@varandasi.bsky.social
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Avoiding US tech? Some European alts:
🇳🇴 Browser: Vivaldi
🇫🇷 Search: Qwant
🇫🇷 Music: Deezer
🇫🇷 Hosting: OVH
🇫🇮 Mobile OS: Jolla
🇩🇪 Maps: Here WeGo
🇩🇪 Translation: DeepL
🇳🇱 Design: Sketch
🇨🇭 Notes: Standard Notes
🇨🇭 Messenger: Threema
🇨🇭 Dev Tools: Sonar
https://proton.me/blog/european-tech-alternatives
🇳🇴 Browser: Vivaldi
🇫🇷 Search: Qwant
🇫🇷 Music: Deezer
🇫🇷 Hosting: OVH
🇫🇮 Mobile OS: Jolla
🇩🇪 Maps: Here WeGo
🇩🇪 Translation: DeepL
🇳🇱 Design: Sketch
🇨🇭 Notes: Standard Notes
🇨🇭 Messenger: Threema
🇨🇭 Dev Tools: Sonar
https://proton.me/blog/european-tech-alternatives
European alternatives to US tech | Proton | Proton
Take back control of your digital life with privacy-focused European alternatives to US Big Tech apps and services.
proton.me
October 4, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Avoiding US tech? Some European alts:
🇳🇴 Browser: Vivaldi
🇫🇷 Search: Qwant
🇫🇷 Music: Deezer
🇫🇷 Hosting: OVH
🇫🇮 Mobile OS: Jolla
🇩🇪 Maps: Here WeGo
🇩🇪 Translation: DeepL
🇳🇱 Design: Sketch
🇨🇭 Notes: Standard Notes
🇨🇭 Messenger: Threema
🇨🇭 Dev Tools: Sonar
https://proton.me/blog/european-tech-alternatives
🇳🇴 Browser: Vivaldi
🇫🇷 Search: Qwant
🇫🇷 Music: Deezer
🇫🇷 Hosting: OVH
🇫🇮 Mobile OS: Jolla
🇩🇪 Maps: Here WeGo
🇩🇪 Translation: DeepL
🇳🇱 Design: Sketch
🇨🇭 Notes: Standard Notes
🇨🇭 Messenger: Threema
🇨🇭 Dev Tools: Sonar
https://proton.me/blog/european-tech-alternatives
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Brussels’ upcoming plan to take on the EU’s housing crisis will include measures curbing real estate speculation, Housing Commissioner Dan Jørgensen announced today.
EU housing plan to tackle speculation, short-term rentals
Brussels wants more public cash to build homes — and insists they be genuinely affordable.
ow.ly
September 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Brussels’ upcoming plan to take on the EU’s housing crisis will include measures curbing real estate speculation, Housing Commissioner Dan Jørgensen announced today.
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NEW POST
Gen AI for software development is the biggest jump up in abstraction since assembler to HLLs, but also a jump sideways.
martinfowler.com/articles/202...
Gen AI for software development is the biggest jump up in abstraction since assembler to HLLs, but also a jump sideways.
martinfowler.com/articles/202...
LLMs bring new nature of abstraction
a short post
martinfowler.com
June 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
NEW POST
Gen AI for software development is the biggest jump up in abstraction since assembler to HLLs, but also a jump sideways.
martinfowler.com/articles/202...
Gen AI for software development is the biggest jump up in abstraction since assembler to HLLs, but also a jump sideways.
martinfowler.com/articles/202...
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Matz is Nice.
We are Nice.
And Euruko 2025 will be Super Nice.
Yukihiro “Matz” Matsumoto @matz.bsky.social — the creator of Ruby — is joining us in Portugal 🇵🇹 this September!
We are Nice.
And Euruko 2025 will be Super Nice.
Yukihiro “Matz” Matsumoto @matz.bsky.social — the creator of Ruby — is joining us in Portugal 🇵🇹 this September!
June 20, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Matz is Nice.
We are Nice.
And Euruko 2025 will be Super Nice.
Yukihiro “Matz” Matsumoto @matz.bsky.social — the creator of Ruby — is joining us in Portugal 🇵🇹 this September!
We are Nice.
And Euruko 2025 will be Super Nice.
Yukihiro “Matz” Matsumoto @matz.bsky.social — the creator of Ruby — is joining us in Portugal 🇵🇹 this September!
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✨ EuRuKo 2025 is shaping up to be something special.
