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· Jul 18
Getting off US tech: a guide
I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.
www.disconnect.blog
Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies.
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
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Looking to wean yourself off U.S. technology? Canadian tech writer and critic @parismarx.com has put together a list of alternatives to consider.
Getting off US tech: a guide
I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.
disconnect.blog
September 18, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Looking to wean yourself off U.S. technology? Canadian tech writer and critic @parismarx.com has put together a list of alternatives to consider.
the tech industry and their media stooges have done an expert job misleading the public and distracting them from the real threats posed by generative AI.
it’s not going to destroy humanity, but it’s sure causing a lot of social and environmental harm right now.
it’s not going to destroy humanity, but it’s sure causing a lot of social and environmental harm right now.
Supermajorities on both the left and the right now think AI is advancing too quickly and could "destroy humanity" someday.
New polls show that Americans finally agree on one thing: Opposing AI
Supermajorities on both the left and the right now think AI is advancing too quickly and could "destroy humanity" someday.
tech.yahoo.com
September 18, 2026 at 2:34 PM
the tech industry and their media stooges have done an expert job misleading the public and distracting them from the real threats posed by generative AI.
it’s not going to destroy humanity, but it’s sure causing a lot of social and environmental harm right now.
it’s not going to destroy humanity, but it’s sure causing a lot of social and environmental harm right now.
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'A deep investigation into the physical impact of AI data centers, and the toll they are taking on local communities and the global environment'
We are delighted to see #Hyperscale by @parismarx.com included in the Guardian's list of essential reading on AI!
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...
We are delighted to see #Hyperscale by @parismarx.com included in the Guardian's list of essential reading on AI!
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...
Feeling overwhelmed by the AI doom loop? Here’s the essential reading list to make sense of it all
It’s a chaotic time in an industry that’s reshaping our lives – Guardian reporters and experts recommend the books that help explain how we got here, and where we’re headed
www.theguardian.com
September 18, 2026 at 11:18 AM
'A deep investigation into the physical impact of AI data centers, and the toll they are taking on local communities and the global environment'
We are delighted to see #Hyperscale by @parismarx.com included in the Guardian's list of essential reading on AI!
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...
We are delighted to see #Hyperscale by @parismarx.com included in the Guardian's list of essential reading on AI!
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...
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It can feel very difficult to get off US tech and I myself still use a lot of it. But, if nothing else, this article is super interesting just for questioning: how much tech services do you really need?
September 14, 2026 at 6:39 AM
It can feel very difficult to get off US tech and I myself still use a lot of it. But, if nothing else, this article is super interesting just for questioning: how much tech services do you really need?
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“A senior executive at Microsoft said A.I. systems built on the work of others will be seen as ‘an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions’ and possibly the greatest robbery of labor in human history, according to court documents unredacted Thursday in an ongoing Manhattan lawsuit.”
Docs in A.I. copyright suit reveal startling admission by Microsoft exec over ‘astonishing theft’
The admission appeared in a newly unredacted filing in the landmark copyright infringement legal battle playing out between newspapers like the Orlando Sentinel and tech companies Microsoft and OpenAI...
www.orlandosentinel.com
September 17, 2026 at 9:17 PM
“A senior executive at Microsoft said A.I. systems built on the work of others will be seen as ‘an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions’ and possibly the greatest robbery of labor in human history, according to court documents unredacted Thursday in an ongoing Manhattan lawsuit.”
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This month, we’re doing something special. @parismarx.com’s new book HYPERSCALE is out on October 20, so we’re bringing back DATA VAMPIRES.
In Episode 3, Paris digs into what the AI industry wants us to sacrifice to enable their grand ambitions.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/346_...
In Episode 3, Paris digs into what the AI industry wants us to sacrifice to enable their grand ambitions.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/346_...
September 17, 2026 at 11:51 PM
This month, we’re doing something special. @parismarx.com’s new book HYPERSCALE is out on October 20, so we’re bringing back DATA VAMPIRES.
