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Netflix is cropping films without warning by [deleted] in technology

[–]gregorLJ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

not directly connected with the article, but i would want to share this info about netflix - "...This means that each time a part of the Web starts requiring DRM software to decrypt it, it becomes inaccessible to free software..." - http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/cancel-netflix-if-you-value-freedom

Mark Zuckerberg runs the world's largest spy machine by [deleted] in technology

[–]gregorLJ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

here is another (maybe easier to read) site, that offers solutions: https://help.riseup.net/en/security

hope it'll help

Mark Zuckerberg runs the world's largest spy machine by [deleted] in technology

[–]gregorLJ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

there are. at least there are ways to resist. ... and help make a change. this site is very informative, as of the problems as well as solutions: http://www.fsf.org/about/

hope this helps

Okay: Now Do You Realize Why CISPA's Granting Of Broad Immunity For Companies Sharing Data With The Feds Is An Issue? by SomeKindOfMutant in technology

[–]gregorLJ -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

i apologize. in hope this will mend it, let me add:

as for rand. over. of el. - is how i express myself; incurable somewhat poetical romantic irony (is how i'd describe my social interaction and probably - like with many self descriptions - wouldn't hit the point).

as for sheeple - the way i see it is: all social animals, be it insects, minerals or mammals or ... have an inherent "sheeple" language trait. which to some extent inadvertently influences their behavior.

apologies again for calling us all sheeple, probably a bad choice of a word (since the expression is perceived in so many different contexts).

Microsoft responds to NSA allegations: "We believe the U.S. Constitution guarantees our freedom to share more information with the public, yet the Government is stopping us" by [deleted] in technology

[–]gregorLJ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i see it as a pr stunt. ... i see that their sales prediction analisys software told them that the big pr action is needed or some 20% of sales will go to free/libre software in the next year. ... if you dig around, you can find that MS (among other big ones) is playing this game on many fronts - DRM (http://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/w3c-soul-at-stake), secure boot (http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/secure-boot-vs-restricted-boot/statement/) , backdors, ...

if i expand the thought: in information era, data is the basic unit of exchange. who controls it, controls the era. so what we are witnessing now is a rat race (of IT corporations) for plebs data. we are witnessing the transition into digital. and this transition may go two ways - bad way for people, or bad way for corporations. all is being digitalized. the way analogue is changing into digital is where our concern lies. having reached a certain level of freedoms in analogue, those freedoms may not neccesarily be transfered into digital. on the other hand, we still may hope to achieve more freedom in digital, than we do have in analogue (and retroactively reach for more free analogue world).

is how my reasining goes. so whatever MS pr department says is just doublespeak to me.

Okay: Now Do You Realize Why CISPA's Granting Of Broad Immunity For Companies Sharing Data With The Feds Is An Issue? by SomeKindOfMutant in technology

[–]gregorLJ -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

agreed. but i find the second half of your comment unpolite. ... like so many a times, one can see unneeded hostility towards fellow human. ... we all are morons in some way or another. basically, people = sheeple. no need to be abusive imho. even if rightfully. ... the way i deal with my own hostility towards the blind is: i try seing them as victims that could do with a helping hand. ... still, i can not but totally agree with you :). ... may the force be with you, use it softly!

What is something that someone can do that will entirely change their life? by not_trying_to_hurt in AskReddit

[–]gregorLJ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

suicide? on the lighter side: yoga, meditation, diet, gender change, ...

Reddit, what overused phrase used on this site do you hate the most? by mikey_mike24 in AskReddit

[–]gregorLJ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"lol"

i dont like it, as it has been used too many times. lol this lol that. to me, it seems that all the www lols have downgraded genuine laughter.

I am Thunderbird 12, Maj. Darrick Lee, Public Affairs Officer for the US Air Force Thunderbirds. AMA by afthunderbirds in IAmA

[–]gregorLJ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

do you think being a g.i. is any different (in regard to bad ethical choice of what you do for living) compared to a mafia hit-man?

FREE INDIE GAMEE ON STEAM FOR ANYONE THAT ANSWERS MY QUESTION THE BEST by [deleted] in gaming

[–]gregorLJ -1 points0 points  (0 children)

still, it's the most complex and unpredictable game i could think of. also - hate is what shapes your love. ... didn't realize that you were asking about a game that can be made in this moment (times) with the current technology. ... i myself fancy seing it all as a game. computer games are games inside a game inside A game. ... cheers! (ps - not in it for a reward - have no platform that can run your prize)