Jason McFadden
@jasonjournals.com
👋🏻 Gen X, Texan, Husband, Dad, Geek, Blogger, Believer, Designer
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✝️ I'm a great sinner; Christ is a great savior
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✝️ I'm a great sinner; Christ is a great savior
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👋 EFF's team of activists, lawyers, and technologists regularly take on multiple threats to digital rights and privacy. We've noticed, we're not distracted, and we'll be fighting back.
Zuck taking advantage of every opportunity, I guess. "World's going to shit? Well, I guess EFF will be too busy opposing fascism to notice that we launched surveillance glasses!"
Cool, cool.
Cool, cool.
Facebook plans to put facial recognition in its glasses and they think we’re too stupid to fight back.
Their internal memo: “We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns.”
Their internal memo: “We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns.”
February 13, 2026 at 9:44 PM
👋 EFF's team of activists, lawyers, and technologists regularly take on multiple threats to digital rights and privacy. We've noticed, we're not distracted, and we'll be fighting back.
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Stunning quote in this report from The New York Times about Meta’s plans to add facial recognition to their Ray-Bans:
"We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns."
"We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns."
February 13, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Stunning quote in this report from The New York Times about Meta’s plans to add facial recognition to their Ray-Bans:
"We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns."
"We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns."
Deleted my Whatsapp and Reddit accounts today.
February 13, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Deleted my Whatsapp and Reddit accounts today.
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From Flock cameras to fusion centers, “free” surveillance equipment funded by tech vendors, federal grants, and private donors locks cities into recurring costs and long-term data‑sharing, including with ICE. The end result is an erosion of our civil liberties. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
“Free” Surveillance Tech Still Comes at a High and Dangerous Cost
Surveillance technology vendors, federal agencies, and wealthy private donors have long helped provide local law enforcement “free” access to surveillance equipment that bypasses local oversight. The
www.eff.org
February 12, 2026 at 9:58 PM
From Flock cameras to fusion centers, “free” surveillance equipment funded by tech vendors, federal grants, and private donors locks cities into recurring costs and long-term data‑sharing, including with ICE. The end result is an erosion of our civil liberties. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Age verification is here, and it's reshaping the internet -- now it's hit Discord. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Discord Voluntarily Pushes Mandatory Age Verification Despite Recent
Discord has begun rolling out mandatory age verification and the internet is, understandably, freaking out. We’ve written extensively about why age verification mandates are a censorship and
www.eff.org
February 13, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Age verification is here, and it's reshaping the internet -- now it's hit Discord. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
*️⃣ Status
12 Feb Added a new topical tag to the blog today: “ipad.”
12 Feb Added a new topical tag to the blog today: “ipad.”
February 12, 2026 at 7:15 PM
*️⃣ Status
12 Feb Added a new topical tag to the blog today: “ipad.”
12 Feb Added a new topical tag to the blog today: “ipad.”
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Update on Bing: The block seems to have been removed! Sites are slowly starting to re-index. Special thanks to @ashleybelanger.bsky.social for this really helpful article and visibility.
We now have a direct contact at Microsoft we're communicating with to see how this can be prevented again.
We now have a direct contact at Microsoft we're communicating with to see how this can be prevented again.
Neocities sites are slowwwwwly popping back up in Bing results, I'm told, but this remains one of the weirdest exchanges I've had with a tech company, where Microsoft admitted there was an issue but wouldn't connect directly to resolve it. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Neocities founder stuck in chatbot hell after Bing blocked 1.5 million sites
Microsoft won’t explain why Bing blocked 1.5 million Neocities websites.
arstechnica.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Update on Bing: The block seems to have been removed! Sites are slowly starting to re-index. Special thanks to @ashleybelanger.bsky.social for this really helpful article and visibility.
We now have a direct contact at Microsoft we're communicating with to see how this can be prevented again.
We now have a direct contact at Microsoft we're communicating with to see how this can be prevented again.
