Niklas Rosenqvist

@nsrosenqvist
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Professional programmer and hobbyist designer. I use mastodon for #programming and #gamedev, posting outdoorsy and personal content on #Pixelfed. #fedi22
Websitehttps://nsrosenqvist.com
GitHubhttps://github.com/nsrosenqvist/
Pixelfedhttps://pixelfed.social/i/web/profile/353086084774472543
Niklas Rosenqvist20h ago
Martijn Faassen20h ago

The Colchis project to load JSON compactly but accessibly into memory in #RustLang now uses compression when loading texts. This reduces peak memory usage until that text is finally unpacked in the end. Since this is done once tree structure information is already processed and transformed into succinct data, this decreases peak memory usage while loading JSON; it seems to be close to the size of the original document now (and then shrinks a bit again).

https://github.com/faassen/colchis

GitHub - faassen/colchis: JSON, succinctly

JSON, succinctly. Contribute to faassen/colchis development by creating an account on GitHub.

GitHub
Niklas RosenqvistMay 14
SteamDeckHQMay 14

The original S.T.A.L.K.E.R. trilogy are getting new enhanced editions, which include full #SteamDeck support:

https://steamdeckhq.com/the-s-t-a-l-k-e-r-trilogy-is-getting-enhanced-versions-with-full-steam-deck-support/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

The S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Trilogy Is Getting Enhanced Versions With Full Steam Deck Support - Steam Deck HQ

The original S.T.A.L.K.E.R. trilogy are getting new enhanced editions, which include full Steam Deck support!

Steam Deck HQ
Niklas RosenqvistMay 2
Simon May 2

🔥 It's here: NativePHP for Mobile has officially launched

Build native Android & iOS apps with Laravel, a ton of coffee and a bit of magic

📱 Android support just landed!
📚 Docs are live
🚀 Hundreds of devs are already building incredible apps with it!

⚡️ Start shipping today!
https://nativephp.com/mobile

#Laravel #PHP

NativePHP

Build native applications, with the tools you already know.

Niklas RosenqvistMay 1
MiaApr 30

'The Swedish National Archives makes one million handwritten documents searchable' https://riksarkivet.se/inlagg/riksarkivet-gor-en-miljon-handskrivna-dokument-sokbara - the Universal Viewer plus AI text transcription!

Congratulations to everyone at the Riksarkivet who worked so hard on this! #AI4LAM #UniversalViewer

Riksarkivet gör en miljon handskrivna dokument sökbara

I ett banbrytande steg mot att göra historisk information i arkiven mer tillgänglig har Riksarkivet gjort över en miljon handskrivna dokument till sökbar text med hjälp av artificiell intelligens.

Riksarkivet
Niklas RosenqvistApr 23
European CommissionApr 23

Today, we have fined Apple and Meta for breaching the Digital Markets Act.

Apple restricts developers from informing customers about offers outside the App Store, while Meta doesn’t give consumers the choice of a service that uses less of their personal data.

Read more: https://europa.eu/!9RDQmk

Niklas RosenqvistApr 2
Martijn Faassen has movedApr 1

Now if companies that depend on XML stuff would want to get together to fund Xee a little that would be nice.

https://blog.startifact.com/posts/xee/

#xml

Xee: A Modern XPath and XSLT Engine in Rust

I announce Xee, the implementation of XPath and XSLT in Rust that I've been working on for the last two years.

Secret Weblog
Niklas RosenqvistMar 27
Martijn Faassen has movedMar 27

I'm proud to announce the project I've been working on for the last two years - Xee: a modern implementation of XPath and XSLT in Rust.

I know XML isn't hip anymore but this is a programming language implementation in Rust, according to extensive specifications!

https://blog.startifact.com/posts/xee/

#RustLang #xml @thisweekinrust

Xee: A Modern XPath and XSLT Engine in Rust

I announce Xee, the implementation of XPath and XSLT in Rust that I've been working on for the last two years.

