freedom in an unfree world
There is now clearly going to be a widening divide between music made by humans and music created with the involvement of Artificial Intelligence. The year of radical public awareness of this shift will probably be 2026. All of us who have worked in, with, or for music will know that everything from our lifetime [ ] The post Is this AI or not? appeared first on Juliusland .
My main bank here in NL (ASN Bank) decided to push an update for their smartphone app. By doing that they required me to re-validate access to the money I should have full ownership of. Ridiculous enough by itself, but hey, we want to be secure , no? So I tried to re-validate the new app; [ ] The post US corporations are ruining e-mail as an option appeared first on Juliusland .
As I’m viewing from a distance, let me try and explain something to the citizen of North America, the population of the United States of America; You claim you have issues with immigrants crossing your borders, you say? You seem to think they take your jobs, steal your packages, rob your stores, buy your houses, [ ] The post Does the USA need to limit immigration? appeared first on Juliusland .
Wat ik maar niet begrijp, is die bizarre defaitistische houding jegens Russen, Rusland en hun regeringsleden. De argumenten die telkens geopperd worden tegen Rusland hebben altijd te maken met gebrekkige homorechten, persvrijheden, censuur, dictatoriale bureaucratie, uit ramen gevallen dissidenten en meer van dergelijke (nooit ècht bewezen) verhalen over leven in Rusland. Als men werkelijk beoogt…
Elke keer weer klinkt het nobel. Overheden en beleidsmakers beloven veiligheid, efficiëntie of duurzaamheid. Maar telkens blijkt het resultaat hetzelfde: minder vrijheid, meer controle, hogere kosten voor de gewone burger. Een paar voorbeelden die samen een beklemmend patroon vormen: 1. Digital Services Act (DSA) Zogezegd om consumenten online te beschermen tegen nepnieuws. -In werkelijkheid: een…
Dit stuk had ik eerst Death to America genoemd. Mensen durven zich zelfs NU nog (23 juni 2025) af te vragen waarom mensen in Iran dat zeggen. Vergeten we even dat America in 1988 een passagiersvlucht met 290 iraniers erin heeft neergeschoten, deed alsof dat een foutje was en daar nooit formeel excuses voor heeft [ ] The post Misvattingen over moslims en de actieve rol van Iran in het bestrijden…
(updated Oct 2025) Let me just remind you world-traveling colonialist spoiled privileged humans again that all the fuss about terrorists getting on planes (how you have border checks, being frisked, uselessly throwing away drinks and having your handy tools and batteries confiscated while passing through customs etc..) it’s all because 8 children died on 9-11. [ ] The post Where is your public…
The environmental impacts of the war in Gaza are unprecedented, according to a preliminary assessment published today by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), exposing the community to rapidly growing soil, water and air pollution and risks of irreversible damage to its natural ecosystems. It is NATO that is dangerously diverting our attention and resources to [ ] The post NATO fully responsible…
If you re managing linux servers (or desktops, even), I highly recommend this firewalling suite called CSF/LFD. Been using it for decades, and it has protected my linux machines better than anything else ever could. Proud to say none of the systems I manage have been compromised, hacked, broken in to or ransomwared. CSF is easy [ ] The post ConfigServer Security and Firewall appeared first on…
Population declines of Earth s species: 56% of mammals (32–75%) 53% of birds (48–56%) 63% of amphibians (43–75%) 54% of insects (13–89%) 41% of fishes (11–84%) 28% of reptiles (14–63%) the magnitude of the Anthropocene biodiversity crisis is considerably more severe than suggested by analyses based on IUCN Red List conservation categories. The scientific consensus: economic [ ] The post The…