My view on the recent Codeberg drama:
https://gagliardoni.net/#20260724_codeberg_drama
Codeberg voting members have the right to decide the policy of their association, and I understand if a community is averse to anything that is AI- or Web3-related. I understand it, but I don't agree with it, because it's 2026, and if you still think you can just stick your head in the sand and wish for these ugly bad things to go away, well, I have bad news for you.
To me, this is a perfect recipe to relegate Codeberg to irrelevance. And we are already seeing the beginning of a new exodus.
Here is my conspiracy theory: the vote was pushed or manipulated from the inside by Big Tech. Whether this is true or not, one thing is sure: folks at Microsoft, GitHub, OpenAI etc. are now popping champagne.
#codeberg #opensource #foss #floss #libre #ai #llm #web3 #blockchain #crypto #cryptocurrency #antiai #luddism #eu #bigtech #politics #tech #censorship #github #microsoft #openai
that is... wait for it... DISCRIMINATION! And I add a bit of volume there.
The staff asks: Really?
Me: Of course!
The staff: Sigh... sure, we can add another taco, no problem.
8 minutes later...
Taco plate arrives without taco replacement.
I point it out...
The staff: ohhh... sorry for the mistake. Let's see what we can do.
8 minutes later...
Taco plate arrives.
I just wonder... what if they would just have given me the option to replace the taco from the start?
I love it when a restaurant has good service. I went to a taco place, they sell 5 tacos for 18 EUR. One contains mushrooms which I do not like, so I ask them to replace it.
The answer? It's against our policy.
Fair enough... can you remove it?
The anwer: Sure, but you'll pay full price.
Fortunately, in europe, you can always blame discrimination, so I say...
Whoa! Hold on there a minute... just because I am _allergic_ to mushrooms, I'm treated differenltly? I receive less...
Hilarious! It looks as if electric car owners in the UK will have to pay tax based on the distance they are driving.
I've been arguing that this will happen for many, many years.
First people are hounded to buy an expensive electric car to "save the environment" and then, when the tax income from gasoline decreases, the electric car owners are hit with mileage tax.
On this platform, surely no one can be surprised, but I am happy that ignorant climate hysteria fools will
The https://ladybird.org/ browser alternative to FF is so close to being usable!
I tried the latest appimage today, and for text/images it's great. The only thing that was lacking was good ad blocking and youtube videos were a bit laggy.
I suspect, but do not know, that if I would compile ladybird natively for my linux the lagging would disappear when watching videos.
The amount of progress they made the past year is amazing!
Enjoy some scenes from the original Star Wars, the way it should have been! 😎