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Mullvad is actually the only one I trust on this list. In their case it's possible, for purposes of anonymity, to send cash payments through the post.

The only thing you need for their service is a generated account number. They don't ask for name, email, password, anything… and no subscriptions.

@willoremus.com: If TikTok does get blocked in the US, millions will try to skirt the ban by using VPNs that route their data through another country. But many VPNs are hella shady! Here's @shiraovide.bsky.social with four VPNs you can probably, hopefully, quite possibly trust: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

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If mailing cash is not your thing you can also buy physical voucher cards. This keeps third parties from being able to link a payment to a Mullvad account.

In Sweden you can also buy these at Webhallen (physical electronics store) using cash.

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Mullvad’s physical voucher cards are now available in 11 countries on Amazon | Mullvad VPN

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18 Jan 2025, 08:34
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Our podcast is now also on Bluesky. 🥳🎙️

@uxpodcast.com: S03E02 w/ Oobah Butler, the journalist and filmmaker behind "The Great Amazon Heist" and "The Shed at Dulwich". From manipulating algorithms to boosting fake products, to the wider impact of algorithms and our responsibilities as designers. uxpodcast.com/330-amazon-h... #ux #uxpodcast #podcast

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17 Jan 2025, 22:48
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↩ Replying to @mauswe.bsky.social

Yes, it's out of character and upsetting. Even branding it as "Apple Intelligence" was a turn down a misguided path.

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17 Jan 2025, 22:07
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Never forget their video crushing human creativity.

And they doubled down on portraying ill-advised people relying on statistical word salad to impress family and bosses.

From the company that lauded people "pushing the human race forward", they sure went in the other direction for a while there.

@axbom.com: Apple has been such a wild embarassment this past year. And a lot of it had to do with their willingness to bet on incomplete, unpredictable and untrustworthy tech. This is of course not the first time (some of us remember the Maps debacle for example) but this time it was really, really harmful.

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17 Jan 2025, 20:55
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Apple has been such a wild embarassment this past year. And a lot of it had to do with their willingness to bet on incomplete, unpredictable and untrustworthy tech.

This is of course not the first time (some of us remember the Maps debacle for example) but this time it was really, really harmful.

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17 Jan 2025, 20:48
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It's striking how easy it is to agree that wellbeing is more important than saving time, and still continue sacrificing wellbeing at the altar of an illusive deity awarded the name of efficiency.

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17 Jan 2025, 19:51
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They weren't Luddites because they didn't understand technology, or because they hated the technology.

They were Luddites because they saw beyond the technology and understood how it was being used against them - and against others.

They hated the exploitation.

Not being one is revelatory.

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17 Jan 2025, 19:44
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When I see these two letters in this order I’m filled with a sense of calm, pride, respect and trust.

Almost the polar opposite of what I feel when the letters are reversed. 😅

@wiadla.bsky.social: We’re Looking for Speakers! Have insights on adapting to change in IA? Share your expertise at WIADLA25! 📅 Date: March 8, 2025 📍 Location: Los Angeles, CA 💬 Know someone who would be a great fit? Tag them below! #WIAD2025 #InformationArchitecture #CallForSpeaker #CommunityEngagement #IAEvents

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17 Jan 2025, 18:44
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Due to my surgery the release of our interviews at From Business to Buttons last year got delayed. They've now started dropping and this talk with Oobah Butler was a real treat to listen back to.

In line with our intent to break down the silos of UX, consider how Oobah is stress testing the promises of Big Tech. I'm truly impressed.

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17 Jan 2025, 18:28
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Can tools be political?

If a tool is oppressive, exploitative, creates inequality, exacerbates bias and/or endangers people and the environment I’m not sure how it couldn’t be regarded as political.

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17 Jan 2025, 14:24
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It's that time of the decade again when acquainting yourself with the Fediverse is perhaps a good idea.

axbom.com/fediverse

The many branches of the Fediverse

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16 Jan 2025, 08:44
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By being overtly positive towards – and supportive of – something that harms other people, I'd be more than complicit. I'd view myself as oppressive.

