No.2357
http://kottke.org/15/05/how-richard-stallman-does-his-computing
>Richard Stallman, the free software activist and author of some of the world's most used and useful software, probably uses his computer and the Internet a lot differently than you do. For starters, ethics and privacy concerns trump his need for convenience.
I am careful in how I use the Internet.
I generally do not connect to web sites from my own machine, aside from a few sites I have some special relationship with. I usually fetch web pages from other sites by sending mail to a program (see git://git.gnu.org/womb/hacks.git) that fetches them, much like wget, and then mails them back to me. Then I look at them using a web browser, unless it is easy to see the text in the HTML page directly. I usually try lynx first, then a graphical browser if the page needs it (using konqueror, which won't fetch from other sites in such a situation).
I occasionally also browse using IceCat via Tor. I think that is enough to prevent my browsing from being connected with me, since I don't identify myself to the sites I visit.
I never pay for anything on the Web. Anything on the net that requires payment, I don't do. (I made an exception for the fees for the stallman.org domain, since that is connected with me anyway.)
I would not mind paying for a copy of an e-book or music recording on the Internet if I could do so anonymously, and it were ethical in other ways (no DRM or EULA). But that option almost never exists. I keep looking for ways to make it happen.
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No.2394
>stallman emails webpages to himself
Man, this is intense.
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No.2395
>>2394
>Being this new and still not have read the article on his personal blag
>Being this new and being surprised by that
>Newfaging so intensly
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No.2400
I wonder just how much pizza he has on his computer.
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No.2410
>>2400
I believe he doesn't have any images on his computer
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No.2737
Pretty sure he just uses tor and a shit ton of privacy tools now instead of that rube-goldberg setup.
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No.2749
I don't personally, but I wish everyone used a computer like him.
Guess I'm a hypocrite.
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No.2753
>>>2737
Confirmed, he uses tor.
vine.co/v/enB1w6KbU3F
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No.2755
>>2410
>I believe he doesn't have any images on his computer
Untrue. He has at least the image that /tech/ made for him for his birthday a few months ago.
He said he liked it.
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No.2756
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No.2765
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No.2784
>>2765
>that jew
holy shit kekeke
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No.2793
I love how people who demand for DRM free are also the ones who go and pirate shit. The whole reason DRM is needed.
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No.2808
>>2793
>The whole reason DRM is needed.
DRM is "needed" because companies are looking for a technological solution to an unsustainable business model.
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No.4691
>>2765
>tfw nobody wished stallmankun a happey birthday this year
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No.4711
>>4691
/tech/ sent him better CSS for his stylesheet this year, actually. He only ended up using a small part of it.
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No.4712
>>4691
>>4711
I just noticed that the full CSS is being used, when you press the "toggle dark theme" link on some pages.
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No.4715
>>2808
No, they're just defending themselves from thieves, which I support.
And yes, I'm aware that I'm replying to a year-old comment. I have the autism.
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No.4716
>>4712
>>4711
ironic given how dead /tech/ is now. nobody there ever programs. i wish /prog/ was still alive.
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No.4720
>>4716
/tech/ died when it became /poltech/ and the board owner did nothing to stop it.
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No.4725
>>4720
>/poltech/
not even. i don't really care about crossposters between /pol/ and /tech/, that happens all over the site. if you're here, it's expected. /tech/ isn't unique in having anons from /pol/ crossposting to it, all the boards do. if anything i embrace it in the hope i can help someone legitimately interested in learning to code. /pol/ gives /tech/ greater exposure in this regard.
fundamental problem is /tech/ never codes anymore. back like 2 years ago i could go there and there'd be maybe 3 or 4 threads on the front page with anons posting code, other threads on setting up build tools, ide's, etc. i've tried to create basic coding threads and they get sagebombed by anons complaining about the language used or will suggest using rust or they'll say they'll post later but then they never do. it's all bikeshedding now, they complain about the face of things (comparing different dists or languages) but never delve into the substance (by coding irl). it's frustrating anon.
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No.4730
>>4725
And that's what happens when you allow political arguments on a technology board.
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No.4736
>>4730
Disagree.
>political discussion is expected, crossboard on 8ch
>there were political arguments even back then and it didn't stop coding threads
It's the people who constantly complain about /poltech/ yet themselves never code who create the problems because they distract from coding. Politics on /tech/ was never a problem until the whiny posters showed up. There were groups actively trying to teach coding to /pol/posters on /tech/ through irc and mumble.
Political discussion only derails when someone starts whining about it because whining about it derails by baiting the entire thread to reply. Whining about political discussion shows complete newfaggotry or intent to derail given that political discussion is cross-board and expected on 8ch. If you think /pol/ posters are derailing your thread the best thing you can do is to reply to them, remind them of the thread topic, and ask them to stay on topic and not phrase it as a condescending faggot, and stay on topic yourself to make an example.
Otherwise you're the bigger problem by baiting and further derailing.
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No.10252
reviving thread from 404.
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No.11536
>>2357
Fucking amazing. Stallman is oldschool.
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No.11621
When is hurd going to be done? Whats taking them so long?
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No.11623
>>2357
Why does Mr Stallman punish himself so? What does he have that's so precious to the government that it is imperative for him to encrypt his entire existence? Is he some kind of pedophile or someone who has access to top secret black project documents? He's deluding himself if he thinks he's private. In fact he's likely made himself more of a target by being such an activist for this kind of thing. You cannot hide from the government, you cannot hide from big corporations and businesses that want you.
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No.11669
>>2755
He has images in his email server.
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No.11670
>>11623
Your loaded assumptions make you confused about this. Stallman loves freedom and privacy and his way promotes it. He uses the command line because it is an efficient use of his time.
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