Secret Weblog
Niklas RosenqvistMar 27

I'm excited for the future of this project! Developed by #paligo

https://blog.startifact.com/posts/xee/
#xml #xlst #docbook

Xee: A Modern XPath and XSLT Engine in Rust

I announce Xee, the implementation of XPath and XSLT in Rust that I've been working on for the last two years.

Secret Weblog
Niklas RosenqvistMar 26
daniel:// stenberg://Mar 26

The AI bots that desperately need OSS for code training, are now slowly killing OSS by overloading every site.

The curl website is now at 77TB/month, or 8GB every five minutes.

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/03/devs-say-ai-crawlers-dominate-traffic-forcing-blocks-on-entire-countries/

Open source devs say AI crawlers dominate traffic, forcing blocks on entire countries

AI bots hungry for data are taking down FOSS sites by accident, but humans are fighting back.

Ars Technica
Niklas RosenqvistMar 3
lifeunleadedMar 3
Kill fear. Let kindness be the rebellion. https://lifeunleaded.bounceme.net/poems/killfear.html
Life. Unleaded. - Kill Fear

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European CommissionApr 23

Today, we have fined Apple and Meta for breaching the Digital Markets Act.

Apple restricts developers from informing customers about offers outside the App Store, while Meta doesn’t give consumers the choice of a service that uses less of their personal data.

Read more: https://europa.eu/!9RDQmk

Show threadAndré Simões 🇵🇹🇪🇺Apr 23
@EUCommission not enough.
Show threadArnel Šarić Sharan Apr 23

@andresr @EUCommission

Stop META AI

Show threadAndyGER Apr 23
@EUCommission You fine them to pay money. The one thing both companies have a lot of. How about fining them about to stop doing business within the #eu? THAT would be a game changer, right?! ... ;-)
Show threadJoe BreuerApr 23

@andreas_heitmann @EUCommission quite exactly my own thoughts. They'll just figure such fines into their "cost of doing business" and will only be even more creatively exploitative in recouping those costs.

Edit: typo

Show threadPurple Apr 23

@jmbreuer @andreas_heitmann @EUCommission

I'm convinced a 500 million euro fine for apple is still very much a serious impact. Additionally if things are not being followed up upon, additional fines will follow.

I'm very glad to know the European Union is now 700 million euros richer, which will improve the lives of its citizens, on top of upcoming increased freedoms on the platforms of Apple and Meta.

Show threadJoe BreuerApr 23
@Purple @andreas_heitmann @EUCommission hm, what impact does that fine have on the actual people who decided the stance/course of the company in that regard?
Show threadPurple Apr 23

@jmbreuer @andreas_heitmann @EUCommission

You bet your ass if you're the reason why the company gets a fine of 500 million euros that questions are being asked internally. Too many of those and you'll 100% lose your position

Show threadWilfried KlaebeApr 23

@Purple Only if the responsible persons aren't Cook / Zuck themselves...

@jmbreuer @andreas_heitmann @EUCommission

Show threadJoe BreuerApr 23
@Purple @andreas_heitmann @EUCommission unless you're owner/'leader' to begin with.
Show threadbytebroApr 23

@jmbreuer @andreas_heitmann @EUCommission

Sure; those fines (while not deductible as revenue expenses, at least not when I was doing accounts some years ago) will just get amortised over the expected period between similar fines.

Show threadiamspeedmausApr 23
@andreas_heitmann @EUCommission absolutely right, where do these companies get their money from? from us. so it‘s the public paying these fines.
Show threadMikkaelsApr 23
@speedmaus @andreas_heitmann @EUCommission No, not really. This impacts directly on the company's Profit and Loss account.
Less profit for them, less money for investors. Customers are not impacted as the company does not adjust the price of products following the fine (as it would after trade tariffs are imposed).
Show threadiamspeedmausApr 23
@mikkaels @andreas_heitmann @EUCommission Yes on this end it‘s less money for investors. And still, the reason why these companies make money in the first place is because apple sells hardwear to us and meta is farming our time and attention. So we are paying. We already did. The purchases from all of us over the past two centuries are what made these companies.
Show threadMikkaelsApr 24
@speedmaus @andreas_heitmann @EUCommission This is all good but it has nothing to do with EU fines.
Show threadWilfried KlaebeApr 23

@speedmaus OTOH, it's the shareholders getting less revenue.

