Funny how people working in marketing and social media would choose privacy-focused and ads-blocking browsers. #capitalism #privacy #marketing #socialmedia #paradox #vivaldi #brave

In the #marktheday toot series, I want to keep track of the fact I’ve just spent the afternoon at the Lab Numérique of University of Strasbourg, meeting interesting people, exchanging on passionating subjects, and installing Linux. Read that again. Installing Linux. Oh yeah. #linux #linuxmint […]

When I was at the university, as a student, I remember getting overly excited by new media art: arts, technology, and all what’s in-between. It was 2010, FabLabs were sprouting, I’d rather design but knew a little coding (quite a bit in perspective, times […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

#inktober #inktober2025

« Each one of us matters, each one of us has a role to play… and millions of small ethical choices made by millions of people around the globe move us towards a better world » RIP Dr Jane Goodall. A voice for the Earth. https://app.wedonthavetime.org/posts/2e8f27e0-e8ff-4d04-a443-6bf0b830db0b

Today is my first day at university. As a teacher 🤩 Just wanted to mark the day and share some excitement vibes. It’s like a dream coming true. Happy days!

French speaking? Try this incredible misinformation checking tool by Radio Canada. A partager sans modération ! https://ici.radio-canada.ca/info/decrypteurs/ateliers-combattre-desinformation/

It seems #gamma is the new #gafam :pensive_party_blob: (Google Apple Meta Microsoft Amazon) (Google Apple Facebook Amazon Microsoft)

This month I've subscribed to "Chut!", a French print magazine on digital culture. I'm usually extremely sensitive to typos and typing errors in general: I've already returned books or not purchased them when skimming while in store because of a small typing error. I now find myself […]

Oops! "AI models collapse when trained on recursively generated data" https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07566-y #ai #genai

"If not us, than who?" Nina Gualinga is a Kichwa environmental and Indigenous rights activist from Sarayaku, a community in the Ecuadorian Amazon. https://aeon.co/videos/a-kichwa-activist-on-ayahuascas-rise-and-what-it-really-means-to-her-people #activism #motherearth #amazon #rainforest […]

I would like to officially announce that my household is now car free. My BF sold his car yesterday. The sweet life after cars starts now!

A couple of days ago somebody shared a reference to a website where you could copy-paste emojis and special characters. I forgot to bookmark it (of course). Or perhaps the problem is that I have multiple virtual places where I bookmark things. Anyway. Any chance you may have the link? […]

Just found out about Quiet, a Slack-looking messaging app using Tor. Seems promising! Anyone had tried it yet? Via @yawnbox https://tryquiet.org/

Open science and research software at University of Strasbourg ✨ https://scienceouverte.unistra.fr/formations/rencontres-logiciels-libres-de-recherche #logiciellibre #opensource #recherche

Just discovered that @ente and @kagihq have partnered to offer deals to their users. Unfortunately I couldn't benefit myself, having already started a trial on Kagi. But if you haven't, and you are a #ente user, you can get a 3 months #Kagi free trial. https://ente.io/friends/ #freetrial #free […]

ICYMI – A board game on the techno-surveillance! (in French) "Rien à cacher : Pour votre sécurité, on vous surveille" ("Nothing to hide: For your safety, we are watching you") Co-edited by @le_mouton_numerique https://www.coco-cherry.com/rien-a-cacher #boardgame #jeux #jeudesociete […]

Soundtrack of the day https://www.youtube.com/live/E7BjJn1NHvw?feature=shared

"Puffling", The unique fellowship between teens and young puffins on a remote Icelandic island. Deeply moving. https://youtu.be/V1N-q-UgfPc?feature=shared

Of course it's laughable -- in the most ugly way -- that Trump thinks he deserves a Nobel Peace Prize. I hate to bring this up, but it's worth remembering that one of history's bloodiest war criminals, Henry Kissinger, got one.

Magpie inspecting the cat’s butt. Jacobus de Voragine, Legenda Aurea, France 14th century. Angers, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 808, fol. 88v. #medieval #medievalart

Many people here know this already. But if you aren’t entirely certain how to protect yourself against surveillance in this &!!^=)$(# age, read this article. https://www.wired.com/story/the-wired-guide-to-protecting-yourself-from-government-surveillance/

It's worth every minute. Next time I'll watch it, I'll take notes. @Mer__edith you're inspiring! https://www.youtube.com/live/AyH7zoP-JOg?feature=shared via @id #signal #privacy #surveillance #surveillancecapitalism #ai

Just wanted to share a couple of #reading sources I'm enjoying so much lately: • https://aeon.co (long essays and short videos, on fascinating topics) • https://www.noemamag.com (longs essays, and a print magazine – by the Berggruen Institute) • https://aldaily.substack.com (not fan of […]

