Женя Трифонов написал отличную статью про Meta и современное состояние виртуальной реальности. Я рассказывал вам раньше о своём опыте игр в VR, но Женя исследовал этот вопрос всеобъемлюще. Почитайте, очень интересно, независимо от вашего отношения к VR.
А я расскажу вам на эту тему вот что. У Айзека Азимова есть книга «Обнажённое Солнце» — часть цикла романов о детективе и роботе. Автор описывает в ней планету под названием Солярия. На Солярии очень мало людей, и у каждого есть огромный участок земли с домом, а также сотни и тысячи роботов, которые занимаются реализацией всех необходимых человеку потребностей. Общество Солярии построено так, что люди не контактируют друг с другом физически. Каждый живёт в своём доме один, и на сотни километров вокруг других людей нет. Работа и общение у них происходит по супер навороченной голографической связи, которая визуально не отличается от реальности.
Физическое присутствие рядом с другими людьми для солярианцев стало сильным стрессом. Они чувствуют себя в такой обстановке очень плохо вплоть до потери сознания. Для них это буквально кошмар, насилие над собой и ад наяву. Если одному из жителей планеты сказать, что ему нужно с кем-то встретиться лично, он воспримет это как пожелание страданий и смерти. В обществе, как следствие, любое упоминание и предложение физического присутствия стало табуированным и оскорбительным. Это просто что-то неприличное и даже постыдное, о чём могут всерьёз рассуждать только абсолютно невоспитанные люди.
Супруги живут в одном доме, но разделённом на две половины, и физически взаимодействуют только несколько раз за всю жизнь, потому что это неизбежно для зачатия ребёнка. Делают это с плохо скрываемым отвращением, кстати. А выращиванием и воспитанием детей занимаются роботы.
Книга написана в 1956 году. Хорошо, что это вымысел.
#life#web
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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#socmint#tracking#trackers#stalking#surveillance#why