rambol
@rambol.net
Astrophysicist, writer, FOSS enthusiast. Streams sometimes. Please send coffee and citations.
Can't imagine why the #DigitalID debate was unlisted on YouTube. Certainly not because the proposal got absolutely savaged or anything. www.youtube.com/live/dCGWpaA...
E-petition debate relating to digital ID - Monday 8 December 2025.
YouTube video by UK Parliament
www.youtube.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Can't imagine why the #DigitalID debate was unlisted on YouTube. Certainly not because the proposal got absolutely savaged or anything. www.youtube.com/live/dCGWpaA...
Reposted by rambol
Why is Keir Starmer so hellbent on digital ID? Two words: Tony Blair.
At @thenerve_news we’ve tracked Blair’s influence - & his billionaire backer Larry Ellison - behind a policy that nobody asked for & almost nobody wants.
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At @thenerve_news we’ve tracked Blair’s influence - & his billionaire backer Larry Ellison - behind a policy that nobody asked for & almost nobody wants.
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December 13, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Why is Keir Starmer so hellbent on digital ID? Two words: Tony Blair.
At @thenerve_news we’ve tracked Blair’s influence - & his billionaire backer Larry Ellison - behind a policy that nobody asked for & almost nobody wants.
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At @thenerve_news we’ve tracked Blair’s influence - & his billionaire backer Larry Ellison - behind a policy that nobody asked for & almost nobody wants.
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I have now reached the age where I will happily watch a man talk about Christmas lights for 30 minutes. youtu.be/oy7BrKNmZAQ
It's the Christmas light video again - 2025 edition
YouTube video by Technology Connections
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December 6, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I have now reached the age where I will happily watch a man talk about Christmas lights for 30 minutes. youtu.be/oy7BrKNmZAQ
So an "intent to conceal" your personal information is apparently sus now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMFx...
France is Chasing Them Out.
YouTube video by LMG Clips
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December 3, 2025 at 12:24 PM
So an "intent to conceal" your personal information is apparently sus now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMFx...
"What happened to journalism in the 21st century is, in many ways, the story of the conflict between two utopian values: Information wants to be free and Writers should be paid."
asteriskmag.com/issues/12-bo...
asteriskmag.com/issues/12-bo...
Is the Internet Making Culture Worse?—Asterisk
The decline of criticism might explain the sense that our culture is stagnating. How can we bring it back?
asteriskmag.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:11 PM
"What happened to journalism in the 21st century is, in many ways, the story of the conflict between two utopian values: Information wants to be free and Writers should be paid."
asteriskmag.com/issues/12-bo...
asteriskmag.com/issues/12-bo...
While the introduction of the Online Safety Act and the threat of mandatory digital ID is discouraging, remember that we still have strength in numbers: youtu.be/bjPNl3NcWi8
We Just DEFEATED EU Mass Surveillance (Here's How)
YouTube video by Techlore
youtu.be
October 10, 2025 at 10:46 AM
While the introduction of the Online Safety Act and the threat of mandatory digital ID is discouraging, remember that we still have strength in numbers: youtu.be/bjPNl3NcWi8
So much for Discord's "transparency". youtu.be/FJjhsUXEoJE
The Discord Hack Just Got Even Worse...
YouTube video by SomeOrdinaryGamers
youtu.be
October 10, 2025 at 10:20 AM
So much for Discord's "transparency". youtu.be/FJjhsUXEoJE
Whoever could have predicted this totally inevitable outcome that security analysts predicted? www.theverge.com/news/792032/...
Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDs
An “unauthorized party” may have accessed the names of users, the last four digits of credit card numbers, and more.
www.theverge.com
October 4, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Whoever could have predicted this totally inevitable outcome that security analysts predicted? www.theverge.com/news/792032/...
"Under the guise of protecting children, the latest Chat Control proposals would require mass scanning of every message, photo,
and video on a person’s device, assessing these via a government-mandated database or AI model to determine whether they
are permissible." signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...
and video on a person’s device, assessing these via a government-mandated database or AI model to determine whether they
are permissible." signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...
signal.org
October 3, 2025 at 6:31 PM
"Under the guise of protecting children, the latest Chat Control proposals would require mass scanning of every message, photo,
and video on a person’s device, assessing these via a government-mandated database or AI model to determine whether they
are permissible." signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...
and video on a person’s device, assessing these via a government-mandated database or AI model to determine whether they
are permissible." signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...
I've read some awful papers but this takes the cake. Shit like this degrades trust in experts. www.youtube.com/watch?v=elLI...
Mike Israetel's PhD: The Biggest Academic Sham in Fitness?
YouTube video by Solomon Nelson
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October 2, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I've read some awful papers but this takes the cake. Shit like this degrades trust in experts. www.youtube.com/watch?v=elLI...
The lesson applies to every sphere of life: politics happens with or without you. terriblesoftware.org/2025/10/01/s...
