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I have raised far more money from VCs than most founders ever get to, and I can say definitively: the vast majority of businesses shouldn’t take VC money. It’s often not a fit for innovation, for caring for workers, for having a sustainable business. And the VCs who shape the market are largely irresponsible or destructive. VC should be a tiny fraction of how businesses start — certainly not the default,

RE: threads.net/@martinsfp/post/C-…


Martin SFP Bryant (@martinsfp) on Threads

The dominance of Silicon Valley VC culture has made bootstrapping a 'lifestyle business' seem to many as a failure or no great achievement. I'm a strong believer that the idea bootstrapping a startup needs a better reputation.
Threads

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"If you’re looking for a search engine with a "strict no tracking privacy policy" we’d recommend Mojeek from the United Kingdom, which is a crawler-based search engine with its own index." - @Tutanota

what a list!!! 👏

tuta.com/blog/how-to-leave-goo…


How to De-Google your life – The ultimate list of best Google alternatives.

Start DeGoogling today and stop Big G from exploiting your data! In this in-depth guide learn how to quit Google apps for good, and start using Tuta’s privacy expert’s recommended apps instead.
Tuta
@Tuta

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The web can be dangerous with stalking, identity theft & other cyber threats.

Check our post on how to remove your personal information from the web. 👇
tuta.com/blog/how-to-remove-in…

Stay safe out there! 🔒

#removeinformationonline #dataprotection #privacy #privacymatters

How to remove your personal information from the web 1 Use a privacy-focused browser & deny cookies 2 Only download the apps you really need 3 Use privacy features and change default settings 4 Delete unused apps and accounts 5 Delete old email accounts 6 Request personal content removal from Google Search ? 7 Remove personal data on data broker lists

How to remove your personal information from the internet (The ultimate guide) | Tuta

Find out the best tips for removing your private data from the web.
Tuta
#privacy #DataProtection #privacymatters #removeinformationonline

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Tento víkend by som chcel zarobiť na hodinky a splniť 1/3 cieľu, nie je to nereálne.

datart.sk/inteligentne-hodinky…

Inteligentné hodinky Huawei Watch GT 4 46 mm - Black Stainless Steel +… | DATART

DATART - Najlepšie nákupy na internete - internetový obchodný dom, predaj mobilných telefónov, digitálne foto, audio, video, predaj na splátky, kompletný sortiment, dovoz až do domu.
www.datart.sk

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I hate to be all "I know your job better than you do" when it comes to municipal politics, but....come onnnnn 😂

Hwy 17E doesn't even meet design standards for 100 km/h let alone 110
#thesoo
sootoday.com/local-news/these-…


These Sault councillors want to drive fast on Highway 17

They want the speed limit increased to 110 km/h east of the Sault
David Helwig (SooToday.com)
#thesoo

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Hmm. Just been shopping and when I got home my eagle eyes thought there seemed to be a discrepancy between the old and the new orange juice cartons. Careful scrutiny of the packaging reveals that, yes, yes there is. #Tropicana now selling you 50ml less in a carton than just a week or so ago #Shrinkflation
Two cartons of Tropicana Smoothie Orange sitting side by side. The empty one on the left in the photo is 900ml. The newly purchased one on the right is 850ml.
#Shrinkflation #Tropicana

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There are parts in the #Cricut Maker 3 that cannot be accessed without breaking plastic (red box) - like these screws (blue arrow) on the lid.

The iFixit article is not correct because it’s glued - it cannot just gently be pried off.

I am never purchasing a Cricut again. This is extremely anti-repair. #RightToRepair #enshittification

Close-up showing a broken piece of white plastic near a screw inside an appliance, with a blue arrow pointing to the screw.
#righttorepair #enshittification #cricut
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20 Jahre OpenStreetMap: Auf Augenhöhe mit Google Maps und Apple Maps

Als OpenStreetMap gegründet wurde, kannte es nur eine Handvoll Aktivisten. Mittlerweile ist der Globus fast abgedeckt und OSM nicht nur in Krisen nützlich.

