@eclectech this is a brilliantly written article and it is horrifying.
It is along the same lines as the book, “The Bill Gates Problem”; which also says this about Bill Gates “To be declared a genius at one thing is to begin to believe you are a genius at everything.”
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Farhan Ahmed
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Exploring at the intersection of health, technology, and privacy. I have a surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker free blog where you will find a blend of opinions, code, and creativity—although not necessarily in that order. Please support, if you can, people doing the right thing: Python Software Foundation: https://www.python.org/sponsors/application/ Gaza Giving Circle: https://chuffed.org/project/hope-giving-circle Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://eff.org
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Farhan Ahmed
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Exploring at the intersection of health, technology, and privacy. I have a surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker free blog where you will find a blend of opinions, code, and creativity—although not necessarily in that order. Please support, if you can, people doing the right thing: Python Software Foundation: https://www.python.org/sponsors/application/ Gaza Giving Circle: https://chuffed.org/project/hope-giving-circle Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://eff.org
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Farhan Ahmed
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Exploring at the intersection of health, technology, and privacy. I have a surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker free blog where you will find a blend of opinions, code, and creativity—although not necessarily in that order. Please support, if you can, people doing the right thing: Python Software Foundation: https://www.python.org/sponsors/application/ Gaza Giving Circle: https://chuffed.org/project/hope-giving-circle Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://eff.org
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@bagder A huge plus one from me and thank you!! You truly are an example of what Good looks like!
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Exploring at the intersection of health, technology, and privacy. I have a surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker free blog where you will find a blend of opinions, code, and creativity—although not necessarily in that order. Please support, if you can, people doing the right thing: Python Software Foundation: https://www.python.org/sponsors/application/ Gaza Giving Circle: https://chuffed.org/project/hope-giving-circle Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://eff.org
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Farhan Ahmed
@macronaut@mas.to
Exploring at the intersection of health, technology, and privacy. I have a surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker free blog where you will find a blend of opinions, code, and creativity—although not necessarily in that order. Please support, if you can, people doing the right thing: Python Software Foundation: https://www.python.org/sponsors/application/ Gaza Giving Circle: https://chuffed.org/project/hope-giving-circle Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://eff.org
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Mar 05, 2026
@thomasfuchs cutting all the wrong corners.
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Farhan Ahmed
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Exploring at the intersection of health, technology, and privacy. I have a surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker free blog where you will find a blend of opinions, code, and creativity—although not necessarily in that order. Please support, if you can, people doing the right thing: Python Software Foundation: https://www.python.org/sponsors/application/ Gaza Giving Circle: https://chuffed.org/project/hope-giving-circle Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://eff.org
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Mar 04, 2026
@neil that’s the first thing that came to my mind too! It has an A18 Pro, so theoretically it may be possible to get Asahi Linux on it.
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Farhan Ahmed
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Exploring at the intersection of health, technology, and privacy. I have a surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker free blog where you will find a blend of opinions, code, and creativity—although not necessarily in that order. Please support, if you can, people doing the right thing: Python Software Foundation: https://www.python.org/sponsors/application/ Gaza Giving Circle: https://chuffed.org/project/hope-giving-circle Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://eff.org
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Mar 01, 2026
@janvlug yes, It’s not open source; at least not completely. My decision to go with Vivaldi was based on my stance of no forced genAI in my browser. I was a long time (~20 years) user and supporter of Firefox until Mozilla started with the genAI and then doubled-down on it.
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Exploring at the intersection of health, technology, and privacy. I have a surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker free blog where you will find a blend of opinions, code, and creativity—although not necessarily in that order. Please support, if you can, people doing the right thing: Python Software Foundation: https://www.python.org/sponsors/application/ Gaza Giving Circle: https://chuffed.org/project/hope-giving-circle Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://eff.org
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Farhan Ahmed
@macronaut@mas.to
Exploring at the intersection of health, technology, and privacy. I have a surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker free blog where you will find a blend of opinions, code, and creativity—although not necessarily in that order. Please support, if you can, people doing the right thing: Python Software Foundation: https://www.python.org/sponsors/application/ Gaza Giving Circle: https://chuffed.org/project/hope-giving-circle Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://eff.org
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Mar 01, 2026
@janvlug all items checked on the list for me; with the exception of Firefox/LibreWolf I moved to Vivaldi. Same for nixing the apps in favor of the browser.
