@bert_hubert Bijzonder, dat Europa aan de techbro's schaarse lanceercapaciteit ter beschikking stelt.

@RagnaJa Tegenwoordig kun je in de desktop-versie van Thunderbird een QR code genereren, waarmee je de Appversie direct kan configureren. Erg handig voor overstappers.

Mooie liedjes van Shane McGowan, vertaald of hertaald door Flip Noorman en zijn Noormannen. In het Wennekerpand in Schiedam, waar ze geen jenever hebben. Maar dat mag de pret niet drukken.

"Nederland heeft 190.000 kilo goud liggen in de kluis van de Amerikaanse centrale bank in New York. En daar blijft het voorlopig. "We twijfelen niet aan de bestaande afspraken met de VS", zegt de DNB-woordvoerder. "

Hoe erg is je cognitieve dissonantie dan ?

Dat Trump en consorten ooit zullen toestaan dat we het terughalen?

https://nos.nl/artikel/2600484-waarom-is-de-goudprijs-zo-hoog-en-hoeveel-goud-heeft-nederland-eigenlijk

@GrapheneOS @attilax @LearnToLivePrivate @RustRaven @jmoupah @Yrrussaj @sebsauvage @jolla Hey Graphene OS folks.

First, it's really great that you guys have created a security focused deGoogled Android operating system.

Given the problems of American big tech, I applaud you for creating an alternative.

So full credit where credit is due.

That being said, constantly badmouthing every other non-Apple and non-Google smartphone maker and operating system is not a good look.

And jumping into any thread on Mastodon where there's a mention of another alternative smartphone maker or OS to badmouth them is not a good look.

You say Jolla is no good. SailfishOS is no good. Fairphone is no good. Murena is no good. CalyxOS is no good. Dumbphones are no good.

I'd imagine you'd probably win more people over if you talked more about why people should choose Graphene instead why they shouldn't choose one of the others.

Because right now, there are tradeoffs with every mobile OS.

That includes Graphene.

For example, there are people for whom limiting their exposure to Google and Apple is more important than choosing the most locked down option available.

For such people, needing to buy a Google Pixel phone to run Graphene is a massive negative.

That's even if the Google Pixel is the best hardware from a security perspective.

And in that case, yeah there are other options that may be a better fit for those people.

There's another issue.

There seems to be many Reddit threads and YouTube videos and blogs out there from people who were enthusiastic about Graphene, but have soured on it.

And the funny thing is there's a pattern to it. "Cult-like" and "toxic" seems to be phrases that tend to be used a lot.

I've also noticed a recurring pattern you put for why the other alternatives are bad is because people connected with those businesses or companies badmouth Graphene.

It seems to me like Graphene constantly bags those other projects. When anyone connected with those projects responds, that response is presented by you guys as evidence of bullying and harassment, without that context.

And the recurring line about how people should just stick with iOS or Google Android if they don't choose Graphene? Just shameful. And completely misses the point of why some people are looking for alternative platforms in the first place.

And the more people who choose an alternative OS, the more normal it becomes to do it, which ultimately leads to more people looking at alternatives like Graphene.

#Android #Jolla #SailfishOS #AOSP #Graphene #GrapheneOS #Murena #Calyx #CalyxOS #Linux #infosec #opensource

Niet vergeten: 14 maart is weer Pool tot Pool dag in Leiden:

https://pooltotpool.nl/editie-2026/

Altijd interessant, @laslab

A long time ago, I read "girl in a band", by Kim Gordon. #goodread

"Sonic Life: A Memoir" by Thurston Moore is not as witty, but has a lot more pages, full of names of bands and people, from the times that shapes my musical taste.

Mixes well with listening to Sonic Youth.

#book #goodread

@mboelen

Ik prefereer goed geschreven tekst. Ieder zijn voorkeur.

@techwerkers @mboelen @msjl

Ik haat howto video's, maar deze is superduidelijk en informatief!

@fackeldeyfinds Apart rugzakje 😃

Jeff Bezos is saying the quiet part out loud. They want to kill local computing.

You will own nothing and be happy. You will rent your computing power from the cloud. You pay a subscription for the privilege of using a computer.

AI demand is artificially spiking DRAM prices and Big Tech is pushing "AI PCs," the squeeze is on to force us into a rental model.

Reject this future. :NoAI:

Keep your hardware local.

Run #Linux. :tux:

Own your data.

The "cloud" is just a landlord for your data.

#NoAi #FOSS #OpenSource #Privacy #SelfHost #SelfHosting #BigTech #RightToRepair #RAM #Amazon #EatTheRich

https://www.windowscentral.com/artificial-intelligence/jeff-bezos-says-the-quiet-part-out-loud-bezos-envisions-that-youll-give-up-your-pc-for-an-ai-cloud-version

A little trip in architectural DDR history:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/105105658@N03/albums/72177720330211940/

Het laatste boek dat ik mijn vader kado gaf, en het laatste dat hij las...Hij vond het vooral 'erg gedetailleerd', en daarin kan ik hem geen ongelijk geven. Maar het schetst wel een fraai beeld van de wetenschap in de 19de eeuw, en van een breedontwikkeld, kleurrijk persoon, die een cruciale rol gespeeld heeft in het totstandkomen van het KNMI.
"Weer en Wind", de man achter de wet van Buys Ballot. Door Dirk van Delft.

#boek #goodread

Don't sport with "Basic-Fit"!

Here in the NL the fuckers made a max political donation of 100K so they can force schools and universiteits to not offer cheap sporting because it would "unfair competition"

So the asshole of Basic Fit will earn millions upon the backs of sutdents

#BasicFit

"150 Jaar Nederlandse scheepvaartaffiches". Een lijvig boek waar ik blij van word! Prachtige grafiek, informatieve texten.

Zelfs Berlage, Mesdag, Bruna en Gispen maakten dergelijke werken.

Door Vincent Verschoor, Irene Jacobs, Tom Nouwen en Arjan den Boer.

#boek #goodread

@fabio Dit is ook een leuke manier om Haagje wandelend eens heel anders te bekijken:
https://www.nieuwehaagseschool.nl/architectuurwandeling-nieuwe-haagse-school/

Én leuk voor fotografie.

'The Christmas 🎄 Album" van the Beach Boys.
Nu voor het eerst kerstsfeer na een aantal dagen hard doorpoten.

Fijne dagen allemaal!

Na de zoveelste rare move bij #Mozilla ga ik nu toch maar overstappen op #Librewolf, te beginnen met de desktop.

https://tweakers.net/nieuws/242696/mozilla-krijgt-nieuwe-directeur-en-die-zegt-van-firefox-ai-browser-te-maken.html

After a very hectic period, an #offline #sailing trip was well needed: with three-masted topsail schooner #Oosterschelde from Porto via Madeira to Tenerife.

Weirdest incident: being woken twice in one night by a rebellious electric toothbrush that switched itself on...

@laurensdassen (te) grote techbedrijven worden vanzelf te machtig en tenslotte kwaadaardig. Dus een Europese Google moet je niet willen.