heise.de/hintergrund/20-Jahre-…

#Internet #Kartendienste #OpenSource #Openstreetmap #news


OpenStreetMap: 20 Jahre offene Alternative zu Google, Apple und Co.​

heise online
#opensource #News #openstreetmap #Internet #kartendienste

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Fuksovo čekání je u konce, dominantní kanoista si z Paříže odveze vysněné zlato
Zdroj: sport.ceskatelevize.cz/clanek/… #loh2024

ŽIVĚ: Fuksovo čekání je u konce, dominantní kanoista si z Paříže odveze vysněné zlato

Rychlostní kanoista Martin Fuksa je olympijským vítězem na kilometru. Podobně jako v dopoledním semifinále pláchl všem, suverénně projel cílem na prvním místě a získal pro Česko třetí medaili na Hrách v Paříži.
jav (ČT sport - Česká televize)
#loh2024

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‘In Tune with Success’ – replay or read the summary now soundwithoutsight.org/in-tune-…

‘In Tune with Success’ – replay or read the summary now - Sound Without Sight

Introduction This episode of the Sound Without Sight podcast features a panel discussion, exploring the educational and professional pathways open to musicians, and tips for navigating these with a visual impairment.
Jay Pocknell (Sound Without Sight)

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Literally the *only* story I'm going to share about the goddamn Olympics:

U.S. Rugby player Ariana Ramsey found out athletes get free healthcare in the Olympic Village and immediately booked a bunch of appointments for routine services many Americans living under our dystopian private healthcare regime simply can't afford:

si.com/olympics/american-athle…

"Like, what?” she said in a post on TikTok describing her new discovery: The Olympic Village offers free healthcare.

The United States, of course, does not. So in the days following her victory, Ramsey made appointments with the Village gynecologist, dentist and ophthalmologist. According to the Paris 2024 organizing committee, the Village also offers cardiology, orthopedics, physiotherapy, psychology, podiatry and, of course, sports medicine—all at no cost to the athletes. (Paralympic athletes will also have access to dermatology.)"

The best part of the story is that Ramsey not only convinced a bunch of other U.S. Athletes to take advantage of the program, but after realizing how beneficial having access to free healthcare is, she's decided to become an advocate for Universal Healthcare in America.

On a personal level and as someone who has spent time in multiple countries that offer free healthcare to their citizens, I honestly cannot stress how much it improves not only health outcomes, but also quality of life for labor class people; from increasing your lifespan, to freeing workers from dependence on bad employers just to keep their health insurance, this is one social policy that has ripples throughout almost every aspect of the lives of everyday people. And it says a LOT about the priorities of the American ruling class that they'd do almost anything to keep you from having access to universal healthcare.

#UniversalHealthcare #USPol #Capitalism #Olympics


U.S. Athletes Are Taking Full Advantage of Free Healthcare in Olympic Village

Women’s rugby player Ariana Ramsey’s videos showcasing her appointments have gone viral, and now many others are making good use of the medical services offered in Paris. 
Stephanie Apstein (Sports Illustrated)
#uspol #capitalism #olympics #universalhealthcare
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SISalp

@hub
1) No. Olympics care is not supported by tax payers (it could anyway)
2) Free medical care is the rule in France. A public insurance pays part of it, optional insurance pays the other part, 3) The optional insurance is free for poor people. People in special situations get charity services (by state), for example undeclared migrants.
4) Still not perfect.
@Hubert Figuière

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A $30 million lesson in what can happen if you don’t involve users in software updates, when you rush to market, and when the platform on which you rely doesn’t allow users to self-service by rolling back to a working version.
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/0…

Good job, Sonos! How much more will it cost to buy back trust?

#UX


Sonos’ $30M app fail is cautionary tale against rushing unnecessary updates

Sonos is delaying two hardware releases because of the app's problems.
Ars Technica
#UX

reshared this

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Musím se Bartoše zastat

... Měl jsem svého času na počítači zdrojáky stránek Dopravního podniku hlavního města Prahy. Pracoval jsem na IČO na chatě v zahrádkářské kolonii - ano, takhle se vyvíjel software pro stát. ...

