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somedude1

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Android/Mac/Microsoft/Others?
Posted : 5 Mar, 2014 04:39 PM

I look at the ethical concerns of each choice:



1) Microsoft. They promote spyware (NSAKEY), Common Core (standardized testing with tons more spyware in schools), and don't forget the closely related Bill Gates foundation which tries to promote world peace and health without God while failing miserably.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSAKEY

https://whatiscommoncore.wordpress.com/tag/microsoft/

http://gawker.com/5146508/bill-gates-unleashes-mosquito-swarm



2) Android. A Google product. Google promotes spying on it's users, anti-Global-Warming/Climate change/Pro-homosexuality, and other serious issues.

http://www.scroogled.com/privacy

http://dailycaller.com/2012/12/06/googles-schmidt-would-bring-climate-activism-to-obama-admin/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gayglers



We should support Replicant project which is attempting to fork android into a fully free system which is more privacy respecting. Cyanogen is also a good second choice.



3) Apple/Mac. They promote real sweatshops in mainland China, leave many security vulnerabilities unpatched for years, and censor anything they don't agree with from their app store.

http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/apple-sweatshop-problem-16-hour-days-70-cents-172800495.html

http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/apple-sweatshop-problem-16-hour-days-70-cents-172800495.html



4) Others? I think one of the most obvious other choices is GNU/Linux. It is fully free software, and promotes it's users. Anyone can contribute and help build the OS making it quite powerful in recent years.

https://www.gnu.org/gnu/why-gnu-linux.html

http://mrpogson.com/2014/02/09/a-bunch-of-reasons-why-i-use-the-gnulinux-operating-system/



So I vote, others - GNU/Linux freedom. :)
somedude1

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OBDII scanner
Posted : 5 Mar, 2014 04:08 PM

I don't own either of these, but I thought the OBDLink MX WiFi over at KickStarter looked pretty cool. Got me looking into OBD in general. :)
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anybody excited about ps4 or xboxone ?
Posted : 5 Mar, 2014 04:06 PM

I'm rather concerned with the state of these next-gen consoles.



1) PS4 is your better option, but it still doesn't allow "Other OS" (GNU/Linux) support as PS3 did until they took it away from it as well. We do know it's BSD based which is better than nothing.

http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/159476-ps4-runs-orbis-os-a-modified-version-of-freebsd-thats-similar-to-linux

The other downside is the PS4 also supports downloadable content which all the new games are going to. Meaning you pay for the game and then keep playing for addon items/features.



2) Xbox One is notorious for tracking and spying.

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-attempts-to-calm-xbox-one-privacy-worries/1100-6408951/



http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Xbox-Kinect-Involved-GCHQ-Spy-Protocol-Lots-Sexually-Explicit-Images-Recovered-62527.html



So while I haven't personally owned either of them, I vote for PS4.