Simon Phipps
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The @EUCommission is proposing a new Cybersecurity Act
https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-strengthens-eu-cybersecurity-resilience-and-capabilities
https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-strengthens-eu-cybersecurity-resilience-and-capabilities
Commission strengthens EU cybersecurity resilience and capabilities
Europe faces daily cyber and hybrid attacks on essential services and democratic institutions, carried out by sophisticated state and criminal groups.
digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu
January 21, 2026 at 4:22 PM
The @EUCommission is proposing a new Cybersecurity Act
https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-strengthens-eu-cybersecurity-resilience-and-capabilities
https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-strengthens-eu-cybersecurity-resilience-and-capabilities
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One change I've made this year that is really helping my #productivity is allocating time for everything and keeping Inbox 0.
I spend the first hour of my day answering everything that can be answered fast, and reserving time in my calendar for anything else, then snoozing the email until that […]
I spend the first hour of my day answering everything that can be answered fast, and reserving time in my calendar for anything else, then snoozing the email until that […]
Original post on eupolicy.social
eupolicy.social
January 20, 2026 at 5:01 PM
One change I've made this year that is really helping my #productivity is allocating time for everything and keeping Inbox 0.
I spend the first hour of my day answering everything that can be answered fast, and reserving time in my calendar for anything else, then snoozing the email until that […]
I spend the first hour of my day answering everything that can be answered fast, and reserving time in my calendar for anything else, then snoozing the email until that […]
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Instead of reciprocal tariffs, Europeans should announce they will no longer honor US patents and copyrights. Or, wouldn't honor US intellectual "property" on its current absurd terms.
Tariffs on US goods would hurt European consumers. Dispensing with copyrights and trademarks from the US […]
Tariffs on US goods would hurt European consumers. Dispensing with copyrights and trademarks from the US […]
Original post on mastodon.online
mastodon.online
January 19, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Instead of reciprocal tariffs, Europeans should announce they will no longer honor US patents and copyrights. Or, wouldn't honor US intellectual "property" on its current absurd terms.
Tariffs on US goods would hurt European consumers. Dispensing with copyrights and trademarks from the US […]
Tariffs on US goods would hurt European consumers. Dispensing with copyrights and trademarks from the US […]
I just heard about two accounts cloning my account and impersonating me on mastodon.social - I definitely do not have an account there. If you have been pinged by them as well, please report them to your instance.
January 19, 2026 at 3:08 PM
I just heard about two accounts cloning my account and impersonating me on mastodon.social - I definitely do not have an account there. If you have been pinged by them as well, please report them to your instance.
I'm trying a Sonoff NSPanel Pro as a control surface for our #homeassistant system. It's working well. It's using Android as its OS (sadly a closed downstream of AOSP). What particularly surprised me is it has @fdroidorg as its app store.
January 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
I'm trying a Sonoff NSPanel Pro as a control surface for our #homeassistant system. It's working well. It's using Android as its OS (sadly a closed downstream of AOSP). What particularly surprised me is it has @fdroidorg as its app store.
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I'm helping an elderly person with a patient portal, and wow, there are about 4 different problems ranging from unclear instructions to pages that don't work well when the phone is zoomed in enough for an older person to actually read the text.
Plus, the iPhone keeps popping up unhelpful gunk […]
Plus, the iPhone keeps popping up unhelpful gunk […]
Original post on zirk.us
zirk.us
January 14, 2026 at 7:06 PM
I'm helping an elderly person with a patient portal, and wow, there are about 4 different problems ranging from unclear instructions to pages that don't work well when the phone is zoomed in enough for an older person to actually read the text.
Plus, the iPhone keeps popping up unhelpful gunk […]
Plus, the iPhone keeps popping up unhelpful gunk […]
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And here we are: the entire transatlantic alliance is now talking about Greenland, instead of talking about ending the war in Ukraine.
January 14, 2026 at 1:36 PM
And here we are: the entire transatlantic alliance is now talking about Greenland, instead of talking about ending the war in Ukraine.
