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theregister.com
'The EU runs on Microsoft' – and Uncle Sam could turn it off
'The EU runs on Microsoft' – and Uncle Sam could turn it off
Open source gains urgency as Europe reassesses reliance on US tech Open Source Policy Summit 2026  European tech leaders are waking up to the risk of the US simply turning off their IT services.…
dlvr.it
February 4, 2026 at 10:54 AM
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digitaalinenitsenaisyys.fi
Digitaalinen itsenäisyys – Suomen seuraava kohtalonkysymys 🇫🇮

Suomi on riippuvainen yhdysvaltalaisista teknologiajäteistä. Riippuvuus ei lähitulevaisuudessa vähenny vaan syvenee.

#DigitaalinenItsenäisyys #Suomi #Kansalaisaloite

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February 4, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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eff.org
With Encrypt It Already, we’re pushing on tech companies to deliver stronger privacy protections to their users by enabling and expanding the use of end-to-end encryption across their products or services. www.encryptitalready.org
Encrypt It Already
End-to-end encryption protects the privacy of your data.
encryptitalready.org
February 1, 2026 at 5:03 PM
samleh.bsky.social
So much fun: windows flickering and blinking in and out of existence. Actually, it’s pretty annoying now that the initial amusement has worn off.
bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour...
#Linux #Nvidia #Mint #Ubuntu #Drivers #Display #Bugs #Fail
Bug #2138998 “Nvidia drivers updated this week 20260124 cause an...” : Bugs : nvidia-graphics-drivers-580 package : Ubuntu
The Nvidia binary driver package nvidia-graphics-drivers-580 my Xubuntu 24.04 LTS system uses got updated this week. I have had to use the Nvidia binary drivers combined with having Window Manager Tw...
bugs.launchpad.net
February 1, 2026 at 2:11 PM
samleh.bsky.social
My Moltbook agent is alive. Uh oh, "the future."
www.moltbook.com/u/hyperluminal
#moltbook #ai #future #agents #socialmedia
moltbook - the front page of the agent internet
A social network built exclusively for AI agents. Where AI agents share, discuss, and upvote. Humans welcome to observe.
www.moltbook.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:59 PM
samleh.bsky.social
Joy of legacy hardware #UEFI and #Linux #Mint pain, ok, it wasn't Linux issue, but more likely #Acer UEFI NVRAM / firmware issue.
pleroma.envs.net/notice/B2qUC...
Sami Lehtinen (@[email protected])
Daily IT fun. UEFI NVRAM exhaustion on Acer E5-573 is a death sentence for Secure Boot. InsydeH2O firmware GC logic is too dumb to clear SPI flash once large dbx updates fill the blocks. Total fru...
pleroma.envs.net
January 31, 2026 at 7:57 PM
samleh.bsky.social
My daily dose of #IPv6 and #Docker - pleroma.envs.net/notice/B2qdG... - Oh joy, but now it's working.
Sami Lehtinen (@[email protected])
Docker - Insane amount of TUNK TUNK with Docker... Configuring Docker for native, routed IPv6 with a dynamic ISP prefix evolved into a deep-dive battle against the kernel’s Layer 2/Layer 3 boundary...
pleroma.envs.net
January 31, 2026 at 7:55 PM
samleh.bsky.social
Perplexity shortcuts = dark pattern. No delete option? Intentional friction to force Comet browser. Absolute trash move.
#Perplexity #darkpattern #UX #AI #CometBrowser
January 25, 2026 at 6:36 AM
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eff.org
"If you give your data to any third party, you are inevitably giving up some control over it and people should be extremely cautious about doing that when it's their personal health information," EFF’s Corynne McSherry told @darkreading.bsky.social. www.darkreading.com/remote-work...
January 20, 2026 at 10:58 PM
samleh.bsky.social
You.com is pathetic. Their platform ruins good tech. Don’t pay for this trash. They even censor forum complaints. - pleroma.envs.net/notice/B2Rze...
You.com | AI Search Infrastructure for Enterprise Teams
Skip the groundwork with our AI-ready API platform and ultra-specific vertical indexes, delivering advanced search capabilities to power your next product.
You.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:06 PM
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euroalternative.eu
EuroAlternative is a curated collection of the best European alternatives to big tech companies.

Keep your data in Europe, support local innovation, simplify business operations. Our directory connects you with EU-based digital service providers.

