turbobob

turbobob, 5 months ago

[Update] Linux above macOS on Steam: this has systematically remained the case every month for the last 6 months :blobcatheart: ! Right?!

• https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/Steam-Hardware-Software-Survey-Welcome-to-Steam
• https://www.gamingonlinux.com/steam-tracker/

See also ⬇️
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/linux-use-on-steam-ends-2023-with-a-multi-year-high-thanks-steam-deck/

The anti-correlation with the number of polled Chinese Steam users (massively running Windows) remains, as expected.

#Linux #LinuxGaming #Steam

turbobob, 3 months ago

@Tutanota

• "The EU Court ruled that “Backdoors may also be exploited by criminal networks and would seriously compromise the security of all users’ electronic communications.”"
• “mass surveillance does not appear to have contributed to the prevention of terrorist attacks, contrary to earlier assertions made by senior intelligence officials.”
  💖 Wow :blobcatheart:

➡️ European Court of Human Rights's ruling: https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng/#{%22itemid%22:[%22001-230854%22]}

#Privacy #Encryption #Security

turbobob, 5 months ago

@Tutanota I believe that 'cars' and 'houses' are being used by terrorists. With this train of thought, India must ban those too. They also use 'food'.

#NonArgument #FacePalm #India #Privacy #Encryption

turbobob, 3 months ago

@dom Good to know, thanks!

Also, for the sake of completeness:

turbobob, 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago)

@jeffowski
Couldn't believe it but there it is on the Associated Press website:
https://apnews.com/article/da582f11ad4443ddbf44ea6f2fc72c3a

"Six human rights groups had asked the court to declare as unlawful any regulations that allow soldiers to open fire at unarmed civilians.

But in its unanimous ruling, the court sided with the Israeli military (...)"

Read it again and again and again, indeed. Incredible.

#Palestine

turbobob, 2 months ago

@waag @gemeenteamsterdam

"[T]he municipality of #Amsterdam is often dependent on tech giants. Approximately 130 million euros are spent annually on these companies [e.g. Microsoft]."

Elisabeth IJmker of GroenLinks: "“[T]here are serious risks to the use of these types of cloud services in the field of #Privacy, #Cybersecurity and dependency.”"

"Yesterday evening, a promising initiative proposal from GroenLinks was unanimously adopted by the Amsterdam city council."

Wonderful :blobcatheart:

turbobob, 4 months ago (edited 4 months ago)

@yvanspijk
Je vais au coiffeur (ok, je sors :blobPikaPeek:).

EDIT: I meant this as a joke, but actually ended up stumbling upon a quite interesting read (hopefully of also interest for some): https://theconversation.com/aller-chez-le-coiffeur-mais-aller-aux-putes-ce-que-revele-lusage-des-prepositions-114557

turbobob, 1 month ago

@MishaVelthuis @doorbraak

"That is precisely the great danger of fascism: in order to hold their power, fascists must be able to govern without taking responsibility."

Sadly, this made me immediately think of an embarrassment called G-L Bouchez.

He made the liberal party campaign aggressively against green/left parties, failed to be elected himself, was then placed head of the 'liberal' party, and is constantly shouting against the Belgian government—though his own party is in the coalition!

turbobob, 15 days ago

@patricksudlow

Wow, I hadn't heard of this. Thank you very much for sharing this.
It's very interesting to also see that there had already been several reports in 2018/2019 (Human Rights Watch/Amnesty International), calling directly Booking.com to stop (something that Airbnb then actually did).

#Booking has absolutely no excuse.

turbobob, 14 days ago

@Linux
Their subscription model truly ought to be part of your list. Otherwise this is little more than misleading advertising.

turbobob, 14 days ago

@Linux @devzero
I am talking about this: "Most don't see the subscription model a problem".

