I know most people here don't need to hear this, so maybe just pass this along to your less techy friends and family members, but: please, do not go to ChatGPT for medical advice.
"For example, in response to telling it about a fictional pain in my right side, it cited the guardrail and […]
The Downfall and Enshittification of Microsoft in 2026
caio.ca/blog/the-dow...
#Microslop #Enshittification #Microsoft
Simple, local, and secure.
#opensource #bigtech #subscription #enshittification #localIT #DigitalSovereignty #Melbourne #MelbourneBusiness #GlenEira #PortPhillip #OpenSourceTechGuy #CraigLambie42 #CraigLambie #business #smallbusiness #supportsmallbusiness #businessowner #smallbusinessowner
Let’s keep our hardware running longer with local expertise.
#opensource #bigtech #subscription #enshittification #localIT #DigitalSovereignty #Melbourne #MelbourneBusiness #GlenEira #PortPhillip #OpenSourceTechGuy #CraigLambie42 #CraigLambie #opensource #bigtech #subscription #enshittification
An interesting piece on how our software environment got to be the way that it is today by Dave of Dave's Garage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t992ul_IKtc
#software #retrocomputing #enshittification
Enshittification never tasted so good!
#Sysco #EverythingTastesTheSame #Enshittification #Restaurants #Food
When #enshittification is your business model...
"For $5 a month, you can enjoy strange little clips [...] which use generative AI to bring dead historical figures “to life” in videos “curated” by Bob Dylan"
What is happening?
www.indiewire.com/features/commentary/what...
#news […]
I first got online in 1992. This gives me quite the view of internet history.
When I wonder why there are hardly any successful, popular, creative internet projects anymore, I always circle back around to how much less money there is at the lower tiers of the economy (anything below $1b).
It's […]
A 16:9 split graphic. On the left, colorful icons representing ideas, messages, and code flow into a metal funnel and come out as gray, lumpy sludge in a tray. On the right, a parody “AI Content Nutrition Facts” label lists “Engagement 200%,” “Truth 40%,” “Originality 15%,” and “Human Connection 5%,” with notes like “Artificially flavored” and “May contain misinformation.”
AI is not our friend. It was supposed to help. Instead, it’s degrading social media, content, software, customer experience, and trust.
#newpost #AI #Misinformation #enshittification #CustomerExperience #HiddenCosts
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My big problem with music fora, gearhead fora, and seemingly every other kind of enthusiast community lately is that they're all about what to buy, and not how to get more out of what you've already got. #synthfluencers #gearheads #everyoneasalesman #enshittification
At least dna got it’s due respect…. They nearly immediately created orgs to study and implement in medical practices
#DontFckWithYour… Shaping
#Enshittification
#CongratsYallWon🙃
"You are responsible for reviewing activity performed by your Agentic Commerce Agent and for promptly notifying the Agentic Commerce Agent and Target of any activity you believe is unauthorized or outside the scope of permissions you approved." […]
@notion.com android app opens external links itself rather than in my chosen browser - ignoring the in-app setting. I've even removed its permission to open supported links in my device's settings, just in case - no luck.
Why?
Please, I just want to control my own stuff. #badtech #enshittification
“Cory Doctorow returns to #Montreal and Librairie D&Q on Friday April 10th at 7:30 pm to talk more about AI, big tech, the phenomenon of #Enshittification, and how we can combat it.
Books will be available at the event and the author will be signing.
This event is free to attend and no RSVP is […]
Cover of Cory Doctorow's book "Enshittification" damaged by the enshittified retailer. A strip of brown paper glued across the entire front
Reading #Enshittification (the copy @richardlittler.bsky.social got from the online retailer who serves as a case study in the book). I like the morphological fun that @doctorow.pluralistic.net has with his neologism: "Disenshittificatory countermaneuver" is just downright giddy 🤣
I start my modern car (2023) that's been sitting for about ten days. The very first thing it does is demand a software update, which fails because the battery is "too low". After driving it to charge, it finally starts the update (locking me out of the car for 30 minutes, completely unusable) […]
Websites, die absichtlich komplett blöd zu bedienen sind, damit man die Nutzer zur Installation der App nötigen kann - das ist #enshittification #Verkrempelung
Microslop’s copy-a-lot (pronounced Microsoft Copilot) seems to be in 78 different products. No wonder it’s difficult explaining what this #enshittification is about. teybannerman.com/strategy/202...
mine's perfect, thanks for asking www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/ng-interact... #brainrot #quiz #technology #enshittification
15 years here. Just cancelled our @netflix.com today.
Like many others #netflix has succumbed to #enshittification.
Back to sailing the seven seas, I guess. Was a good run.
Aaar, me hearties!!
The ascension of AI has made my picture searches so much less effective. Anyone know of a good way to exclude AI-images from searches?
#AI #PictureSearch #Enshittification
#enshittification has deep roots
How To Write Unmaintainable Code (1999)
https://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/%7Esusan/475/unmain.html
“32. Make "improvements" to your code often, and force users to upgrade often - after all, no one wants to be running an outdated version.
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Don't tell anyone what the […]
Back in 2018, when Alien Weaponry released their debut album Tū, I was so excited about metal sung in Te Reo Māori that I paid for it on BrandCramp. I downloaded a copy in Ogg Vorbis, which I still have in my digital music collection, and listened to it on heavy rotate.
Today I logged in to […]
POLITICAL ENSHITTIFICATION
Political Enshittification as Oligarchy, – lobbying replaces competition in capitalism, but for technology, removing innovation also removes relevance.
randomboo.com/blog/politic...
#politics #america #enshittification
