Notices by Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange: (jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net), page 3

Why I block #threads on my instance, reason #815: #Meta #Facebook accused of abusing VPN to gather analytics on Snapchat users. #Ghostbusters https://gizmodo.com/project-ghostbusters-facebook-meta-wiretap-snapchat-1851366093

So I am helping a bit with preparing a #RedHat #Girlsday at our office in #Munich. And we discussed if we should have some cool thingies to show. So proposed to bring my 2 #OLPC. The original (and still working!) $100 laptop. Still the cutest little machine that could ...

I see more and more often that people post bit.ly links here. Please don't. First and foremost — it hides the real URL, so I don't know where I am sent to. Second: you force me to use a service that collects, aggregates and shares data on who clicks what when, which I consider very bad practice. Finally, no matter how long your URL is, it only counts as 23 characters in your post, so no need to "shorten" links [1]

TL;DR post real links and don't spy on me. #kthxbai

[1] https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/posting/#:~:text=All%20links%20are%20counted%20as,link%20shortener%20to%20save%20characters.

TL;DR when EU law references a harmonised standard, that standard MUST be made available to every citizen of the EU. For free. As it is considered to be part of the law. And thus public interest is a given.

I CANNOT OVERSTATE HOW BIG THIS DECISION OF EUCJ IS!

Press release:
https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2024-03/cp240041en.pdf

Decision text:
https://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document_print.jsf?mode=req&pageIndex=0&docid=283443&part=1&doclang=EN&text=&dir=&occ=first&cid=6475952

Do you have a blog at Wordpress.com? Congrats! You will soon be feeding all your content to an AI, unless you opt-out. Same with Tumblr! (Why I self-host, reason #4711) Source: https://www.404media.co/tumblr-and-wordpress-to-sell-users-data-to-train-ai-tools/ and many more

TIL that this observation I make over and over again has a name.

Observation: Some people are so defined by The Problem that any solution proposal to The Problem is seen as a personal attack, leading to a fight to defend The Problem instead of working towards a solution.

And it is called the Shirky principle, named after Clay Shirky: https://effectiviology.com/shirky-principle/

I'll add it to my list of guiding principles, just like Conway's Law, Amdahl's law, Zipf's law and a few more.

New version 4.2.8 of #Mastodon has just been released, containing some changes to help contain the current spam wave by making changes to account approval and defaulting to NOT have open registrations anymore. https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.2.8

#FediAdmin #Mastodon #Spamwave

Yes, #Apple will demote WebApps to bookmarks on iOS 17.4 in the EU. Yes, they claim the EU is to blame. And no, that is not true IMHO. What is right is that under the DMA (Digital Market Access) rules WebApps could become a real escape route for Apps to avoid the Apple App Store tax. So better to close that possible loophole and blame the evil EU. IMHO. Reminds me a lot of the Cookie Banner stuff. Same story. Same blame game.

Dear @Gargron - can you explain? Is this a new default? Is it limited to certain instances or a general warning? cc @evan https://social.singularity-node.net/@kimitsune/111908487451915799

Why are thousands of people (including me) taking the street in the next few days in #Germany? Because far- and not-so-far right people met at a hotel in Potsdam to discuss "the fine tuning of a plan for the forced deportations of millions of people currently living in Germany." Read the whole story at https://correctiv.org/en/top-stories/2024/01/15/secret-plan-against-germany/

This is the picture that explains the situation a lot better. Unfortunately most news reports did NOT show this. What you see here is that a panel cleanly separated, indicating a mechanical problem. This panel covers an optional emergency exit in the frame. So most probably that panel somehow got loose and separated cleanly. Now to find out WHY that happened on a brand new plane. I guess we will know soon.

As always, #avherald has the neutral description of what really happened with that Boeing (do ignore the comments there, though). TL;DR a panel that can be reconfigured as emergency exit in high density configurations dropped out. https://avherald.com/h?article=51354f78&opt=0

According to other sources, the plane did report pressurisation problems on earlier flights. This adds to the suspicion that the outside panel/emergency door became more and more loose over time and finally separated itself. My educated guess is that this problem will be traced to a mistake during manufacturing.

Ouch. "FAA grounds more than 170 Boeing 737 Max 9s after Alaska Airlines panel blows out" — seems it is a systemic problem now. Quality control issues at Boeing? https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/06/boeing-737-max-9-grounding-after-alaska-airlines-door-blows-midflight.html

Reuters does a decent job on keeping us all updated, IMHO: "The assumption is that it was installed or rigged incorrectly,” one of the sources said" https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/spirit-aero-made-blowout-part-boeing-has-key-role-sources-2024-01-07/.

The AD prompts for an inspection which can be done within 4-8 hours, so it will have an impact today and tomorrow. https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/DRSDOCID122693486620240106201913.0001?modalOpened=true

The panel of the Alaska Air Boeing MAX 9 has been found. So I guess it won't take long until the researchers can close in on the root cause of this accident. https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/no-data-captured-alaska-airlines-737-cockpit-voice-recorder-ntsb-chair-2024-01-08/

I openly admit. I have never used any version of ChatGPT. And I plan to keep it that way.

My name is Jan Wildeboer, I own a Brother laser printer that JustPrints(tm) since many years and I support this message :)

(and should you think that screenshot is fake — it isn't: https://www.theverge.com/23642073/best-printer-2023-brother-laser-wi-fi-its-fine )

H/T https://0w0.is/objects/6827014a-a2be-457f-bab8-af8c4ce51b8a

Ihr könnt es drehen und wenden wie ihr wollt. Aber die #NoAfD ist der Wahlgewinner in #Bayern. Und das macht mir echte Angst.