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@nic@geno.social
2026-07-27 06:47:13

"How proprietary formats have become Microsoft’s main tool for lock-in"
Why DOCX, XLSX, and PPTX are Microsoft's most effective lock-in tool:
blog.documentfoundation.org/bl…

How proprietary formats have become Microsoft's main tool for lock-in - TDF Community Blog
In the previous article, we explored the importance of standards: how the unspoken agreements governing electrical sockets, paper sizes and file formats form the foundations of a world in which choices remain open and power is not concentrated in the hands of a single player. We concluded with a question: if open standards are so beneficial, why aren’t they universally adopted? The answer, in the case of document formats, lies in a single page produced by Microsoft Office. Getting rid of it i…

@newsie@darktundra.xyz
2026-06-23 13:26:33

Madison Square Garden Made Dossier on Activists Who Opposed Facial Recognition 404media.co/madison-square-gar

Madison Square Garden Made Dossier on Activists Who Opposed Facial Recognition
The document, titled “Facial Recognition Activists.docx,” includes specific activists’ comments about MSG's facial recognition program and tweets criticizing it.

@jon@henshaw.social
2026-07-04 03:00:16

Adding files to notes in @… is now live! Now I'm adding bulk editing. So many new features. I can't wait to write about them.

Screenshot of the Files preferences page in Recollect. The main section shows that Recollect is connected to Backblaze B2 cloud storage with key "recollect" and bucket "recollect-notes", connected since 7/3/2026. Below that, the Automated backups section shows a toggle switch that is turned on for "Automatically back up my notes." The backup frequency is set to "Weekly" on "Sunday" at "02:00 AM" in the America/Chicago timezone. A "Back up now" button is displayed, with the last backup timestamp…
Screenshot of a note titled "Note with files?!" containing the text "Heck yeah!" followed by three attached files: ev-etiquette-card.pdf (PDF, 384.8 kilobytes, uploaded July 3, 2026), ev-etiquette-card.ai (AI vector file with description "The vector file that started it all", 390.0 kilobytes, uploaded July 3, 2026), and greatest-of-docs.docx (DOCX, 20.9 kilobytes, uploaded July 3, 2026). Each file has download and link buttons.