George Orwell’s 1984 was published today in 1949.
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
They removed CD/DVD drives from devices.
They made physical media harder to buy and use.
They removed expandable storage from phones.
They pushed us into streaming subscriptions.
They made always-online normal.
They made unlimited internet necessary.
Then slowly raised the price of everything.
Ownership quietly became renting.
In Dec 2012 at the Kennedy Center Honors the surviving members of Led Zeppelin Jimmy Page, Robert Plant & John Paul Jones were entertained by Heart, Ann Wilson & Nancy Wilson. The drummer was Jason Bonham, son the late John.
The Stairway to Heaven cover is fantastic.
Microsoft Copilot 1-Click HACK
A new Microsoft Copilot vulnerability called Reprompt allows hackers to steal your data with a single click. Is this the end of Windows security? Here is why I prefer Linux.
Het is bevestigd: 🇧🇪 stemde vóór het privacy-dodende #ChatControl voorstel in de Raad van de EU.
➡️ "No pasarán" en "we blijven ons verzetten", klopte @MichaelFreilich zich op de borst.
➡️ "❌ ChatControl. Promises made, promises kept", bejubelde @FranckenTheo zichzelf.
➡️ "De N-VA houdt woord ✌️", zei @jeroen_bergers. En over deze stemming twitterde hij: "Ons land heeft zich onthouden".
Maar achter uw rug, verborgen in het kluwen van de Europese besluitvorming, stemt de regering @Bart_DeWever gewoon vóór. Zonder enige opmerkingen.
Uw occasionele reminder dat veel toppolitici, en Conner Rousseau, een belabberde kennis van technologie en privacy hebben en dat in hun voordeel gebruiken om moreel verwerpelijke zaken goed te praten.
Massasurveillance.
De EU is nog slechts een vingerknip verwijderd van andere totalitaire Big Brothers. We worden geregeerd door digibeten die onze privacy volcontinu bij het grofvuil gooien.
_but think of the children!_. Zal wel.
People wonder how the world became so cruel and dysfunctional… but the answer has always been the same.
Not only does power corrupt, but those who seek power over others are already corrupt in their minds.
A healthy mind does not wish to control others.
Germans having a normal one. 24 hours after agreeing to bring back conscription, chief whip of the CDU Jens Spahn now tells young men "Your fatherland needs you". I can't overstate how much this language reeks of musty rot of the early 20th century.
50 years ago today, Patti Smith released her debut album 'Horses' — a fearless fusion of punk, poetry, and pure rebellion. Recorded at Electric Lady Studios and produced by John Cale, it changed rock forever.
On this day in 1938, Nico was born. The Velvet Underground muse turned solo visionary, her haunting voice and harmonium-driven songs reshaped rock’s edge into something darker, stranger, and utterly timeless.
De Europese Commissie wil privéappjes van politici automatisch scannen op dwaze ideetjes. Het systeem genaamd PolicyControl moet voorkomen dat EU-burgers met onzinnige wetgeving worden belast. ‘Wie niets dwaas bedenkt, heeft niets te vrezen.’
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