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Expertenkommision Cyberunfall<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Distributor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Distributor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ADN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ADN</span></a> so</p><p><a href="https://www.adn.de" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">adn.de</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gaysex.cloud/@sodiboo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>sodiboo</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://possum.city/@tauon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>tauon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://transfem.social/@puppygirlhornypost2" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>puppygirlhornypost2</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://possum.city/@silly" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>silly</span></a></span> I don't think it's much of a <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freedom</span></a>"</em> on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/iOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iOS</span></a> but rather that the few devices and OS versions in circulation, alongside everyone from <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/jailbreaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jailbreaker</span></a> to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>malware</span></a> (espechally <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/govware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>govware</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/developers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>developers</span></a>) want to crack it open result in way more personnel <em>and</em> money behind it.</p><ul><li>OFC the fact that the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a> experience is worse from that POV is the lack of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a> re: <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/repairability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>repairability</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/openness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openness</span></a> that would make shit work. Most cheap <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/phones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phones</span></a> are done with even cheaper <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SoC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoC</span></a>'s by manufacturers who can't be assed (or frankly don't give a shit at all!) when it comes to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/mainline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mainline</span></a> support. (I mean, you've seen the video where <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@SexyCyborg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>SexyCyborg</span></a></span> demanded a vendor to give her the sourcecode as per <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GPLv2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GPLv2</span></a> for her device?)</li></ul><p>Granted <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>GrapheneOS</span></a></span> does limit their support to devices that can comply with their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> standards.</p><ul><li>The issues are mostly caused by <em>hostile app developers</em> that specifically decided to <em>knee-jerk</em> their users / customers for no good reason.</li></ul><p>I do wish for both vendors like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fairphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fairphone</span></a> to up their game <em>and</em> regulators like <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>EUCommission</span></a></span> to actually push for more <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transparency</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/openness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openness</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LongTermSupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LongTermSupport</span></a> of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Smartphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Smartphones</span></a>, because <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ManufacturedEwaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ManufacturedEwaste</span></a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SOYES" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SOYES</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WiKo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WiKo</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Unihertz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Unihertz</span></a> and others that ship <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/outdated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>outdated</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AndroidDevices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AndroidDevices</span></a> <em>and</em> never even a <em>single update</em> are a major problem!</p><ul><li>I don't blame projects like <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@LineageOS" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>LineageOS</span></a></span> that they can't cover <em>every device &amp; SoC</em> even tho they propably have the widest compatibility, I just think that there needs to be <em>pressure</em> that manufacturers don't just vomit stuff on the market and let customers frustratingly figure out the rest.</li></ul><p>I do have to give <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> credit where it is due, and that is that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/iOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iOS</span></a> does have consistency and accessibility nailed down very well. Something that they obviously are able being the <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BenevolentDictator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BenevolentDictator</span></a>"</em> of a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleVendor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SingleVendor</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleProvider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SingleProvider</span></a> - platform. </p><ul><li>Obviously since they are the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/vendor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vendor</span></a> for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hardware</span></a> and the sole [<em>"legitimate"</em> / <em>official</em>] <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/distributor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>distributor</span></a> for any <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Apps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apps</span></a> they do OFC cross-finance their relatively long <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/support" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>support</span></a> with their 15-30% cut from <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/App" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>App</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/sales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sales</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/InAppPurchase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InAppPurchase</span></a>|s they charge, which is why <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AndroidPhones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AndroidPhones</span></a> suffer the <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/3DO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3DO</span></a> syndrome"</em>: Needing to charge more since they only get to make money once with hardware sales and not after that, so there's no incentive for them to give a shit beyond <em>"brand value"</em> to care. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Samsing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Samsing</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fairphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fairphone</span></a> and very few others do, but most don't as they close the books on the product once launched and sold out (<em>angrily stares at Unihertz</em>)...</li></ul><p>Maybe one day the folks at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@frameworkcomputer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>frameworkcomputer</span></a></span> acquire Fairphone and decide to bring the same modularity to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Smartphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Smartphones</span></a> and get something done that makes it easy to maintain long-term and that even <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GrapheneOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GrapheneOS</span></a> are willing to support.</p><ul><li>Until then the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Enshittification</span></a> is ruining everything as usual...</li></ul>
Expertenkommision Cyberunfall<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> und <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cloud</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Distributor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Distributor</span></a> will das mensch verpflichtende <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Schulungen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Schulungen</span></a> für sein <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Verkaufsportal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Verkaufsportal</span></a> macht.</p><p>Die Schulungen werden über <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Forms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Forms</span></a> organisiert.</p>
