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High alpine code // Protobyte GmbH

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Got notified that a pull request was closed on GitHub. Unmerged changes. Well… a lot has changed since June 2015. 11.5 years in the waiting line. Just to get closed without a comment.

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Today, some American tourist approached me. "Where is shit rabbit?" No "hello", no nothing. Just "Where shit rabbit". Aside from Americans being the most ignorant and non-polite tourists, you guys ask some really strange questions.

If you think that European Commision is your friend here, then you should know that this is the 4th time they fined Google for the same thing and instead of escalating the consequences they just fined them 0.2% of their worth. It's a slap on the wrist.

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European Commission@ec.europa.eu · 3mo ago

⚠️ We have fined Google €890 million for breaching the Digital Markets Act, by promoting their own services and restricting customer access to alternatives on Google Search and Google Play. More information: link.europa.eu/vrNJTx

A purple graphic featuring yellow stars from the European flag at the top. White and yellow text reads: 'Google fined €890 million for breaching the Digital Markets Act'. The European Commission logo is visible in the bottom right corner.

They removed CD/DVD drives from PCs. -Made physical media harder to buy and use. -Removed expandable storage from phones. -Pushed us into streaming subscriptions. -Made always-online normal. -Made unlimited internet necessary. -Slowly raised the price of everything. Ownership quietly became renting.

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Whoever came up with the idea that "split licensing" is okay, listen to me: No, it's not. The newest absurdity I just saw is: + IF "run locally" will trigger the FOSS license + ELSE you are only allowed to run it in "their" cloud Kids, you are building on FOSS shoulders. Treat them with respect.

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When did we agree that all short video content should have the same type of script? And when did we all agree that it's okay to write articles in the same style? And when did we all agree that it's okay to publish AI content that resembles this style? I'm 5-before-i-quit-the-internet-trashpile.

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Companies that replace their workforce with AI "employees" will have a fun time in the near future. These tech bros just gave a new kind of union the possibility to force a 10× salary increase without negotiations.