@michaelcarnell.com
Openhearted liberal, British car fan, photographer & camera collector, hiker, traveler, chess hack, and publisher of Just British Online Motoring Magazine. Charleston, SC /|\ 🦇 🌷 🏳️🌈 📷 👉🏻 https://michaelcarnell.com/
Accountability for this ICE/DHS murder spree!!!
Windows won't install on your brand new machine because you won't create an MS account or allow total Recall see all your files.
You must accept copilot as your saviour.
Linux will install on a potato 🥔 privately.
Elon Musk wielding a flamethrower; he is roasting the snout of a giant frog Image: Gage Skidmore (modified) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elon_Musk_(54350004945)_(cropped).jpg CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en -- Brian Gratwicke (modified) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lithobates_pipiens.jpg CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en
Today's threads (a thread)
Inside: Blowtorching the frog; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2026/03/05/e...
#Pluralistic
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Looks good!!
We are pleased to host a giveaway of the board book, CHESS FOR BABIES by Levy Rozman (Ten Speed Press for Young Readers).
To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2026/03/the-... (+ more ways to win)
Good news!
States with the biggest rise in diesel prices vs a week ago
Iowa ⬆️51.0c/gal
Lousiana ⬆️48.6c/gal
Texas ⬆️47.7c/gal
Georgia ⬆️47.4c/gal
North Carolina ⬆️47.1c/gal
West Virginia ⬆️44.8c/gal
Arizona ⬆️42.6c/gal
Ohio ⬆️42.5c/gal
Oklahoma ⬆️42.0c/gal
South Carolina ⬆️42.0c/gal
Saw that movie when it first came out. Damn.
Economies of scale are always a problem with projects like this. So is having to bring in all your revenue from the sale of the product and service itself. There is a hidden discount on phones of big companies selling your private information. #digitalsovereignty #privacy #iphone #android #ios
- Grandpa, how was chess invented?
- The story goes, an Indian king invented it to avoid war and settle a dispute with a game representing a war.
- Oh, that is beautiful. Why have leaders and kings stopped playing it?
- For it to work, you have to follow rules.
- Oh.
- Yes, oh.
Screens, addiction to that constantly changing info, and how to get control of your life back. Maybe. #SocialMedia #Addiction #InformationOverload
Doctor Watson and Sherlock Holmes are sitting on a bench. A promo shot from the BBC series. The caption is: "Which distro do you prefer, Holmes?" "Elementary, dear Watson."
#linux #elementary #jokes
Great album!
What would you capture if no one was watching?
Your real thoughts. Your real ideas. The things you actually care about.
Most apps spy. Even your notes app.
Your thoughts become their training data. Their product. Not yours.
Meos is different.
Image of a giant digital eye watching over a stylized city is from an article on "Forum IAS". That article explores the concept and dangers of Surveillance Capitalism. The article explains surveillance capitalism, where companies collect and sell personal data to predict and influence behaviour. Tech giants like Google and Meta track users for profit. This weakens privacy, autonomy, and democracy. Weak regulations allow corporations and governments to benefit from mass surveillance. https://forumias.com/blog/surveillance-capitalism-threatens-privacy-and-democracy/
Moving towards freedom from #SurveillanceCapitalism. I just completed moving my personal email (and calendar and contacts) off #GMail to #ProtonMail. Yes, I am now paying monthly, and happy to do so. Still have to move my files and photos off, but that is underway. @proton.me #DigitalSovereignty
he has no regard for human life. none. he wasn’t even sad about Kirk. He was asked about him and he picked to his ballroom. he is a psychopath. maga voted for a psychopath.
#linux #meme
Now more than ever, it is important to own your own data and presence. And to understand the ramifications of every platform, its location, and who governs it.
#DigitalSovereignty #SelfHosting #FOSS #Linux #AI #SurveillanceCapitalism #Spotify #Amazon #Apple #Google
Image is very 60s hippy-ish with both a man and a woman dressed in 60s clothes as well as mushrooms, a VW bus, and more. All of this to advertise the big record show in Charleston, SC, February 28, 2026 - Firefly Distillery near Park Circle. 11am to 4pm.
Big record show in Charleston, SC, tomorrow - Firefly Distillery near Park Circle. 11am to 4pm. If you are into vinyl you should be there. I plan to be searching for treasures. Here is hoping. #vinyl #musicsky #records #lp #charlestonsc #chs #music #nowspinning #events #nowplaying
I am working on moving my mail (and life) off of Google and Gmail. Mainly going to be using Proton. Love the mail product, VPN, and password keeper. Mostly love that they are based in Switzerland, not the US, and that they don't scrub my content for ads and AI. #DigitalSovereignty
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The problem is that there are essentially no federal laws governing military AI. No statute addresses autonomous weapons or how they might be deployed. And no regulation sets standards for AI-assisted surveillance
#AI #Claude #Anthropic #Military #Surveillance
Every stage of this process - his arrest, spending a year in jail, being dumped on the streets to die - would be deeply shameful in a society that actually valued human life.
SCOOP: Noem's DHS has acquired at least NINE new jets in recent weeks, with another one on the way.
Half are luxury jets.
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/noems-luxury...
The Linux Foundation conducted a study on how companies achieve 2x-5x returns on their investment in Open Source. However, the more interesting part is that passive consumers, who don't give back, apparently accumulate technical debt at an alarming rate.
#opensource #giveback
Artists need "true fans" not listeners. The new artist economy is here, and things need to change. Why does an artist have 1 million listeners but empty venues? Because “listeners” in 2026 are rarely active participants. They are casualties of the algorithm. #music #musicsky
"The streaming business model is fundamentally broken. And eventually, its demise will become more and more obvious to recognize." An interesting proposition, and another reason to go for ownership of your media - be it digital, vinyl, whatever. Could be better for you AND the artists. #music
The best thing you can do in light of the Ellison takeover of Warner Brothers invest your time, energy, and money in supporting independent creators and independent distribution networks and independent venues. It is absolutely crucial to make independence a viable option.
Violence against women is a global pandemic: Between 15 and 76 percent of women experience it at some point in their life. Violence against women is deeply rooted in discrimination and inequality between men and women.
#Epstein #EpsteinFiles #Trump #Patriarchy #Rape #Equality #Inequality #Injustice
