nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq98t8kgwqas59rvmnghzcdn6krzhxhpkyt2mt53e4g9sdnj74sszs6a65q8 I do worry that we're seeing the beginning of the end of personal computing, in the sense of being able to own a machine that you control and that does your bidding.

Perhaps I am some kind of dangerous computer radical these days, thinking that one should be able to buy or make a computer, install one's choice of OSs and software, create a local user account, and get on with one's affairs, privately and without interference. Quiet enjoyment of one's computer. ...

nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq98t8kgwqas59rvmnghzcdn6krzhxhpkyt2mt53e4g9sdnj74sszs6a65q8 That means you're not a fascist.

nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq98t8kgwqas59rvmnghzcdn6krzhxhpkyt2mt53e4g9sdnj74sszs6a65q8 Age verification has nothing to do with "using one's own computer", it's about running the software on a [your] computer (for any purpose; freedom 0). Just to note that these kind of t...

nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq98t8kgwqas59rvmnghzcdn6krzhxhpkyt2mt53e4g9sdnj74sszs6a65q8 not that I'm condoning age verification, but you also need verification to drive a car, which is a different kind of machine you operate in public. the question is whether you accept the...