So, it turns out the German implementation of eIDAS (electronic ID wallet for e.g. age attestation) will require an Apple/Google account to function
Absolutely pathetic
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go to the cloud they said
it'll be fine they said

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Image Credit: NASA, Reid Wiseman, Artemis II
Explanation: From pole to pole our fair planet is captured in this snapshot from space, an evocative image from a window of the Orion spacecraft Integrity, From the spacecraft's perspective the Sun is moving behind Earth's bright limb along the lower right. Africa and the Iberian peninsula are in view on the pale blue planet's surface, while aurorae crown Earth's south and north poles at top right and bottom left. Commander Reid Wiseman took the historic picture on Artemis II mission flight day 2 (April 2), after the completion of the planned translunar injection burn. That burn boosted the spacecraft out of Earth orbit, sending spacecraft and crew on a trajectory that will take them around the Moon and back again. That's a journey humans last made over 50 years ago.
Australia Ran Out of Gas — And Nobody Noticed
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https://theboard.world/articles/energy/australia-fuel-crisis-canary-coal-mine