John Sullivan @johns@librem.one

'They remind me of Kafka's injunction, in his diaries, to "use the attacker's horse for one's own ride."'
(Dwight Garner) #quote

A sentence I do not often hear myself say: "I agree with the president of Xbox." https://www.engadget.com/xbox-president-thinks-apples-eu-app-store-plan-is-a-step-in-the-wrong-direction-130551604.html #Apple

'And that the moves erode “the fundamental rights of users by giving #Apple the ability to review apps downloaded outside the App Store.”' https://www.engadget.com/apples-rivals-arent-happy-about-its-eu-app-store-changes-160032585.html?src=rss

Am I understanding this right? "Alternative" app stores that still themselves have to be approved by #Apple, and whose clients to install apps from the other marketplaces have to be available from the "official" App Store and approved by Apple? Also all only in the EU. Quite sad if this is correct and compliant with the DMA -- a small win for corporate competitive freedom but just about donut for individual freedom.

https://www.macstories.net/news/apple-details-how-it-plans-to-comply-with-the-eus-digital-markets-act/

@evan I thought Colorado removed 2020 from the ballot.

We all knew they'd figure out how to ruin it: https://www.engadget.com/apple-reportedly-plans-to-charge-developers-if-they-offer-sideloaded-apps-202345977.html?src=rss (also "sideload" is a ridiculous thing to call a much more direct route for installing apps.) #Apple

A serving of Nerds is 1 TBSP.

Would love to read some research on how many products demoed at CES actually turn into things that are sold and matter. Always hard to know how much time, if any, to spend reading the news from it.

TIL that one plane can push another plane (while flying): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pardo%27s_Push

Really Oppoorheimer does work better.

I had no trouble at all cleaning Platinum Chou Kuro ink out of my #fountainpen (ystudio brassing, fine). It was in there for almost a month, with light daily use.

I was surprised that Chou Kuro smears a bit under a highlighter (on Leuchtturm 120 paper). Debating whether to refill with it or go a round with Carbon Black to compare.

@stinerman @evan I didn't think you did -- nearly all (all?) current online payment systems require proprietary software

@stinerman @evan The "when the check clears" part would be the hangup -- it wouldn't be a check.