Ewald Pauwels

@EwaldPauwels
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Scientific coordinator HPC @ Ghent University.
Science enthusiast and generally inquisitive by nature. Hobbies include sounddesign, electronics, knitting and writing for Gazet van Stekene.

๐ŸšจNo Joke: Conservatives in the EU Parliament (EPP) want the vote on #ChatControl 1.0 to be repeated this Thursday - even though the Parliament already voted NO! ๐Ÿ˜ก

Make sure your MP stays strong. Contact them now!
๐Ÿ‘‰ https://fightchatcontrol.eu/#contact-tool

Make the voluntary scanning by Gmail, Microsoft, LinkedIn etc stop! ๐Ÿšจ https://tuta.com/blog/voluntary-scanning-google-microsoft

Mic. Drop. ๐ŸŽค โฌ‡๏ธ

(edited to use a more neutral emoji)

https://youtu.be/h3AtWdeu_G0

Historic Chat Control Vote in the EU Parliament: MEPs Vote to End Untargeted Mass Scanning of Private Chats

In a sensational turn of events in the fight against Chat Control, a majority in the European Parliament voted today to end the untargeted mass scanning of private communications. In doing so, the Parliament firmly rejected the error-prone and unconstitutional surveillance practices of recent years.

https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/historic-chat-control-vote-in-the-eu-parliament-meps-vote-to-end-untargeted-mass-scanning-of-private-chats/

Historic Chat Control Vote in the EU Parliament: MEPs Vote to End Untargeted Mass Scanning of Private Chats

In a sensational turn of events in the fight against Chat Control, a majority in the European Parliament voted today to end the untargeted mass scanning of private communications. In doing so, the Parliament firmly rejected the error-prone and unconstitutional surveillance practices of recent years.

Patrick Breyer
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ”ฅ BREAKING VICTORY!
LIBE just REJECTED the extension of indiscriminate #ChatControl 1.0 โ€“ no majority! ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ๐Ÿ’ช
Digital privacy of correspondence saved!
Million thanks to everyone who raised their voices! โค๏ธ๐Ÿ™
Final battle ahead: Plenary vote! ๐Ÿš€
#StopScanningMe

@warandpeas the original, which I was not aware of:)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPjh8bWTjtI

It's a Friday Once Again! (2021)

YouTube

I want everyone to see the xkcd 2501 generator

https://marshdeer.github.io/xkcd2501-generator/

The recording of my "How to Make Package Managers Scream" talk at FOSDEM'26 is now available, enjoy!

https://youtu.be/PBlDHlFnzGo

This is honestly the best thing I have read about the US in months. We look from abroad and wonder where the hope is. Read this. Now.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/the-neighbors-defending-minnesota-from-ice/685769/?gift=Je3D9AQS-C17lUTOnl2W8L893jn-xkg4gA0ahaD_Ltw&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong

The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.

The Atlantic

Reconnaissance (2020).

Drawing far future space ships is a lot of fun. The wedge shape is one of the most common ones.

#art #mastoart #sciencefiction #scifi

I forgot I had an "AI project", it ran on ZX Spectrum, I should perform it some time:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt7JqoPInlg

kurzweil's brain

YouTube