Returning again to Pat Metheny's amazing requiem for America to channel some of the overwhelm
https://youtu.be/wiH2oJu1XZY?si=Cfv_dAHRnauGd28Q
https://youtu.be/wiH2oJu1XZY?si=Cfv_dAHRnauGd28Q
January 14, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Returning again to Pat Metheny's amazing requiem for America to channel some of the overwhelm
https://youtu.be/wiH2oJu1XZY?si=Cfv_dAHRnauGd28Q
https://youtu.be/wiH2oJu1XZY?si=Cfv_dAHRnauGd28Q
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The latest #yougov poll shows to what extent the worst rightwing propaganda has created an artificial urban/rural divide that has convinced many that large (and mostly liberal) cities are unsafe places because of their diversity.
Not only Americans have been […]
[Original post on manganiello.eu]
Not only Americans have been […]
[Original post on manganiello.eu]
January 14, 2026 at 1:06 AM
The latest #yougov poll shows to what extent the worst rightwing propaganda has created an artificial urban/rural divide that has convinced many that large (and mostly liberal) cities are unsafe places because of their diversity.
Not only Americans have been […]
[Original post on manganiello.eu]
Not only Americans have been […]
[Original post on manganiello.eu]
My favourite follow this week: @bbcnews which is an unofficial automated post every three hours of the news headlines derived from the chyrons under the main BBC news. About as much as I can take at the moment.
January 12, 2026 at 3:13 PM
My favourite follow this week: @bbcnews which is an unofficial automated post every three hours of the news headlines derived from the chyrons under the main BBC news. About as much as I can take at the moment.
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I often hear Americans & rich brits justify buying oversized, polluting vehicles by claiming they need them because they live in the "countryside".
I call bullshit, Ladies and Gentlemen, allow me to introduce, the Citroen C15⬇
I call bullshit, Ladies and Gentlemen, allow me to introduce, the Citroen C15⬇
January 8, 2026 at 5:20 PM
I often hear Americans & rich brits justify buying oversized, polluting vehicles by claiming they need them because they live in the "countryside".
I call bullshit, Ladies and Gentlemen, allow me to introduce, the Citroen C15⬇
I call bullshit, Ladies and Gentlemen, allow me to introduce, the Citroen C15⬇
Still digging around in storage and I just found a box of big-button phones used by various family members. I've added them to #flohmarkt on OWF so please respond there.
https://owf.me/search?q=Phone&tag=true
https://owf.me/search?q=Phone&tag=true
January 11, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Still digging around in storage and I just found a box of big-button phones used by various family members. I've added them to #flohmarkt on OWF so please respond there.
https://owf.me/search?q=Phone&tag=true
https://owf.me/search?q=Phone&tag=true
I just found a sack in the attic containing all my old coax #networking cables, connectors and terminators. Can anyone suggest a useful destination for it other than the local municipal #recycling centre here in the UK?
January 11, 2026 at 12:14 PM
I just found a sack in the attic containing all my old coax #networking cables, connectors and terminators. Can anyone suggest a useful destination for it other than the local municipal #recycling centre here in the UK?
If "generating unlawful images" is now a premium feature over at Twitter, presumably the police in the UK should consider a blue tick as probable cause for an investigation? […]
Original post on meshed.cloud
meshed.cloud
January 9, 2026 at 3:58 PM
If "generating unlawful images" is now a premium feature over at Twitter, presumably the police in the UK should consider a blue tick as probable cause for an investigation? […]
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Occasionally as a litigator you run across an opposing party who repeatedly breaches contracts and settlement agreements and legal requirements — just never abides by them. Generally competent lawyers point out that you shouldn’t do business with or enter contracts with that person.
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January 7, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Occasionally as a litigator you run across an opposing party who repeatedly breaches contracts and settlement agreements and legal requirements — just never abides by them. Generally competent lawyers point out that you shouldn’t do business with or enter contracts with that person.
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I see the folk working on Collabora Online are getting together for an #OpenSource hackfest the two days after #fosdem.
https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/collabora-office-fosdem-fringe-hackfest/4326
https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/collabora-office-fosdem-fringe-hackfest/4326
Collabora Office FOSDEM Fringe Hackfest
Join us right after FOSDEM on February 2nd and 3rd in Brussels for the Collabora Office & Online Hackfest. Spend two days hacking, exchanging ideas, and discussing Collabora Office, Collabora Online, and Free and Open Source Software in general. Expect hands-on collaboration, knowledge sharing, and a bit of bold, Star-Trek-style future thinking. Who is this hackfest for? Members of the COOL community and LibreOffice contributors Anyone curious about getting involved in FOSS development Free S...
