Wrongthink

Looking on in retrospect, the internet had been dominated by free and interoperable communications standards for an unexpectedly long time.

If you ask anyone who comes to mind when they think of computer literate users you will almost always get platitudes lamenting how amazing the youth are.

The land of the internet and computing has been dotted with castles.

Numerous individuals have vehemently refused to accept personal voice assistants into their homes (rightly so) on the grounds of privacy concerns.

While it is nice to be on the bleeding edge of some exciting new tech, there is something to be said for intentionally pursuing older standards, hardware and software.

There is a pervasive perspective among Windows users who recognize but live with its ills, which argue Windows as good and valid because at least it isn’t Mac.

The medical industry could surely use a “Digital Transformation”.

Imagine for a moment the absurdity of an email service which only allowed emails to be sent or received among its own internal users.

A popular science fiction television series introduced the concept of the Prime Directive.

Software, firmware and hardware design is not conceptually tangible to the average user.

When a program is compiled, the resulting binary is effectivly encrypted.

A rallying cry which began to take off around 2011-2013 set out to rectify the ills of the gaming landscape: “Everyone should game on PC which is more free, powerful and accessible!”.

I have often observed individuals who are quick to blame the age of their computer for any number of the technical ills they encounter.

In the 1980s and following years, a fluke occurred in the electronics industry.

How does one appeal to proprietary software enthusiasts?

You chose to use the software you run today… or did you?

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