{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - George De Bruin","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/unattributed","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"1940723","username":"unattributed","bio":"Former IT nerd now exploring life after tech. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎","pronouns":"He/Him/It","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":14,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"George De Bruin","url":"https://unattributed.cc/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2026/31/1940723.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"96364074","content_html":"<p>Two Bulovas: Similar Stories: <a href=\"https://ennui-vagaries.cc/2026/08/25/two-bulovas-similar-stories/\">ennui-vagaries.cc</a></p>","summary":"These two #Bulova #watches are easily in my top 5 watches. I love the #stories of them, and I love the #aesthetics.\n#wristwatch #watchesofmastodon #watchesofpixelfed #wristcheck #watchesofbluesky","url":"https://ennui-vagaries.cc/2026/08/25/two-bulovas-similar-stories/","date_published":"2026-08-25T12:57:00+00:00","author":{"name":"George De Bruin","url":"https://unattributed.cc/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F31%2F1940723.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"unattributed"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"12:57","date_timestamp":1787662620,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://gotosocial.social/@unattributed/01M0WFY64P8QD3G5A6QH9ABCJW","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ev7bd4zdsvzzzh4drhurblxo/post/3mtvumeitgt2e"]}},{"id":"96343095","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/loosenut@genart.social\" class=\"u-url mention\">@loosenut</a></span> Well that explains a lot… Especially my feeling disconnected from the scene, and the more dance oriented I felt a lot of tracks were. Plus, I have to be upfront about a lot of my choices in electronic music lean more towards dub-techno, downtempo, and chill styles.</p>\n<p>As for the production: that makes even more sense. I’m guessing you were doing a 2-channel live recording, basically capturing the raw mix from your mixing board.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/unattributed/96343095","date_published":"2026-08-25T03:25:25+00:00","author":{"name":"George De Bruin","url":"https://unattributed.cc/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F31%2F1940723.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"unattributed"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-25 03:25","date_timestamp":1787628325,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96305588","content_html":"<p>Alex Ayers: In Through The Out Din Vols 1-4: <a href=\"https://cerebralrift.cc/2026/08/24/alex-ayers-in-through-the/\">cerebralrift.cc</a></p>","summary":"Review of the four volume electronic music collection “In through the Out DIN” by Alex Ayers. This is a journey that’s more important than the destination.","url":"https://cerebralrift.cc/2026/08/24/alex-ayers-in-through-the/","date_published":"2026-08-24T12:53:00+00:00","author":{"name":"George De Bruin","url":"https://unattributed.cc/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F31%2F1940723.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"unattributed"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-24 12:53","date_timestamp":1787575980,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://gotosocial.social/@unattributed/01M0SXA80P0K32PQ0ZG2PT1S8T","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ev7bd4zdsvzzzh4drhurblxo/post/3mttdwj7tut2w"]}},{"id":"96286474","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/brennan@social.lol\" class=\"u-url mention\">@brennan</a></span> I need to read this, but I’m a bit behind at the moment…will give it a thorough read soon.</p>\n<p>But, I will mention that I was focused more on the link rot issue. I’m more concerned that the idea that automatically swapping an URL that is generating 404/301 errors for a URL that points to the Wayback Machine is not necessarily the only option that should be considered.</p>\n<p>(FWIW — my posts are being archived on the Wayback Machine as well, but I also have 4-5 more backups going on as well. I think I’m getting a bit wiser about this whole game of making backups as much as possible. But I do have more to say about backups as well.)</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/unattributed/96286474","date_published":"2026-08-24T02:11:44+00:00","author":{"name":"George De Bruin","url":"https://unattributed.cc/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F31%2F1940723.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"unattributed"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-24 02:11","date_timestamp":1787537504,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96265570","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/clare_hooley@mastodon.me.uk\" class=\"u-url mention\">@clare<span>_</span>hooley</a></span> IMO - I’m surprised the ICO or FCC isn’t more proactive in these areas. It shouldn’t be too difficult to write some bots / crawlers that can analyze the content of a site and look for things that are outside the law(s). The whole thing could be automated, down to sending out notices for violations. The fines they could charge would easily bring in more money than they’d spend on building / operating the scanning system.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/unattributed/96265570","date_published":"2026-08-23T16:39:45+00:00","author":{"name":"George De Bruin","url":"https://unattributed.cc/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F31%2F1940723.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"unattributed"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-23 16:39","date_timestamp":1787503185,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96264917","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/clare_hooley@mastodon.me.uk\" class=\"u-url mention\">@clare<span>_</span>hooley</a></span> Yeah. I only have two: Bubbles and my contact form, which uses Letterbird, which follows CCPA very closely.