Louis Rossmann Community on Lemmy.world: For fans/supporters of Louis Rossmann and his work
About Louis Rossmann
Louis Rossmann is a repair shop owner and a vocal supporter of the Right To Repair movement. He runs a YouTube channel with a variety of content - from board repair videos, to news and updates in the technology space.
His insightful and reasonable opinions on technology and product ownership tend to attract a lot of attention.
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Preface
Dedication
Thank you to Tim Gilles, aka Slipperman, whose remarks on what makes someone a “real professional” stuck with me for a lifetime. I listened to Tim on the mixerman radio show. Tim wanted to demystify his craft in a way that anyone could understand; that would inspire EVERYONE to pick up a microphone & a tape machine and give it a shot themselves. He did this with his own “unique” writing style. His work inspired me to do the same with everything I’ve done, from board repair to self-managed servers. Tim passed away two years ago. I hope his legacy lives on through everyone who tries to open doors for the next generation rather than gatekeep information via ego inflating elitism.
I love Louis and I've been following his videos for a long time. What he does is supremely important to our messed up society.
But here's the thing: for the past few months, I've had the distinct feeling than each of Louis' videos is slightly more unhinged than the previous one.
I mean I'm fully aware Louis' videos are not mainstream, and until recently, I've always felt there was a clear method to the randomness. But lately, it¨s been more randomness than method for me, and it's reached a point where I feel it's doing a disservice to the causes of right to repair and sovereign ownership.
Am I the only one who feels this way?
I really hate to come out saying this, but I really think there's something going on with Louis, and beyond the causes he fights for on our behalf - and goodness knows I'm eternally grateful for what he's achieved - I'm honestly a bit worried for him.
So I downloaded Futo Voice Input: this thing is the best piece of software I've tried in a very long time. It work fabulously well, it works offline, it's open-source, it gives Google the finger... What's not to love eh?
So I went to pay for it - because frankly, $10 for all that is cheap. But lo, I have to pay through... Google Play.
...
Really? Come on...
This is a piece of software specifically designed to help me escape the Google surveillance collective and the only way you found to get a reward for your efforts is to ask me to open a Google account to pay you?