@andreas_heitmann @EUCommission

Show threadXCMApr 23
@andreas_heitmann @EUCommission
Precisely. Additionally, that money should go to directly compensate consumers
Show threadxinit ☕Apr 23
@andreas_heitmann yeah, the trouble with fines like this is that the companies just build them into their budgets as a cost of doing business. Make it hurt. @EUCommission
Show threadMakiApr 23
@EUCommission You have not fined Meta enough. You have not crippled their monopoly position. You have not done anything worthwhile to stop their malpractices on the European market. It's just the bare minimum.
Show threadBerlinFokusApr 23

@EUCommission

I demand to get rid of the whole "#consent" concept and to define what is legal and what isn't (regardless of the user choice).

And then to enforce the #law. Just like offline.

Because in "real life" it would still be illegal to rob me, even if someone tricked me into some "consent" or whatever scam.

Whatever you do now, is being complicit in an international crime network.

Show threadRejZoRApr 23
@EUCommission There is a way of service that uses less of personal data. By not using garbage Meta puts out. Their entire MO is hoarding user data and selling stuff to advertisers. Every single person on Facebook or whatever service they offer are nothing but a product, not an user.
Show threaddevoirApr 23
@EUCommission thank you 🙏
Show threadSamuelJohnsonApr 23
@EUCommission Shame the fines were so paltry.
Show threadiamspeedmausApr 23
@EUCommission Fine them until they retreat, also Mark „Goebels“ #Suckerberg to Den Haag NOW for supporting Genocide, Femicide and Dictatorships with his companies, lock him up for life🗑️
Show threadBrian HawthorneApr 23
@EUCommission @Natasha_Jay #DoBetterApple
Show threadSassinake! - ⊃∪∩⪽Apr 23

@EUCommission

Apple, rooting around they pants pockets:
"Sure, I've got a $20 around in here somewhere? Ah. Got change for a $50? Listen keep the change. Well just say 'you owe me'. "

Show threadBrynawelApr 23

@EUCommission

That's a good start!

Show threadproNET IT TechnologieApr 23
@EUCommission good for open source thinking.. 👍
Show threadSaupreiss #Präparat500Apr 23

@EUCommission

If it just wouldnt emit the foul odor to be a diplomatic thing but a fine.

Show threadGBS Media ProApr 23
@EUCommission
Is this in response to the tariffs from the USA seeking fair and equal trade?
Show threadFranciscoJorge28Apr 23
@EUCommission
Show threadFabian (Bocchi) 🏳️‍🌈Apr 23
@EUCommission can we talk about forced LLM integration including data scraping for more and more Meta services?
Show threadTim Ward ⭐🇪🇺🔶 #FBPEApr 23
@EUCommission Do let us know, in 17 years' time or whenever the appeals finally peter out, whether anything ever actually gets paid.
Show threadAndreas BurgerApr 23
@EUCommission super!
now the other bigtechs please
Show threadPerlPlayerApr 23
@EUCommission It's about time, and I hope there will be more.
Show threadjozefchApr 23
@EUCommission and still not enough! What percentage it is from their yearly incomes? what a fucking joke 🤦‍♂️
Show threadChris 🦑Apr 23

@jozefch

thanks for asking!
for Apple this means they pay 10,41hours of annual revenue or 0.12%

for Meta this means they pay 14,61hours of annual revenue or 0.17%

@EUCommission do better.

UPDATE: EU can actually take up to 10% if I got that right, but they didn't because reasons on the other side of the ocean

Show threadSaupreiss #Präparat500Apr 23

@sturmsucht

So in human terms, it’s an above average speeding ticket. 🎫

@jozefch @EUCommission

Show threadChris 🦑Apr 23

@Saupreiss

for most of Europe yes. Would advise to go with the Finish speed ticket fees for big tech

@jozefch @EUCommission

Show threadlaundApr 23
@jozefch @EUCommission its good that something is happening yes? it could be better, but if you are punished for any small step, you will never learn to run.
Show threadWernerApr 23

@EUCommission

👍 🇪🇺

Show threadTimo GrünApr 23

@EUCommission

Now maybe do something about your incompetent and counterproductive cookie regulations that have made the cookie situation much much worse for everyone.