This year we’re embracing our roots:
→ A single-track, two-day format
→ Built for deep conversations and community-driven insights
Sept 18–19 in Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Ruby Safari on the 20th
#EuRuKo2025#TheHeartOfCode #RubyCommunity#RubyConf
This year we’re embracing our roots:
→ A single-track, two-day format
→ Built for deep conversations and community-driven insights
Sept 18–19 in Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Ruby Safari on the 20th
#EuRuKo2025#TheHeartOfCode #RubyCommunity#RubyConf
June 9, 2025 at 5:07 PM
✨ EuRuKo 2025 is shaping up to be something special.
This year we’re embracing our roots:
→ A single-track, two-day format
→ Built for deep conversations and community-driven insights
Sept 18–19 in Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Ruby Safari on the 20th
#EuRuKo2025#TheHeartOfCode #RubyCommunity#RubyConf
This year we’re embracing our roots:
→ A single-track, two-day format
→ Built for deep conversations and community-driven insights
Sept 18–19 in Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Ruby Safari on the 20th
#EuRuKo2025#TheHeartOfCode #RubyCommunity#RubyConf
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The captain of a cargo ship which collided with a tanker containing US armed forces jet fuel in the North Sea is a Russian national, according to the ship’s owners.
Captain of ship that crashed into US tanker is Russian, owner says
Solong crashed into the U.S. tanker Stena Immaculate off the East Yorkshire coast Monday.
ow.ly
March 12, 2025 at 10:19 AM
The captain of a cargo ship which collided with a tanker containing US armed forces jet fuel in the North Sea is a Russian national, according to the ship’s owners.
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"This is a watershed moment for Europe. And for Ukraine, as part of our European family.
We have to put Ukraine in the condition to protect itself and to push for a lasting and just peace."
— President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu doorstep ahead of #EUCO special summit.
We have to put Ukraine in the condition to protect itself and to push for a lasting and just peace."
— President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu doorstep ahead of #EUCO special summit.
March 6, 2025 at 11:52 AM
"This is a watershed moment for Europe. And for Ukraine, as part of our European family.
We have to put Ukraine in the condition to protect itself and to push for a lasting and just peace."
— President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu doorstep ahead of #EUCO special summit.
We have to put Ukraine in the condition to protect itself and to push for a lasting and just peace."
— President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu doorstep ahead of #EUCO special summit.
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Dress Code Drama at the Oval Office
zezvaz.com/cartoons
zezvaz.com/cartoons
March 2, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Dress Code Drama at the Oval Office
zezvaz.com/cartoons
zezvaz.com/cartoons
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On my way to London to highlight Europe’s ongoing support to Ukraine that can lead to just and lasting peace in Ukraine.
The path to peace is strength.
Weakness breeds more war.
We will support Ukraine, while undertaking a surge in European defence.
The path to peace is strength.
Weakness breeds more war.
We will support Ukraine, while undertaking a surge in European defence.
March 2, 2025 at 9:17 AM
On my way to London to highlight Europe’s ongoing support to Ukraine that can lead to just and lasting peace in Ukraine.
The path to peace is strength.
Weakness breeds more war.
We will support Ukraine, while undertaking a surge in European defence.
The path to peace is strength.
Weakness breeds more war.
We will support Ukraine, while undertaking a surge in European defence.
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Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people.
Be strong, be brave, be fearless. You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy.
We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.
Be strong, be brave, be fearless. You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy.
We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.
February 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people.
Be strong, be brave, be fearless. You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy.
We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.
Be strong, be brave, be fearless. You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy.
We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.
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Ukraine Fact Sheet - February 21, 2025: isw.pub/UkraineFacts...
February 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Ukraine Fact Sheet - February 21, 2025: isw.pub/UkraineFacts...
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Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
February 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
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Do you want to track the EU’s journey towards a more competitive future?
Check out the timeline of the EU Competitiveness Compass—our plan to kick-start Europe's growth.
The direction is set and the race starts now.
#madeinEurope
Check out the timeline of the EU Competitiveness Compass—our plan to kick-start Europe's growth.
The direction is set and the race starts now.
#madeinEurope
February 6, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Do you want to track the EU’s journey towards a more competitive future?
Check out the timeline of the EU Competitiveness Compass—our plan to kick-start Europe's growth.
The direction is set and the race starts now.
#madeinEurope
Check out the timeline of the EU Competitiveness Compass—our plan to kick-start Europe's growth.
The direction is set and the race starts now.
#madeinEurope