[-] octobersun@slrpnk.net 2 points 11 months ago

he seems to be repackaging some anarchist ideas in a way that's more digestible for more ardent marxists/Marxist-leninists

And vice versa, is I think the point.

Though I took it not as repackaging as such, just highlighting strategy and tactics from both along with pros and cons, and suggesting make use of whatever works in a given context. Kind of and pattern language approach to political organisation.

Thanks for sharing these interviews and your thoughts, good to read them.

[-] octobersun@slrpnk.net 4 points 11 months ago

Fully agree on the wiki editing. I think of it as provisioning the knowledge commons, i.e. knowledge commoning. Sharing good info is very important. IMO a community wiki (local or not, could be an online community) is just as good as editing Wikipedia. Even just posting what you know on your own blog/wiki/digital garden is valuable. One of the most visited pages on my personal site is my notes on how I fixed some crappy cat feeder, not going to foment a revolution but presumably it's helping people to fix theirs too and stopping some e-waste.

[-] octobersun@slrpnk.net 3 points 11 months ago

Yeah I think it being based on interviews with those involved keeps it pretty non-dogmatic, just descriptive of what happened. I like that he references Neither Vertical Nor Horizontal towards the end of that interview. An ecology of organisation is a good take.

[-] octobersun@slrpnk.net 31 points 11 months ago

The revelations highlighted how Israel has relied on the services and infrastructure of major US technology companies to support its bombardment of Gaza, which has killed more than 65,000 Palestinians, mostly civilians, and created a profound humanitarian and starvation crisis.

Big Tech companies are essentially arms dealers.

[-] octobersun@slrpnk.net 5 points 11 months ago

I mean, it's marginally better than having to pay or sign up to Backups or Rewards, but yeah, still not great.

[-] octobersun@slrpnk.net 6 points 11 months ago

Consumers can only get 1 year.

It'd be great to switch everyone to Linux, but 'just install Linux' doesn't fly for a lot of people. I volunteer in a repair cafe and see it first hand, even if you're there to do it with them

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Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 10 users in the European Economic Area (EEA) will get one more year of free updates if they log in with a Microsoft account. This is a win worth celebrating. Our campaigning, writing and chanting forced one of the world’s tech giants to act. That’s no small feat and a clear sign that we have power! 

But let’s be honest: this is just a 1-year snooze button. 

[-] octobersun@slrpnk.net 1 points 11 months ago

Wow the vitriol is high in those posts. Why are they so angrily against EVs? I'm presuming the media they consume is pushing a strong anti-EV message.

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