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Apple pulled end-to-end encrypted backups in the UK after request for backdoor in c/privacy@lemmy.ml

place yer bets in c/science_memes@mander.xyz

[–] Geodad@lemm.ee 24 points 2 days ago (7 children)

Is it wrong to hope it hits us?

Amazon is changing what is written in books in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] Geodad@lemm.ee 8 points 2 days ago

I did it a long time ago. The best time to change was 5-10 years ago. The second best time is now.

Amazon is changing what is written in books in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] Geodad@lemm.ee 15 points 2 days ago (10 children)

It’s time to de-Google, de-amazon, de-Microsoft, de-apple, etc.

Time to make C the COBOL of this century in c/programming@programming.dev

[–] Geodad@lemm.ee 0 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Just those crotchety old timers who currently gatekeep the code base.

Next week, Amazon is stripping away your ability to download your ebooks. in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] Geodad@lemm.ee 16 points 2 days ago

I borrow them from my library through the Libby and Hoopla apps. If I want to support the author, I’ll buy a copy through some other means. Directly from them, if possible.

Time to make C the COBOL of this century in c/programming@programming.dev

[–] Geodad@lemm.ee 0 points 3 days ago (4 children)

We’ve already seen a few crotchety old timers who don’t want to add rust to the Linux kernel.

At some point, a complete rewrite of the kernel in a memory safe language would be prudent. Unfortunately, the dinosaurs will have to go extinct before that can happen.

Dirty Blood Sucking Metasites in c/memes@lemmy.ml

[–] Geodad@lemm.ee 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Wth is Mapillary?