Новый (седьмой) сезон «Чёрного зеркала» реабилитировал для меня сериал после откровенно проходных предыдущих двух. В своё время шестой сезон я досмотрел с трудом: из пяти серий три вообще мимо сериала. А вот в седьмом, разве что, чуть проваливается эпизод о съёмках кино, но и в нём есть любопытные моменты. Остальное очень хорошо, в духе сериала. И ещё куча мелких отсылок к предыдущим сезонам.
Наверное с точки зрения высказывания самая интересная серия — первая, обыгрывающая зависимость от корпораций. Кажется, убеждённым сторонникам капитализма и нынешней экономический модели человечества нужно побольше такого смотреть, чтобы мы в какой-то момент не оказались в мире, который там показан. Хотя, вполне возможно, что уже оказались.
По эмоциям очень сильная пятая, о мужчине, который вспоминал давние отношения. Проникновенно, грустно. И технологии, которые там показаны, уже у нас на носу. По крайней мере делать трёхмерную сцену из фотографии мы уже умеем.
Понравилась задумка в серии про девушку-кондитера. Посмотрел бы побольше такого. Можно целый сериал даже: как разные люди справляются с такими способностями. Причём, сериал можно сделать очень мрачный, под лозунгом «бойся своих желаний».
В серии о роевом интеллекте было приятно увидеть Капальди, но сюжетный ход я разгадал с первых минут. Слишком много читаю и смотрю фантастики. Нечто подобное было в одном из эпизодов «The Outer Limits» (к слову, «Чёрное зеркало» не впервые почти дословно цитирует его).
Ну и продолжение Каллистера — очень в тему. Не так много серий «Зеркала» было бы уместно продолжать, выбор считаю крайне удачным. Конечно, никаких хитрых сюжетных флипов и глубоких мыслей там нет, но во многом от этого даже проще после в целом тяжёлых предыдущих эпизодов.
Короче, либо там кому-то настучали по голове после низких оценок предыдущих сезонов, либо сменились шоураннеры, но вера в сериал восстановилась.
#fiction
Keep Android Open
https://keepandroidopen.org
https://f-droid.org/2026/02/20/twif.html
During out talks with F-Droid users at FOSDEM26 we were baffled to learn most were relieved that #Google has canceled their plans to lock-down #Android.
Why baffled? Because no such thing actually happened, the plans announced last August are still scheduled to take place. We see a battle of PR campaigns and whomever has the last post out remains in the media memory as the truth, and having journalists just copy/paste Google posts serves no one.
But Google said… Said what? That there’s a magical “advanced flow”? Did you see it? Did anyone experience it? When is it scheduled to be released? Was it part of Android 16 QPR2 in December? Of 16 QPR3 Beta 2.1 last week? Of Android 17 Beta 1? No? That’s the issue… As time marches on people were left with the impression that everything was done, fixed, Google “wasn’t evil” after all, this time, yay!
While we all have bad memories of “banners” as the dreaded ad delivery medium of the Internet, after FOSDEM we decided that we have to raise the issue back and have everyone, who cares about Android as an open platform, informed that we are running out of time until Google becomes the gate-keeper of all users devices.
Hence, the website and starting today our clients, with the updates of F-Droid and F-Droid Basic, feature a banner that reminds everyone how little time we have and how to voice their concerns to whatever local authority is able to understand the dangers of this path Android is led to.
We are not alone in our fight, IzzyOnDroid added a banner too, more #FDroid clients will add the warning banner soon and other app downloaders, like Obtainium, already have an in-app warning dialogue.
#why
Keep Android Open
https://keepandroidopen.org
https://f-droid.org/2026/02/20/twif.html
During out talks with F-Droid users at FOSDEM26 we were baffled to learn most were relieved that #Google has canceled their plans to lock-down #Android.
Why baffled? Because no such thing actually happened, the plans announced last August are still scheduled to take place. We see a battle of PR campaigns and whomever has the last post out remains in the media memory as the truth, and having journalists just copy/paste Google posts serves no one.
But Google said… Said what? That there’s a magical “advanced flow”? Did you see it? Did anyone experience it? When is it scheduled to be released? Was it part of Android 16 QPR2 in December? Of 16 QPR3 Beta 2.1 last week? Of Android 17 Beta 1? No? That’s the issue… As time marches on people were left with the impression that everything was done, fixed, Google “wasn’t evil” after all, this time, yay!
While we all have bad memories of “banners” as the dreaded ad delivery medium of the Internet, after FOSDEM we decided that we have to raise the issue back and have everyone, who cares about Android as an open platform, informed that we are running out of time until Google becomes the gate-keeper of all users devices.
Hence, the website and starting today our clients, with the updates of F-Droid and F-Droid Basic, feature a banner that reminds everyone how little time we have and how to voice their concerns to whatever local authority is able to understand the dangers of this path Android is led to.
We are not alone in our fight, IzzyOnDroid added a banner too, more #FDroid clients will add the warning banner soon and other app downloaders, like Obtainium, already have an in-app warning dialogue.
#why
Super Bowl Ad TRICKING You Into Welcoming Surveillance State!
During the Super Bowl, you may have seen a commercial for #Amazon’s #Ring “Search Party” feature, which uses an emotional lost-dog story to encourage adoption of participation in what amounts to a widespread neighborhood #surveillance net. Jimmy points out that the ad masks #privacy risks tied to AI-driven #cameras, data sharing, and Amazon’s broader surveillance ecosystem, including concerns about opt-out defaults and government access.
He and Americans’ Comedian Kurt Metzger expand the discussion into a broader critique of social media and smart devices as tools of self-surveillance, suggesting public safety and convenience are being used to justify constant monitoring. Ultimately, it frames the commercial as emblematic of a growing surveillance state presented as benevolent technology.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AJtRDjoXN4
#why
SharedTrace
#Python tool for getting additional info by shared link (usernames, avatars, IDs etc).
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https://github.com/hondling/sharetrace
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