Notices by Erik Jonker (erikjonker@mastodon.social), page 4

@aral capitalist will say exactly the opposite 😃 , are you against any form of capitalism?

Let’s not fool ourselves, Musk will use all Tesla data for his goals in Europe. Every Tesla is collecting video and location information all the time, information that can be (mis)used by Elon . #cybersecurity #privacy #tesla #musk

@david_chisnall ...that's also one of it's strengths, language is a completely different "beast" then math. Comparing it is useless. Language fulfills different functions then math. But just as important for human beings.

@resuna @david_chisnall …a natural language interface for a computer can have enormous benefits, a good example is an educational context, you can interact, ask question’s etc in a way not possible before

@resuna @david_chisnall cobol is not a monstrosity as a programming language, it’s ofcourse legacy

Onderzoekers van vijf universiteiten gaan experimenteren. Ze willen hun onlinesamenwerking onafhankelijk van de grote techbedrijven regelen en stappen over op een opensourcesysteem. „IT moet mij helpen, niet dwingen.”
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/12/31/onderzoekers-kiezen-voor-een-alternatieve-cloud-ik-wil-zelf-kunnen-kiezen-met-wie-ik-mijn-bestanden-deel-a4878192
#cloud #opensource #surf #nextcloud

“Taxing labor but not wealth starves state coffers to fill personal ones. Instead of public works and universal programs, you get Big Philanthropy….”
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/01/american-oligarchy-introduction-essay-russia-ukraine-capitalism/
#oligarchy #democracy #taxes #politics

The Dutch people honor their World War II liberators by lighting candles on Christmas Eve on their war graves. At the 🇨🇦 Canadian cemetery in Groesbeek, thanks to hundreds of volunteers, a candle has been lit at each of the 2619 graves, and will stay burning tomorrow.
#canada #groesbeek

It's very likely Estlink2 electricity line was sabotaged. NATO has to do something to prevent this intensifying hybrid warfare.
#russia #finland #estonia #estlink2 #NATO #geopolitics @Geopolitics

“In werkelijkheid loopt Rusland – de krijgsmacht, de economie, de bevolking – op zijn tandvlees, zegt Barros. „Rusland kan dit niet langer dan zes tot acht maanden volhouden in dit tempo. Ondertussen wil Poetin ons doen geloven dat de landkaart verandert en dat een Russische overwinning onvermijdelijk is. Dat blijkt te werken.”
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/12/22/rusland-is-helemaal-niet-in-de-positie-om-concessies-te-eisen-van-oekraine-of-het-westen-poetin-zou-zelf-concessies-moeten-doen-a4877518?utm_source=push&utm_medium=breaking_news&utm_term=20241222
#rusland #oekraine

@br00t4c for sure , our history, cultures and people have been connected through the ages

@kravietz @w7voa ...indeed not everybody voting for the AfD is fascist or extreme right, but that was also the case in the 1930s in Germany. Many normal and ordinary people want something to change. The execution of the Energiewende may have been a disaster but it was and still is necessary, german car industry is dying now because they couldn't make the transformation.

Weet u het nog, blockchain, bitcoin, cryptocurrency was allemaal gebakken lucht... uiteindelijk dus niet als je kijkt naar de waarde, positie in de VS ed. Natuurlijk blijft de toekomst, zoals altijd, onvoorspelbaar en er in investeren zeer risicovol. Maar Satoshi's paper is toch een gamechanger gebleken.
https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3Pu3JprF6Yug3BZKxQ7far?si=StrHuhcuQYi5-OdtV1ZuLg
#blockchain #cryptocurrency #bitcoin

@elizayer ...politics at work 😀 , also in Europe some politicians pretend or really don't understand that encryption that is accessible with a lawful court order is considerably less secure then encryption that's not.

@glynmoody ...a good start would be to share this great news with a free link/URL ? 🙂

Nog maar een keer delen omdat het zo slecht is. Motie Bente Becker van de VVD om de overheid culturele en religieuze normen en waarden van nederlanders met een migratieachtergrond te laten bij houden. Zo kwalijk en slecht dit, discriminerend, stigmatiserend, risicovol qua registratie etc.
Onze normen en waarden zijn prima vastgelegd in wet- en regelgeving, daar moet iedereen zich aan houden. Ongeacht afkomst/religie etc. De VVD is niet liberaal meer.
#VVD #BenteBecker #liberalen #politiek

Elon Musk has started meddling in european political affairs. He will use his enormous power and X to influence the outcomes of european elections. Something to think about.
#Musk #geopolitics @geopolitics

All Trump nominations are about loyalty not about being able to do the job, DOGE will purge government, a warrior board will purge the military, we have seen this before in history with other authoritarian leaders and dictators.
#Trump #politics #USA #geopolitics @geopolitics

This paper tries to estimate how much more it would cost Germany to NOT support Ukraine, versus the current support. The authors estimate it’s 10 times the current support.
https://www.ifw-kiel.de/fileadmin/Dateiverwaltung/IfW-Publications/fis-import/92541751-97c2-4c8f-9067-730998a3fa07-KPB_179_DE.pdf
#germany #ukraine #geopolitics @geopolitics

I am wondering about Bluesky , Mastodon and Threads. After Mastodon I am now also trying Bluesky which "feels" nice , also the atmosphere is positive. But on a technical level I think Bluesky may be a dead end. When threads gets serious with federating/connecting to the Fediverse, together with Mastodon, Fediverse/activitypub will have more mass. Bluesky has chosen a different protocol sadly.
Any thoughts or opinions?
#fediverse #mastodon #activitypub #bluesky #socialmedia #threads