TV Show Host. Speaker & Educator for #opensource, #privacy & #neurodiversity. Founder of #geekbeacon, #GBF2023 & geeksabroad 💜 https://bsky.app/profile/nixiepixel.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/nixiepixel.bsky.social/post/3mybldg7pry2uIn 10 years, I hope we look back on how "we bought things but had no ownership of them" and we see how insane it was that we ever allowed these shenanigans. https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/10/18/235244/new-video-game-law-proposed-if-you-pay-for-it-you-own-it?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed20 Oct 2026 02:23 +0000at://did:plc:oofkky5fuper2wtbdd2fdwui/app.bsky.feed.post/3mybldg7pry2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/nixiepixel.bsky.social/post/3myb4yb5xhl2oGoogled myself and a people-search site had my age, my old addresses, and a 'possible relative' who is my ex's mom. Most of these sites have an opt-out page buried in the footer, or at least they should...right?19 Oct 2026 22:07 +0000at://did:plc:oofkky5fuper2wtbdd2fdwui/app.bsky.feed.post/3myb4yb5xhl2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/nixiepixel.bsky.social/post/3myaiplko2m2u"I have nothing to hide" is a great line until you remember you have curtains, a phone PIN, and a lock on the bathroom door. Privacy isn't hiding. It's choosing.19 Oct 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:oofkky5fuper2wtbdd2fdwui/app.bsky.feed.post/3myaiplko2m2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/nixiepixel.bsky.social/post/3mya77oczvr23In 1995 we thought video calls would revolutionize society. Now we just use tape over our webcams so the FBI agent doesn't judge us eating shredded cheese at 3 AM. 🧀19 Oct 2026 13:14 +0000at://did:plc:oofkky5fuper2wtbdd2fdwui/app.bsky.feed.post/3mya77oczvr23https://bsky.app/profile/nixiepixel.bsky.social/post/3mxyncakrfu2qIf I'm forced to watch AI at least have it be like...a wiener puppy with a nose like a hot dog... That is begging for actual hot dogs at a table. Or the baby fighting eagles. None of this realistic crap.16 Oct 2026 13:05 +0000at://did:plc:oofkky5fuper2wtbdd2fdwui/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxyncakrfu2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/nixiepixel.bsky.social/post/3mxon76arak2yWe already know corpo smart hubs are harvesting our data. But what can we DO about it? Check out this tool 🤓12 Oct 2026 13:36 +0000at://did:plc:oofkky5fuper2wtbdd2fdwui/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxon76arak2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/nixiepixel.bsky.social/post/3mxenubraqx2edon't blame Linux08 Oct 2026 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:oofkky5fuper2wtbdd2fdwui/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxenubraqx2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/nixiepixel.bsky.social/post/3mwzgddjzcg2hHUGE NEWS! The End of Mass Surveillance? Judge Rules Against Flock Cameras #privacymatters04 Oct 2026 03:07 +0000at://did:plc:oofkky5fuper2wtbdd2fdwui/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwzgddjzcg2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/nixiepixel.bsky.social/post/3mwvhkv22rv2sClearly I'm a squid and don't understand feminism... Can someone explain to me the terms "girl dinner" and "girl math?02 Oct 2026 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:oofkky5fuper2wtbdd2fdwui/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvhkv22rv2shttps://bsky.app/profile/nixiepixel.bsky.social/post/3mwtqcmnjp72mwhat tech do you like that you shouldn't? 👀01 Oct 2026 20:50 +0000at://did:plc:oofkky5fuper2wtbdd2fdwui/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtqcmnjp72mhttps://bsky.app/profile/nixiepixel.bsky.social/post/3mwqgjnb4fn2tWant your open source, DIY dream car or truck? And it's electric?! Too bad it was woefully underfunded. 😔 rip30 Sep 2026 13:17 +0000at://did:plc:oofkky5fuper2wtbdd2fdwui/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqgjnb4fn2thttps://bsky.app/profile/nixiepixel.bsky.social/post/3mwk5akbzis2bThose who also use Snapchat, what do you like about the app) I need to know... I download it but then soon delete, and the cycle repeats every few years. 😅28 Sep 2026 01:15 +0000at://did:plc:oofkky5fuper2wtbdd2fdwui/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwk5akbzis2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/nixiepixel.bsky.social/post/3mwgifl3nrq2eMy car radio just advertised "100% human. Always." What a crazy Cyberpunk future we live in now.26 Sep 2026 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:oofkky5fuper2wtbdd2fdwui/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwgifl3nrq2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/nixiepixel.bsky.social/post/3mwdw642za72sFacehuggers are NOT as nice as they sound... but yay horror games? #xenomorph25 Sep 2026 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:oofkky5fuper2wtbdd2fdwui/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwdw642za72shttps://bsky.app/profile/nixiepixel.bsky.social/post/3mw6tjyexlx2vIs this the Brain Rot equivalent for my generation? 