Kevin Ottens @ervin@mamot.fr
Open Source Engineer and Researcher
https://ervin.ipsquad.net
Joined Apr 2017
Iceland’s Banned TV Christmas Advert... Say hello to Rang-tan. #NoPalmOilChristmas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdpspllWI2o via @wallabagapp
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Lately, many people that I truly respect have answered to the ' #google product or #apple customer ' question by switching to iOS.
It makes some sense to choose the platform of a customer-oriented company instead of the tracking-oriented one's, cos you need here and now a smartphone that just works.
But only a #foss platform can give back to the users the control of their devices.
Let's not fall into the "lesser of two evils" trap. There are foss mobile initiatives out there. And they need our support.
Les dérives du couple infernal Big data et politique https://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/les-derives-du-couple-infernal-big-data-et-politique-39876241.htm via @wallabagapp
Sur les Mac récents, la puce T2 bloque l'installation de Linux https://www.nextinpact.com/brief/sur-les-mac-recents--la-puce-t2-bloque-l-installation-de-linux-6383.htm via @wallabagapp
« La complémentarité homme-machine est une fable » https://usbeketrica.com/article/la-complementarite-homme-machine-est-une-fable via @wallabagapp
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Great interview of Richard Stallman in the New Left Review. Here is an excerpt touching on the limits of Free Software philosophy in the face of modern-day, Big Data surveillance.
https://newleftreview.org/II/113/richard-stallman-talking-to-the-mailman #technopolice
Mieux que les réseaux sociaux, les flux RSS ne vous cachent rien - La Chaîne Web https://www.lachaineweb.com/mieux-que-reseaux-sociaux-flux-rss-ne-cachent-rien/ via @wallabagapp
Création de Mobicoop ! https://www.covoiturage-libre.fr/article/mobicoop via @wallabagapp
Disclose | Premier média d'investigation à but non lucratif https://disclose.ngo/fr via @wallabagapp
Tech's push to teach coding isn't about kids' success – it's about cutting wages https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/sep/21/coding-education-teaching-silicon-valley-wages via @wallabagapp
Éloge de la gratuité https://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/2018/11/ARIES/59231 via @wallabagapp
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🐊 
So, one of France's officially listed colonies, New Caledonia east of Australia, voted with a narrow margin (56.4%) to remain a subject of the colonial overlord.
Hardly surprising unfortunately, as there was no direct no-strings-attached compensation for centuries of impoverishing exploitation that would make independence fair and viable but it would only lead to the empire cutting off its current yearly "subsidies" (bribe) of $1.5 billion... and the population transfer to the colony has lead to only 39.1% being indigenous now.
By carrot, trick and stick, France made colonialism stick.
Pic: AFP
Richard Stallman: Talking to the Mailman https://newleftreview.org/II/113/richard-stallman-talking-to-the-mailman via @wallabagapp
Richard Stallman : « l'open source est un substitut amoral et dépolitisé du mouvement du logiciel libre », qui n'ose pas défendre la liberté https://www.developpez.com/actu/231162/Richard-Stallman-l-open-source-est-un-substitut-amoral-et-depolitise-du-mouvement-du-logiciel-libre-qui-n-ose-pas-defendre-la-liberte via @wallabagapp
Your Smartphone’s Location Data Is Worth Big Money to Wall Street https://www.wsj.com/articles/your-smartphones-location-data-is-worth-big-money-to-wall-street-1541131260 via @wallabagapp
Face aux plates-formes numériques, les livreurs à vélo européens s'organisent https://www.bastamag.net/Face-aux-plates-formes-numeriques-les-livreurs-a-velo-europeens-s-organisent via @wallabagapp
Retour sur « Le système Pierre Rabhi » https://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/2018/11/MALET/59190 via @wallabagapp
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.@nextcloud founder wins €20,000 award 🏆 and immediately donates winnings 💰 to joint Nextcloud - KDE e.V. fund to promote inclusiveness.
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Ok this is pretty damn cool!
Frank Karlitschek who started Nextcloud was awarded the Reinhard von Koenig award for technical excellence and donated the money won starting a fund with KDE to help improve diversity in Open Source and FOSS!
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"The world is on fire but the new Google Pixel 3 is a good phone": https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/mathonan/google-pixel-3-review-android
Open Source Engineer and Researcher
https://ervin.ipsquad.net
Joined Apr 2017