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/unattributed/96264917","date_published":"2026-08-23T16:28:07+00:00","author":{"name":"George De Bruin","url":"https://unattributed.cc/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F31%2F1940723.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"unattributed"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-23 16:28","date_timestamp":1787502487,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96264695","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/clare_hooley@mastodon.me.uk\" class=\"u-url mention\">@clare<span>_</span>hooley</a></span> I was aware that there was controversy around Google Fonts, but wasn’t certain that the issue would fall under GDPR. By the number of sites that still call Google for fonts I’m guessing most devs don’t believe it to be applicable (WordPress calls Google for fonts by default, for example).</p>\n<p>One of the reasons I like Tiny Theme (my current theme) is it doesn’t call Google for anything. ;)</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/unattributed/96264695","date_published":"2026-08-23T16:20:32+00:00","author":{"name":"George De Bruin","url":"https://unattributed.cc/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F31%2F1940723.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"unattributed"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-23 16:20","date_timestamp":1787502032,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96264229","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/clare_hooley@mastodon.me.uk\" class=\"u-url mention\">@clare<span>_</span>hooley</a></span> So, Article 5 has specific loopholes in it under which most media embeds actually operate:</p>\n<p>&gt; 5(1): This paragraph shall not prevent technical storage which is necessary for the conveyance of a communication without prejudice to the principle of confidentiality.</p>\n<p>&gt; 5(3): This shall not prevent any technical storage or access for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network, or as strictly necessary in order for the provider of an information society service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user to provide the service.</p>\n<p>This is why you don’t typically see consent for a lot of embeds. YouTube runs into trouble because it makes calls to other domains like googleadservices.com, doubleclick.net — hence the reason they have youtube-nocookie as an alternative.</p>\n<p>AFAIK — most sites use embeds assuming the Article 5 exceptions. Personally, I don’t want to run afoul of anything that might fall outside those restrictions… So, I just don’t use embeds (except for HTML5 embeds, which are completely Article 5 and 6 compliant).</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/unattributed/96264229","date_published":"2026-08-23T16:07:41+00:00","author":{"name":"George De Bruin","url":"https://unattributed.cc/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F31%2F1940723.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"unattributed"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-23 16:07","date_timestamp":1787501261,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96263194","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/clare_hooley@mastodon.me.uk\" class=\"u-url mention\">@clare<span>_</span>hooley</a></span> Hi Clare, do you have a citation / specific link to the GDPR legislation that talks specifically about third-party media embeds? I looked at it a few years back (probably 4-5), but don’t recall <em>specific</em> wording that references that portion.</p>\n<p>Yes, social media embeds absolutely fall under GDPR, primarily because they act in the same way as a lot of advertising embeds do.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/unattributed/96263194","date_published":"2026-08-23T15:39:49+00:00","author":{"name":"George De Bruin","url":"https://unattributed.cc/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F31%2F1940723.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"unattributed"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-23 15:39","date_timestamp":1787499589,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96258537","content_html":"<p>Digital Legacy: Link Rot Mitigation Issues: <a href=\"https://unattributed.cc/2026/08/23/digital-legacy-link-rot-mitigation/\">unattributed.cc</a></p>","summary":"Link rot is a major issue for many websites, especially blogs. Mitigation methods may have more pitfalls than one might think.","url":"https://unattributed.cc/2026/08/23/digital-legacy-link-rot-mitigation/","date_published":"2026-08-23T13:30:00+00:00","author":{"name":"George De Bruin","url":"https://unattributed.cc/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F31%2F1940723.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"unattributed"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-23 13:30","date_timestamp":1787491800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://gotosocial.social/@unattributed/01M0QD1C1H9V90HJ254D66PJHH","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ev7bd4zdsvzzzh4drhurblxo/post/3mtqvjtmanm2e"]}},{"id":"96062299","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> I agree the logs page is very useful. It shouldn’t be buried under the account page. Should be on the main navigation menu. :)</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/unattributed/96062299","date_published":"2026-08-19T22:55:50+00:00","author":{"name":"George De Bruin","url":"https://unattributed.cc/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F31%2F1940723.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"unattributed"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-19 22:55","date_timestamp":1787180150,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96042551","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> I have yet to be convinced that using AI for editing can do anything more for me than I can accomplish with my local instance of <a href=\"https://hub.docker.com/r/elestio/languagetool\">LanguageTool</a> and <a href=\"https://writewithharper.com/\">Harper</a>.