🤔23 Sep 2026 13:22 +0000at://did:plc:oofkky5fuper2wtbdd2fdwui/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw6tjyexlx2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/nixiepixel.bsky.social/post/3mw2oiflzat2lEspecially on mondays21 Sep 2026 21:41 +0000at://did:plc:oofkky5fuper2wtbdd2fdwui/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw2oiflzat2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/nixiepixel.bsky.social/post/3mvpsppfi6h2xDid you know there was an ENTIRE COUNTRY with only FB for internet? It was called "free basics." #privacy #bigtech #cybersecurity17 Sep 2026 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:oofkky5fuper2wtbdd2fdwui/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpsppfi6h2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/nixiepixel.bsky.social/post/3mvi6zd3pnt22Treat Mondays like a lvl 1 boss fight. You might not have all your gear ready, but you've got enough health points to make it to Tuesday.14 Sep 2026 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:oofkky5fuper2wtbdd2fdwui/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvi6zd3pnt22https://bsky.app/profile/nixiepixel.bsky.social/post/3mvao4lmzyy2lWhat's your favorite comment that you've seen in code? Here are some of mine: # don’t judge me. have a good weekend.11 Sep 2026 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:oofkky5fuper2wtbdd2fdwui/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvao4lmzyy2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/nixiepixel.bsky.social/post/3mv3nu4hvpr2fDo you watch videos on 2x speed? 3x? FASTER? I feel like I'm weird that I still watch them 1x. MAYBE 1.5x.09 Sep 2026 13:37 +0000at://did:plc:oofkky5fuper2wtbdd2fdwui/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3nu4hvpr2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/nixiepixel.bsky.social/post/3mv3iux2lgw2sI want to rent a highway billboard that reads "NICE SHIRT" to make 1,000 passing drivers frantically look down at their chests. 😈09 Sep 2026 12:08 +0000at://did:plc:oofkky5fuper2wtbdd2fdwui/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3iux2lgw2shttps://bsky.app/profile/nixiepixel.bsky.social/post/3muk3r7sqzt2mWhen did thumbnails and titles on videos become important to you? I've been told recently I need to spend 50 % of my time of my videos "packaging". Meanwhile I kinda miss my 2009 thumbnails 😂02 Sep 2026 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:oofkky5fuper2wtbdd2fdwui/app.bsky.feed.post/3muk3r7sqzt2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/nixiepixel.bsky.social/post/3mucpdjio4x27One of my weirdest ADHD hacks is that I promise my shoes I'll take them out... so then I go for a walk. After the walk, I feel guilty if I kick my shoes off because they didn't technically "make it home," so I put them away where they belong. 🤓30 Aug 2026 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:oofkky5fuper2wtbdd2fdwui/app.bsky.feed.post/3mucpdjio4x27https://bsky.app/profile/nixiepixel.bsky.social/post/3msnxbkyhu22zI hope your day is as magical ✨ as a Unicorn. 🦄 What are your plans today?09 Aug 2026 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:oofkky5fuper2wtbdd2fdwui/app.bsky.feed.post/3msnxbkyhu22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/nixiepixel.bsky.social/post/3ms4lpmncew2iThe Meowbook is the best Apple product ever made. 😂 🐈02 Aug 2026 18:16 +0000at://did:plc:oofkky5fuper2wtbdd2fdwui/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms4lpmncew2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/nixiepixel.bsky.social/post/3mqos74eg2r24The old school raver in me thinks this is the best lighting for content creation ever 😍15 Jul 2026 13:09 +0000at://did:plc:oofkky5fuper2wtbdd2fdwui/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqos74eg2r24https://bsky.app/profile/nixiepixel.bsky.social/post/3mqmwde3lfk2dThis is why I have 42 of the same PDF downloaded...somewhere 🤓14 Jul 2026 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:oofkky5fuper2wtbdd2fdwui/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmwde3lfk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/nixiepixel.bsky.social/post/3mq5ekreuqc2lAm I the only that says please or thank you in my AI conversations? 🤔08 Jul 2026 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:oofkky5fuper2wtbdd2fdwui/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5ekreuqc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/nixiepixel.bsky.social/post/3lyndgwgmtb2nIf you've been feeling down this week, here's my attempt to cheer up some DIY geeks with this throwback! ✨What would you make if you had access to ALL the tools and materials imaginable? 🤔12 Sep 2025 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:oofkky5fuper2wtbdd2fdwui/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyndgwgmtb2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/nixiepixel.bsky.social/post/3lvo7rm36xq2rThe CD-ROM was predicted to replace all paper documents. Instead, it mostly replaced our ability to keep jewel cases uncracked. Did you use CDs that way?05 Aug 2025 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:oofkky5fuper2wtbdd2fdwui/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvo7rm36xq2r