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David Meyer
@superglaze.bsky.social
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Tech journalist and presenter of Tech Gets Real. Covers digital sovereignty quite a lot these days. Sings and plays guitar in a band called The Board. Signal: superglaze.66
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Feels like that point has been passed
Washington Post email offering me a chance to subscribe again, after I cancelled ages ago. The text reads: "Last days to save" then below it, "The Washington Post".
February 4, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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The Paris public prosecutor's office announcing on X that it's raiding X's offices and also leaving X is one hell of a mic drop
Autotranslated text of Paris prosecutors' tweet: A search is being carried out at the French premises of X by the cybercrime unit of the Paris public prosecutor's office, together with @CyberGEND and @Europol, as part of the investigation opened in January 2025. The Paris public prosecutor's office is leaving X. Find us on Lkd and Insta.
February 3, 2026 at 10:31 AM
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Well I didn't achieve much today, but I did learn about these old Ghanaian movie posters
Godfather poster, with Don Corleone holding an extremely large cat that is smoking, and also featuring the horse's head alongside a bunch of fish skeletons. The poster is marked Manso Video Mamobi.
February 2, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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Freezing jog, but not as slippery as a few days ago
Frozen park in Berlin
February 2, 2026 at 7:34 AM
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Mystery solved
January 31, 2026 at 7:55 AM
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Berlin cinemas are not putting much faith in the Melania film - I didn't even know there were screens this small - and yet somehow it still seems too much
CineMaxx booking screen for a Saturday showing of Melania, with just three rows available, and no seats sold
January 28, 2026 at 11:40 AM
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Are you *sure* about that
Classified ad on the Kleinanzeigen platform in Germany, with the words “Gitarre Akustik”, the price of 50 euros, and a picture of a washing machine
January 23, 2026 at 7:12 PM
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Norway isn’t a member of the EU but ok
January 19, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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Gonzo also lives on the Gonzo Drive
January 12, 2026 at 7:23 PM
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Goodbye, Gonzo, you loving, beautiful little dipshit. Thank you for 13 wonderful years. We miss you horribly already.
Kitten on shoulder of smitten owner Cat with sausage in mouth
January 12, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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Geez, stop waving those around, everyone
January 9, 2026 at 11:08 AM
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Here’s to 2026!
Selfie on the top of Table Mountain in Cape Town, showing the cloud rolling over
January 1, 2026 at 7:34 AM
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Looking through old family photos. What an amazing view this was to grow up with.
December 24, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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I’m at my favourite restaurant in the world
December 19, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Sterling work www.theverge.com/news/844443/...
From The Verge: "Broadly, it seems Grok is having trouble understanding queries today and working out the proper answers. It replied to a question about Oracle’s financial difficulties with a summary of the shooting at Bondi Beach. When asked about the validity of a story about a UK police operation, it first stated today’s date, then coughed up poll numbers for Kamala Harris."
December 15, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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Gonzo on my chair
Black white and orange cat sits on an office chair, looking at the camera
December 10, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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Today I became a German. Or to be more precise, due to the nature of Wiedergutmachung (reparations), as of today I have officially always been a German. My granddad was a German Jew who fled to South Africa. Anyhow, as an also-UK citizen who lost his EU citizenship with Brexit, today is a great day.
Very happy man standing in front of EU, German and Berlin flags, on the occasion of naturalisation
December 9, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Advent Cat
A cat lies on a glass table behind a German advent formation of candles and bits of tree
December 3, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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A huge ECJ win for many same-sex couples in Europe
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION PRESS RELEASE No 147/25 Luxembourg, 25 November 2025 Judgment of the Court in Case C-713/23 | Wojewoda Mazowiecki Citizenship of the Union: a Member State has the obligation to recognise a marriage between two Union citizens of the same sex that has been lawfully concluded in another Member State where they have exercised their freedom to move and reside Two Polish citizens who were married in Germany are requesting that their marriage certificate be transcribed in the Polish civil register so that their marriage would be recognised in Poland. The competent authorities refused their request on the ground that Polish law does not allow marriage between persons of the same sex. The Court of Justice, in answer to a question referred to it by a national court, finds that refusing to recognise a marriage between two Union citizens, lawfully concluded in another Member State where they have exercised their freedom to move and reside, is contrary to EU law because it infringes that freedom and the right to respect for private and family life. Member States are therefore required to recognise, for the purpose of the exercise of the rights conferred by EU law, the marital status lawfully acquired in another Member State. The Court emphasises, however, that that obligation does not require marriage between persons of the same sex to be introduced under domestic law. In addition, Member States have a margin of discretion to choose the procedures for recognising such a marriage. Nevertheless, when a Member State chooses to provide for a single procedure for recognising marriages concluded in another Member State, such as the transcription of the marriage certificate in the civil register, it is required to apply that procedure equally to marriages concluded between persons of the same sex.
November 25, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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Morning fox
Fox on frozen pond in Berlin
November 24, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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cursed
Wall Street Journal Opinion headline reading "Is Trump Starting to Correct His Course? He’s made wise moves on the Epstein files and tariffs. What’s next? Healthcare. By Karl Rove"
November 21, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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And, well, this seems to be Mastodon subtweeting Bluesky
"My personal heroes and projects I admire are @signalapp @Mer__edith @torproject @gnome @thunderbird @ryanleesipes . I’d much rather have Mastodon be inspired by the contributions of these people and projects to the FOSS and non-profit technology world than trying to rebuild early Twitter."
November 18, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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Doing some Stranger Things revision before the new season lands
TV screen subtitle reading Tentacles Undulating Moistly
November 15, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Just received a press release for the German Prize for Business Communication 2026. The final category slays me.
Eight competition categories reflect the diversity of modern communication work: Brand & Product Communication PR & Corporate Communication Recruiting Communication Environmental Communication & Social Responsibility Live & Event Communication Content & Social Media Communication Sports Communication Humor- driven Communication ( for Gen Z)
November 13, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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Google's AI is so cutting-edge that it's literally answering me from the future
Google AI overview generated on November 13, 2025: "AI Overview Merz, Macron to appear at Franco-German digital summit in ... The French-German Digital Sovereignty Summit was a high-level meeting held on November 18, 2025, in Berlin, focused on strengthening Europe's digital autonomy and addressing global challenges through digital technologies like AI."
November 13, 2025 at 7:24 AM