Technology @lemmy.world Hal-5700X @lemmy.world 1 yr. ago

Japanese newspaper Gigazine goes over the slow decline of technological freedom up to today.

The last part of the article was cut off. Here what it says, 2035: In most countries, messaging apps (including email clients) are considered "critical applications" that must undergo government approval before publication.

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the GIGA zine is a pretty dope name tho
- It's like a thousand times better than a regular old megazine.
  
  1,024 times better *
  
  A giga times to be precise
The mandatory DRM checks I think are 100% going to happen and I think that's the reason behind the TPM requirement for Windows 11. A completely secure bios->os chain is needed to completely lock out stuff like VLC.
- They have been trying to implement this for more than a decade. It is never going to be viable.
  
  The days of windows dominance are long, long gone.
  
  Any service that tries to implement this will be a ghost town as there are so many other ways and devices to view content on.
  
  You can't even convince normal people this is bad. You really think there's enough critical mass among naysayers to really matter? I can (and do) only run Linux at home, but as soon as my bank switches over to requiring this bullshit, I'm going to have to play along on a different device.
  
  Windows dominance is still here for a very long time as you go to any brick and mortar tech store and buy a new desktop/laptop and it's most certainly not running anything other than windows, with the exception being apple products. I'm also pretty sure most sellers online, unless they specifically state they make their devices specifically with Linux in mind, will by default be shipping Windows only (or macOS for apple).
  
  Also, the average computer user sure as hell will never switch to Linux because they don't care.
  
  We can only hope. The Steamdeck is definitely making huge strides in Linux market penetration. I'm worried that companies like Microsoft and Google will be able to force their way through sheer inertia and apathy and forced updates.
I didn't take my time to read this with my full attention, I'll be the first to admit; But I think this article is being way too dramatic and paranoid. And thats coming from somebody certifiably overdramatic and paranoid.

EDIT: to add, it does have some reference to past and current events in the technology space but it quickly devolves into baseless, referenceless speculation.

Also, is this just a "stole this topic from xyz social media" article but from Hacker News instead of Reddit?
- Also, is this just a “stole this topic from xyz social media” article but from Hacker News instead of Reddit?
  
  So like how news outlets repost AP articles. Gigazine links to the original blog post. That's better then most news outlets.
  
  but it quickly devolves into baseless, referenceless speculation.
  
  Gazoche's blog post and Gigazine article are open about that part is wildly speculative and hypothetical.
Why is the thumbnail a naked lady? lemmy getting hacked again?
- Kbin only perk. Kbin has an image caching bug.
  
  Not a bug, it's a feature!
  
  Perk
  
  And
  
  image caching bug
  
  Bravo, spoken like a true software developer.
  
  Kbin only perk. Kbin has an image caching bug.
  
  Finally! The council is reconvened!
  Good to see you all after the last thread.
  What was it again? Influencers being hired by oil companies?
  
  Oh man, I 100% thought it was just on my end.
"Maria Ryabushkina" doesn't sound very Japanese.
And I don't see a bush either. 😔
- Comrade, Maria is perfect japanic name, spasiba
  
  Comrade, Maria is perfect japanic name, spasiba
  
  Okey, let me put double quotes in there for ya Comrade Pedant.

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