archive.org/web/20250326050753/https://www.pcworld.com/article/2379675/ways-windows-11-collects-your-data-and-what-you-can-do-about-it.html

#EndOf10 #FOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Windows10 #Windows
End Of 10 Campaign
@Endof10@floss.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Reason 10 To Choose Linux 😍

Linux 🐧 is more private, by default

Own and control your data!

Your operating system won't record your key strokes or dictation, collect lists of devices and their Wi-Fi details, or webcams, printers and anything else plugged in and then send that back to Big Tech HQ.

It's possible to avoid data collection altogether, from the start.

With #Linux YOU decide how to share YOUR data.

/10

#EndOf10 #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Microsoft #Windows #Windows10 #Windows11