forum.collaboraonline.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:02 PM
I see the folk working on Collabora Online are getting together for an #OpenSource hackfest the two days after #fosdem.
https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/collabora-office-fosdem-fringe-hackfest/4326
https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/collabora-office-fosdem-fringe-hackfest/4326
Delighted to see that there is now an #OpenSource reference implementation of ISO 18670 (#swhid) available.
https://github.com/swhid/swhid-rs
https://github.com/swhid/swhid-rs
GitHub - swhid/swhid-rs: Reference implementation of the Software Hash Identifier (SWHID) standard - ISO 18670
Reference implementation of the Software Hash Identifier (SWHID) standard - ISO 18670 - swhid/swhid-rs
github.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Delighted to see that there is now an #OpenSource reference implementation of ISO 18670 (#swhid) available.
https://github.com/swhid/swhid-rs
https://github.com/swhid/swhid-rs
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Here is ORG's briefing for Digital Sovereignty and the #cybersecurity Bill: https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/digital-sovereignty-briefing-on-the-cybersecurity-bill/
Digital Sovereignty Briefing on the Cybersecurity Bill
Raising Digital Sovereignty concerns The Cybersecurity and Resilience Bill’s second reading is scheduled for 6 January.
www.openrightsgroup.org
January 5, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Here is ORG's briefing for Digital Sovereignty and the #cybersecurity Bill: https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/digital-sovereignty-briefing-on-the-cybersecurity-bill/
Reposted by Simon Phipps
Insist on open source; use Open Standards; invest in UK and European tech expertise. This kind of approach does not disbar US corporations, but it can level the playing field between government, US big tech and other tech providers.
January 5, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Insist on open source; use Open Standards; invest in UK and European tech expertise. This kind of approach does not disbar US corporations, but it can level the playing field between government, US big tech and other tech providers.
Reposted by Simon Phipps
The UK is woefully slow on the #digitalsovereignty debate. While the problem of dependence on US Tech is understood at political level in Denmark, Germany and France, the UK is not yet having the discussion.
January 5, 2026 at 1:20 PM
The UK is woefully slow on the #digitalsovereignty debate. While the problem of dependence on US Tech is understood at political level in Denmark, Germany and France, the UK is not yet having the discussion.
#OpenSource #regulation incoming! The @EUCommission is about to ask for feedback for:
* a strategic approach to the open source sector in the EU that addresses the importance of open source as a crucial contribution to EU technological sovereignty, security and competitiveness
* a strategic […]
* a strategic approach to the open source sector in the EU that addresses the importance of open source as a crucial contribution to EU technological sovereignty, security and competitiveness
* a strategic […]
Original post on meshed.cloud
meshed.cloud
January 5, 2026 at 9:43 PM
#OpenSource #regulation incoming! The @EUCommission is about to ask for feedback for:
* a strategic approach to the open source sector in the EU that addresses the importance of open source as a crucial contribution to EU technological sovereignty, security and competitiveness
* a strategic […]
* a strategic approach to the open source sector in the EU that addresses the importance of open source as a crucial contribution to EU technological sovereignty, security and competitiveness
* a strategic […]
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#trump's threats against #Greenland pose a significant risk for #europe, but there is no reason to despair.
The #eu still has numerous levers to reduce the likelihood of invasion. What matters is that we start pulling them as soon as possible.
🧵 ⬇️
The #eu still has numerous levers to reduce the likelihood of invasion. What matters is that we start pulling them as soon as possible.
🧵 ⬇️
January 5, 2026 at 5:48 PM
#trump's threats against #Greenland pose a significant risk for #europe, but there is no reason to despair.
The #eu still has numerous levers to reduce the likelihood of invasion. What matters is that we start pulling them as soon as possible.
🧵 ⬇️
The #eu still has numerous levers to reduce the likelihood of invasion. What matters is that we start pulling them as soon as possible.
🧵 ⬇️
Genuine #OpenSource software comes with the liberty to use, study, improve and share the software any way you want, made concrete and reliable by an OSI-approved copyright license. It empowers you to control your own world without needing permission from anyone else to make your life better.
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Original post on meshed.cloud
meshed.cloud
January 4, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Genuine #OpenSource software comes with the liberty to use, study, improve and share the software any way you want, made concrete and reliable by an OSI-approved copyright license. It empowers you to control your own world without needing permission from anyone else to make your life better.
A […]
A […]