Notices by Defective by Design (dbd)
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Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Thursday, 12-May-2022 21:53:14 UTC 
Defective by Design
We've been hearing the news about Microsoft's persistent issues with Xbox server outages. The real persistent issue is that your console phones home to its overlord to ask if you can play a game in the first place. -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Tuesday, 26-Apr-2022 18:59:56 UTC
Defective by Design
The Defective by Design campaign noted years ago that #WorldIPDay is a "global but decidedly not grassroots event." That's because it serves big businesses whereas #EndDRM is grassroots! https://status.fsf.org/attachment/15439 -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Tuesday, 26-Apr-2022 18:46:55 UTC
Defective by Design
But think about the artists! -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Tuesday, 26-Apr-2022 17:26:00 UTC
Defective by Design
Hey, #WorldIntellectualPropertyDay organizers: If you really want to "innovate for a better future," stop slapping #DRM on media, then encourage the use of free culture licenses instead. -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Tuesday, 26-Apr-2022 15:56:55 UTC
Defective by Design
They say "rights," we say "restrictions" #DRM are not for your digital *rights*, they are *restrictions* imposed on you. Celebrate your own intellect by staying away from DRM this #WorldIntellectualPropertyDay -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Sunday, 20-Mar-2022 20:04:12 UTC
Defective by Design
Let's eliminate DRM! This weekend's #LibrePlanet presenter Denis Carikli presented this awesome slide for his talk "Replicant: Struggle for independence." The conference is still going live right now. Check it out at https://u.fsf.org/3ir https://status.fsf.org/attachment/3768824 -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Sunday, 20-Mar-2022 19:53:39 UTC
Defective by Design
#EndDrm sighting at this year's #LibrePlanet Check out a summary of yesterday's talks on the @fsf Web site at https://u.fsf.org/3iu Read about Free Software, which is one important step toward ending DRM! https://status.fsf.org/attachment/3768810 -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Sunday, 20-Mar-2022 19:40:56 UTC
Defective by Design
Law School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Panos Alevropoulos, gave a talk for today's annual @fsf conference #LibrePlanet on "The state of software patents in 2022." This is a screenshot image from his talk. https://status.fsf.org/attachment/3768793 -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Thursday, 10-Mar-2022 21:48:54 UTC
Defective by Design
What is defective by design? This is: https://u.fsf.org/3ik "RTX 3060 software drivers are designed to detect specific attributes of the Ethereum cryptocurrency mining algorithm, and limit the hash rate, or cryptocurrency mining efficiency, by around 50 percent." @nvidia -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Thursday, 10-Mar-2022 21:31:58 UTC
Defective by Design
NVIDIA's graphics drivers include telemetry and artificially slow the execution of algorithms they don't like. In other words, they're defective by design. https://u.fsf.org/3ij https://status.fsf.org/attachment/3490593
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