Gabor Hrasko

@ghrasko
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Living in Hungary. Originally biologist, but works in the IT sector. Science communicator for 20+ years.

Interested in birding, science, flight simulation, european politics, artificial intelligence etc.

#science #skepticism #MSFS2020 #AI #EU #europeanalternatives #digitalsovereignty #birding

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EU to unlock 16 billion euros for Hungary as Magyar pushes ahead with post-Orban reforms

The European Union will unlock more than €16 billion in frozen funds for Hungary, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Friday, praising what she described as "long overdue reforms" by newly elected Prime Minister Peter Magyar. The EU had frozen the funds while the country was under the leadership of [...]

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260529-eu-to-unlock-16-billion-euros-for-hungary-as-magyar-pushes-ahead-with-post-orban-reforms

#Magyar #News #EU #Europe #EuropeanUnion #HungaryNews #Hungary

EU to unlock 16 billion euros for Hungary as Magyar pushes ahead with post-Orban reforms

The European Union will unlock more than €16 billion in frozen funds for Hungary, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Friday, praising what she described as "long overdue reforms" by newly elected Prime Minister Peter Magyar. The EU had frozen the funds while the country was under the leadership of nationalist premier Viktor Orban, accusing Budapest of corruption and democratic backsliding. 

FRANCE 24

So, should I finally buy a Linux phone, when Google pulls the Darth Vader card in September?

https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/01/fulu/
keepandroidopen.org/en/

#bigtech #google #android #darthvader #europeanalternatives, #digitalsovereignty

Pluralistic: Darth Android (01 Sep 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

I was happy the other day when while sitting on my back deck, had my Merlin Bird ID app identify six species singing around me.

My wife says "hold my white wine."

Yesterday she picked up SIXTEEN different species all singing at once in our yard.

This is her third spring/summer planting a "Pollinator Garden" making our yard more attractive to birds, butterflies and Mason Bees. Seems it is all paying off now, but our two bird feeders and four water features help too.

#nature #birding #PNW

Why do YOU care about your digital freedom? 🕊

We talked to people with diverse backgrounds – parents, educators, public employees – to hear why “I care” matters now more than ever.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_Y1uL2stj4
https://peertube.nextcloud.com/w/sY13ULxEFznf7BkxiJe9Gk

On June 9, we explore what digital autonomy looks like: https://nextcloud.com/hub26-spring/

Do you care about digital freedom? | Nextcloud

YouTube

One year ago I wiped a Windows machine and installed openSUSE Tumbleweed.

I built a lot of character.

The full account is live.

https://haunted.lighthouse.co.im/articles/character-building-on-bare-metal/

#Linux #SelfHosted #DigitalSovereignty #Infrastructure #IsleOfMan

Character Building on Bare Metal

When a project becomes the company — a look back over a year at the digital coalface. From an Easter Monday cardiac event to a sovereign infrastructure consultancy in twelve months.

Well, I just realize that Mullvad browser is not available for Android. Then I keep my Brave browser.

QUESTION: Does installing Proton Pass in Mullvad Browser ruin its purpose?

We want the extension for convenience, but Mullvad aims for "anti-fingerprinting" by making everyone look identical. Extensions inject custom scripts and modify the DOM. Trackers use MutationObservers to spot these client-side changes instantly. Even without logging in, your browser becomes unique.

Is the Proton Pass desktop app the only real way, despite the obvious inconvenience?

#Privacy #Mullvad #ProtonPass #OpSec

I was just directed to a rather sophisticated database of European alternative software solutions. Let's check it:

https://european-alternatives.cloud/en

#digitalsovereignty #europeanalternatives #foss

European Alternatives - Discover European & Open Source Software

Find European and open-source alternatives to US tech giants. Support digital sovereignty and data privacy.

It is hard to foresee what’s in store for Hungarian science in the next years, but I think Albert-László Barabási’s editorial in Science highlights most of what we hope for: not just restoring what was lost, but rebuilding something better. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aei5835

Using or rejecting AI in the content generation process is not a binary decision. It must not be. I know, I also have to carefuly tune my usage of AI tools in this context, and that is not an easy task. This article from Mathew Ingram helps a lot.

https://torment-nexus.mathewingram.com/using-ai-to-write-isnt-always-wrong-and-other-heresies/

Using AI to write isn't always wrong and other heresies

I'm a writer, as some (hopefully most) of you know. I've been a writer and journalist for more than 40 years now. It's one of the few things I really know how to do, and it's about the only way I have ever managed to make any money, so not

The Torment Nexus