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/unattributed/96042551","date_published":"2026-08-19T16:28:06+00:00","author":{"name":"George De Bruin","url":"https://unattributed.cc/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F31%2F1940723.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"unattributed"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-19 16:28","date_timestamp":1787156886,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96032325","content_html":"<p>Loss of Cultural Heritage in the Digital Age: <a href=\"https://cerebralrift.cc/2026/08/19/loss-of-cultural-heritage-in/\">cerebralrift.cc</a></p>","summary":"A recent story about 70 years of digitized materials from Nine PBS being the subject of legal battles got me thinking about other lost cultural artifacts.","url":"https://cerebralrift.cc/2026/08/19/loss-of-cultural-heritage-in/","date_published":"2026-08-19T12:56:00+00:00","author":{"name":"George De Bruin","url":"https://unattributed.cc/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F31%2F1940723.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"unattributed"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-19 12:56","date_timestamp":1787144160,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://gotosocial.social/@unattributed/01M0D1GQZQY2SX3JC0F32WMZEX","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ev7bd4zdsvzzzh4drhurblxo/post/3mthyjbbnfe2d"]}},{"id":"95917303","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/dmoonfire@polymaths.social\" class=\"u-url mention\">@dmoonfire</a></span> Are you stating that I — a functioning AI — can’t be human? ;)</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/unattributed/95917303","date_published":"2026-08-17T14:58:14+00:00","author":{"name":"George De Bruin","url":"https://unattributed.cc/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F31%2F1940723.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"unattributed"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-17 14:58","date_timestamp":1786978694,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95893446","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> I would doubt that they “bailed out” X — more like played shell games with the money would be my bet.</p>\n<p>But you get what I am saying, I think it’s premature to claim survival, or stability for that matter… But, time will tell.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/unattributed/95893446","date_published":"2026-08-17T03:40:03+00:00","author":{"name":"George De Bruin","url":"https://unattributed.cc/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F31%2F1940723.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"unattributed"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-17 03:40","date_timestamp":1786938003,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95887104","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> I think it’s premature to believe that “X has survived” anything. As long as they keep getting fines like 120M Euros for violating the Digital Services Act(1)<br>\nthey aren’t clear of anything. And, there are still pending lawsuits surrounding Grok’s Deepfake issues(2).</p>\n<p>When Elon took over, there was a major issue with the debt of the company, which only got worse as Elon had to secure more loans for the company. Since doing this a number of lenders had had to write off the multiple billions of dollars of debt. This isn’t sustainable, and eventually they will come calling on the company to make good on the remaining debts.</p>\n<p>Elon’s business strategy has been risky, at best. And, he’s been lucky to have been unscathed in this political climate. However, that is likely changing soon, and I think Twitter and Elon will run into some very strong headwinds.</p>\n<p>Originally, I saw a timeline of five-ten years before either (a) Elon left X, or (b) it imploded. That may have been extended a bit by this administration. But I remain convinced that there will be some serious issues.</p>\n<p>(Side note: I’m unconvinced that the information we are seeing about X/xAI as a business is reliable. Before Elon’s takeover there was a public reporting requirement that was frequently double-checked by others. Since taking the company private the numbers that are being reported by X have been questionable.)</p>\n \n<ol>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-fines-x-eu120-million-under-digital-services-act\">digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/c…</a></p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.lawsuit-information-center.com/grok-ai-deepfake-lawsuit.html\">www.lawsuit-information-center.com/grok-ai-d…</a></p>\n</li>\n</ol>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/unattributed/95887104","date_published":"2026-08-16T23:33:51+00:00","author":{"name":"George De Bruin","url":"https://unattributed.cc/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F31%2F1940723.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"unattributed"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-16 23:33","date_timestamp":1786923231,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95865224","content_html":"<p>Anne Sulikowski: Secret Land: <a href=\"https://cerebralrift.cc/2026/08/16/anne-sulikowski-secret-land/\">cerebralrift.cc</a></p>","summary":"Anne Sulikowski is an ambient artist I’ve been listening to for over a decade. With this re-release of her 2008 album “Secret Land” I finally get to talk about her music.","url":"https://cerebralrift.cc/2026/08/16/anne-sulikowski-secret-land/","date_published":"2026-08-16T13:30:00+00:00","author":{"name":"George De Bruin","url":"https://unattributed.cc/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F31%2F1940723.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"unattributed"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-16 13:30","date_timestamp":1786887000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://gotosocial.social/@unattributed/01M05C87S753G173AFDFNP5NN2","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ev7bd4zdsvzzzh4drhurblxo/post/3mthynj6t552e"]}},{"id":"95837014","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/slumberingcat@calckey.world\" class=\"u-url mention\">@slumberingcat</a></span></p>\n<p>&gt; Once they’ve made those first few changes, I’ve found that their perspectives change too.