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Exploring at the intersection of health, technology, and privacy. I have a surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker free blog where you will find a blend of opinions, code, and creativity—although not necessarily in that order. Please support, if you can, people doing the right thing: Python Software Foundation: https://www.python.org/sponsors/application/ Gaza Giving Circle: https://chuffed.org/project/hope-giving-circle Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://eff.org
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Farhan Ahmed
@macronaut@mas.to
Exploring at the intersection of health, technology, and privacy. I have a surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker free blog where you will find a blend of opinions, code, and creativity—although not necessarily in that order. Please support, if you can, people doing the right thing: Python Software Foundation: https://www.python.org/sponsors/application/ Gaza Giving Circle: https://chuffed.org/project/hope-giving-circle Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://eff.org
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Feb 27, 2026
@kenney This. So much this.
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Farhan Ahmed
@macronaut@mas.to
Exploring at the intersection of health, technology, and privacy. I have a surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker free blog where you will find a blend of opinions, code, and creativity—although not necessarily in that order. Please support, if you can, people doing the right thing: Python Software Foundation: https://www.python.org/sponsors/application/ Gaza Giving Circle: https://chuffed.org/project/hope-giving-circle Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://eff.org
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Feb 27, 2026
RE: https://mas.to/@thecontinent/116144163822701961
This is hands down one of the best and most informative African publications with thoughtful and thought provoking articles. Very old school (that’s good) traditional high caliber journalism that is so lacking now days. I love it and look forward to reading each issue. Well done folks! Well done! and thank you!
This is hands down one of the best and most informative African publications with thoughtful and thought provoking articles. Very old school (that’s good) traditional high caliber journalism that is so lacking now days. I love it and look forward to reading each issue. Well done folks! Well done! and thank you!
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Farhan Ahmed
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Exploring at the intersection of health, technology, and privacy. I have a surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker free blog where you will find a blend of opinions, code, and creativity—although not necessarily in that order. Please support, if you can, people doing the right thing: Python Software Foundation: https://www.python.org/sponsors/application/ Gaza Giving Circle: https://chuffed.org/project/hope-giving-circle Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://eff.org
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Farhan Ahmed
@macronaut@mas.to
Exploring at the intersection of health, technology, and privacy. I have a surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker free blog where you will find a blend of opinions, code, and creativity—although not necessarily in that order. Please support, if you can, people doing the right thing: Python Software Foundation: https://www.python.org/sponsors/application/ Gaza Giving Circle: https://chuffed.org/project/hope-giving-circle Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://eff.org
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Feb 25, 2026
@fj any deal that has to include this sentence “shall not be referred to any national or international tribunal or third party for settlement” should be rejected immediately and outright! This is a red flag (perhaps not the only one in this deal) and a clear indication of their true intention, that these people are going to do some major villainy.
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Exploring at the intersection of health, technology, and privacy. I have a surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker free blog where you will find a blend of opinions, code, and creativity—although not necessarily in that order. Please support, if you can, people doing the right thing: Python Software Foundation: https://www.python.org/sponsors/application/ Gaza Giving Circle: https://chuffed.org/project/hope-giving-circle Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://eff.org
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Farhan Ahmed
@macronaut@mas.to
Exploring at the intersection of health, technology, and privacy. I have a surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker free blog where you will find a blend of opinions, code, and creativity—although not necessarily in that order. Please support, if you can, people doing the right thing: Python Software Foundation: https://www.python.org/sponsors/application/ Gaza Giving Circle: https://chuffed.org/project/hope-giving-circle Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://eff.org
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Feb 24, 2026
@simonbs Does this work in browsers other than Safari? I don’t use Safari on my Mac or iOS devices.