Stop Avoiding Politics
Most engineers think workplace politics is dirty. They’re wrong. Refusing to play politics doesn’t make you noble; it makes you ineffective.
terriblesoftware.org
October 1, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The lesson applies to every sphere of life: politics happens with or without you. terriblesoftware.org/2025/10/01/s...
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The EU is once again trying to push a dangerous legislative proposal that undermines encrypted communication and obliterates our rights to private conversations. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Chat Control Is Back on the Menu in the EU. It Still Must Be Stopped
The European Union Council is once again debating its controversial message scanning proposal, aka “Chat Control,” that would lead to the scanning of private conversations of billions of people. Chat
www.eff.org
September 30, 2025 at 10:01 AM
The EU is once again trying to push a dangerous legislative proposal that undermines encrypted communication and obliterates our rights to private conversations. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Well over two million signatures already! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards
We demand that the UK Government immediately commits to not introducing a digital ID cards. There are reports that this is being looked at.
petition.parliament.uk
September 28, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Well over two million signatures already! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
"ChatControl represents a historic choice for Europe. Either we become the first democracy to normalize mass surveillance of private communications or we defend the digital rights that made Europe a global privacy leader." metalhearf.fr/posts/chatco...
ChatControl wants to scan all your private messages
The EU is pushing legislation that would scan all our private messages, even in encrypted apps.
metalhearf.fr
September 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
"ChatControl represents a historic choice for Europe. Either we become the first democracy to normalize mass surveillance of private communications or we defend the digital rights that made Europe a global privacy leader." metalhearf.fr/posts/chatco...
#GamersNexus finally got their video back up, so here's a little signal boost: youtu.be/1H3xQaf7BFI
THE NVIDIA AI GPU BLACK MARKET | Investigating Smuggling, Corruption, & Governments
YouTube video by Gamers Nexus
youtu.be
September 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM
#GamersNexus finally got their video back up, so here's a little signal boost: youtu.be/1H3xQaf7BFI
After a lifetime on Windows, I've made the jump to #Linux. Here's why. www.rambol.net/home/windows...
From Windows to Linux — rambol
I’ve been a lifelong Windows user, having first tinkered with Windows 95 in primary school. No longer.
www.rambol.net
September 16, 2025 at 9:59 AM
After a lifetime on Windows, I've made the jump to #Linux. Here's why. www.rambol.net/home/windows...
I switched to Linux this year and—while there's been a learning curve—I'm glad to have wrested back control of my own system from Microsoft.
One of my longstanding bugbears—the lack of native #StreamDeck software for Linux—has been solved with the latest #OpenDeck update! github.com/nekename/Ope...
One of my longstanding bugbears—the lack of native #StreamDeck software for Linux—has been solved with the latest #OpenDeck update! github.com/nekename/Ope...
GitHub - nekename/OpenDeck: Linux software for the Elgato Stream Deck with support for original Stream Deck plugins
Linux software for the Elgato Stream Deck with support for original Stream Deck plugins - nekename/OpenDeck
github.com
September 4, 2025 at 11:22 AM
I switched to Linux this year and—while there's been a learning curve—I'm glad to have wrested back control of my own system from Microsoft.
One of my longstanding bugbears—the lack of native #StreamDeck software for Linux—has been solved with the latest #OpenDeck update! github.com/nekename/Ope...
One of my longstanding bugbears—the lack of native #StreamDeck software for Linux—has been solved with the latest #OpenDeck update! github.com/nekename/Ope...
Awesome to see not only the ingenuity but the dead ends and frustration that are inevitable in a project like this. All worth it! youtu.be/qy_9w_c2ub0
I built my own Phone... because innovation is sad rn
YouTube video by Marcin Plaza
youtu.be
September 4, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Awesome to see not only the ingenuity but the dead ends and frustration that are inevitable in a project like this. All worth it! youtu.be/qy_9w_c2ub0
Ah, so it's not piracy if I feed it into an LLM. Gotcha! www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdtB...
Piracy is for Trillion Dollar Companies | Fair Use, Copyright Law, & Meta AI
YouTube video by GNCA - GamersNexus Consumer Advocacy
www.youtube.com
September 2, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Ah, so it's not piracy if I feed it into an LLM. Gotcha! www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdtB...
Man, our tech overlords are really turning the screw lately: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxGj...
Android Is Becoming More Like iOS: Google's New App Rules
YouTube video by Techlore
www.youtube.com
August 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Man, our tech overlords are really turning the screw lately: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxGj...
"If we want a safer internet, we need to stop equating surveillance with security. Companies and government agencies claim that they're protecting you—but in reality, they're collecting sensitive data with almost no accountability." www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DwO...
This is the moment the internet changed forever
YouTube video by Naomi Brockwell TV
www.youtube.com
August 22, 2025 at 3:13 PM
"If we want a safer internet, we need to stop equating surveillance with security. Companies and government agencies claim that they're protecting you—but in reality, they're collecting sensitive data with almost no accountability." www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DwO...