In Episode 3, Paris digs into what the AI industry wants us to sacrifice to enable their grand ambitions.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/346_...
In Episode 3, Paris digs into what the AI industry wants us to sacrifice to enable their grand ambitions.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/346_...
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I don't know how you can claim to be a business journalist who has been to a lot of airports and somehow think that Canadian airports currently *don't* have privately operated restaurants.
The lack of critical thinking is really quite impressive.
The lack of critical thinking is really quite impressive.
OH MY GOD PEOPLE THINK THIS BECAUSE THE GLOBE AND MAIL’S BUSINESS COLUMNIST MADE A VIDEO, ON THE GLOBE’S OFFICIAL ACCOUNT, MAKING THE SAME MISTAKE
AND IT’S STILL UP!!!!!! UNCORRECTED!!!!
CONCESSION AGREEMENT DOESNT JUST MEAN FOOD OH MY GOD THIS IS OUR MOST “SERIOUS” BUSINESS MEDIA BRO 😭😭😭😭
AND IT’S STILL UP!!!!!! UNCORRECTED!!!!
CONCESSION AGREEMENT DOESNT JUST MEAN FOOD OH MY GOD THIS IS OUR MOST “SERIOUS” BUSINESS MEDIA BRO 😭😭😭😭
September 17, 2026 at 6:34 PM
I don't know how you can claim to be a business journalist who has been to a lot of airports and somehow think that Canadian airports currently *don't* have privately operated restaurants.
The lack of critical thinking is really quite impressive.
The lack of critical thinking is really quite impressive.
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HEY EVERYONE - NEW REPORT!!!
NVIDIA is the largest company by market cap on the planet. But it hides key climate data, while claiming AI is going to be a 'net benefit' for climate.
We (8 groups) put together the first ever broad critique of NVIDIA's climate record:
ketanjoshi.co/2026/09/16/n...
NVIDIA is the largest company by market cap on the planet. But it hides key climate data, while claiming AI is going to be a 'net benefit' for climate.
We (8 groups) put together the first ever broad critique of NVIDIA's climate record:
ketanjoshi.co/2026/09/16/n...
September 16, 2026 at 7:08 AM
HEY EVERYONE - NEW REPORT!!!
NVIDIA is the largest company by market cap on the planet. But it hides key climate data, while claiming AI is going to be a 'net benefit' for climate.
We (8 groups) put together the first ever broad critique of NVIDIA's climate record:
ketanjoshi.co/2026/09/16/n...
NVIDIA is the largest company by market cap on the planet. But it hides key climate data, while claiming AI is going to be a 'net benefit' for climate.
We (8 groups) put together the first ever broad critique of NVIDIA's climate record:
ketanjoshi.co/2026/09/16/n...
With Mark Carney talking about working with the European Union on payments systems and financial transactions, will he finally force Canadian banks to adopt IBAN?
September 17, 2026 at 3:41 PM
With Mark Carney talking about working with the European Union on payments systems and financial transactions, will he finally force Canadian banks to adopt IBAN?
New research from Proton finds 87% of top Canadian companies depend on US tech companies. For governments, it’s even worse: 100% of federal, provincial, and territorial governments rely on US companies for email.
As Canada turns away from the US, major institutions need to cut that reliance.
As Canada turns away from the US, major institutions need to cut that reliance.
September 17, 2026 at 12:42 PM
New research from Proton finds 87% of top Canadian companies depend on US tech companies. For governments, it’s even worse: 100% of federal, provincial, and territorial governments rely on US companies for email.
As Canada turns away from the US, major institutions need to cut that reliance.
As Canada turns away from the US, major institutions need to cut that reliance.
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I think AI has already exceeded the intelligence of the type of person that believes AGI is imminent, which is why they believe AGI is imminent.
September 17, 2026 at 2:38 AM
I think AI has already exceeded the intelligence of the type of person that believes AGI is imminent, which is why they believe AGI is imminent.