</p>\n<p>This is what I was suggesting to <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/brennan@social.lol\" class=\"u-url mention\">@brennan</a></span> a moment ago. That initial resistance is friction or inertia. It takes more energy to get past that, but then it becomes easier.</p>\n<p>I feel like there is a political movement, actually a political party, that reflects a lot of the ideals that we would like to see in the foreground of politics: <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirate_Party\">The Pirate Party</a> they’ve been around for 20 years, but it has been a slow movement to really gain traction in most regions.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/unattributed/95837014","date_published":"2026-08-15T20:50:33+00:00","author":{"name":"George De Bruin","url":"https://unattributed.cc/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F31%2F1940723.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"unattributed"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-15 20:50","date_timestamp":1786827033,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95836645","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/brennan@social.lol\" class=\"u-url mention\">@brennan</a></span> Absolutely, there is circular logic at play. OTOH, I understand the lock-in issue as well. It is the most difficult thing to overcome, akin to inertia and/or friction, once the initial resistance is overcome then things will move more easily. But, getting the energy required can be multiples of the energy needed to sustain the movement.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/unattributed/95836645","date_published":"2026-08-15T20:39:55+00:00","author":{"name":"George De Bruin","url":"https://unattributed.cc/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F31%2F1940723.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"unattributed"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-15 20:39","date_timestamp":1786826395,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95765695","content_html":"<p>More Tech Sucks! <a href=\"https://unattributed.cc/2026/08/14/more-tech-sucks/\">unattributed.cc</a></p>","summary":"Defending my stance of tech abuse relationships. And deeper analysis of technology company tactics. 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The tech illiterate tend to be those who weren’t raised with this technology. We cited the example of our mothers. Mine was born in the 1930s. This technology didn’t start to emerge until she was in her 50s, and she wasn’t pushed to use it until she was in her 60s. Of course, she only had a surface level knowledge of how to use it.</p>\n<p>Something that should be recognized here is that there are more generations that have grown up with this technology, and are more literate, than those who are not. That’s not to say there aren’t those who are less literate, but the overall population that aren’t literate has greatly decreased since the 1970s or 1980s.</p>\n<p>I don’t look at this as a literacy issue. I look at it as an incentivizing situation. Most people aren’t incentivized to change. 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Most of it centers on addressing specific points you brought up in your post. The two paragraphs where I talked about Linux were not about advocating you (or anyone for that matter) switch to it. I’ve been down the route of being the zealot before, and I understand that it doesn’t work. When someone is genuinely interested then they will ask questions.</p>\n<p>Those two paragraphs where I referenced Linux were about addressing the idea that an individual making a change doesn’t make a difference. Linux was <em>long</em> seen that way: it’s irrelevant, there isn’t a market for it, etc. Now, however, the market is growing. Sure it’s not dominant, but it’s growing to the point where less technical users are starting to turn to it.</p>\n<p>Your proposition of looking at this from the perspective of your (or my) mom (mine’s also passed) is a different matter. I think we can all agree that there are people in our lives that are either unlikely or unable to change. 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I’d bet they have an Ingram account for doing the distribution.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/unattributed/95406997","date_published":"2026-08-08T14:26:48+00:00","author":{"name":"George De Bruin","url":"https://unattributed.cc/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F31%2F1940723.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"unattributed"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-08 14:26","date_timestamp":1786199208,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95405235","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/alyn@wandering.shop\" class=\"u-url mention\">@alyn</a></span> Let me step in and explain why so many indie authors go Amazon and not other platforms.</p>\n<p>Book distributed platforms charge for their service. The more platforms, the more expensive it is. Amazon sales <em>literally</em> dwarf all other platforms. The second closest is Apple. Aside from those two all other platforms will yield  %10 or less in sales, total.</p>\n<p>When you balance the cost of distribution versus the sales reality it is really hard for many indie authors and publishers to choose to use other platforms as it can actually end up cutting or even eliminating their profits.</p>\n<p>It’s a stupid f***ing reality, but one we are stuck with until either some Government or the legal system steps in and takes a sledgehammer to Amazon and the distributors.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/unattributed/95405235","date_published":"2026-08-08T13:45:43+00:00","author":{"name":"George De Bruin","url":"https://unattributed.cc/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F31%2F1940723.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"unattributed"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-08 13:45","date_timestamp":1786196743,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95403014","content_html":"<p>Revisited: Landscapes of Late: <a href=\"https://cerebralrift.cc/2026/08/08/revisited-landscapes-of-late/\">cerebralrift.cc</a></p>","summary":"Landscapes of Late was the first review on this blog back in 2008. 