Sounds like you're just making this up. What is this claim of yours based on exactly?

turbobob, 14 days ago

@Linux @devzero Most?
Sounds like you're just making this up. What is this claim of yours based on exactly?

turbobob, 14 days ago

@Linux @devzero

Ok, so you are just making this up because you believe it is true. However your own belief is not enough to make it a reality.

Then, you should rather say "I believe that most won't see the subscription model a problem", and that'd be fine.

Maybe you don't see it, but there is a difference. Cheers.

turbobob, 17 days ago

turbobob, 10 days ago

Officialisé.

https://www.rtbf.be/article/reconnaissance-de-l-etat-de-palestine-actee-par-l-espagne-l-irlande-et-la-norvege-11380331

#Norway #Ireland #Spain #Palestine

turbobob, 18 days ago (edited 17 days ago)

Here, the @EUCommission resembles the worst multinational corporations — trying to evade its responsibilities by simply subcontracting its human right violations.

Several hundreds of MILLIONS € are being spent on this.

An International Court of Justice ought to look into this.

As the Dutch newspaper Trouw wrote this morning, this is only the first article on this topic.
More will come.

#Journalism #Investigation #EU #Outrageous #Scandal #HumanRights #HumanRightsViolations #EuropeanCommission

turbobob, 18 days ago

Articles so far, from some of the journals involved in this investigation:

🇺🇸 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2024/eu-migrant-north-africa-mediterranean/
🇩🇪 https://www.tagesschau.de/investigativ/report-muenchen/eu-asylsuchende-nordafrika-100.html
🇪🇸 https://elpais.com/internacional/2024-05-21/detenciones-masivas-y-traslados-forzosos-asi-se-destierra-con-dinero-europeo-a-migrantes-en-el-norte-de-africa.html
🇩🇪 https://www.spiegel.de/ausland/migranten-in-nordafrika-abgefangen-und-ausgesetzt-eu-finanziert-die-verantwortlichen-a-91fc2c46-9253-4324-8748-a04e06c94244
🇫🇷 https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2024/05/21/comment-l-argent-de-l-union-europeenne-permet-aux-pays-du-maghreb-de-refouler-des-migrants-dans-le-desert_6234489_3212.html
🇳🇱 https://www.trouw.nl/verdieping/mede-mogelijk-gemaakt-door-de-eu-migranten-ontvoerd-verkocht-of-achtergelaten-in-de-woestijn~be0be3ea/

https://www.lighthousereports.com/investigation/desert-dumps/

#LighthouseReports #Journalism #Investigation #EU #Scandal #HumanRights

turbobob, 22 days ago

@GastonDorren I am certainly not defending the voorzitter.

If you read my message, you can see that I actually deliberately said "his own extreme right party": precisely what he tried to censor. Notice how I also wouldn't have used the word "censor" if I had been defending the PVV as you initially thought.

That said, my questions were not rhetorical ones, but genuine: would you happen to know more about this? I am not sure where to look for this info.

In my view, the MPs should not comply.

turbobob, 2 months ago

"[W]hat right Germans have to classify and categorize Jews and accuse them of antisemitism?"

"I am the son of Holocaust survivors, my parents were Auschwitz survivors, and then I have to be told by some German appointee that I am antisemitic because I criticize the country I live in and, as a citizen of that country, I also have a civic responsibility to criticize that country."

"[H]ow it is possible that Jews or Jews who are critical of Israel can be attacked by Germans in this way. "

turbobob, 4 months ago

@faab64 @palestine
It is sickening. But as least, after having enjoyed total impunity for decades, the pressure is now mounting on them and on their allies both from the inside and from the outside.

While they continue, the word genocide is now attached to them all. It came from the World Court: it is no longer inconceivable but very plausible that Israel is committing genocide. There is no turning back. What South Africa achieved is amazing. Though obviously far too slowly, change is coming.

turbobob, 4 months ago (edited 4 months ago)

ibid. Dura lex sed lex.

#Palestine #ICJ #InternationalLaw #Gaza #Illegal #Occupation #UN