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apertus-cogitari (51)in #steemit • 9 years ago
How Steemit became unsuitable for freedom-fighters and whistle blowers (& how only nerds can overcome this)
The free-speech precondition: anonymity Steemit now requires new account registrations to include a mobile phone number. This is a devastating blow to those requiring…
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apertus-cogitari (51)in #travel • 9 years ago
How progressive nerdy travellers can boycott Boeing. And why General Electric is on the evil list as well.
Suppose you want to boycott Boeing. A Boeing aircraft is probably not on your shopping list, so you can't simply scratch Boeing off your shopping list as easily as you can a…
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apertus-cogitari (51)in #technology • 9 years ago
FLOSS Projects like Anki and GNU Radio with Closed Documentation (c/o cloudflare)
Some free software projects have moved their documentation and other essential resources into the centralized corporate walled-garden of CloudFlare. These projects masquerade as…
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apertus-cogitari (51)in #shopping • 9 years ago
Tech gifts that take more than they give -- Brands that progressives should refuse
Many mainstream technology brands engage in a variety of freedom-oppressing political activities. It's a rampant problem because not enough consumers are paying attention.…
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apertus-cogitari (51)in #steemit-bug • 9 years ago
Markdown anchors broken. Table of Contents ("[TOC]") code also broken.
The markdown standard provides a markup-styled anchor mechanism (according to and discussed on stackoverflow ) whereby an article may include anchors which can be linked to.…
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apertus-cogitari (51)in #liberty • 9 years ago
Which printer & scanner brands are ethical? Get your boycott on - the evil has been charted.
This chart shows a variety of core evils for which current manufacturers of imaging products partake: Indeed almost all printer makers are at the extreme of social…
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apertus-cogitari (51)in #marijuana • 9 years ago
Employer-imposed drug testing -- why it's a bad idea
Employers in the US have been engaged in rampant abuse of workers dignity, privacy, and liberties for a long time now. Now that the medicinal properties of marijuana has finally…
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apertus-cogitari (51)in #freedom • 9 years ago
How donating to human rights and civil liberties orgs can backfire
Organizations that fight for human rights and civil liberties often (unwittingly) install a donation mechanism that counters their own cause. This creates a pitfall whereby…
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