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Dieter Pilger Jan 18, 2025

Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him)Jan 18, 2025

"What I didn’t expect, and don’t think I could have foreseen, is how incredibly cringe it would all be. I have been prepared for evil, for greed, for cruelty, for injustice – but I did not anticipate that the people in power would also be such huge losers."
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/16/i-knew-one-day-id-have-to-watch-powerful-men-burn-the-world-down-i-just-didnt-expect-them-to-be-such-losers

I knew one day I’d have to watch powerful men burn the world down – I just didn’t expect them to be such losers

Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg’s desperation to be cool as they suck up to Donald Trump is so cringe it makes my skin crawl

The Guardian

Dieter Pilger Jun 5, 2024

European Commission Jun 5, 2024

1 day to go 🗳️ 🇪🇺

In just one day, and over the following three days, the largest transnational elections in the world will take place.

This week #UseYourVote in the European elections.
Don’t let others decide for you.

All you need to know about the European elections → https://elections.europa.eu/en/

European elections 2024: all you need to know

Elections for the European Parliament take place 6-9 June 2024. Find out what they are, how to vote and why. Pledge to vote and check out the results.

European elections 2024: all you need to know

Dieter Pilger May 27, 2024

The fact that I still have to shake my iPad Pro in 2024 to undo certain things like deleting an email is hilarious and sad at the same time.

Dieter Pilger May 23, 2024

This hurts my soul with it‘s accuracy 😅

https://youtu.be/hY1t1G-HkD0?si=iAE42SijO_rF2Msd

Van Gogh and Frida Kahlo Deal With Corporate Clients

YouTube

Dieter Pilger May 21, 2024

Mullvad VPN May 21, 2024

Going Dark: The war on encryption is on the rise. Through a shady collaboration between the US and the EU.

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https://mullvad.net/why-privacy-matters/going-dark

Chat Control & Going Dark: The war on encryption is on the rise. Through a shady collaboration between the US and the EU.

After Snowden’s whistleblowing in 2013, large parts of the internet became encrypted, enabling private and secure communication. Not everyone has welcomed this change. Most notably, the FBI and other U.S. government agencies have fought what is often called the “crypto wars”, the war on encryption. In recent years, they have been joined by the European Commission. Under the slogan “what about the children,” they try to introduce total mass surveillance of all EU citizens — first through the proposed Chat Control legislation, and later via the Going Dark and ProtectEU initiatives. The goal is to legally mandate spy tools on every European smartphone and computer. The forces behind these efforts have turned out to be American tech companies and intelligence agencies.

Mullvad VPN

Dieter Pilger May 5, 2024

Ailantd Sikowsky🔻May 2, 2024

Having some fun with halftone textures.

#scifi #scifiart #mech

Dieter Pilger Apr 29, 2024

Steve Troughton-Smith Apr 29, 2024

Good news! iPad will join the sideloading and alternate app stores club
https://mastodon.social/@macrumors/112353997864098829

Dieter Pilger Apr 28, 2024

Sophie Apr 28, 2024

Really really love this: The Millennial Captcha (make sure you try it out)

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the-millennial-captcha

The Millennial CAPTCHA

Our 3rd most-read article of 2024. - - - - - -Read an interview with the creators of this piece over on our Patreon page.

McSweeney's Internet Tendency

Dieter Pilger Mar 7, 2024

Russell Ivanovic Mar 6, 2024

China: “Remove all VPNs”
Apple: “Sure thing”

China: “…and podcast apps”
Apple: “Can do boss!”

China: “…and also hand over all iCloud data for our citizens”
Apple: “I mean why wouldn’t we? Here you go!”

EU: “Allow alternate app stores, and do it fairly”
Apple: “Ahhh hell no! This is so unfair you guys are bullies! Malware! Privacy! We have standards! Unlike you we care about our users!”

Dieter Pilger Feb 14, 2024

Looking forward to play the remastered #tombraider games today. I have lots of fond memories of playing all the games with my mom when I was younger :) So Lara Croft will always have a special place in my heart :)