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The #GeekProblem: Why Open Development Is Stuck in a Dead End

It’s no sin to have to submit to the #dotcons overlords—we all do it, whether we like it or not. Just recently, I found myself installing that vile spyware known as #WeChat because this was the only way to talk to the people I needed to talk to. That bitter swipe to hide the app from view brought a momentary sense of agency, but the reality remains: we are still too often failing at building out the #openweb that normal people find useful The fundamental question is: why? It's too […]

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hamishcampbell.comThe #GeekProblem: Why Open Development Is Stuck in a Dead End – Hamish Campbell
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Катастрофа, которой не было. День, когда интернет исчез. Как это может произойти и что будет дальше?

[13 июля 20ХХ года | 08:23] Снова не услышали будильник и уже опаздываете на работу. Тянетесь за телефоном, экран разблокирован — но ничего не происходит. Wi-Fi мёртв, как и мобильный интернет. Банковские приложения не открываются, на кассах супермаркетов — хаос, люди не могут оплатить покупки. Интернет исчез. Насовсем.

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ХабрКатастрофа, которой не было. День, когда интернет исчез. Как это может произойти и что будет дальше?[13 июля 20ХХ года | 08:23] Снова не услышали будильник и уже опаздываете на работу. Тянетесь за телефоном, экран разблокирован — но ничего не происходит. Wi-Fi мёртв, как и мобильный интернет....

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Misinformation was rife as the wildfires spread across Los Angeles last month, and that wasn’t just happening in English language media. For @thexylom, Aorui Pi explains how platforms like WeChat and RedNote served as a vector for fake news, which may have made life harder for Chinese immigrants living in fire-affected areas.

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The Xylom · How Unverified Claims About the LA Wildfires Spread Across Chinese-Language MediaBy Aorui Pi
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@fasterandworse
> any kind of "everything app" should be seen as captivity

When I lived in China I found I couldn't socially exist without their everything app; WeChat. Even putting aside the privacy horrorshow, the power TenCent have because every other company effectively has to transact through WC is terrifying.

When FarceBook tried to do the Libra/ Diem payment integration, it was obvious who they were emulating. Very glad it failed.

中國微信接入 DeepSeek 一按即用無須註冊、另下載 App
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