Dutchman living in the Swedish mountains. Passion for the great outdoors which I've turned into my work as I started my own outdoor guide company.
Also passionate about the indoors as I'm a huge nerd who loves #gaming, #tvshows and #movies, mainly #fantasy and #scifi. Also kind of a #tech geek and #gearhead.
Some of my favorite books, games and TV shows/movies:
#StarWars #TheWitcher #LordoftheRings #TheDarkTower #Cyberpunk2077 #StateOfDecay2 #DeusExHumanRevolution #EdgeRunners #Arcane
France quietly deployed 100,000+ Linux machines in their police force - GendBuntu is a silent EU tech success story
Well done. Let us get free from Microsoft spyware OS. They are not trustworthy vendors, and all taxpayers' money should go to fund open-source apps/software and not to Bill Gates' fortune.
Good! This is how it should have been from the beginning. These companies should know that customers want to speak to humans, not automation. That's been proven for decades now. These CEO's are proving to not be as smart as they appear and it often makes you wonder how they got the position/role they are in currently.
AI is good for a few things, but I'd say 75% - 80% of what AI is being used for should NOT be the case at all. We truly need to stop embracing AI for anything and everything.
Why some companies are rethinking the use of AI
https://www.morningbrew.com/stories/2025/06/15/why-some-companies-are-rethinking-the-use-of-ai
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@eldersea @sarahjamielewis When I first read the headline, I thought this was a good thing. Focusing on their browser again. But then you read the last part of this line at the very end of the article explaining their decision:
"...with tools like vertical tabs, smart search and more AI-powered features on the way".
Yes, please give us more AI... 😐
Switched to Vivaldi after the new ff terms and must say I haven't looked back once.
Mozilla is killing its Pocket and Fakespot services to focus on Firefox
Browser maker shifts resources to "new Firefox features that people need most."
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/05/mozilla-is-killing-its-pocket-and-fakespot-services-to-focus-on-firefox/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
We're excited about today's Android update! Floating tabs, easier reading, and more control over how you view your tabs. It's the little things that make browsing better. ✔️
📋 Full list of changes: https://vivaldi.com/blog/vivaldi-on-android-7-4/
@Sven might be worth checking out this documentary on TikTok and the involvement of the Chinese government in it. Let me know after watching if the donkeys are still worth it 😉
The "most criticized law of all time" is back: Chat Control.
And we're back fighting against it! 💪
Here's everything that's wrong with #ChatControl: https://tuta.com/blog/chat-control-criticism
"It has completely transformed every part of my life and I've got a really successful business now because of it."
Good for her!
@innkeeper Hope those other reasons work out!
But remember, it's never too late to get more animals 😉
"Apple’s AI isn’t a letdown. AI is the letdown"
Even CNN is slowly starting to get it.
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/03/27/tech/apple-ai-artificial-intelligence
@innkeeper Try adding two dogs, 4 goats and some sheep, and you get a pretty good picture of my state of mind from time to time 🤪
But I still firmly believe that life is better with more animals, I say get the wiener dog!
Privacy-respecting services have never been better. People just need to switch to them.
@cliffwade Crazy to think I just recently (re)discovered Linkin Park! Did not know until a few months ago that they had a new (badass) singer. Really dig their latest album, especially IGYEIH and Casualty 🤟
@Vivaldi Great new feature! I'm a recent Vivaldi convert and you guys are making it very easy not to look back to my old browser 😊 Kämpefint 👏🏻
For your safer European browsing needs, Vivaldi has partnered with Proton VPN to include a free VPN in the browser. As my esteemed cousin @simonmigliano wrote in his review, "Proton VPN is an exceptional service. It takes privacy and security extremely seriously — implementing regular independent audits, open-source apps, and a bug bounty program … Proton VPN Free is still the best free VPN on the market because it offers unlimited data per month and is actually safe to use. It has the exact same no-logs privacy policy as its paid version, a safe jurisdiction, and has been audited multiple times.” https://www.top10vpn.com/reviews/protonvpn/
Maybe when we discuss end-to-end encryption, we should talk a bit more about who those ends actually are...
Our private instant messenger recommendations aren't going to save you from this situation 🤣
For whomever needs to hear this: you don't actually need to have "social media apps installed" on your phone: Mastodon works just fine from a private browsing window on your phone's browser! You can log in whenever you want, and then all the cached data will be wiped when you close the tab (this is THE intended use case of a private browsing tab, after all!!).
Hell, this will even work with Bluesky, or, god forbid, :birdsite: if you must.
@harrybo came for the gaming and stayed for the goats.
@cliffwade I might just do that 😊
