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free software privacy hacker and researcher @CalyxInstitute @Debian @FDroidOrg @GuardianProject @TorProject

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[Andy Yen @andyyen]

So Signal, which much of Europe also relies upon, apparently runs on AWS, which is not great from a tech sovereignty standpoint. An European alternative not run on Big Tech cloud will be necessary to safeguard strategic autonomy.

[Erwin @Erwin_AI]

Programming with GPT sucks and the programmers that are still writing code instead of prompts are superior. There, I said it.

👇This is a 2min story with the reasoning behind that statement.

Yes, of course it can help add a border to your button. And sure, you can ask it to loop through that array and do smth with the results.

But when a real complex problem comes around, such as the one I had today, it's absolutely garbage and continues to make mistakes and more obscure problems. It even lies about nonexisting functions or parameters. It's like pair-programming with a really, really, really dumb developer.

But here is the real kicker. As I dove into solving this problem with GPT instead of my own brain, I started noticing that I couldn't come up with any of the solutions myself anymore. I couldn't really modify GPT's code. My brain just wasn't capable. All I could do was re-prompt, try to be more specific and hope for the best.

I think this is because my brain didn't come up with the code itself. So it can't really comprehend what's going on easily, even if I read it, and it takes much more time than just coming up with it myself right away. That extra layer, it just turned into a burden.

The fact that this effect kicked in just mere hours after trying to use GPT for this programming problem, tells me that any programmer that starts to rely on GPT prompting too much, is done for.

The moment a real complex problem comes around, you're going to spend 10x the amount of time and all the time gains you got from GPT generating some of your button borders have now evaporated.

[Urban Cycling Institute 🚲  @fietsprofessor]

'Every time we closed a street for traffic, children popped up. Immediately!'

#Milan shows us how small investments💸, citizen engagement 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 and paint🎨 can reclaim local streets for the community.

Easy! So, what are you waiting for?

(📹 by @GeertKloppenbu1)

[Urban Cycling Institute 🚲  @fietsprofessor]

Something TERRIBLE happened to the streets in #LegoCity and we need to talk about it!

🧐 Why did @LEGO_Group decide to WIDEN the streets?
🚙 What does it teach us about real #autobesity?
🛣️ And how can we change it?

A thread🧵:

[DHH @dhh]

And if you make a successful alternative App Store, and get, say, 100m people in the EU to install it, you'll owe Apple €50m/year as a "Core Technology Fee".

NO GATEKEEPING HERE, EU! None at all! Full compliance, totally. Pinky promise!!

[DHH @dhh]

To create an alternative App Store you have to: "Provide Apple a stand-by letter of credit from an A-rated financial Institution of €1,000,000 to establish adequate financial means in order to guarantee support for your developers and users." 🤣

[Margrethe Vestager @vestager]

2 main points from my meeting w/ @tim_cook @apple ⬇️

👉 compliance w/ #DMA, e.g. @Apple’s obligation to allow the distribution of #apps outside the @AppStore
👉 ongoing @EU_Competition cases e.g. @AppleMusic

[Radlobby @radlobby]

Wir launchen hiermit die Superblock-Grundkarte. Sie verortet Ideen & Initiativen für neue Superblocks und zeigt Bestehndes wie Verkehrsfilter -> https://t.co/RruJLQwYac
powered by @platzfuerwien, @gehtdoch_at und @radlobby

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

At a time when Palestinians in Gaza are facing horrific conditions, the U.S. should not be vetoing a UN resolution calling for a humanitarian ceasefire and the release of all hostages. The children in Gaza need food, water, and medical supplies. We must do everything possible to make that happen NOW.

[Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected] @fsf]

Is your school forcing you to use Zoom, Skype, or other proprietary videoconferencing software to learn or teach? Freedom is important to education. Read about freedom-respecting choices at https://t.co/DYBqGRBX4q

[Nicholas Merrill @nickcalyx]

@RepJerryNadler Stop sending 2000lb bombs, JDAM kits, hellfire missiles, etc to Israel. Leahy amendments preclude military assistance to foreign security force units that violate human rights with impunity. The Civilian Harm Incident Response Guidance (CHIRG) obliges the US to stop sending arms.

[Guardian Project @guardianproject]

#Wireshark can now present some of the details of #EncryptedClientHello in #TLS streams, as of v4.2.0. For example, it can dissect the #ECH config data that comes from DNS. https://t.co/RZWHiZbkaX

[VCÖ @VCOE_AT]

#Tempo30 statt 50 halbiert den Anhalteweg. #slowdown

[Guardian Project @guardianproject]

@Michael19691213 @EFF A trustworthy and privacy-respecting method for getting #TorBrowser for #Android is to use @fdroidorg and our #fdroid repository: https://t.co/vwC8S4WfwH

[EFF @EFF]

Using Tor on your phone is a simple way to browse the web anonymously without deep technical knowledge. Here's how to get it working on Android and iPhone. https://t.co/Z1mP5RJMBv

[Guardian Project @guardianproject]

@michaeljanich @EFF Using a #VPN for privacy means entirely trusting the VPN operator. #Tor was designed to remove the requirement for trusting operators https://t.co/cCX9fqqRna

[Guardian Project @guardianproject]

We are looking for feedback about how to help interested devs start messing around with #TLS #EncryptedClientHello #ECH. What are your blockers and interests?

[Software Freedom Conservancy @conservancy]

We Call on FOSS Contributors to “Exit Zoom”!
After the recent change of the terms of service to Zoom, Software Freedom Conservancy seeks to bring light to corporate abuse of power and focus on making FOSS solutions to these proprietary requirements.
https://t.co/2uZWbNoHXO