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Exploring at the intersection of health, technology, and privacy. I have a surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker free blog where you will find a blend of opinions, code, and creativity—although not necessarily in that order. Please support, if you can, people doing the right thing: Python Software Foundation: https://www.python.org/sponsors/application/ Gaza Giving Circle: https://chuffed.org/project/hope-giving-circle Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://eff.org
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Farhan Ahmed
@macronaut@mas.to
Exploring at the intersection of health, technology, and privacy. I have a surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker free blog where you will find a blend of opinions, code, and creativity—although not necessarily in that order. Please support, if you can, people doing the right thing: Python Software Foundation: https://www.python.org/sponsors/application/ Gaza Giving Circle: https://chuffed.org/project/hope-giving-circle Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://eff.org
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Feb 21, 2026
@mo This is beautiful!
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@macronaut@mas.to
Exploring at the intersection of health, technology, and privacy. I have a surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker free blog where you will find a blend of opinions, code, and creativity—although not necessarily in that order. Please support, if you can, people doing the right thing: Python Software Foundation: https://www.python.org/sponsors/application/ Gaza Giving Circle: https://chuffed.org/project/hope-giving-circle Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://eff.org
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Farhan Ahmed
@macronaut@mas.to
Exploring at the intersection of health, technology, and privacy. I have a surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker free blog where you will find a blend of opinions, code, and creativity—although not necessarily in that order. Please support, if you can, people doing the right thing: Python Software Foundation: https://www.python.org/sponsors/application/ Gaza Giving Circle: https://chuffed.org/project/hope-giving-circle Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://eff.org
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Feb 21, 2026
@janl so much this. I have started on the same journey and I am finding most of my workflows transferring to Linux without issue; which is great! There are still few apps that I have been for a long time that don’t seem to have a counterpart on Linux; e.g. @scrivenerapp, but otherwise this move of line to Linux is proving to be fairly smooth.
Hoping to properly articulate this on my blog where I haven’t posted any articles in a long while 🙈
Hoping to properly articulate this on my blog where I haven’t posted any articles in a long while 🙈
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Farhan Ahmed
@macronaut@mas.to
Exploring at the intersection of health, technology, and privacy. I have a surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker free blog where you will find a blend of opinions, code, and creativity—although not necessarily in that order. Please support, if you can, people doing the right thing: Python Software Foundation: https://www.python.org/sponsors/application/ Gaza Giving Circle: https://chuffed.org/project/hope-giving-circle Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://eff.org
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Farhan Ahmed
@macronaut@mas.to
Exploring at the intersection of health, technology, and privacy. I have a surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker free blog where you will find a blend of opinions, code, and creativity—although not necessarily in that order. Please support, if you can, people doing the right thing: Python Software Foundation: https://www.python.org/sponsors/application/ Gaza Giving Circle: https://chuffed.org/project/hope-giving-circle Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://eff.org
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Feb 16, 2026
@jimniels totally agree. I have started looking in the OSS for a sane replacement so that I can ditch my music app. I just need a lightweight music player; not a media center software. I just need a simple app to do one thing and do it well, play *my* music.
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Farhan Ahmed
@macronaut@mas.to
Exploring at the intersection of health, technology, and privacy. I have a surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker free blog where you will find a blend of opinions, code, and creativity—although not necessarily in that order. Please support, if you can, people doing the right thing: Python Software Foundation: https://www.python.org/sponsors/application/ Gaza Giving Circle: https://chuffed.org/project/hope-giving-circle Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://eff.org
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Farhan Ahmed
@macronaut@mas.to
Exploring at the intersection of health, technology, and privacy. I have a surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker free blog where you will find a blend of opinions, code, and creativity—although not necessarily in that order. Please support, if you can, people doing the right thing: Python Software Foundation: https://www.python.org/sponsors/application/ Gaza Giving Circle: https://chuffed.org/project/hope-giving-circle Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://eff.org
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Feb 08, 2026
@silverspookgames wait! Wasn’t that the plot of Spaceballs! Did the oligarchs really take that as a call to action!!