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we definitely underestimated the immediate, widespread power of just giving bad, cruel technology an appropriately mean name.
Slop, pervert glasses. It all works nicely
Slop, pervert glasses. It all works nicely
September 16, 2026 at 9:24 PM
we definitely underestimated the immediate, widespread power of just giving bad, cruel technology an appropriately mean name.
Slop, pervert glasses. It all works nicely
Slop, pervert glasses. It all works nicely
The way media has completely bought the AI industry’s contention that AI superintelligence is on the horizon and could be a threat to humanity has been frustrating to watch.
Check out my first piece for @zeteo.com where I explain how this is a big distraction and the real threats presented by AI.
Check out my first piece for @zeteo.com where I explain how this is a big distraction and the real threats presented by AI.
“The real threat of AI comes from the people building the technology...”
Tech critic @parismarx.com on why he’s skeptical of “rogue” AI agents, flagging that the greater threat coming from AI is its environmental impact and the data centers being built by tech CEOs.
Read:
zeteo.com/p/big-ai-wan...
Tech critic @parismarx.com on why he’s skeptical of “rogue” AI agents, flagging that the greater threat coming from AI is its environmental impact and the data centers being built by tech CEOs.
Read:
zeteo.com/p/big-ai-wan...
September 16, 2026 at 1:38 PM
The way media has completely bought the AI industry’s contention that AI superintelligence is on the horizon and could be a threat to humanity has been frustrating to watch.
Check out my first piece for @zeteo.com where I explain how this is a big distraction and the real threats presented by AI.
Check out my first piece for @zeteo.com where I explain how this is a big distraction and the real threats presented by AI.
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welcome to the dumb future where software malfunctioning is spun - by both tech cos and journalism - as some kind of evidence of sinister intent www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
AI models chatting in ‘surreal’ dialect mixing poetic language and tech bro jargon
Experts air concern over AI lingo redolent of James Joyce’s prose that is creating headaches for monitoring and oversight
www.theguardian.com
September 15, 2026 at 9:46 PM
welcome to the dumb future where software malfunctioning is spun - by both tech cos and journalism - as some kind of evidence of sinister intent www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
hard not to feel mark carney’s restrictions on immigration will hinder his agenda to deliver this big boost to canada’s economy with a wave of new investment
Opinion: Canada wants to be ambitious. That means getting immigration going again
Ottawa’s lowered immigration targets served a purpose, but now they’re an obstacle to economic growth and nation-building
www.theglobeandmail.com
September 15, 2026 at 4:39 PM
hard not to feel mark carney’s restrictions on immigration will hinder his agenda to deliver this big boost to canada’s economy with a wave of new investment
hearing mark carney talk about how privatizing airports will free up money to invest in regional airports, transport links, broadband infrastructure makes me think of how nationalizing the pipeline was supposed to deliver revenues to pay for climate measures
Prime Minister Mark Carney is delivering remarks at his government investment summit in Toronto.
Hundreds of executives and global asset managers are attending the summit, as Carney looks to attract $1 trillion in new investment to Canada over the next five years. Updates: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Hundreds of executives and global asset managers are attending the summit, as Carney looks to attract $1 trillion in new investment to Canada over the next five years. Updates: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Canada will seek private investment at 4 largest airports, Carney says at summit aimed at boosting economy | CBC
www.cbc.ca
September 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM
hearing mark carney talk about how privatizing airports will free up money to invest in regional airports, transport links, broadband infrastructure makes me think of how nationalizing the pipeline was supposed to deliver revenues to pay for climate measures
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When Australia privatized their airports, their Competition Bureau found that consumers paid $1.6 billion in extra fees.
September 15, 2026 at 2:12 PM
When Australia privatized their airports, their Competition Bureau found that consumers paid $1.6 billion in extra fees.
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@parismarx.com, host of Tech Won't Save Us, lays out a vision for an alternative model of technology that serves the people, rather than the billionaire class, and how we have a unique opportunity to not only reject US tech, but to build something better in its place.
politechs.dev/episodes/s02...
politechs.dev/episodes/s02...
