Fall/Winter 2025

Now (and sorta now)

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2025-11-28

Computing updates:

Given that fascism has taken hold in the US with the new administration I spent the past couple of months focusing on privacy and security. From Flock cameras being installed nationwide to ICE being given access to a range of surveillance tools,it seems likely that going forward the combined efforts of surveillance capitalism and the state will only intensify. Add to that the invasive practices of phone carriers in their tracking of users locations, phone calls and internet access, it becomes clear that if we want our personal privacy we must actively fight for it. So, that's what I've been doing. See these posts for details:


There are some things that I cannot do as an individual, larger social changes I cannot make by myself. But that does not mean I am powerless to make real personal change in my life. If you are tired of being used by Microsoft, Google and Apple, you can refuse to be confined by them. Refuse to cooperate with their relentless and non-stop attempt to subjugate humanity. Don't give in to their attempt to dominate and control you. I have a choice. You have a choice. We have a choice.

From a recent FSF post:

"Dystopian worlds don't just pop into existence: they are built by the choices of those with substantial power, taking freedom from others. Free software has unlimited power for making our world actually better for people (not Big Tech), but we need to join together and ensure that free freedom can thrive."

Micro Posts

2025-02-19

# Leonard Peltier is free. Democracy Now! post on YouTube

2025-02-05

# Worth a watch given the current moment we are in. Democracy doesn't exist in the United States: Chris Hedges | UpFront

2025-01-19

# Listening to This Machine Kills podcast episode 390 "We all live in the firestorm". They do a fantastic job of exploring the interconnections of the global polycrisis. I know a lot more about how the system works having listened. Illuminating.

2025-01-16

# Liberals in the US rightly criticize MAGA folk as being delusional in regards to the truth of Trump. But when I see those same liberals praising Biden while ignoring his ongoing support of genocide in Gaza I feel the deepest disgust. History will remember Biden for his role in genocide.

Why Aren't You In The Hague!: Journalists Dragged Out Of Blinken Press Conference

2025-01-12

# Reading folks' thoughts and reactions to the wildfires and connecting it to climate. I can't help but think most people are still pretty delusional about where we are at in this crisis and our chances for averting worst case scenarios. And, crucially, their lack of understanding of the steps we need to take. Uninformed and not at all serious.

2025-01-05

# I really enjoyed reading James Thompson's blog post about building the first pre-OS X Dock. Fun story and bit of Apple history. Also, Jason Snell's MacWorld article about OS X back in February 2000 where he highlights all of the big changes that were announced. I'm sure I read it back in the day, fun to re-read today on the 25th anniversary of the MacWorld reveal of OS X. I remember the excitement of the announcement and then installing the public beta. Good times.

Recent Posts

2025

2025-12-21 What's the web browser outlook for 2026?

2025-11-21 2025 Privacy Goals and Progress

2025-10-26 Using a data only eSIM + MySudo for greater phone privacy

2025-10-12 Becoming an Activist Part 3: deCleyre Co-op

2025-10-10 By default my cell phone is a surveillance device. I fixed that.

2025-09-24 My ongoing effort to de-Apple the iPad

2025-08-29 Freeing Apple Devices from Apple

2025-08-19 Apple to GNU/Linux Journal - GNU Emacs

2025-08-13 Americans’ perpetual consumerism leads to insecurity and then fascism

2025-08-13 Update on our Community Computer Upcycle Project

2025-08-02 Lefty Activists and Journalists: STOP using Google and other big US tech services!

2025-07-31 Three months with local cloud computing

2025-07-20 Begin the Journey: Finding a practical starting point with Free Software

2025-07-17 Apple to GNU/Linux Journal: Food and exercise tracking

2025-07-15 Richard Stallman ruined my computing. I want to thank him for it.

2025-07-04 Begin the journey: Why your ethics might require adoption of Free Software

2025-06-26 We have a choice to make: How we compute matters

2025-06-24 Morning Walk Wildflowers

2025-06-20 Trisquel: A fully free GNU/Linux distribution

2025-06-10 Your older Mac not eligible for macOS 26?

2025-06-01 Perilla Pesto!

2025-05-20 Community Computer Upcycle

2025-05-04 Are Apple Enthusiasts Miserable?

2025-05-01 Apple to Linux Journal - Two months, enjoying the journey!

2025-04-28 Progress Exiting Google, iCloud and other US big tech firms

2025-04-06 A few thoughts on consumer ethics and the new trade war

2025-03-31 Are you bending the knee to fascism?