BlogHide Resteemsapertus-cogitari (51)in steemit • 8 years agoHow Steemit became unsuitable for freedom-fighters and whistle blowers (& how only nerds can overcome this)The free-speech precondition: anonymity Steemit now requires new account registrations to include a mobile phone number. This is a devastating blow to those requiring free-speech. Why? The only…apertus-cogitari (51)in travel • 8 years agoHow progressive nerdy travellers can boycott Boeing. And why General Electric is on the evil list as well.Suppose you want to boycott Boeing. A Boeing aircraft is probably not on your shopping list, so you can't simply scratch Boeing off your shopping list as easily as you can a Dell product, for…apertus-cogitari (51)in technology • 8 years agoFLOSS Projects like Anki and GNU Radio with Closed Documentation (c/o cloudflare)Some free software projects have moved their documentation and other essential resources into the centralized corporate walled-garden of CloudFlare. These projects masquerade as "open" and…apertus-cogitari (51)in shopping • 8 years agoTech gifts that take more than they give -- Brands that progressives should refuseMany mainstream technology brands engage in a variety of freedom-oppressing political activities. It's a rampant problem because not enough consumers are paying attention. There is also a…apertus-cogitari (51)in steemit-bug • 8 years agoMarkdown anchors broken. Table of Contents ("[TOC]") code also broken.The markdown standard provides a markup-styled anchor mechanism (according to and discussed on stackoverflow ) whereby an article may include anchors which can be linked to. Reference links then…apertus-cogitari (51)in liberty • 8 years agoWhich printer & scanner brands are ethical? Get your boycott on - the evil has been charted.This chart shows a variety of core evils for which current manufacturers of imaging products partake: Indeed almost all printer makers are at the extreme of social irresponsibility. So the…apertus-cogitari (51)in marijuana • 8 years agoEmployer-imposed drug testing -- why it's a bad ideaEmployers in the US have been engaged in rampant abuse of workers dignity, privacy, and liberties for a long time now. Now that the medicinal properties of marijuana has finally been recognized…apertus-cogitari (51)in freedom • 8 years agoHow donating to human rights and civil liberties orgs can backfireOrganizations that fight for human rights and civil liberties often (unwittingly) install a donation mechanism that counters their own cause. This creates a pitfall whereby donors contribute to…
