alexcleac

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[–] alexcleac@szmer.info 3 points 1 month ago

I presume that their employers just had terms that essentially gave the whole IP to the employer. And GPL is conflicting that, especially if they were producing the code using employers equipment, which essentially makes all the code to belong to employer. At the same time, GPL maintains the IP on the author of the code.

Not a lawyer, though I heard that some far-eastern companies have copied the US policymaking, which allows full separation of IP from the author.

[–] alexcleac@szmer.info 4 points 1 month ago

Somehow, though, people invest more and more resources into making both more real at the same time lol

'Cause trying to build AGI is speeding up the warning xD

[–] alexcleac@szmer.info 47 points 1 month ago (13 children)

There are folks form KDE who are trying to implement the Plasma Bigscreen solution: https://plasma-bigscreen.org/. Seems promising to me :)

Though, I'd still recommend to use an external device to avoid breaking the TV OS up ;)

[–] alexcleac@szmer.info 3 points 1 month ago

I love trams. So nice way of getting around!

[–] alexcleac@szmer.info 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The web ui with integration of email ecosystem for all those things are one of core selling points of https://sr.ht/

[–] alexcleac@szmer.info 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'd say this list is not about moving towards FLOSS, but more about breaking up with Google services. Some replacements are betters, some worse, but definitely in each column there is at least one non-floss application 🤔

[–] alexcleac@szmer.info 17 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

I've been following the software forge federation some time ago, and didn't feel to pick up even when it was discusssed initially. It is a neat idea on high-level, though it requires forges to implement it, which has a risk of not picking up (just look at how much iterations of social media federation protocols was there, until ActivityPub arose).

On the other hand, all of the forges are based on a distributed technology out of the box: git. Most of the "modern days" comforts there are, are just built on top, and there are different ways to approach it.

As an example, you can send patches directly to the author in email. Is heavily implemented and suggested by https://sr.ht/ (1) — a software forge, which focuses on building a federated workflow by using email for communication (which is federated by design). This way, you can create "Pull Requests" without having account on the forge — all you need to do is just submit a patch. Author is very vocal about supporting it (2), and provides quite useful guides to learn (3), (4)

Generally, I'd say that e-mail is the only federative implementation you can get so far :)

[–] alexcleac@szmer.info 15 points 1 month ago

TBH, when I visited Athens, it felt like the most car-centric capital I've ever visited in my life (haven't been to US though). Fascinating comparison to be :)

[–] alexcleac@szmer.info 2 points 1 month ago

Oooh, thanks, looks neat!

 

Yesterday, I've cancelled the Amazon Prime subscription, and I feel really good about it (even though the subscription is really low in Poland, I just didn't want to have it).

I've replaced it with few other things:

  • allegro smart subscription (to save on deliveries from Polish local online marketplace allegro.pl)
  • an occasional subscription just for one month when I want to watch some specific show (or even find and purchase DVDs for things I like to rewatch often)
  • smaller online/offline relatil shops whenever applicable

For anything else I've never been using Amazon services, so it is kind of no-brainer for me ¯_(ツ)_/¯

 

Hey everyone here 👋

I've been wondering: how do you handle cases, when you get overwhelmed with emotions to the state, that you simply cannot focus on anything but that emotion? I hate that feeling, because it really makes me to feel sick with just being emotional.

My take is that I usually just break from a situation, take an hour or two, and try to stim myself with something else: a game, a movie, something like that. Though, sometimes I don't have a time space to do it: I need to be gathered and focused here and now, with no space for wiggling.

 
 

I am not related in any way with the company, and I am looking forward to it: the phone promises to be a good e-ink smartphone, with huge focus around conscious usage.

 

Hello there 👋

I am following the path of decreasing dependency on US products myself, and I was wondering if there is any real alternative for bandcamp? Meaning, the one that would be a proper marketplace for niche music creators, that would allow DRM-free downloads and streaming at the same time.

Bottom line: I do want to pay for music I like to support musicians, though I want to do it in a way that would allow me to listen to their work in a way I like the most.

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