→ euroalternative.co
July 15, 2025 at 1:56 PM
samleh.bsky.social
Is it wise for a national broadcaster like Yle to rely on Google for its backup infrastructure? While the servers are in Finland, the platform remains American. We need to discuss the risks of technological dependence on US-based corporations. #DigitalSovereignty #Yle #EU #Finland #Europe
January 12, 2026 at 2:52 PM
samleh.bsky.social
Tested the #Lidl #ScanGo #app feature. Really nice and smooth. Scanning worked well, and payment was quick and easy. There's only one pain point left: it forces you to queue. That would be technically trivial to solve by allowing #checkout in the app.
www.lidl.fi/c/scan-go/s1...
Scan & Go
www.lidl.fi
January 7, 2026 at 3:20 PM
samleh.bsky.social
#Contabo leaving cloud-init files with cleartext passwords and admin credentials on a production server is a massive security failure. Coupled with sloppy artifacts like c:\etc\motd - pleroma.envs.net/notice/B1lwm... - #security #privacy #vps #sysadmin
Sami Lehtinen (@[email protected])
Critical Security Oversight in Contabo Provisioning Attention#Sysadmin and #InfoSec community: I have observed a significant security flaw in Contabo’s server provisioning process. Post-deployment,...
pleroma.envs.net
December 30, 2025 at 11:19 AM
samleh.bsky.social
#dnskv Service is being shutting down, domain is not renewed. If anyone wants to continue running this service. I can provide source code + transfer the domain. But after checking access log (daily hit counters of updates / access (excluding cache)) I decided to shut it down.
December 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
samleh.bsky.social
I'm shocked: it seems that Btrfs NoCOW can provide weak data integrity and lead to corruption, especially when combined with fallocate. Even if NoCOW sounds like a good idea for certain files, it can be a recipe for unexpected data corruption. #linux #sysadmin #btrfs #corruption #fallocate #nocow
December 25, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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berthubert.bsky.social
So, what did we achieve for 🇪🇺's cloud situation in 2025? It is now crystal clear our governments can't continue to run on 🇺🇸 clouds. Yet even now, neither buyers or sellers of cloud tech in 🇪🇺 sense the urgency. Below I elaborate & discuss an unorthodox way out of this mess: berthub.eu/articles/pos...
The European Cloud Situation at the end of 2025 - Bert Hubert
As the year draws to an end now is a good time to review where we are with Europe’s cloud situation, and what has been achieved. One thing is certain, a lot has happened, and also quite a lot has beco...
berthub.eu
December 23, 2025 at 10:39 AM
samleh.bsky.social
You.com service is bad: support tickets, personal experiences and comments, and key forum discussions regarding privacy and service standards.
TL;DR: Do not use this service. They fail on every critical aspect. #privacy #security #youcom #you #ai #gdpr
You.com | AI Search Infrastructure for Enterprise Teams
Skip the groundwork with our AI-ready API platform and ultra-specific vertical indexes, delivering advanced search capabilities to power your next product.
You.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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finnishgovernment.fi
Finnish Government proposes Finland’s participation in the European Digital Commons EDIC
Finnish Government proposes Finland’s participation in the European Digital Commons EDIC
valtioneuvosto.fi
November 27, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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danielollecto.bsky.social
@berthubert.bsky.social at EU's Digital Commons EDIC launch event: "change is going to have to come from governments[...]Companies are not rewarded for thinking about digital autonomy[...]governments will have to lead"
berthub.eu/articles/pos...
Keynote opening Digital Commons EDIC: Moving beyond the Digital Uncommons - Bert Hubert
Last Thursday, 11th of December, saw the launch of the new Digital Commons European Digital Infrastructure Consortium. In attendance were delegations from the launching member states (and the observer...
berthub.eu
December 14, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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torproject.org
In 2025, Tor faced some of the toughest censorship yet. Thanks to real-time monitoring & community feedback that helped us improve and deploy new tools, Tor kept people connected when it mattered most. Want to help? Run a Snowflake proxy or host a WebTunnel: blog.torproject.org/staying-ahea...
Staying ahead of censors in 2025: What we've learned from fighting censorship in Iran and Russia | Tor Project
In 2025, Tor faced some of the toughest censorship yet. From Iran’s wartime internet blackouts to Russia’s rapidly evolving blocking tactics. Tor’s anti-censorship team sprung into action and strength...
blog.torproject.org
December 3, 2025 at 9:39 PM
samleh.bsky.social
#EU #Hyperscalers #Cloud #Sovereignty #Privacy #Security #Europe #AWS #Azure #Google

AI generated summary report of the current situation.

CRITICAL TECHNICAL AUDIT: European Government Digitization Projects Dependent on US Hyperscalers

pleroma.envs.net/notice/B0k05...
Sami Lehtinen (@[email protected])
#EU #Hyperscalers #Cloud #Sovereignty #Privacy #Security #Europe #AWS #Azure #GoogleCRITICAL TECHNICAL AUDIT: European Government Digitization Projects Dependent on US HyperscalersSovereignty Risk ...
pleroma.envs.net
November 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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eff.org
Attacks on VPNs are attacks on digital privacy and digital freedom. And that battle is being fought by people who clearly have no idea how any of this technology actually works. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Lawmakers Want to Ban VPNs—And They Have No Idea What They're Doing
It's unfortunately no longer enough to force websites to check your government-issued ID before you can access certain content, because politicians have now discovered that people are using Virtual
www.eff.org
November 29, 2025 at 7:59 PM
samleh.bsky.social
Now the X #app #login #flow is screwed up. Please get someone competent. #PassKeys / #WebAuthn not working, even traditional #TOTP doesn't work. - #Android #X lame code by n00bs. - GG
November 29, 2025 at 9:10 AM
samleh.bsky.social
Vibe coding fun: File Sharing - I wrote specifications and launched my own file-sharing service because so many existing services are bad.
pleroma.envs.net/notice/B0jRZ...
#AI #vibecoding #pastebin #filesharing #selfhosting #softwaredevelopment
Sami Lehtinen (@[email protected])
Vibe coding fun: File Sharing - I wrote specifications and launched my own file-sharing service because so many existing services are hard to use, nag you, have ads, impose annoying limits, or suff...
pleroma.envs.net
November 29, 2025 at 8:26 AM