apertus-cogitari (51)in #steemit • 8 years agoHow Steemit became unsuitable for freedom-fighters and whistle blowers (& how only nerds can overcome this)The free-speech precondition: anonymity Steemit now requires new account registrations to include a mobile phone…apertus-cogitari (51)in #travel • 8 years agoHow progressive nerdy travellers can boycott Boeing. And why General Electric is on the evil list as well.Suppose you want to boycott Boeing. A Boeing aircraft is probably not on your shopping list, so you can't simply…apertus-cogitari (51)in #technology • 8 years agoFLOSS Projects like Anki and GNU Radio with Closed Documentation (c/o cloudflare)Some free software projects have moved their documentation and other essential resources into the centralized…apertus-cogitari (51)in #shopping • 8 years agoTech gifts that take more than they give -- Brands that progressives should refuseMany mainstream technology brands engage in a variety of freedom-oppressing political activities. It's a rampant…apertus-cogitari (51)in #steemit-bug • 8 years agoMarkdown anchors broken. Table of Contents ("[TOC]") code also broken.The markdown standard provides a markup-styled anchor mechanism (according to and discussed on stackoverflow )…apertus-cogitari (51)in #liberty • 8 years agoWhich printer & scanner brands are ethical? Get your boycott on - the evil has been charted.This chart shows a variety of core evils for which current manufacturers of imaging products partake: Indeed almost…apertus-cogitari (51)in #marijuana • 8 years agoEmployer-imposed drug testing -- why it's a bad ideaEmployers in the US have been engaged in rampant abuse of workers dignity, privacy, and liberties for a long time…apertus-cogitari (51)in #freedom • 8 years agoHow donating to human rights and civil liberties orgs can backfireOrganizations that fight for human rights and civil liberties often (unwittingly) install a donation mechanism that…