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Guido Kollerie
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Freelance Python/Elixir software developer.
Randahl Fink“Americans are very lucky, because wherever they go to bring freedom… they find oil.”
— Italian journalist and satirist Michele Serra
Applicable to "modern" IT as well: "Some things are very simple. But to avoid looking stupid, we make things complicated." #tearoffcalendar
The US super power suicide continues:
Today, the government of Denmark announced that Denmark along with 7 other EU nations is joining the French nuclear deterrence, which means Danish troops will take part in European nuclear exercises, and potentially, Danish F-35 fighter jets may be made capable of delivering French nuclear weapons.
The eight European nations joining the French nuclear deterrence are Germany, Poland, The Netherlands, Greece, Sweden, Belgium and Denmark.
Erik JonkerEven een feitje, als we als Nederland de transitie naar groene en duurzame energie harder hadden ingezet, dan waren we nu minder afhankelijk van olie, gas en prijsstijgingen daarvan, maar het ontbrak aan leiderschap, lef en economisch/rationeel hier naar kijken. Groen/duurzaam is niet 'links' oid
#politiek #energie #duurzaam #groen #olie #gas #iran
#politiek #energie #duurzaam #groen #olie #gas #iran
Marie 🇸🇪
NoBorg
When the war in Ukraine broke out, and Europe was hesitant in the first year, I thought alright, this is a surprise to everyone and of course we need time to prepare.
Now 4 years have passed, and we are 450 million EU and 69 million UK citizens still standing on the sidelines, telling 38 million Ukrainians they should fight 133 million Russians on their own.
We could end this war. Instead we keep pretending that it is fine to let Ukraine take all the punches.
I find that profoundly shameful.
ellyYet another day of screaming at digital enshitiffication:
1. My coworkers and I are in a car driving to FOSDEM.
2. We pull up to charge the car.
3. Charging station REQUIRES you to use an app, no option to just pay with a card.
4. We try to install the stupid app. We carry phones running:
- GrapheneOS
- GrapheneOS
- GrapheneOS
- LineageOS, postmarketOS, iOS
5. Neither of our phones meet requirements to install the stupid app (Play Integrity API).
6. My iPhone can't install the app, because it's "Not available in your country".
7. We give up and drive to another charging station.
This is NOT how you introduce applications, "Circle K"
1. My coworkers and I are in a car driving to FOSDEM.
2. We pull up to charge the car.
3. Charging station REQUIRES you to use an app, no option to just pay with a card.
4. We try to install the stupid app. We carry phones running:
- GrapheneOS
- GrapheneOS
- GrapheneOS
- LineageOS, postmarketOS, iOS
5. Neither of our phones meet requirements to install the stupid app (Play Integrity API).
6. My iPhone can't install the app, because it's "Not available in your country".
7. We give up and drive to another charging station.
This is NOT how you introduce applications, "Circle K"
@elisabethijmker Goed nieuws dat Amsterdam deze koerswijziging maakt. Maar als voormalig developer bij de gemeente moet ik ook even zuchten.
In 2021 moesten we goed werkende, zelfgebouwde software migreren naar Microsoft Azure. Software die al in Nederlandse datacenters draaide. We werden aangemoedigd om Azure-specifieke features te gebruiken voor "maximale platformwaarde." Als developers waarschuwden we dat dit zou leiden tot vendor lock-in en toekomstige migraties zou bemoeilijken.
Die waarschuwing werd genegeerd.
De "lange weg" waar je over spreekt is mede zo lang omdat er destijds niet naar de werkvloer is geluisterd. Het zou waardevol zijn om te onderzoeken hoe die beslissing tot stand kwam, en hoe de gemeente voorkomt dat dit patroon zich herhaalt.