Swimmingpool are like a black coffee: they make you feel energised at first, then you’re more tired than before 🫠

I don't quite feel like trusting any digital service anymore. They all turn to the evil side, adding #ai here and there, using your data for profit, building an architecture that gets your trapped in, and things are not different if you pay for the service (hello @protonprivacy). I'm in a […]

Humans are incredible! World’s #yoyo Champion 2025 https://youtu.be/eDkv-vkml1Q?si=vzcymoxln8XHCEuE

#now page updated, with many recent #reading titles, and updates on my #drawing #comics adventure! And I'm now part of the #nownownow #webring! (Found on @tommi website) https://www.illugination.com/now/

Just listened to a great interview about @obsidian between @kepano and @caseynewton on Decoder podcast https://www.theverge.com/decoder-podcast-with-nilay-patel/760522/obsidian-ceo-steph-ango-kepano-productivity-software-notes-app (the show is also followable at @2123 thru podcast index)

Just got contacted by a recruiter for a venture-backed startup looking to replace 911 operators with LLMs to triage emergency calls and boy I can’t express how much A) no I do not want to join your company, and B) how much I do not want to live in the world where 911 calls are handled by LLMs

What a great idea, Donald! https://app.wedonthavetime.org/posts/ea0e3787-b752-42e2-9cda-26a5ed8340f8 #climatechange #buymoretime #wedonthavetime #co2 #satellite #nasa #pollution

Does 'I told you' work in this case? https://blog.whatsapp.com/helping-you-find-more-channels-and-businesses-on-whatsapp #whatsapp #meta #socialmeta #advertising #ads #surveillancecapitalism #surveillance #privacy #freedom

“One of the features of empires is that they’re made to feel inevitable. [But] throughout history every single empire has fallen…as much as they seem strong, they’re very weak at their foundations because they are built off of extraction and exploitation.” – @karenhao on #ai I think I found my […]

« But through the process [of self hosting], I realized how privileged I am to have the skills required for digital sovereignty. I realized how unattainable, unsustainable, and unrealistic self-hosting is as a mass solution to the problems we face. I realized that self-reliance isn't freedom — […]

I am happy to have been wrong about Ghost and excited with what they're building! I can't wait to try out the latest version, and test out its really cool integration with the decentralized web. https://aramzs.xyz/noteworthy/ghost-is-building-a-blogger-decentralized-future/

I just saw an email saying that @font.awesome has an official @pixelfed icon, now. That's cool. https://fontawesome.com/icons/pixelfed?f=brands&s=solid

How to say it... "The only way to end plastic pollution is to stop making so much plastic." 🤷‍♀️ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/05/un-plastic-pollution-talks-must-result-in-ambitious-treaty-leading-expert-says Thanks @greenpeace for sharing. #plastic #environment […]

I freelance for fashion houses as well as social enterprises. Different fields, different countries, but coworkers everywhere rely on ChatGPT to write campaign claims, again and again. All copywriting look the same. Selling blazers or promoting the circular economy? Same tone of voice, same […]

Remember when “social media” was “social networking”? What changed? That second word: media. It’s all about capturing your attention and selling you stuff. Humans are social and want to connect with one another. That’s what makes the #fediverse special to me - authentic connection. We haven’t […]

Honestly my controversial position against #ai and #bigtech (that nobody around me understands, pointing at me as someone against progress altogether) initially gave me quite a bit of FOMO. The more I exchange on the subject with people that have the same convictions, similar points of view […]

Long reading I’ve skimmed through. Double-sided ending scenario. In both cases not a happy ending-if you know what I mean. But perhaps inevitable? It completely misses considerations on the environment. In this story, I’ll most likely be in the protesters side. https://ai-2027.com/ #ai #ai2027

"De Este Lado Tambien Hay Sueños" (On This Side We Also Have Dreams) https://aeon.co/videos/in-californias-farmlands-immigrant-workers-share-their-stories-of-toil-and-hope #immigrants #immigration #migra #mexican #california #ice #deportation #estadosunidos #america

"Don't listen to the negative voices inside your head, don't follow a plan, and don't listen to experts – just write. Put pen to paper. If you're not writing, you're not making gains on your goals." –Asha Dornfest And I'd extend that to any art or craft. Right now, I would love […]

Just got an email from #spotify informing me that my premium subscription will go from 15,17€/month to 17,20€–starting right from next invoice. I've already hear controversies about them. Thoughts? Alternatives? #music #podcast #audiobook #playlist

Want to retrace the history of technology from stone to #ai? Here you are: https://www.historicaltechtree.com

after 25 years of a career of trying and mostly failing to make the world a better place with software it is truly soul-wrenchingly exhausting to watch a substantial plurality of the entire software industry decide that actually, it is more lucrative and easier to make the world worse instead

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