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"Europe has also underestimated the geopolitical dimensions of technology, leaving itself vulnerable to dependencies and intensifying global competitive pressures. This vulnerability has become especially apparent amid rising trade wars, the resurgence of […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

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Extraordinary scene this morning on Germany TV today where the new leader said Europe needs to achieve independence from the US. https://www.dw.com/en/german-election-friedrich-merz-urges-independence-from-us/live-71700729

submitted 5 hours ago • 7 comments

Fun factoid, Microsoft #GitHub uses #AWS to store images. Make of this what you will. Sample URL (follow it): https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/65fee479-e082-42ae-ad3f-7700c6583c96

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I would really appreciate boosts on this to try to find someone who actually knows things about the linux BT stack and can potentially drive this investigation to a fix rather than a bodge or a workaround. So many Linux users suffer horribly through inscrutable bugs, only to eventually […]

submitted 17 hours ago • 1 comment

If you send me a Microsoft Teams link to talk about your open source policies, I'll respond with a Signal meeting link. And if you find it hard to install additional software to meet with me, I feel exactly the same way.

submitted 18 hours ago • 0 comments

Smoking, sad, correct editorial from the Financial Times, which urges Europeans to accept that under Trump the U.S is a predator not an ally. Text at https://archive.ph/2025.02.21-194022/https://www.ft.com/content/1511aa42-a9ad-4952-99c8-98bea07d0414

submitted 20 hours ago • 9 comments

US internet users are taking a huge interest in the page on how Europe can no longer trust US clouds. 10k visitors/hour, mostly from the orange site.

submitted 21 hours ago • 1 comment

It is very hard to accept, but it is no longer safe to move EU governments & societies to US clouds. Not only is it dangerous to do so, it is also likely flat out illegal in the near feature. We're trading convenience for utter dependence on a mad king. It should stop […]

submitted 1 day ago • 15 comments

Don't forget to vote today! Help keep the AfD away from the parliament. #Bundestagswahl

submitted 1 day ago • 9 comments

We now see the wisdom of Europe having its own satellite positioning system as well as an independent launch capability. #Galileo #Ariane6

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

I keep wondering what the US Reichstag fire equivalent will be. Happened on the 27th of February 1933, by the way. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichstag_fire

submitted 2 days ago • 3 comments

huh, cryptocurrency exchange “Coinbase” just sent me an E-Mail endorsing the AfD for the upcoming German general election. Normal time to be alive.

submitted 3 days ago • 10 comments

I always smile when I see a RT of this post, because it basically means I have a new follower. I've had this post pinned on my profile here for some time, which is nice because it's still true! https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs/109880177018417627

submitted 3 days ago • 3 comments

Removing the dependence on foreign cloud services is great, but we should take the reasons behind it and apply those further, towards not depending on centralized hyperservices. And I don't mean just 'use open, decentralized standards', I mean we should have, and be willing to pay for, 'locally […]

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

Things are so bad that it is 5AM here and I am blogging how bad they are.

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

The legality (not wisdom) of putting European private data on US clouds hinges on the availability of the US Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. Trump neutered this board, and the European parliament has taken notice & asked the European Commission what they think:

submitted 4 days ago • 2 comments

A good day to re-read George Orwell's review of Bertrand Russel's book 'Power'. "Underlying this is the idea that common sense always wins in the end. And yet the peculiar horror of the present moment is that we cannot be sure that this is so" […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

submitted 8 days ago • 3 comments

I'm a huge SQLite fanboy, which why I was pretty worried when my mailing list software was getting SQLITE_BUSY errors despite setting a timeout. Turns out databases and transactions are tricky. Here is an overview of what happens in various databases when multiple connections try to write. And […]