Adam Kidd<p>Digital distributors. Tired of Distrokid. Who do you recommend? <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/musicians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>musicians</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/distributor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>distributor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/musicdistribution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>musicdistribution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/musicbusiness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>musicbusiness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/streaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>streaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dsp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dsp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/distribution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>distribution</span></a></p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/19098/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/19098/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Cybersecurity sales soar in Europe but dip in UK – CONTEXT <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CONTEXT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CONTEXT</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Distributor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Distributor</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/European" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>European</span></a></p>
Silkester<p>The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Guardian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Guardian</span></a> surrendered to the architects of the Heritage Foundation by inviting their <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> and sacking the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InvestigativeJournalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InvestigativeJournalists</span></a> en mass.</p><p>AI is garbage in garbage out. It is the architects who feed AI, so it is them who dictate the output bias and thus public discourse.<br>Less human diversity through five or six AI systems that <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FloodTheZone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FloodTheZone</span></a>. Worst part of it is, that <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/distributor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>distributor</span></a> of the garbage is us — millions of user who "have fun with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChatGPT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChatGPT</span></a> et al."</p><p>Ask me in 150 years how it ends.</p>
Dining & Cooking<p>Enotria&amp;Coe adds Marqués de Cáceres to its Spanish portfolio <a href="https://www.diningandcooking.com/2013900/enotriacoe-adds-marques-de-caceres-to-its-spanish-portfolio/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">diningandcooking.com/2013900/e</span><span class="invisible">notriacoe-adds-marques-de-caceres-to-its-spanish-portfolio/</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Cenicero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cenicero</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/distributor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>distributor</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Enotria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Enotria</span></a>&amp;Coe <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Marqu%C3%A9sDeC%C3%A1ceres" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarquésDeCáceres</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/producer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>producer</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Rioja" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rioja</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/SpanishWine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpanishWine</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Wine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wine</span></a></p>
FP Content Bot🖋️🤖<p>The Pelikan's Perch posted: Pelikan’s New Canadian Distributor: What You Need to Know <a href="https://thepelikansperch.com/2024/11/23/pelikan-new-canadian-distributor/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thepelikansperch.com/2024/11/2</span><span class="invisible">3/pelikan-new-canadian-distributor/</span></a> <a href="https://penfount.social/tags/FountainPen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FountainPen</span></a> <a href="https://penfount.social/tags/EuropeanManufacturingandDesignLtd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanManufacturingandDesignLtd</span></a> <a href="https://penfount.social/tags/Distributor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Distributor</span></a> <a href="https://penfount.social/tags/Chartpak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chartpak</span></a> <a href="https://penfount.social/tags/LSFGroup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LSFGroup</span></a> <a href="https://penfount.social/tags/Pelikan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pelikan</span></a> <a href="https://penfount.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://penfount.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Turkish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Turkish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/filmfestival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>filmfestival</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/canceled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>canceled</span></a> after <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DanielCraig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DanielCraig</span></a>'s new <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/film" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>film</span></a> '<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Queer</span></a>' got <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/banned" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>banned</span></a> in the country. </p><p>The <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/film" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>film</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/distributor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>distributor</span></a> is <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/takingastand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>takingastand</span></a> against "the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/restriction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>restriction</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/freedomofexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freedomofexpression</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a>." </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Entertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Entertainment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Movies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Movies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Religion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Violence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Homophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Homophobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transphobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EmptyThePews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EmptyThePews</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/queer-banned-turkey-mubi-canceled-film-festival" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">advocate.com/arts-entertainmen</span><span class="invisible">t/queer-banned-turkey-mubi-canceled-film-festival</span></a></p>
SabiLewSounds<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastoMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoMusic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoArt</span></a> I'm pleading, please save my music</p><p>I've been dissociating so badly that I forgot my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/distributor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>distributor</span></a> fees were coming up and while I hate all the music streaming platforms it is a chance for passive income - some day</p><p>They are the only platforms that some people use - I never started sharing music to make $<br>I wanted to bring light and love and solidarity to those suffering</p><p><a href="https://ko-fi.com/post/Save-my-music-R6R5137SX1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ko-fi.com/post/Save-my-music-R</span><span class="invisible">6R5137SX1</span></a></p><p>PLEASE 😭</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BOOST" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BOOST</span></a> or contribute anything I'm already drowning</p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p>Why this <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/homoerotic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homoerotic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/classic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>classic</span></a> about <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/sweaty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sweaty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/sailors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sailors</span></a> is stirring up <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/controversy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>controversy</span></a> 40 years later. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Cinephiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cinephiles</span></a> are known to get <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/excitable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>excitable</span></a> every time <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TheCriterionCollection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheCriterionCollection</span></a>—the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/tastemaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tastemaking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/film" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>film</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/distributor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>distributor</span></a>—announces a new batch of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/films" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>films</span></a> is joining its esteemed <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>library</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Entertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Entertainment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Movies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Movies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Culture</span></a> <a href="https://www.queerty.com/why-this-homoerotic-classic-about-sweaty-sailors-is-stirring-up-controversy-40-years-later-20240318" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">queerty.com/why-this-homoeroti</span><span class="invisible">c-classic-about-sweaty-sailors-is-stirring-up-controversy-40-years-later-20240318</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.xyz/@NGIZero" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>NGIZero</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@fsfe" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>fsfe</span></a></span> So is this a reversal from <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/hatespeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hatespeech</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/distributor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>distributor</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AxelSpringer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AxelSpringer</span></a>'s push to call <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Ads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ads</span></a> a form of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DRM</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AdfBlocking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AdfBlocking</span></a> an act of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/piracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>piracy</span></a>? </p><p>Again, I'd be wary about the fine print and the original documents...</p><p>Not that laws matter anyway since there is no technical way to enforce ads to be displayed that isn't <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>malware</span></a> like <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Zango" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zango</span></a> per very definition.</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@fatsam" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>fatsam</span></a></span> I wished <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://raspberrypi.social/@Raspberry_Pi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Raspberry_Pi</span></a></span> would improve availability of their products in general.</p><p>It can't be that there's no <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/distributor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>distributor</span></a> that has <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CM3plusLite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CM3plusLite</span></a> or <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CM4Lite1GB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CM4Lite1GB</span></a> or even <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CM4WLite8GB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CM4WLite8GB</span></a> at <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MSRP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MSRP</span></a>!</p>
Erika Autumn<p>I just got the email from my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/distributor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>distributor</span></a> that the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/release" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>release</span></a> of my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/single" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>single</span></a> "No More" has been <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/approved" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>approved</span></a></p><p>It'll be fully available on select platforms such as <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bandcamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bandcamp</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SoundCloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoundCloud</span></a>, &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/YouTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YouTube</span></a> on Friday, October 13 (10/13)</p><p>It will also be available for preorder 10/13, then fully available 10/20, for all the ones like Spotify &amp; iTunes that needed more lead time. (that's the best they let me do)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/musician" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>musician</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/producer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>producer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IndependentMusician" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndependentMusician</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/song" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>song</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FridayThe13th" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FridayThe13th</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/October" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>October</span></a></p>
Tarnith<p>Thinking about doing a cover but just realized my <a href="https://social.bitwig.community/tags/distributor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>distributor</span></a> charges an annual fee to handle the cover licensing, per track. </p><p>Does anyone on <a href="https://social.bitwig.community/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://social.bitwig.community/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> have suggestions for distributors that allow you to acquire a one-time cover song license and distribute to DSPs?</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>:boost_ok: <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FollowerPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FollowerPower</span></a>: Does anyone know a <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/distributor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>distributor</span></a> that actually sells <span class="h-card"><a href="https://raspberrypi.social/@Raspberry_Pi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Raspberry_Pi</span></a></span> / <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RaspberryPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RaspberryPi</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PiZero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PiZero</span></a> v1.3 / <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Pi0" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pi0</span></a> 1.3 (NOT <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Pi0W" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pi0W</span></a> / <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Pi0W2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pi0W2</span></a>!) at <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MSRP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MSRP</span></a> or at least not beyond 300% of it?<br>Cuz all I see are shitty <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/scammers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scammers</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ValueRemoving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ValueRemoving</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/rentseekers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rentseekers</span></a> aka. [unofficial!] "<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/resellers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>resellers</span></a>" that charge 1.000% - &gt;2.000% of the MSRP and they seem to <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bot</span></a> all the shops empty.<br>Like it's worse than with the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PS5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PS5</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/XboxSeriesX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XboxSeriesX</span></a>, and that's already shit.<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ6eM5OZtm0" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=AZ6eM5OZtm</span><span class="invisible">0</span></a></p>
Let's go to the 3DBB.<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@maskedscheduler" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>maskedscheduler</span></a></span> None of whose <a href="https://masthead.social/tags/families" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>families</span></a> have the right to <a href="https://masthead.social/tags/sue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sue</span></a> the <a href="https://masthead.social/tags/seller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>seller</span></a>, <a href="https://masthead.social/tags/distributor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>distributor</span></a> or <a href="https://masthead.social/tags/manufacturers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>manufacturers</span></a> of those <a href="https://masthead.social/tags/guns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>guns</span></a> for whatever part their <a href="https://masthead.social/tags/recklessness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>recklessness</span></a> may have contributed to those <a href="https://masthead.social/tags/deaths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deaths</span></a>. <a href="https://masthead.social/tags/RepealPLCAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepealPLCAA</span></a></p>