Alex

@shved
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Web developer, I like bouldering, books, and privacy. I post random tidbits.
Websitehttps://shved.uk

Microsoft’s terms of service said Copilot was “for entertainment purposes only.”

An Nvidia executive said AI is more expensive than humans.

Google argued in German court that everyone knows they can’t trust AI.

The tech industry has bet a trillion dollars on something they know doesn’t work.

@Tutanota you seem to systematically ignore Vivaldi or degoogled chrome browser project, even though they have been reminded to you in every browser related post for years now, I cant help but think its intentional, and if so - why?

I saw this excellent interview with @ohd about the French - German - Dutch collaboration building #opensource office suites together. 🇪🇺

A relatable part:
"Technical collaboration is one thing. But collaboration between administrative cultures is quite another! [..] Olivier humorously recalls the omission of beer during a shared meal - an unforgivable cultural faux pas for the German and Dutch partners!" 😂🫶

Great article by the @EUCommission 's OSOR:
https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/open-source-observatory-osor/news/how-france-germany-and-netherlands-co-developed-public-tools

🇳🇱🇩🇪🇨🇵

How France, Germany, and the Netherlands co-developed public tools

What happens when three European public administrations shift from coordination to co-developing digital tools? Since 2023, the DINUM (French OSPO), its German counterpart, and the Netherlands have taken on this challenge.

Interoperable Europe Portal

Ok, maybe this is the indica talking, but... I should run for US President. And my VP and all my cabinet will also be menopausal women. Cranky, put upon, tired of people's shit, just freaking done performing niceness, menopausal women.

And our campaign slogan will be "Just get out of the damn way so we can fix it" and our logo will be an exasperated eye roll. (tagline: I can see you.)

Our campaign will basically be the New Deal, only Newer. And with Tribunals. There must be a reckoning.

Sure, there will be a messy transition as we drag the reprobates to their timeout corners, but these things happen. That's why stain blocking paint was invented.

Vote MissConstrue's Cantankerous Coven: Let's Give Matriarchy a Try

(this is really good indica)

Tech CEOs promised #GenerativeAI would make our life easier. Let's see what they gave us so far:
* Nice but expensive tools for software vulnerability research and reverse engineering
* Hallucinations
* AI psychosis
* Massive technical debt
* People cognitively exhausted having to babysit AIs
* Everything more expensive, specially anything using a considerable amount of RAM and storage
* Pollutant datacenters potentially near you
* Climate change acceleration
* Economical collapse acceleration
😬

The #Fediverse now has its own link-in-bio, with new project FediProfile. Share links, collect badges, and own your online presence – no corporation in the middle.

Maho Pacheco demo'd it last week at #FediForum.

https://spectra.video/w/hBLR8YT3NrX1yEdjezToRh

/cc @mapache, @maho.dev

FediForum Demo: FediProfile

PeerTube
Trump and Elon Musk destroyed most of the global H.I.V. program that saved hundreds of thousands of lives in Zambia. Now the US is threatening to cut remaining support, unless Zambia gives access to the country’s mineral resources. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/h...

AIDS Creeps Back in Parts of Z...
AIDS Creeps Back in Parts of Zambia, a Year After U.S. Cuts to H.I.V. Assistance

A once-robust H.I.V. treatment and prevention system, credited with saving hundreds of thousands of lives, has begun to crumble.

The New York Times

The first World Fencing League is happening from April 25th and it will debut this amazing "Sword Tip Visualisation" tracking technology specifically for this event.

Developed by Japanese engineers, and - trust me and watch - it makes fencing simply stunning viewing 🤺

TIL that tigers are solitary creatures whilst lions are social and clingy. Good morning!