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Farhan Ahmed
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Exploring at the intersection of health, technology, and privacy. I have a surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker free blog where you will find a blend of opinions, code, and creativity—although not necessarily in that order. Please support, if you can, people doing the right thing: Python Software Foundation: https://www.python.org/sponsors/application/ Gaza Giving Circle: https://chuffed.org/project/hope-giving-circle Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://eff.org
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Farhan Ahmed
@macronaut@mas.to
Exploring at the intersection of health, technology, and privacy. I have a surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker free blog where you will find a blend of opinions, code, and creativity—although not necessarily in that order. Please support, if you can, people doing the right thing: Python Software Foundation: https://www.python.org/sponsors/application/ Gaza Giving Circle: https://chuffed.org/project/hope-giving-circle Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://eff.org
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Feb 05, 2026
Tell me again, anywhere in the so called “developed” and “civilized west” world, that “no one is above the law”. I’ll wait.
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Farhan Ahmed
@macronaut@mas.to
Exploring at the intersection of health, technology, and privacy. I have a surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker free blog where you will find a blend of opinions, code, and creativity—although not necessarily in that order. Please support, if you can, people doing the right thing: Python Software Foundation: https://www.python.org/sponsors/application/ Gaza Giving Circle: https://chuffed.org/project/hope-giving-circle Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://eff.org
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Farhan Ahmed
@macronaut@mas.to
Exploring at the intersection of health, technology, and privacy. I have a surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker free blog where you will find a blend of opinions, code, and creativity—although not necessarily in that order. Please support, if you can, people doing the right thing: Python Software Foundation: https://www.python.org/sponsors/application/ Gaza Giving Circle: https://chuffed.org/project/hope-giving-circle Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://eff.org
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Feb 05, 2026
I recently read short post on the steam machine delays. Towards the end of the post, the author made a remark that I was not expecting.
This reminded me that even now people co-opt other peoples language and propagate false views and ideas about a people that are already marginalized and actively demonized.
It was the last place I expected this happen and all I wanted was to know why steam machine is being delayed.
This reminded me that even now people co-opt other peoples language and propagate false views and ideas about a people that are already marginalized and actively demonized.
It was the last place I expected this happen and all I wanted was to know why steam machine is being delayed.
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Farhan Ahmed
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Exploring at the intersection of health, technology, and privacy. I have a surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker free blog where you will find a blend of opinions, code, and creativity—although not necessarily in that order. Please support, if you can, people doing the right thing: Python Software Foundation: https://www.python.org/sponsors/application/ Gaza Giving Circle: https://chuffed.org/project/hope-giving-circle Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://eff.org
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Farhan Ahmed
@macronaut@mas.to
Exploring at the intersection of health, technology, and privacy. I have a surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker free blog where you will find a blend of opinions, code, and creativity—although not necessarily in that order. Please support, if you can, people doing the right thing: Python Software Foundation: https://www.python.org/sponsors/application/ Gaza Giving Circle: https://chuffed.org/project/hope-giving-circle Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://eff.org
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Jan 09, 2026
@elementary nothing but the essentials: Files, Terminal, Builder, VSCodium, Mail, Errands, Foliate
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@macronaut@mas.to
Exploring at the intersection of health, technology, and privacy. I have a surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker free blog where you will find a blend of opinions, code, and creativity—although not necessarily in that order. Please support, if you can, people doing the right thing: Python Software Foundation: https://www.python.org/sponsors/application/ Gaza Giving Circle: https://chuffed.org/project/hope-giving-circle Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://eff.org
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Farhan Ahmed
@macronaut@mas.to
Exploring at the intersection of health, technology, and privacy. I have a surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker free blog where you will find a blend of opinions, code, and creativity—although not necessarily in that order. Please support, if you can, people doing the right thing: Python Software Foundation: https://www.python.org/sponsors/application/ Gaza Giving Circle: https://chuffed.org/project/hope-giving-circle Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://eff.org
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Nov 13, 2025
@preya Exactly! After a long while I am really excited about Steam Machine!
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