https://youtu.be/V4SV9NDs6iM

you DO NOT own windows

windows OWNS you

#takebackcontrol

#climateaction on #bigtech shit

#climatechange

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#QuitforLife #Takebackcontrol #EmpoweryourLife #EndtheStruggle

I think I'm off to a good start for the new year...

What does it mean when your fortune cookie doesn't contain any fortune at all?

Should I be worried?
Or maybe I should take it as a sign that it's true what they say: you are the creator of your own happiness! So let's do it, here I come, 2026!

#fortune #cookies #emptiness #happiness #takebackcontrol #independence #happynewyear #2026

Linux on phone: sort of done?

I got a Pixel 9a and put GrapheneOS on it in the end. It's got a native Linux terminal.

I mean, this sort of counts. Stable SailfishOS still isn't out on the modern Sony phones. I ordered parts for the Beepy but that'll be arriving next year.

#takebackcontrol

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#TakeBackCONTROL

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Feeling late to the punch with creating an account here, as the alternative, non-federated options grow more and more invasive/toxic/propagandized each day.

A worthy sentiment for our first post:

The best time to create an account way from the control of the tech elite was when we found out there was an alternative. The second best time was right now, so here we are 🤘

#antimeta #markzuckerbergisademonfromhell #takebackcontrol #decentralized #progressiverock #phillyprog #beaprotagonist

@X00001 meanwhile #LouisRossmann has put up a $5k bounty on cracking #FutureHome's #enshittified & #ransomware'd "#SmartHome" garbage...

• And others follow suit…

#TakeBackControl #Enshittification #OwnTech #Oenership #Tech #Technology #DefectiveByDesign #DRM #AntiConsumer #AlwaysOnlineDRM #AlwaysOnline

11/12 Why It Matters: In 2025, AI-driven surveillance (facial recognition, ad profiling) is rampant. X users are fed up with data exploitation. Obscura & https://VP.net lead the charge for trustless privacy, like Bitcoin did for money. Take control now! #TakeBackControl

The rich won’t stop until there are no reasons to tax them left

You and I are probably next, but sure, you tell me how this is all about “taking back control”. Who are they taking it from exactly (other than you and me)?

#bextTheyCameFrom #takeBackControl

I like the idea of having a handful of diverse pinned posts to give new followers an idea of what this account is about and what posts to expect (besides mandatory 3am shower thoughts), but by doing so I either sacrifice diversity or make it too annoying to scroll down to the recent posts.

I'm rectifying this now by having a single post with links to some picks I've accrued over the years.

Photography:
https://cafecreature.club/@coffee/statuses/01J1FKBEHRKQN1R54Y09R500ZX
https://cafecreature.club/@coffee/statuses/01HH03F3M0SJMAG6H5V23XRTAD
https://cafecreature.club/@coffee/statuses/01H90WK4Q0C44ZPPN299PYP5QG
https://cafecreature.club/@coffee/statuses/01JRCNWWJ2NKY2N142438MVP6Q

VRChat & Furry stuff:
https://cafecreature.club/@coffee/statuses/01HTV33MBG5WKTSZNBK3N7SJ4P
https://cafecreature.club/@coffee/statuses/01J7WT1JHGH984F7QA651PY0GW
https://cafecreature.club/@coffee/statuses/01JGKNEKW80RB9PY0DZN2VVRBA
https://cafecreature.club/@coffee/statuses/01JW4EF7DRBZ6MATCQ4BT3CMJ1
https://cafecreature.club/@coffee/statuses/01J6NYJ3CRCG2Z76BWXV5NTF09
https://cafecreature.club/@coffee/statuses/01J0XTZ460H5R79CSR278B0KAH

Tech rants and musings:
https://cafecreature.club/@coffee/statuses/01J6QBH750E41124D94NKY6T19
https://cafecreature.club/@coffee/statuses/01JV9V0C4RCQWKQZEZ3CY252NW
https://cafecreature.club/@coffee/statuses/01JSGZSEHHGRC47SH8Y1GQC8D3
https://cafecreature.club/@coffee/statuses/01J6F63NWGKW07JSVBCAQ3QHGR

Selfhosting & #takebackcontrol:
https://cafecreature.club/@coffee/statuses/01JMV2T758RJKQZX9HJK2PVDWP
https://cafecreature.club/@coffee/statuses/01JRYCH5QTV12JTN6DA2RTMQE1
https://cafecreature.club/@coffee/statuses/01JP38KPE0Q50J7E3HFMZN3A5Q
https://cafecreature.club/@coffee/statuses/01JM2BJ30RTAKY3Q562QYT2TMF
https://cafecreature.club/@coffee/statuses/01J7FYQTRG2FXDTQZHNAVYB0QM

