jmaris

jmaris, 6 months ago to Bulgaria

The #EU could do more and do better without #Hungary's constant blackmail.

It's time to end it.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/dec/08/eu-crises-suspension-hungary-ukraine-viktor-orban

jmaris, 4 months ago to Bulgaria

The only way Europe survives the next 10 years is by dramatically ramping up its military-industrial production.

We are not ready for a Russian attack, and Trump's America won't help us. Europe needs to start producing everything it needs itself, and fast.

#EU #Ukraine #defence

jmaris, 5 months ago to meta

I'm all for criticising #Meta and #Threads, but this post is seriously misleading.

The data described in the privacy policy is what is necessary to federate comments. Whether this implies they can then use this data for other purposes is still up for debate.

Doing so would likely be illegal in the EU though.

#QT - https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration/111585528118111249

jmaris, 18 days ago to ai

The #AI Trilemma: or why AI won't be as revolutionary as we expect.

We are in the midst of an AI revolution... or are we? As business leaders around the world scramble to integrate AI into their products and business practices, the cracks are beginning to emerge. We've seen GPT4 fail at basic reasoning, Google's AI search telling people to jump from a bridge, Microsoft's copilot inventing quotes from Vladimir Putin, and recidivism algorithms that continue to send the wrong people to prison.

jmaris, 4 months ago to opensource

The #FOSDEM panels on the #CRA and #PLD underlined the divide between policy-makers and #OpenSource devs.

To bridge that divide, I think policy-makers have to work to make the #EU more accessible, which is why I decided to launch https://unfsckthe.eu/, a collaborative knowledge-base that will provide documentation for the EU, and help make it easier for the open source community to get their voices heard in #Brussels

You can also contribute on Github!

jmaris, 4 months ago to llm

Controversial opinion of the day: for most use cases, #LLM s are useless, and their further development is a waste of time and energy. #AI #generativeAI

jmaris, 1 year ago to random

Brave exploited their users for profit, Chrome helps google target you for ads, and now Edge is sharing your data with Bing.

If you want a browser that actually respects your privacy, stick with #Firefox

https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/25/23697532/microsoft-edge-browser-url-leak-bing-privacy

jmaris, 10 days ago to random

I've just tried the new #thunderbird Beta and... wow, I'm completely blown away. It looks amazing, seems to have threading, and is blisteringly fast on my terribly overloaded inboxes. Bravo to the @thunderbird team!

jmaris, 4 months ago to Bulgaria

Recently, @ThierryBreton proposed building an #EU aircraft carrier.

I'd like to thank Apple for volunteering to finance it:

The up to €38bn fine for non-compliance with the #DMA will be enough to build four EU carriers, furnish them with jets and run them for a years!

#StrategicAutonomy

jmaris, 3 months ago to Ukraine

Two years into Russia's brutal war of aggression against #Ukraine, #Europe still doesn't understand that it is at war. My thoughts on the changes we need to make to guarantee Ukrainian victory, and the challenges ahead 🔗⬇️

https://jmaris.me/jekyll/update/2024/02/24/EuropeIsAtWar.html

jmaris, 4 months ago to Ukraine

Guy Verhofstadt says it like it is: on #Ukraine "I’m angry that we always use the big words but don’t bring the big guns"

video/mp4

jmaris, 4 months ago to random

As @jon quite rightly highlights: a hydrogen tram is about the single dumbest public transit idea this decade, and that, frankly, is saying a lot.

https://jonworth.eu/a-hydrogen-tram-for-gorlitz-about-the-worst-idea-i-can-imagine/

jmaris, 5 months ago (edited 5 months ago) to fediverse

I'm really pleased to see so much variety in the #ActivityPub space, but I'm not sure that having more and more #pleroma and #Misskey forks, none of which seem to have a solid reliable management structure, is that great an idea.

jmaris, 4 months ago to random

Europe is finally beginning to up its productions, but we need to move much faster to adequately support #Ukraine.

#QT - https://genix.ink/

jmaris, 4 months ago to UX

This is one of the most stupid #UX #UI changes I've seen.
https://tonsky.me/blog/checkbox/

jmaris, 5 months ago to Bulgaria

#NATO can stop #Russia in #Ukraine. Rather than standing on the sidelines, it's time for us to act.

actinukrainenow.org

jmaris, 5 months ago to meta

My take on the whole #Meta situation: concerns about lack of effective moderation on Threads are justified, however those on "Expand Extend Extinguish" simply aren't.

Chat Apps aren't as "opinionated" as social networks: people primarily used XMPP because it was federated. People like mastodon not just for federation, but because it has a friendly community feel they can't find elsewhere.

Threads could defederate, but it wouldn't cause the people who came to mastodon for these things to leave

jmaris, 4 months ago to GNOME

Loving the #gnome and #kde stands (stand?) at #fosdem, so cool to see the two together, and with super friendly reps too ❤️

jmaris, 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago) to France

Many of my compatriots have been bragging recently about how #France was right about #StrategicAutonomy

But as Russia pounds #Avdiivka and Ukrainian soldiers face growing ammunition shortages, 🇫🇷 is blocking purchases of ammo for #Ukraine because it comes from outside the #EU, again putting its defence industry before the Ukrainian soldiers' lives.

It's shameful: we pretend to want to lead EU defence, but only look after our own interests. CEE will never trust us.

https://t.co/4V7BIM90rZ

jmaris, 4 months ago to random

Anyone know a good markdown editor for Gnome (Libadwaita preferably?) My favourite, "Paper", keeps crashing and hasn't been updated in a while, and Apostrophe isn't libadwaita yet ;(

Perhaps @tbernard or @alice know one ?

jmaris, 3 months ago to random

ChatGPT is an incredibly good bullshit generator

jmaris, 2 months ago to Brussels

Let's play a game: Is #DB #ICE 12 from #Köln to #Brussels running properly today?

A spinning wheel covered in the word "No" with only one instance of the word yes

jmaris, 2 months ago to opensource

This week, the #European Parliament signed off on the budget of the institutions, and it was a great week for #opensource: the sign-offs praise institutions for using Open Source software, encourage the adoption of #mastodon, and push for the generalisation of the use of Open Source in EU institutions.

jmaris, 1 month ago to mastodon

Could do with some help with a #mastodon #webfinger redirect: no instance appears to recognise mine... When I search @jmaris i get no results :(

http://jmaris.me/.well-known/webfinger

jmaris, 5 months ago to Bulgaria

#nato #finland