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href=\"https://mysk.blog/2026/08/04/webkit-proxy-icloud-private-relay-ip-leak/\">mysk.blog</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mysk.blog/2026/08/04/webkit-proxy-icloud-private-relay-ip-leak/","date_published":"2026-08-07T23:41:56+00:00","author":{"name":"George De Bruin","url":"https://unattributed.cc/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F31%2F1940723.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"unattributed"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-07 23:41","date_timestamp":1786146116,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"95374924","content_html":"<p>Born Against, or why hobby programming communities are aggressively against LLM usage: <a 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For example: e2e private messages. Another example, identity management.</p>\n<p>Look at the forum side of the Fediverse. We have PieFed, Lemmy, Kbin and several other platforms. While they are compatible on core features, each has taken to implementing their extensions that are incompatible. I don’t think we want Mastodon heading that direction (which if they start rushing features could happen).</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/unattributed/95298803","date_published":"2026-08-06T15:28:30+00:00","author":{"name":"George De Bruin","url":"https://unattributed.cc/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F31%2F1940723.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"unattributed"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-06 15:28","date_timestamp":1786030110,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95297944","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> Mastodon has close to 9K servers, and 8.6M users. A decade in, they are well past being a startup. Mastodon has to be handled as a mature platform, to do anything less would be irresponsible. The Fediverse doesn’t need platform like X where half of the features are rushed out half-baked at best.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/unattributed/95297944","date_published":"2026-08-06T15:12:59+00:00","author":{"name":"George De Bruin","url":"https://unattributed.cc/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F31%2F1940723.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"unattributed"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-06 15:12","date_timestamp":1786029179,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95255800","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/olly@indieweb.social\" class=\"u-url mention\">@olly</a></span> That’s probably due to users that have two (or more) blogs have a specific purpose, or a theme focus. My four blogs break down like this:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>General life, tech, and personal commentary</li>\n<li>Archiving my music podcast</li>\n<li>Collecting and related hobbies</li>\n<li>Outsider / indie art, music, and culture</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Those divisions are useful for building a readership that has specific interests.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/unattributed/95255800","date_published":"2026-08-05T20:56:02+00:00","author":{"name":"George De Bruin","url":"https://unattributed.cc/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F31%2F1940723.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"unattributed"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-05 20:56","date_timestamp":1785963362,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95234545","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/olly@indieweb.social\" class=\"u-url mention\">@olly</a></span> write.as has a 5 year option for $250, which is $50/yr. With the 5 year plan you get up to 5 blogs. Yes, Bear is $49/yr, but that’s for up to 10 blogs.</p>\n<p>I could have been a bit more clear on this as I was thinking of the price per blog as I was writing.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/unattributed/95234545","date_published":"2026-08-05T13:22:07+00:00","author":{"name":"George De Bruin","url":"https://unattributed.cc/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F31%2F1940723.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"unattributed"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-05 13:22","date_timestamp":1785936127,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95216805","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a></p>\n<p>Ideally, I’d like to set the <code>twitter:description</code>, <code>og:description</code>, and <code>description</code> meta elements directly so they can be in the HEAD section, without having them tied to the blog template… But I doubt anyone else would want or care about that… So, I’m happy with things as they are now.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/unattributed/95216805","date_published":"2026-08-05T05:40:27+00:00","author":{"name":"George De Bruin","url":"https://unattributed.cc/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F31%2F1940723.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"unattributed"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-05 05:40","date_timestamp":1785908427,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95200172","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> I found a better solution (from a theme standpoint). Any of the themes that support microhooks can just create an empty: layouts/partials/microhook-description.html</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/unattributed/95200172","date_published":"2026-08-04T21:28:50+00:00","author":{"name":"George De Bruin","url":"https://unattributed.cc/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F31%2F1940723.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"unattributed"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-04 21:28","date_timestamp":1785878930,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}}]}