The EU's Digital Markets Act is delivering real wins for consumers in the EU, and in some cases globally. Apple and Google are opening up functionality that was previously reserved for their own products.
But one glaring failure remains: browser engines on iOS.
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I think one of the worst things about social media, it's a) everyone now wants to be an influencer and has a cooking channel and 2) people who use the word bloom to describe heating spices in oil. I cannot stand it. It makes me want to scream. It's like runners who talk in inclines instead of hills. You are not a spices expert! Do not say bloom! It is disgusting! Argh! I hate it so much. Like nails on a chalkboard. The holibobs of heating spices.
Although to be fair, the guy who's video I'm watching has pulled it back with his apron, which I am enjoying quite a bit
I am, for some reason I can't quite put my finger on at this exact moment, reminded of this line from Malcolm X:
It's time now for you and me to become more politically mature and realize what the ballot is for; what we're supposed to get when we cast a ballot; and that if we don't cast a ballot, it's going to end up in a situation where we're going to have to cast a bullet. It's either a ballot or a bullet.
Ceux qui pensent que Google, Apple ou Microsoft sont éternels et forcément incontournables n'ont pas connu AOL, Yahoo, MySpace ou AltaVista.
https://lepavenumerique.substack.com/p/facebook-ne-le-sait-pas-encore-mais
🚆 One journey. One ticket. Full rights.
We’re making cross-border train journeys simpler:
🎫 One booking across rail operators
Find, compare and book trains from different operators in one transaction.
🛡️ Full passenger rights for the whole journey
If you miss a connection on a single ticket, you’ll get assistance, including rerouting, reimbursement and compensation.
📲 Clearer pricing info
Travel options shown fairly and clearly, so you can easily compare and choose.
@EUCommission Interesting that you mention a Lisbon-Vienna route via Italy, when all realistic routes go through Switzerland or Germany. You'd know by using a real journey planner like Railfinder 😉 https://www.railfinder.eu/search?from=17386&to=24884&date=2026-05-16&p=A
Die App der @glsbank erlaubt übrigens inzwischen Mobiles Bezahlen unter GrapheneOS – unabhängig von Google Pay :))
@floris
Ohne Google Play Services scheint es jedoch nicht zu gehen. Zumindest ist das bei mir so.
🆕 blog! “UK Government Kicks Out Palantir”
The UK Government, for all its faults, is pretty good at publishing contracts it has awarded. That's why I get depressed when I see rage-bait nonsense about how companies have been award "Top Secret" deals.
Right now you can go to https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk and search for whichever bête noire has you riled up. You …
👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/05/uk-government-kicks-out-palantir/
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#government #OpenSource
Have you been asked by a medical provider recently for consent to have an "AI" scribe record your visit? Us, too. And we have **thoughts**
https://buttondown.com/maiht3k/archive/why-you-should-refuse-to-let-your-doctor-record/
@emilymbender oh, fuck, that happened years ago here in Australia, and I didn't ever feel comfortable with it, ever
Every “I’ll just ask ChatGPT/Claude/Gemini”, every LLM-generated summary, is driving this https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/this-ai-data-center-will-be-bigger-than-2-000-walmarts-and-dump-23-atom-bombs-worth-of-energy-into-the-environment-every-day-and-locals-are-terrified
@SteveBellovin @20002ist I have also seen an even more horrendous version of this where not only do you need a USB-A cable and charger, but the USB-C connector only works if you plug it in in one (random) orientation.
@mattblaze @SteveBellovin @20002ist USB-C that's not reversible? I'm amazed that's even possible
The thing is, people who are like "we just have to vote!" all have two things in common: 1) they have no fucking clue what Biden actually did and 2) they honestly think that if we elect Democrats and then protest them, they won't charge us with terrorism and render us to a Black Site. Both are expressions of being Sweet Summer Children.
Sure you should vote. Honestly, all the harm is baked in because you don't have any real choices outside of local elections, so the moral injury is slight.
Should I get bangs?
@TheBreadmonkey Post shit, get banged.
Hey #Ubuntu friends: I keep fatfingering the numlock key and switching off my numeric keypad. I used Tweaks to set "Numeric keypad always enters digits" to true, but hitting numlock still switches off the numeric keypad. I also tried using xmodmap to set numlock to blank, but it rejected every identifier I tried for the key ("77," "0xff7f," "Num_Lock") with "bad keycode value".
SOLVED: Used Input Remapper to map Num Lock to a random Alt key.
@pluralistic How the hell do you fatfinger the num lock key? It's waaaaaay over there in the suburbs
Are you sending out follow requests? 
Please fill your profile with more than a couple words.
Think of it a a resume for potential friends, after all your neighbour isn't likely to invite you into their home for dinner until they know a little about you, it's the same on social media.
I like the Register's headline: "Anthropic’s bug-hunting Mythos was greatest marketing stunt ever, says cURL creator"
... even though I did not say that. 😂
@bagder yes but you tought it 😛 and that's enough to make the headline.
Ich hinterlege es mal hier in dem Netzwerk, das WIRKLICH zählt:
Ich habe gestern das Wort "Kulturscheuche" erfunden und werde Wolfram Weimer so oft es geht öffentlich so nennen.
@janboehm Treffend! 👍
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