Xeno Danger Evil @XenoDangerEvil@dpw.social

I propose we replace semantic versioning with pride versioning

Spotify is a creepy, and grossly unethical, platform at this point. it rips off musicians and rewards huge companies -- and itself. Apparently what it's doing is legal, however.

This is great reporting, from a new book by Liz Pelly. A compelling read.

https://harpers.org/archive/2025/01/the-ghosts-in-the-machine-liz-pelly-spotify-musicians/

I say this as someone running a sizable Discord: We have to move past Discord for community.

2025 let's bring back BLOGS, RSS, and FORUMS

When people say 'run government like a business,' they mean cut services, raise prices, and pay the CEO 400 times more than the workers.

Are you a striking Amazon contract driver? Or Teamster?

If so, would you speak up so others can support you?

I've been a member of the Newspaper Guild (#TNG) and come from a #UAW family.

#Amazon #Solidarity #labor #strike

In case you were wondering what the endgame of mass incarceration is, here is its purest form:

"No state has a longer, more profit-driven history of contracting prisoners out to private companies than Alabama. With a sprawling labor system that dates back more than 150 years — including the brutal convict leasing era that replaced slavery — it has constructed a template for the commercialization of mass incarceration.

Best Western, Bama Budweiser and Burger King are among the more than 500 businesses to lease incarcerated workers from one of the most violent, overcrowded and unruly prison systems in the U.S. in the past five years alone, The Associated Press found as part of a two-year investigation into prison labor. The cheap, reliable labor force has generated more than $250 million for the state since 2000 through money garnished from prisoners’ paychecks."

- https://apnews.com/article/prison-to-plate-inmate-labor-investigation-alabama-3b2c7e414c681ba545dc1d0ad30bfaf5

#alabama #labor #prison #work #incarceration

They really put a goth chic on the news and asked her about the CEO shooting, not sure what they expected but she handled them well 😂

And remember, Luigi's rich, his lawyer says he is not asking for nor needs our donations. What a guy!

Go give to your local mutual aid groups and activists instead.

Oh and also, Luigi is innocent until proven guilty. He is ALLEGED to have murdered Thompson so until that's proven I'mma say ALLEGED.

#brianthompson #luigimangione #FreeLuigi

Friends, I know fighting for privacy rights can be exhausting at time.

But it is truly a group effort,
and all your small gestures matter 💚

Each time you opt-out or oppose an abusive collection of personal data,
it matters.

Each time you choose a privacy-respectful software instead of a privacy-invasive one,
it matters.

Each time you help a friend or a stranger understand better how to protect their own data online,
it matters.

Each time you sign a petition or write to an official representative to tell them privacy rights are important to you,
it matters.

Each time you support a privacy advocacy organization or privacy-focused software,
it matters.

We need all this to push our culture in the right direction and to preserve and improve our collective privacy rights.

Please do not give up.
We need you to fight with us 🔒✊

#Privacy #PrivacyIsAHumanRight #DigitalRights #HumanRights

and I'm going to keep on violating it whether you like it or not. I'm certain uBlock will update in the near future with a fix for this nonsense.

So, after being laid off a few months ago, I find myself still looking for work.

If you are looking for a senior software engineer who has specialized in Python work for twenty years, and who has worked in virtually every area of software from embedded firmware to GUI applications, with almost 20 years as a full-time remote employee, contractor, and consultant, I'm available.

Full resume available, references upon request.

If you know someone looking for such, I'd appreciate you referring them to this.

Thanks!

#GetFediHired #FediHired #SeniorSoftwareEngineer #SoftwareEngineer #developer #Python

if ByteDance divests they should do so into 8 smaller companies called BitDance

'You have free access to GitHub Copilot'

Many terminals and GUI-based text and code editors such as Vim, Geany, Eclipse, Emacs, and other open-source IDEs respect your data and privacy. They will not steal your files. Stick with them if you value your privacy and safety. Anything that Microsoft touches should be avoided, like the plague.

Me: *exists

My wife: You’re acting kinda weird today.

HEY. to anyone who posts on youtube: please turn this off. i don't have to explain why

When an insurance company is deciding whether to pay for your medical treatment, it generates a file, which should contain all records associated with your case, including documents explaining why the claim was denied.

You have a right to see this file.

https://propub.li/3ZS0Tjn

#Health #Healthcare #Insurance #Journalism #Guide