Politechs Episode 15 - Alternatives - Paris Marx
Josh and Ray talk to Paris Marx about how to build alternatives to the Silicon Valley model of computing
politechs.dev
September 14, 2026 at 4:54 PM
@parismarx.com, host of Tech Won't Save Us, lays out a vision for an alternative model of technology that serves the people, rather than the billionaire class, and how we have a unique opportunity to not only reject US tech, but to build something better in its place.
politechs.dev/episodes/s02...
politechs.dev/episodes/s02...
flying is already so expensive in canada. happy to see mark carney finding new ways to suck money out of canadians’ pockets to give to wealthy investors.
September 15, 2026 at 3:29 AM
flying is already so expensive in canada. happy to see mark carney finding new ways to suck money out of canadians’ pockets to give to wealthy investors.
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This month, we’re doing something special. @parismarx.com’s new book HYPERSCALE is out on October 20, so we’re bringing back DATA VAMPIRES.
In Episode 2, Paris explores some of the movements pushing back on data centers and the issues driving them.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/345_...
In Episode 2, Paris explores some of the movements pushing back on data centers and the issues driving them.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/345_...
September 14, 2026 at 8:30 PM
This month, we’re doing something special. @parismarx.com’s new book HYPERSCALE is out on October 20, so we’re bringing back DATA VAMPIRES.
In Episode 2, Paris explores some of the movements pushing back on data centers and the issues driving them.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/345_...
In Episode 2, Paris explores some of the movements pushing back on data centers and the issues driving them.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/345_...
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There are a lot of people who think their parents got their brains destroyed by Fox News, but somehow they’re not getting their brains destroyed by staying on Twitter.
September 9, 2026 at 12:45 PM
There are a lot of people who think their parents got their brains destroyed by Fox News, but somehow they’re not getting their brains destroyed by staying on Twitter.
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One thing that strikes me is about data centers is that communities that oppose them might have been able to organize earlier if we had robust local newspapers with reporters who had been reporting on the early approval and planning processes from the start. newrepublic.com/article/2149...
The Big Greedy Data Center Next Door
Data centers may be the perfect encapsulation of an economy built to benefit the already rich. After construction started on a vast facility in Vineland, New Jersey, residents didn’t just get mad; the...
newrepublic.com
September 14, 2026 at 2:07 PM
One thing that strikes me is about data centers is that communities that oppose them might have been able to organize earlier if we had robust local newspapers with reporters who had been reporting on the early approval and planning processes from the start. newrepublic.com/article/2149...
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Pre-ordered #Hyperscale by @parismarx.com :
September 13, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Pre-ordered #Hyperscale by @parismarx.com :
Always love hearing the great feedback for HYPERSCALE, my new book about data centers and AI.
Get more info and preorder your copy: hyperscalebook.com
Get more info and preorder your copy: hyperscalebook.com
I thought I was anti AI before, but I'm reading a preview copy of the upcoming book Hyperscale by @parismarx.com and "anti" isn't a strong enough word.
The social, political and environmental cost of generative AI is staggering.
The social, political and environmental cost of generative AI is staggering.
September 13, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Always love hearing the great feedback for HYPERSCALE, my new book about data centers and AI.
Get more info and preorder your copy: hyperscalebook.com
Get more info and preorder your copy: hyperscalebook.com
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I thought I was anti AI before, but I'm reading a preview copy of the upcoming book Hyperscale by @parismarx.com and "anti" isn't a strong enough word.
The social, political and environmental cost of generative AI is staggering.
The social, political and environmental cost of generative AI is staggering.
September 13, 2026 at 4:12 PM
I thought I was anti AI before, but I'm reading a preview copy of the upcoming book Hyperscale by @parismarx.com and "anti" isn't a strong enough word.
The social, political and environmental cost of generative AI is staggering.
The social, political and environmental cost of generative AI is staggering.