This is what goes through my mind when I'm searching for ways to talk about certain aspects of tech in a more positive light.

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15 Jan 2025, 19:49
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Automatiserad, probabilistisk översättning är prekär. Och vissa saker missas lätt i en granskning. Om liknande metoder används vid automatiserad, probabilistisk tolkning så går det att ana hur fel det kan slå.

Google Translate lanserades 2008 med en statistisk modell. Det var dock först i november 2016 som man gick över till det som kallas neural maskinöversättning, baserat på djupinlärning.

Den här översättningen (i bilden) föreslog verktyget måndagen den 13 januari 2025.

Min egen upplevelse är att Google Translate blivit sämre på senare tid (senaste åren). Jag får oftare justera och rätta direkta fel, medan det tidigare var mer grammatik, ordval och ordföljd.

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14 Jan 2025, 08:27
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Thank you for the heads up Britt. Love seeing this image out in the wild. After it was used for the Wikipedia entry it pops up in many contexts.

Here is where the latest version of the infographic always lives, along with links to all the software mentioned:

axbom.com/fediverse/

The many branches of the Fediverse

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14 Jan 2025, 07:43
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13 Jan 2025, 21:25
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Is it me or is Google Translate just getting worse?

In this example the Swedish phrase is the polar opposite of the English meaning.

I feel like I’m living in times where Infinite Improbability Drive is being added to pretty much everything.

Screenshot from Google Translate. The phrase “strongly disagree” is being translated from English to Swedish.

In Swedish it says “håller starkt med”. This in fact means “strongly agree”.

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13 Jan 2025, 17:24
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Facebook openly dropping safety, ethics and diversity is a source of grief for many people. But it’s also an opportunity for new platforms of care and community to thrive.

Facebook was _never_ the way forward. It was built on misogyny and privacy invasions, and it's doubling down on those roots.

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13 Jan 2025, 15:48
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Hur skulle du klara dig i 12 månader utan BankID? Kanske är det värt att ha en sådan plan i bakhuvudet.

https://www.dagensps.se/privatekonomi/hon-lanade-pengar-av-en-van-blockades-fran-bankid/

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12 Jan 2025, 09:56
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There was a thread that made the rounds a while back listing reliable news sources (quite tech-focused and mostly smaller, niche outlets). Anyone know what I mean and can point me to it?

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11 Jan 2025, 18:38
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Greenland wants to buy back the United States.

The Greenlandic Prime Minister, Kim Kielsen, offered to buy the United States yesterday.

"It was Leif the Lucky who discovered America and his father, Erik the Red, who discovered Greenland and settled here."

Clipping via @dagb@snabelen.no

Den grønlandske landsstyreformand, Kim Kielsen, tilbød i går at købe USA.

"Det var Leif Den Lykkelige, der oppdagede Amerika og hans far, Erik den Røde, som oppdagede Grønland og slog sig ned her.  Derfor et det kun naturlig for os at få USA tilbage", siger Kim Kielsen.

Han har endnu ikke lagt sig fast på en pris, men mener, at den bør være forholdsvis lav i betragtning af USA kolossale statsgjæld
"Og hvis vi skal tage Trump med i handelen, bliver den naturligvis endnu lavere", siger han.
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# **Greenland wants to buy back the United States**

The Greenlandic Prime Minister, Kim Kielsen, offered to buy the United States yesterday.

"It was Leif the Lucky who discovered America and his father, Erik the Red, who discovered Greenland and settled here. Therefore, it is only natural for us to get the United States back," says Kim Kielsen.

He has not yet decided on a price, but believes that it should be relatively low considering the United States' colossal national debt.

"And if we are to include Trump in the deal, it will of course be even lower," he says.

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11 Jan 2025, 12:54
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