Linux:
https://cafecreature.club/@coffee/statuses/01JSH7X4KDEVMYBVFWA45E2P1K
https://cafecreature.club/@coffee/statuses/01JTP0M0WZHFXSAHF0TS8ZX2AZ
https://cafecreature.club/@coffee/statuses/01JRZ01E17J0XEZE1Z41T7J175

Books & reading:
https://cafecreature.club/@coffee/statuses/01JW2YAJCPZKAC4EN4SK4JXFSN

Mental health:
https://cafecreature.club/@coffee/statuses/01JF8NJW6014S87Z48PE2184XC
https://cafecreature.club/@coffee/statuses/01J08TKJ4G7MEWZ8DDWA79KT1A

Random:
https://cafecreature.club/@coffee/statuses/01J0MAHDT002AHQC0R96C7BH1C
https://cafecreature.club/@coffee/statuses/01J8J8C68885ZWGH04BX8NXMHP
https://cafecreature.club/@coffee/statuses/01J8HWPACGTEX7S0SAQ0NRPQSM
https://cafecreature.club/@coffee/statuses/01HBKW6FJRWQTCVHBW3GGHEJTN

Well done Schleswig-Holstein/DE!
Following the examle of DK this German county is fading out Microsoft  to "take back control" over data storage and ensure "digital sovereignty".

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250613-we-re-done-with-teams-german-state-hits-uninstall-on-microsoft

#digitalsovereignity #opensource #takebackcontrol

I have found a way to successfully decrypt my #Kindle #books using #Calibre, the KFX input plugin and the deDRM tool together with my Kindle's serial number.

Thankfully, Kindle still stores every book as individual KFX files you can just copy to your PC. Once that stops being the case, it will be jailbreak time.

#reading #takebackcontrol

I find there's a nice synergy between privacy and digital wellbeing/hygiene. As you set up your enviroment to extract less data about you, it's also easier to set it up so that it demands less of your attention!

#privacy #digitalwellbeing #digitalhygiene #takebackcontrol

Vote for CHECKS & BALANCES. Give Independents and Minor Parties a balance of power. We ALL have a Choice : Do we want the SAME? Or do we want REAL change?
Reduce the power of the major parties.
Make them LISTEN.

#australia #government #australiansenate #independents #election #election2025 #SaveAustralia #checksandbalances #accountability #banking #vote #future #housing #housingcrisis #overreach #fyp #justice #PeoplePowerParty #onenation #takebackcontrol

One of the things I've been advocating for years - and where I want to raise my voice even louder - is the importance of owning your data. #OwnYourData

Over the past few days, I’ve come across two examples of how misinformation is causing immense damage, leading people to believe that there's no alternative but to hand over their data to big corporations, putting themselves entirely in their hands.

- A well-known lawyer, just before a meeting, warned about using Teams and its new "virtual assistant," which joins conferences before anyone else and transcribes everything. When I pointed out that it would be wise to use alternative tools (like Jitsi, for example, but there are others), he abruptly ended the conversation, saying, "We've lost this war. There's no alternative anymore."
That wasn’t the right moment for a detailed discussion, so I just noted that alternatives do exist - but if no one starts using them, and if we passively accept certain behaviors from certain companies, things will never improve for us.

- Just now, I received another one of those emails that hurt more in the heart than in the wallet: "Our e-commerce is taking off, so we’re moving it to Shopify to better manage our growth."
I replied, trying to explain that handing over a growing e-commerce business to a third-party company (right now, they have full access to their own server - meaning all their databases, data, etc., are under their control) means losing ownership of it. Prices could change at any moment, contract terms could shift negatively, and, worst case scenario, if Shopify itself faced issues (which seems impossible today, but think of giants like Kodak), they could lose everything. Of course, they’ll do what they think is best, but I feel obligated to warn them.

Luckily, others are making the opposite choice. But I keep wondering: since these big platforms aren’t exactly cheap, rather than "selling themselves" to them just for (potentially) fewer headaches, wouldn’t it be worth paying someone (not me, of course, but someone working exclusively for them) to handle these things - ensuring they retain full ownership of their business and their data?

#DataOwnership #Decentralization #BigTech #DataRights #MyDataMyChoice #TakeBackControl

@tcrouzet

... et hop, abonné suis-je à https://tcrouzet.substack.com/

#édition #autonomie #takebackcontrol (je teste ces fils-dièses)

I think the sadness of what's happened in America - and eventually, to all of us - has just hit me.

I'm not quite sure what to do with this feeling, other than acknowledge it, then get up and do something about it.

Might take a couple of days, but that's the plan.

Take care, all of you. Together, WE are the power.

#TakeBackControl