I hate how, over the last 30 years, the burden for people to not be ripped off by companies has shifted to the individual. Why must I use my limited free time and mental capacity to shop around for car insurance, contents insurance, buildings insurance, rail travel, energy suppliers and now vets? To hell with 'free market capitalism'.
A really nice essay, I agree with the sentiment of it. We don't need European tech billionaires, we need government support for open source
Nope. Had enough of tech giants. We need bold policy moves to limit the creation of huge tech companies.
Hmm, doubt it's for security. Seems more likely they're looking for backdoors in order to spy on users. There are far too many governments desperate to backdoor encryption and messaging apps to trust any government's stated intent when it comes to technology
TPS evaluations, you say?
The rise and fall and rise of RIM. Blackberry, here we go!
Oh, you didn't tell us how long it would really take, did ya? Oh, laddie. You've got a lot to learn if you want people to think of you as a miracle worker.
I love the way you delivered the punchline - very reminiscent of Douglas Adams
How do we persuade our elected politicians to stop trying to speedrun authoritarianism and fascism?
Dr Cox, is that you?
I don't usually take my oven to the library though /s 😉
Accessibility text: Character Clem Fandango from Toast of London saying, "Hello Burnham, this is Ash Tyler, can you hear me?"
In the case of the UK and utilities, at least, public ownership.