Joshua Strobl
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Joshua Strobl
@joshuastrobl.social
🇫🇮 Software engineer living in Helsinki, Finland.
🛠️ #OpenSource advocate.
🐦 BDFL / Lead of #BudgieDesktop & Buddies of #Budgie (@buddiesofbudgie.bsky.social)
🐧 Creator of Fedora Budgie / Budgie Atomic #Linux spins.

https://joshuastrobl.com
🧵And you know what? That's okay. I'm not a personal liberty absolutist by any means, but lines have to be drawn somewhere. It's my fucking device, I will use it how I want.
August 26, 2025 at 7:57 AM
🧵3/4 You might even have to switch how you communicate (e.g. to one with defined open protocols like Matrix) and down the line as more developers bend the knee and turn on shit like Play Protect, change who you bank with or the services you buy.
August 26, 2025 at 7:57 AM
🧵2/4 Those alts aren't going to provide the same experience. Maybe not even same high-end hardware. You won't be able to install apps that require more and more egregious attestation, because Google will treat you like a criminal for running a device that isn't aligned with their goals and views.
August 26, 2025 at 7:57 AM
*fair - One day Bluesky will add editing.
August 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
What a stupid way of accomplishing bookmarks. Just give us bookmarks for Christ sake.
August 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM