Blackbox Palantir #39C3

Palantir dürfte längst bei der US-Einreisebehörde im Einsatz sein. Wer jemals etwas auf Social Media gepostet hat, steht damit unter pauschalem Verdacht. Vergessen gibt es nicht mehr, Löschen ist sinnlos. Meinungsfreiheit endet dort, wo die Schere im Kopf zur Pflicht wird. #Palantir #SchereImKopf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hTcdLRIxoQ

Just letting everyone know that I'm alive and well. Unfortunately I went back to the UK last night. Got a good night's sleep.

Hamburg is amazing. Germans are amazing (especially on New Year's Eve with fireworks, they go absolutely mental in the most German way possible). And I enjoyed speaking German for two weeks.

#39c3 changed me. I felt way more open at the event. For 4 days, there is a place, and that place is the happiest place in the world.

I'll be at FOSDEM 2026 to do a Libreboot talk.

Just letting everyone know that I'm alive and well. Unfortunately I went back to the UK last night. Got a good night's sleep.

Hamburg is amazing. Germans are amazing (especially on New Year's Eve with fireworks, they go absolutely mental in the most German way possible). And I enjoyed speaking German for two weeks.

#39c3 changed me. I felt way more open at the event. For 4 days, there is a place, and that place is the happiest place in the world.

I'll be at FOSDEM 2026 to do a Libreboot talk.

Just letting everyone know that I'm alive and well. Unfortunately, I went back to the UK last night. Got a good night's sleep.

Hamburg is amazing. Germans are amazing (especially on Christmas Eve with fireworks, they go absolutely mental in the most German way possible). And I enjoyed speaking German for two weeks.

#39c3 changed me. I felt way more open at the event. For 4 days, there is a place, and that place is the happiest place in the world.

I'll be at FOSDEM 2026 to do a Libreboot talk.

Blackbox Palantir #39C3

Palantir dürfte längst bei der US-Einreisebehörde im Einsatz sein. Wer jemals etwas auf Social Media gepostet hat, steht damit unter pauschalem Verdacht. Vergessen gibt es nicht mehr, Löschen ist sinnlos. Meinungsfreiheit endet dort, wo die Schere im Kopf zur Pflicht wird. #Palantir #SchereImKopf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hTcdLRIxoQ

absolutely loved this quote in @pluralistic's #39c3 talk

"and goddamnit i am hopeful. not optimistic, fuck optimism. optimism is the idea that things will get better no matter what we do, and i know what we do matters. hope is the belief that we can improve things, even in small ways"

@inquiline @DoESLiverpool And on very related topics, I've just watched a great talk from #39c3 about building an intersectional hackspace @spectrum

https://events.ccc.de/congress/2025/hub/en/event/detail/the-spectrum-hackspace-beyond-hacking

(the video is linked next to the "recordings", and quite easy to miss)

#weeknotes

deepest #39C3 sticker

@inquiline @DoESLiverpool And on very related topics, I've just watched a great talk from #39c3 about building an intersectional hackspace @spectrum

https://events.ccc.de/congress/2025/hub/en/event/detail/the-spectrum-hackspace-beyond-hacking

(the video is linked next to the "recordings", and quite easy to miss)

#weeknotes

Wichtige Ergänzung zu den Rezepten zum #DigitalIndipendenceDay:

Wechsel von #Zoom oder #MS #Teams zu #OpenTalk (mein Favorit für freie #Videokonferenzen), #BigBlueButton oder #Jitsi.

#DID #39c3
@OpenTalkMeeting @bigbluebutton

Thinking back to #39C3 and the friendly creatures who I've met. There's a thing that I struggle with, still, and that's... randomly saying nice things to each other. I do this far too rarely. So this goes to out to all of you:

- Many of you have overcome their anxieties to approach me. I cannot say how much that means to me. I'm very insecure approaching "almost strangers" and if it wouldn't have been for you, I'd have been poorer for lots of great discussions, hugs + snuggles.
- Thank you, for the compliments, for all the nice words. You made my day. And I only seldomly returned this, despite the many beautiful people providing plenty of opportunity. I was just flustered. You look lovely, yes you!
- Thanks for the deep discussions about the wildest of topics. Y'all so understanding and I never felt like I needed to put my guard up. Unmasking, for 5 straight (more: gay) days is an incredible feeling.

