Tag: Europe
Éthique de la recherche : entre réformes européennes et retards de rédaction
Pourquoi ne pas démarrer un nouveau projet plutôt que de terminer sa thèse lorsque le temps vient à manquer...
The Win Was Never Bluesky. It Was the Protocol.
The better question is whether we can stop rebuilding the same landlord model with a different logo on the door. Right now, our social graphs are corporate hostage files. One model lets you leave a platform and take your world with you; the other forces you to download your history as a static zip file and start over from zero.
W for ATProto
W is a new platform recently announced, aspiring to be a European alternative to X. It may actually be powered by ATProto, based on leaked screenshots. This is a win for ATProto
The mad king’s digital killswitch
"The very worst-case speculative scenario for Huawei-as-Chinese-Trojan-horse is infinitely better than the non-speculative, real ways in which the US has killswitched and bugged the world's devices." Cory Doctorow explains why responsible governments should have to accelerate their countries' independence from US tech and not just Russian gas. pluralistic.net
Notes from Ahoy IndieSky Europe
A summary of the IndieSky Ahoy event, running a EuroStack, and joining the IndieSky working group for independent ATProto infrastructure.
🇪🇺 5 key takeaways from the EU's »The future of European competitiveness« report
Summary of the new EU strategy for competitiveness shows the EU must close the innovation gap, especially in advanced technologies, to reignite productivity growth.
Re: Europe's future – eu/acc
The EU needs a clear vision for the future, focusing on sustainability and quality of life, rather than just growth and GDP.
The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the future of Europe
The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth is no more, but something like it may yet rise again.
Europe’s Big Tech Bet
How the European Union invested heavily in local manufacturing of microprocessors … only for that technology to become completely globalized anyway.
Putting Beer On Ice
For decades, it was easier to get a bottle of vodka in Iceland than a pint of beer. The reason says more about Iceland’s politics than its temperance movement.