Got sick of Deutsche Bahn delays, so I built DelayBahn.
It uses historical train delay data to answer the questions that matter:
- How late is this train usually?
- Is there a more reliable alternative?
- Is that 7-min transfer actually realistic?
https://t.co/pTcGB3L5eI
This is the greatest video I’ve ever seen. No notes. The lifeless clanker carcass just laying there. No crowd reaction, anything. Just Billie Jean. Until its lifeless shell is shamefully dragged off. Purely amazing.
“You know how we used to build systems with intent and pride?”
“Used to? We don’t anymore?”
“No, I got this shit spraying machine and it sprays shit onto the walls. Your job now is to scratch it with your fingernail to see what sticks.”
“It’s spraying faster than I can scratch and almost none of it is sticking.”
“I’ll turn it up 10x to see if more starts sticking.”
“Oh god it’s in my ears!”
“The future is insane we were not prepared. I just bought 5 more.”
“You’re just covering everything in shit! Why are we doing this?!?!”
“Annual reviews are based on lines of code submitted. Based on this metric, I am the greatest middle manager alive.”
The European Commission lost the Chat Control 2.0 battle over access to end-to-end encrypted data. By the summer 2026, they will be back with their next attempt: Going Dark. This time some EU member states want to include VPN services.
The Going Dark initiative, or ProtectEU as the Commission now calls it, wants to “enable law enforcement authorities to access encrypted data in a lawful manner”. This is a Chat Control 3.0 attempt.
The EU Commission and several member states are also looking for new rules on data retention. In a new ”Presidency outcome paper”, the member states discuss metadata retention: which websites you visit, and who is communicating with whom, when and how often. The ambition is “to have the broadest possible scope of application” and this time some member states also want the proposal to include VPN services.
Mullvad has spent the last three years opposing Chat Control 2.0 – even though the law would have affected our business positively.
We will continue to fight Going Dark with full force, regardless of whether VPNs are included or not. If VPNs are included, and if Going Dark becomes law, we will never spy on our customers no matter what.