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

It appears, UK Prime Minister Starmer still has not understood, the US is out of the alliance. Starmer: "The UK will work to ensure we keep the US and Europe together. We cannot allow any divisions in the alliance to distract from the external enemies we face." In my view, the solution is not […]

submitted 8 days ago • 7 comments

A good day to re-read George Orwell's review of Bertrand Russel's book 'Power'. "Underlying this is the idea that common sense always wins in the end. And yet the peculiar horror of the present moment is that we cannot be sure that this is so" […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

submitted 8 days ago • 3 comments

Been reading up on SQL transaction isolation levels, and wow, is this a world of pain. Surprising find, SQLite, often incorrecty derided as 'not a real database' defaults to a more stringent transaction model ('serializable') than PostgreSQL ('read committed'). However, PostgreSQL supports […]

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

ngl this is funny

submitted 9 days ago • 4 comments

A thing me and my fellow liberals need to let go of is pointing out right wing hypocrisy. It feels good when we notice it but they have not given a fuck about their own hypocrisy for the last 50+yrs.

submitted 10 days ago • 3 comments

I've had quite the week! Two big talks, a 1.5 hour session for a government broadcast, one parliamentary hearing, and I think I still missed something.

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

I can't believe how many are missing the point of the multi-resignations. YES, Trump will find flunkies to do his bidding, eventually. NOT the POINT. "Principled resignations" are the point. These are heroes. EVERY time someone stands up to fascism, to MAGA, to Trump, to Republicans in […]

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

"My QR code brings the boys to the yard" - I did a presentation today where I started and ended with a QR code for a version of the presentation with additional links and notes. Apparently expectations at the beginning were low, but the peak at the end was […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

People, if #Microsoft tells someone "you can run MS 365 on premise", is there any conceivable way in which this could be true(-ish)? Are there MS 365 variants which you can host yourself (if you are a government perhaps)? Asking for a friend who is on Dutch radio with Microsoft tomorrow at 7 AM.

submitted 11 days ago • 4 comments

If anyone asks "Are you surprised?" or says, "I'm not surprised," or "Is anyone surprised?" or, "No surprise there," I'll block. #BeOriginal Via Kyle Cheney: Todd BLANCHE says he opposes release of #JackSmith's report on the Mar-a-Lago classified documents investigation. Also won't say he […]

submitted 11 days ago • 2 comments

Celebrating the women working on ESA/NASA #SolarOrbiter mission on this #WomenInScience day. ▶️ https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2025/02/Celebrating_Solar_Orbiter_and_the_women_behind_the_mission #esa #astrodon

submitted 13 days ago • 1 comment

“I promise, America will soon be the Cybertruck of countries—uglier than you could have imagined, built for rich chuds, borderline inoperable, and on fire. “ Here at DOGE, We’ve Streamlined Every Aspect of America’s Collapse - McSweeney’s Internet Tendency […]

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

Buried in the avalanche of vengeful executive orders and executive social media posts is the fact that Trump has revoked the security clearances of several lawyers in private practice who specialize in national security cases (Mark Zaid, etc). No reasons given other than that he doesn't like […]

submitted 14 days ago • 3 comments

They are going to ignore court orders. If they ignore court orders, the social contract is dead and buried, the constitution is no longer in effect. It's a rubicon that cannot be uncrossed.

submitted 14 days ago • 462 comments

#Feixisme #Racisme #Classisme #Capitalisme #ClasseTreballadora #GuerraDeClasses #DivideixIVemceràs #Fascism #Racism #Clasism #Capitalism #WorkingClass #ClassWar #DivideAndConquer

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

I'm no fan of the email oligopoly of Google, Microsoft and Apple. But if you care about how Gmail feels about your email, I highly recommend enabling Google Postmaster Tools for your domain. This tells you how often people flag your email as spam, if your […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

Lgbtq Couple I know in Washington DC just had their May wedding venue cancel on them citing ‘legal uncertainty’. A History Museum heard of it and offered them a hall free of charge. Small acts of resistance.

submitted 15 days ago • 6 comments

Today was my last day at ONCD. I turned in my White House pass, laptop and phone. I was explaining why I was resigning, while they were explaining the Special Governmental Employee (SGE) program was being eliminated. We both got to the same result. No hard feelings, I wish the best for ONCD […]

submitted 16 days ago • 6 comments