If you have a Windows 10 PC and don't feel like scrapping it, or are unwilling to spend hundreds on a new PC full of Microsoft AI, dark patterns and bloat, I installed ZorinOS on an old Dell machine that was £85 on eBay, added Zoom and LibreOffice from Zorin's software centre, and my 80yo mum is very happy with it - it feels familiarly Windowsy. (Other Linux flavours -distros, I believe the cool kids say- are available).
Zorin
Zorin OS - Make your computer better.
Discover the alternative to Windows and macOS designed to make your computer faster, more powerful, secure, and privacy-respecting.
Moby releases hundreds of pieces of music "to provide free instrumental music for creators. any creators. all creators". License: "there are only 2 things you can't do with the music here; use it to advertise right wing politics or causes, or use it to promote meat, dairy, or other animal products."
mobygratis - Free Moby music to empower your creative projects
Free music resource designed to empower creative projects by students, non-profits, indie filmmakers, musicians and more.
Who could possibly have predicted that the TERFs "celebrating" the Supreme Court ruling are now campaigning against immigration? It's almost as if fascists will never run out of hatred. image
My own brother and our oldest mate tried to kill me last night, by drinking 6 bottles of wine and making me laugh until 4 am.
I had a cheeky day off to visit my country crashpad and fire a few footmen.
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Why do AI company logos look like buttholes?
VelvetShark
Why do AI company logos look like buttholes?
A humorous exploration of the uncanny resemblance between AI company logos and human anatomy. Discover why circular, gradient-based designs dominat...
Once again, opening devtools to find the URL of a podcast's actual audio, to point MacWhisper at to generate a transcript, because the podcast people didn't make one, and their JS audio player doesn't have a download option.
"I was a British tourist trying to leave America. Then I was detained, shackled and sent to an immigration detention centre"
the Guardian
I was a British tourist trying to leave America. Then I was detained, shackled and sent to an immigration detention centre
Graphic artist Rebecca Burke was on the trip of a lifetime. But as she tried to leave the US she was stopped, interrogated and branded an illegal a...
 "She is advising anyone planning to travel to the US not to go. ‘First, because of the danger of what could happen to you. And, secondly, do you really want to give your money to this country right now?’"
Who could possibly have suspected that a horrible fascist was corrupt and stealing money? I'm shocked. Shocked!
BBC News
Le Pen to appeal ban from running for public office, condemning 'political decision'
The far-right National Rally leader's sentence jeopardises her chances of running for president in 2027.
A human rights campaigner, Tanya O’Carroll, has succeeded in forcing social media giant Meta not to use her data for targeted advertising. She argued that its pervasive surveillance, which it calls "personalised advertising", is direct marketing; GDPR gives the legal right to opt out from having your info used for direct marketing.
TechCrunch
Meta settles UK 'right to object to ad-tracking' lawsuit by agreeing not to track plaintiff | TechCrunch
A human rights campaigner, Tanya O'Carroll, has succeeded in forcing social media giant Meta not to use her data for targeted advertising. The...