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WhatsApp just implemented cross messaging using the open Signal Protocol forced by the EU. We will see if the Signal messenger enables interop with WhatsApp, they are not forced to…

WhatsApp uses the open Signal Protocol.

same story here :-)

A relevant talk from 39C3 Congress regarding Russia: https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-coding-dissent-art-technology-an... Coding Dissent: Art, Technology, and Tactical Media This presen…

This is open core. An old free fork: https://tryton.org

I would call it the ELIZA bubble. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELIZA_effect

It is just the Eliza effect on a massive scale: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELIZA_effect Reading Weizenbaum today is eye opening: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Power_and…

In Vienna, a hospital is heated by a neighboring data center using a heat pump, while the hospital cools the data center. https://www.wienenergie.at/blog/fernwaerme-zukunft/#Abw%C3…

There is a huge heat pump running in Vienna since 2019: https://www.wienenergie.at/blog/staerkste-grosswaermepumpe-m... a bigger one is planned: https://www.wienenergie.at/ueber-un…

> The only options to get around was the expensive train system can be cheap when you book early. Vienna -> Graz -> Vienna: ~20€

LLMs are calculating probable text/code. A lot of it in very short time. Probable text/code is not the same as correct/proper text/code. It is a huge mass of probable and maybe cor…

> The distinction between code, config and data is being erased. This distinction never existed in LISP. Greenspun's tenth rule in action.

The year of the Linux phone in India is coming.

> The argument that computational complexity has something to do with this could have merit but the article certainly doesn’t give indication as to why. OP says it is because that …

Stallman's take on the issue: https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/programs-must-not-limit-freed...

I am happy to live in a country that values data safety for critical patient data.

This is meant to be used in hospitals. Where I live no hospital personal uses phones to manage healthcare data. They have PCs.

We united coders have the power to change that. We have done it in the past. We are going to do it again.

Austria

The solar panels are connected to a converter which is connected to the normal grid with a standard plug.

I have cut my warm water costs by 80% with balcony solar panels. I have a warm water heating pump with 600 W electrical power. My little server turns it automatically on when the s…

There is also jolla / sailfishos built by ex Nokia engineers. The Russians forked it and are useing it in government / industry.

The year of the Linux Phone is coming!

Maybe a sufficient number off hackers are offended enough now and contribute to really free platforms, like PostmarketOS or Mobian. There has been great work there in the last year…

Based on my experiences with LLMs and the hype around it, we will need more experienced programmers. Because they will have to clean up the huge mess that will come.