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Behind the scenes shenanigans
A collection of minor improvements (Feb 2026) - Pagecord Updates
The main feature releases get their own blog post, but there are lots of smaller improvements (and bug fixes!) that get shipped under the radar. Here's a...
blog.pagecord.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Behind the scenes shenanigans
Deleted my @discord.com account today. Identity verification unacceptable.
February 10, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Deleted my @discord.com account today. Identity verification unacceptable.
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legitimately who at Discord thought this was a good idea discord.com/press-releas...
Discord Launches Teen-by-Default Settings Globally
Discord is announcing enhanced teen safety features rolling out globally that reinforce its long-standing commitment to creating a safer and more inclusive experience for users over the age of 13.
discord.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:19 PM
legitimately who at Discord thought this was a good idea discord.com/press-releas...
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Trashy new Pagecord feature blog.pagecord.com/throw-your-p... #blogging
🗑 Throw your posts and pages in the trash - Pagecord Updates
Pagecord now has a trash can, or a dustbin as we used to call them where I'm from. Now when you delete a post or page, it's no longer gone forever. Instead,...
blog.pagecord.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Trashy new Pagecord feature blog.pagecord.com/throw-your-p... #blogging
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Today on Digital Foundry, we're reviewing the Apple M5-powered iPad Pro. What's gaming performance like? How well does it bench against A19 Pro and M4? Can you edit DF Direct Weekly on it? Oliver has answers: youtu.be/BYjkM5H4Rng
February 5, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Today on Digital Foundry, we're reviewing the Apple M5-powered iPad Pro. What's gaming performance like? How well does it bench against A19 Pro and M4? Can you edit DF Direct Weekly on it? Oliver has answers: youtu.be/BYjkM5H4Rng
Thinking about a day trip to a state park. I’m due for a good hike.
February 4, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Thinking about a day trip to a state park. I’m due for a good hike.
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I was just thinking about how much I enjoy the medium of podcasts and realized I have been consuming them for over 20 years now! So I wrote up a post about some of my favorites, both past and present. #podcasts
whatsacomputer.com/posts/my-c...
whatsacomputer.com/posts/my-c...
My Current Favorite Podcasts - What's A Computer?
I’ve enjoyed listening to podcasts for a very long time, dating all the way back to when I bought my first iPod back in 2004. Back then, I would connect...
whatsacomputer.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:42 PM
I was just thinking about how much I enjoy the medium of podcasts and realized I have been consuming them for over 20 years now! So I wrote up a post about some of my favorites, both past and present. #podcasts
whatsacomputer.com/posts/my-c...
whatsacomputer.com/posts/my-c...
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More thoughts on social media and its place in our lives. These big platforms driven by algorithms have never been our friends, and lately, they've become dangerous.
The only way forward is to cultivate better, if smaller, networks.
www.hilli.tech/the-rise-of-...
The only way forward is to cultivate better, if smaller, networks.
www.hilli.tech/the-rise-of-...
The rise of antisocial media
This story from the New York Magazine caught my eye. It's rather short and sweet considering everything you could write on the topic, but it is interesting.
Social media started as a way to connect w...
www.hilli.tech
February 3, 2026 at 7:13 PM
More thoughts on social media and its place in our lives. These big platforms driven by algorithms have never been our friends, and lately, they've become dangerous.
The only way forward is to cultivate better, if smaller, networks.
www.hilli.tech/the-rise-of-...
The only way forward is to cultivate better, if smaller, networks.
www.hilli.tech/the-rise-of-...
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The Switch is now Nintendo’s best-selling console of all time. Nintendo has now sold 155.37 million units since its launch in 2017, compared to 154.02 million units for the 2004 Nintendo DS www.theverge.com/games/872768...
The Switch is now Nintendo’s best-selling console of all time
Now it has to take on the PS2.
www.theverge.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:13 AM
The Switch is now Nintendo’s best-selling console of all time. Nintendo has now sold 155.37 million units since its launch in 2017, compared to 154.02 million units for the 2004 Nintendo DS www.theverge.com/games/872768...