Show threadamonduinApr 23

@khoji @EUCommission

How are they worse for everyone?

Prior to the cookie regulation cookies could track you invisibly without any option to opt out. While the new situation isn't great at least you can now opt out. That isn't worse.

Show threadTimo GrünApr 24
@amonduin @EUCommission
The opt out rules are so bad that 99% of users just click accept all. Almost all the popups are dark patterns and incomprehensible for most users, making a genuine choice effectively impossible because the only easy choice is accept all. Users still don’t understand what cookies are, hate the popups way more than the cookies and are now accepting more tracking than without the rules. That is worse in every way.
Show threadamonduinApr 24

@khoji @EUCommission
Why do you believe they are accepting more tracking? Has the cookie consent screen enabled new tracking that wasn’t already happening? If so, how?

Second, not all websites have dark patterns for consent. I suspect you’re right and that most people click accept all, personally, I am glad I have the choice because I’m one of the weird ones who actually engages with the dark patterns to opt out.

Show threadMagnus AhltorpApr 23
@khoji If by “made the situation much much worse” you mean “made bad actors show what they are doing and harass people instead of just selling off their information without hassle”.
Show threadTimo GrünApr 24

@ahltorp

The opt out rules are so bad that 99% of users just click accept all. Almost all the popups are dark patterns and incomprehensible for most users, making a genuine choice effectively impossible because the only easy choice is accept all. Users still don’t understand what cookies are, hate the popups way more than the cookies and are now accepting more tracking than without the rules. That is worse in every way.

Show threadMikkaelsApr 26
@khoji @ahltorp If that 99% figure of yours was correct, so many websites wouldn't have implemented the cookie wall.
That checks with my experience as well: a lot of people I know take their time to uncheck all of the consent options before browsing a website.
Show threadMoiseApr 23
@EUCommission
Off to a good start! ❤️
Show threadSturmflutApr 23

@EUCommission Where does the money go to? Is it invested into European alternatives?

#digitalsovereignty

Show threadEuropean CommissionApr 25
Hello @Sturmflut! Thank you for your question! The fines will go into the EU budget. Did you know that for the first time ever we are asking citizens to contribute in shaping our budget? You can have your say here: https://europa.eu/!hKRJmV
European Commission - Have your say

European Commission - Have your say

European Commission - Have your say
Show threadsaradsmejemApr 23
@EUCommission supporting such dangerous evil like meta should be awarded by limited woting right for their users...
Show threadJoddoApr 23
@EUCommission halleluja👏👏👏 now spend that fine money on something good for the peeps
Show threadFreya Anduin, authorApr 23

@EUCommission

at present Meta even makes it absurdly hard to delete posts with 'errors' and just plain spite, having a session shut down quickly so you need mark up the same posts over and over again and with a 50 pæost limit at a time it takes forever. no doubt it's deliberate

Show threadKevin Karhan Apr 24

@EUCommission as long as these are mere #fines, they'll be written off as (laughable!) business expenses.

  • You need to ban then from doing business until they comply and jail key staff until compliance is evidenced. Otherwise they'll just pay up and continue.

Also #NSAbook violates #HumanRights incl. #GDPR by collecting, storing and utilizing data of non-users without or even against their explicitly declined consent!

Show threadDifferent DrummerApr 25

@EUCommission You should absolutely block both these entities completely from access to the EU.

Not to is to invite contempt and corruption.

Seek European alternatives.

Show threadThanatosApr 26
@EUCommission
When open source alternatives were more competitive with proprietary offerings, a lot of EU politicians scoffed at the idea of supporting local free software alternatives. FFWD 20 years later: in the digitalised countries you pretty much can only communicate with the govt. via Google or Apple if you want it digitally, while using a browser is more cumbersome. It's either that or you live in a country like Germany where govt clerks are ideologically reactionary and swear on fax. It's a sad state. I don't even want to think about money and banking...