This post confronts the intolerable misconduct of Big Tech companies like Microsoft and Google, highlighting their recent failures in data protection and privacy. Drawing upon the ethos of Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS), the article calls for an active rejection of these guardians of surveillance capitalism. It also lays down a challenge to elected officials, urging them to act decisively to protect individual liberties and uphold the principles of a free society.
Dive into a penguin's counter-argument against the notion that bounties damage open source projects. Explore the often-ignored benefits of competition and meritocracy in the FOSS ecosystem, and how they arm us with the tools to Escape Big Tech's monopolistic clutches.
The “smart” home of the future: a paradise where devices cater to our every need, adjust to our routines, and offer unprecedented convenience. While this dream is often powered by proprietary systems and platforms, we’ll explore why the Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) movement and Linux can offer a more reliable, user-controlled alternative.
In this blog post, we take a deep dive into Black Mirror's 'Joan is Awful' (S06E01), exploring how the episode, though couched in dystopian fiction, beautifully underscores the alarming realities of big tech and serves as an unexpected yet powerful rallying cry for the Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) community.
In the digital tundra where our lives are as exposed as a penguin on an iceberg, we're redefining privacy. From "I’m as transparent as ice" to "I’m a penguin with a fortress," this post explores the need to protect our fishy secrets and why even law-abiding penguins shouldn't parade naked.