Jasper Vinkenvleugel

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(Open) software and (progressive) politics.

BSc. in Electrical Engineering, MSc. in Embedded Systems from the University of Twente. Currently: Rijks I-Trainee, advisory board of DWARS, GroenLinkse Jongeren.

Also at @[email protected].

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Dear Microsoft: if I have to “fix an issue” by pressing one button that does not have any side-effects… why bother showing the button at all?
@brucelawson good question!
@brucelawson on a positive note, it does mean that I won’t have to deal with Siri AI on my phone.
En verder heb ik (nog steeds) een enorme hekel aan de VVD.
Starmer gives tech firms ultimatum to block explicit images on children’s phones

Companies such as Apple and Google have until September to install software or face legislation, says PM

The Guardian
Ah, the inevitable dead of my 5th generation iPad mini.
https://mastodon.social/@verge/116716260865867392

https://www.heise.de/en/news/EU-Parliament-Compromise-reached-for-digital-euro-11320315.html

"Technologically, the digital currency is to be directly linked to the EUDI Wallet to make handling as simple and secure as possible"

Reminder: The EUDI wallet is not sovereign and has, in it's current form, a dependency on Google Play Integrity. It will not be possible for a citizen to buy a sandwich with a phone unless that phone is approved by a foreign company (Google/Apple) until that dependency is removed.

EU Parliament: Compromise reached for digital euro

EU Parliament negotiators pave the way for the digital euro – including offline proximity mode and capped merchant fees.

heise online
@wendyhk it is easier to imagine an end to the world than an end to capitalism ;)

@sebastian ah, ja. Maar ik weet niet of je dat per se slim of sluw kan noemen, want het is praktisch onmogelijk om het internet te gebruiken zonder vrije software. Relevante XKCD: https://xkcd.com/2347/

Ik zou FOSS overigens zeker niet permissionless noemen. Denk bijvoorbeeld aan de GPL-familie van licenties, waar je naast rechten ook zeker plichten hebt, zoals viraliteit. Maar ik denk dat we aan het afdwalen zijn.

Dependency

xkcd
@sebastian wat bedoel je precies met "freedom tech"?