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Everything Old Isn't New Again (Yet)

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Re: Everything Old Isn't New Again (Yet)

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Post by tonic-music »

YeGoblynQueenne wrote: post #8

>> But if techno monstrosities can use open source software to create upheaval, so can anyone else. The thing is, most people don't want to create upheaval. Most just want to make money. Because in our modern capitalist democracies, money is the highest value, the moment someone has power, or knowledge that goes beyond the ordinary the first thing they do is try to make it make money. And if they succeed- well, out g…

Very true. But I do believe it's possible to create a profitable company around ethical, open source software that doesn't create user lock-in and doesn't steal people's data or sell them out. That's exactly the aim of The Mimix Company.

Re: Everything Old Isn't New Again (Yet)

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Post by tonic-music »

EdSharkey wrote: post #10

Hi David, I read your blog post and skimmed the whitepaper. My opinion is that we are not missing encryption+metadata in our lives. Internet companies thrive on specificity in the signals coming from end users. Twitter/Facebook > RSS, for example. One trouble I see is that, to be productive and to be entertained, end users end up continuously dumping their hearts and souls onto data collectors at large internet compa…

Thanks, Ed. You are right that we need different and better business models that incentivize good behavior on the parts of the big players. The Mimix Company certainly intends to act like good guys. Our business isn't built around holding or selling people's data or locking them to a platform. Having said that, I also believe that better tools are needed and that current software doesn't understand enough context to be useful in the kind of reading and writing we do every day.

Re: Everything Old Isn't New Again (Yet)

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Post by pronoiac »

th-ai wrote: post #6
tonic-music wrote: post #4

That's two reports of weird scrolling. I'm sorry, guys. I wasn't trying to change scrolling. It's an off the shelf Wordpress template. I'll look into what's causing it and see if I can fix it. Thanks for the heads up... Now, what do you think of the post content? :-)

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I'm planning on going.

Re: Everything Old Isn't New Again (Yet)

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Post by c22 »

YeGoblynQueenne wrote: post #8

>> But if techno monstrosities can use open source software to create upheaval, so can anyone else. The thing is, most people don't want to create upheaval. Most just want to make money. Because in our modern capitalist democracies, money is the highest value, the moment someone has power, or knowledge that goes beyond the ordinary the first thing they do is try to make it make money. And if they succeed- well, out g…

There are people like that, but they tend not to amass enough capital to make any major impact because it's very hard to make money ethically. Also, they're not looking for recognition so they engage in very little self-promotion.

Re: Everything Old Isn't New Again (Yet)

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Post by rubatuga »

nixpulvis wrote: post #7
nixpulvis wrote: post #5

This reiterated a lot of my own personal feelings these days. The irony of Apple 1984 ad, the challenge of actually "owning" technology these days, so on... all right on point. For me personally the issue is more of a hardware issue (firmware too) though, I'll be pretty happy just getting bare metal Linux (or something I can modify myself) running on my phones and laptops. As for the issue of accounts and lock in, I…

Actually this is a good excuse to tell this story... About a year ago I quit my job and moved. As a part of quitting my job I gave up my only Mac, since it was a work laptop. Nothing unexpected about this story so far... and it wasn't until I tried to recover the backup that I realized my mistake. Apple backups can only be recovered from other Apple machines. So I went into the Apple store and tried to use a floor mo…

If you ever need help setting up a macOS virtual machine, contact me! You should be able to get the files easily!

Re: Everything Old Isn't New Again (Yet)

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Post by Angostura »

nixpulvis wrote: post #7
nixpulvis wrote: post #5

This reiterated a lot of my own personal feelings these days. The irony of Apple 1984 ad, the challenge of actually "owning" technology these days, so on... all right on point. For me personally the issue is more of a hardware issue (firmware too) though, I'll be pretty happy just getting bare metal Linux (or something I can modify myself) running on my phones and laptops. As for the issue of accounts and lock in, I…

Actually this is a good excuse to tell this story... About a year ago I quit my job and moved. As a part of quitting my job I gave up my only Mac, since it was a work laptop. Nothing unexpected about this story so far... and it wasn't until I tried to recover the backup that I realized my mistake. Apple backups can only be recovered from other Apple machines. So I went into the Apple store and tried to use a floor mo…

Did you try Googling. First hit

https://www.howtogeek.com/212505/how-to-restore-files-from-a...

Re: Everything Old Isn't New Again (Yet)

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Post by nixpulvis »

Angostura wrote: post #16
nixpulvis wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Actually this is a good excuse to tell this story... About a year ago I quit my job and moved. As a part of quitting my job I gave up my only Mac, since it was a work laptop. Nothing unexpected about this story so far... and it wasn't until I tried to recover the backup that I realized my mistake. Apple backups can only be recovered from other Apple machines. So I went into the Apple store and tried to use a floor mo…

Did you try Googling. First hit https://www.howtogeek.com/212505/how-to-restore-files-from-a...

I tried one that didn't work before a friend with a Mac offered to lend it to me for a few hours.

Re: Everything Old Isn't New Again (Yet)

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Post by Teckla »

nixpulvis wrote: post #7
nixpulvis wrote: post #5

This reiterated a lot of my own personal feelings these days. The irony of Apple 1984 ad, the challenge of actually "owning" technology these days, so on... all right on point. For me personally the issue is more of a hardware issue (firmware too) though, I'll be pretty happy just getting bare metal Linux (or something I can modify myself) running on my phones and laptops. As for the issue of accounts and lock in, I…

Actually this is a good excuse to tell this story... About a year ago I quit my job and moved. As a part of quitting my job I gave up my only Mac, since it was a work laptop. Nothing unexpected about this story so far... and it wasn't until I tried to recover the backup that I realized my mistake. Apple backups can only be recovered from other Apple machines. So I went into the Apple store and tried to use a floor mo…

Happy iPhone and iPad user here... but I can't help but think Apple is walking down an unfortunate path these days.

The recently refreshed MacBook Air and Mac mini really smacked me in the face. Astonishingly, ridiculously high prices for the specs. Upgrades at even crazier prices, even by Apple standards. Such a shameful show of greed and contempt for their customers.

I can't help but think Apple has decided it'll be the brand for rich people only (and people who haven't yet maxed out their credit), and to hell with everyone else. These days, the Genius Bar seems more interested in selling you upgrades rather than fixing your problems.

Re: Everything Old Isn't New Again (Yet)

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Post by jonjacky »

YeGoblynQueenne wrote: post #8

>> But if techno monstrosities can use open source software to create upheaval, so can anyone else. The thing is, most people don't want to create upheaval. Most just want to make money. Because in our modern capitalist democracies, money is the highest value, the moment someone has power, or knowledge that goes beyond the ordinary the first thing they do is try to make it make money. And if they succeed- well, out g…

Aren't Richard Stallman, Linus Torvalds and other free software authors and organizers 'people like that'? Those two, and others as well [1], have been very productive and more influential than most rich entrepeneurs.

1. https://github.com/rekihattori/awesome-programmers

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