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Musím se Bartoše zastat | 9. 8. 2024 | Jan Molič | Britské listy

 Dovolím si k digitalizaci stavebního řízení něco sdělit. Předně mám praxi přes dvacet let jako vývojář a správce serverů. Kupříkladu jsem ...
Britské listy

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BDTI Skills Studio offers free courses for public administrations and engaged citizens to develop their #DataSkills.

In Introduction to #Statistics you will learn how to collect, analyse and interpret data.

Base decisions on evidence and register now 👉 europa.eu/!QFnD6r

Graphic of a person interpreting graphs. The text says: BDTI Skills Studio, Introduction to Statistics, 11 September 2024, 16:00-17:30 CEST

An introduction to statistics

In this workshop, we will introduce the fundamentals of statistics and emphasise its necessity for data analysis.
Big Data Test Infrastructure (BDTI)
#statistics #dataskills

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What happens when you can’t find your cows herd in a thousand acres ranch? 🐄

Meet Zachary, our first “Can You Top This?” contest winner! 🎉

youtu.be/UT1-zrgl8zI

#CanYouTopThis


What happens when you can’t find your cows herd in a thousand acre ranch? - Can You Top This?

What do you do when you need to walk across a 1000 acre farm on gravel roads to tend to your animals but a recent rain has made everything muddy?Zachary live...
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#canyoutopthis

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If you are using Mastodon on a computer, you can optionally use it entirely through your keyboard using "hotkeys". There is a complete list of these keyboard shortcuts here:

➡️ fedi.tips/using-mastodon-throu…

You can see this list at any time by pressing Shift + ? (or just ? on some keyboard layouts).

Some of the shortcuts only work with the advanced multicolumn mode (more info about it: fedi.tips/how-to-activate-mast…) but most shortcuts work with single column mode too.

#FediTips #Mastodon #Keyboards


How to use Mastodon’s Tweetdeck-style Advanced Web Interface | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse

An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse
fedi.tips
#Mastodon #FediTips #keyboards
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This Ars Technica article discusses just how much the rushed release of the new Sonos app will hurt their revenue, but I'm particularly impressed that their first example of its failures was "accessibility features", and that text links straight to @JonathanMosen’s blog post. I'm trying, but I just can't make myself feel too bad for them. And they still have to show they can actually get back on track.

Sonos’ $30M app fail is cautionary tale against rushing unnecessary updates | Ars Technica arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/0…


Sonos’ $30M app fail is cautionary tale against rushing unnecessary updates

Sonos is delaying two hardware releases because of the app's problems.
Ars Technica
@Jonathan Mosen

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If apples are the betas of the fruit world, does that make #durian the alpha or the omega?

(Question by @geraineon, more context here: federatedfandom.net/@villainou…)

#omegaverse


villainous friend (@villainousfriend@federatedfandom.net)

Attached: 1 image Help, I was idly scrolling through this newsletter of translated Weibo chatter and ran into this incredible comment on apples 🍏🍎 https://weibo.substack.com/p/072524-i-feel-like-eating-apples #omegaverse
Federated Fandom

  • Alpha! (47%, 9 votes)
  • Omega! (31%, 6 votes)
  • A secret third thing I will explain below! (21%, 4 votes)
19 voters. Poll end: 1 year ago

#durian #omegaverse @Dr. Neon, PhD in Tragedy

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Laut Abfallwirtschaft kommt es täglich bundesweit zu 30 Bränden aufgrund von Lithium-Ionen-Batterien, die im Hausmüll entsorgt werden. In jedem 2. Fall rückt die Feuerwehr an. Zahlen steigen wegen der Verbreitung von Einweg-E-Zigaretten. ⁦‪@regierungbw‬⁩ und #NRW fordern vom Bund, Einweg-E-Zigaretten zu verbieten sowie eine Pfandpflicht für lithiumhaltige Batterien und Akkus zu prüfen
swr.de/swraktuell/baden-wuertt…

Gefährlicher Müll: Brände durch E-Zigaretten oder Handys

Was haben E-Zigaretten, Bohrmaschinen und singende Grußkarten gemeinsam? Oft enthalten sie Lithium-Ionen-Akkus. Landen diese im Müll, sind sie eine große Gefahr. Denn sie können sich selbst entzünden und verheerende Brände auslösen.
swr.online
#nrw @Landesregierung BW
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