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Highlight of this post so far was a Microsoft employee on Linkedin responding that this wasn't very inclusive of me. And that was the sanest part of his response even!

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You'd think this would be obvious, but apparently it isn't: Do not invite big-tech to join your digital autonomy discussion https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/do-not-invite-big-tech-to-your-digital-autonomy-discussion/

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You'd think this would be obvious, but apparently it isn't: Do not invite big-tech to join your digital autonomy discussion

https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/do-not-invite-big-tech-to-your-digital-autonomy-discussion/

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how software decays "In version 22.x, C++ protobuf added an explicit dependency on Abseil.". And to actually link in that dependency, you need to use Google Bazel's build system, because in their wisdom they split up Abseil into **186** sub libraries. If you are not using CMake or Bazel, good luck hand-importing the required Abseil libraries. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/75667971/how-do-i-properly-link-the-google-protocol-buffers-library-with-my-application-a

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I spend a lot of time discussing digital autonomy over at think tanks & other civil society places. I think we're going round in circles & need to look further ahead into more practical things to make any progress: https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/eu-civil-society-need-progress-digital-autonomy/

stf · 1w

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Actual IT departments. Most places now only have "Big Tech Departments".

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For the people following the #galmon.eu project, I've modernized things a bit today. Gone is the dependency on the somewhat difficult H2O-library. Also gone, a gigantic Javascript dependency we used to emit the string "a few seconds ago". Meanwhile, new station operators are very welcome! https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/galmon-project/

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I need to repost this again:

Nick @Nick · 2w

At some point in the future the entirety of humanity will be asking, “And you just… let them?”

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Updated this blog post a bit today. The amount of impossible things we have to believe is not going down, let me tell you that. Staying sane is getting ever harder. https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/t...

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The reason for the update is the world's decision to make one of the worst people alive the world's first trillionaire. Well done world! https://www.theverge.com/tech/949259/the-worlds-first-trillionaire-is-a-killer

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Mark Koek · 2w

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@nprofile1q... @nprofile1q... also they (so far) share the European convention on human rights with us.

stf · 2w

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I am in the NEW YORK TIMES! The reporter spent days on this, and it shows. There is much to complain about US media but when they want they can devote impressive resources to a subject: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/technology/solvinity-kyndryl-blocked-deal-us-europe-rift.html?unlocked_article_code=1.o1A.bs9m.9xaGQbvKMCHs&smid=nytcore-ios-share

stf · 2w

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So to mentally prepare for an eventual bursting of the AI-bubble, perhaps this Friday, this is how it went for the dot com boom. There was an initial retraction, followed several partial recovery/bust events, and finally the NASDAQ lost 80% of its value: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dot-com_bubble