@82mhz There's probably some survivorship bias in that we only remember the technologies that were good enough to be widely adopted. But there's absolutely something to be said about technology ownership. It's hard to get excited when the modern status quo for everything from music to maps to thinking is renting from corporations.
New blog post: Ritchie Blackmore and Deep Purplehttp://82mhz.net/posts/2026/08/ritchie-blackmore-and-deep-purple/ #blogging #blog #blaugust #blaugust2026 #deeppurple
@drwx Not just you 😄 The drive is a bit of an upfront investment with 150€ or so, but as long term storage for files I want to archive I'm actually considering it...
New blog post: Tech sucks: You have to vote with your wallet, or nothing will changehttp://82mhz.net/posts/2026/08/tech-sucks-you-have-to-vote-with-your-wallet-or-nothing-will-change/ #blogging #blog #blaugust #blaugust2026