There's so much more in me, but this #39C3 has been such a heart-warming event and I feel I'm so much indebted by all your kind words. I didn't and still don't know how to react properly. I'm overwhelmed by this kindness.

Sending hugs <3

absolutely loved this quote in @pluralistic's #39c3 talk

"and goddamnit i am hopeful. not optimistic, fuck optimism. optimism is the idea that things will get better no matter what we do, and i know what we do matters. hope is the belief that we can improve things, even in small ways"

Kann das jemand bestätigen?

Seit dem #39c3 gibt es einen kleinen "run" auf #Mastodon als Alternative zu den TechBros!

"Hey, I've seen kids do angel shifts at #39c3. Isn't that illegal child labour?"

Good question. Let me go full governance, risk and compliance nerd on you. Here's a legal analysis, including an initial policy and guideline proposal to formalize current compliance practice: https://github.com/andreasdotorg/engelsystem/blob/ela/doc/legal/index.md

tl;dr: smaller kids accompanying their parents at their angel shifts aren't actually working, their parents are. Older kids doing shifts on their own fall under certain exemptions that make this legal, given parental consent, time limits and suitable work.

After feedback (thanks so much!), I've updated the legal analysis for minors as angels on #39c3 with the rules regarding work times during school vacation, as well as a discussion of the GmbH vs. e.V. situation.

Also, here's the implementation plan for the Engelsystem: https://github.com/andreasdotorg/engelsystem/blob/ela/doc/legal/minor-volunteer-implementation-plan.md

Thinking back to #39C3 and the friendly creatures who I've met. There's a thing that I struggle with, still, and that's... randomly saying nice things to each other. I do this far too rarely. So this goes to out to all of you:

- Many of you have overcome their anxieties to approach me. I cannot say how much that means to me. I'm very insecure approaching "almost strangers" and if it wouldn't have been for you, I'd have been poorer for lots of great discussions, hugs + snuggles.
- Thank you, for the compliments, for all the nice words. You made my day. And I only seldomly returned this, despite the many beautiful people providing plenty of opportunity. I was just flustered. You look lovely, yes you!
- Thanks for the deep discussions about the wildest of topics. Y'all so understanding and I never felt like I needed to put my guard up. Unmasking, for 5 straight (more: gay) days is an incredible feeling.

There's so much more in me, but this #39C3 has been such a heart-warming event and I feel I'm so much indebted by all your kind words. I didn't and still don't know how to react properly. I'm overwhelmed by this kindness.

Sending hugs <3

my personal #39c3 retrospective.

I wasnt entirely sure wether I should go to congress this year. I felt like going twice before was enough. In the end, I did decide to go and it turned out to be my favorite congress yet.

More than the years before, I left congress with this feeling of hope in my chest. With a desire to openly and unapologetically be myself going forward. I love this community and I want to continue being part of it. ✮

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Wichtige Ergänzung zu den Rezepten zum #DigitalIndipendenceDay:

Wechsel von #Zoom oder #MS #Teams zu #OpenTalk (mein Favorit für freie #Videokonferenzen), #BigBlueButton oder #Jitsi.

#DID #39c3
@OpenTalkMeeting @bigbluebutton

After feedback (thanks so much!), I've updated the legal analysis for minors as angels on #39c3 with the rules regarding work times during school vacation, as well as a discussion of the GmbH vs. e.V. situation.

Also, here's the implementation plan for the Engelsystem: https://github.com/andreasdotorg/engelsystem/blob/ela/doc/legal/minor-volunteer-implementation-plan.md