Yeah fuck them.

Nearly all digital media is locked so in order to back up something you own you’ll have to break the lock. Fuck. Them. (And the people who voted for these laws)

Is it? I’m not totally sure, as I’m not from the US but I think the DMCA is the nasty player in this game.

Yeah. That’s illegal in lots of countries.

Exact. I started working out to lose weight and turned from slightly over weight to obese. I lost a decent amount of fat but gained a lot of weight building up muscle mass. 12 kg in about a year. BMI sucks.

Yeah, the real struggle my kids deal with is dyslexia. But I know that even a dyslexic van be bitten by the reading virus so I still have hope.

Yes. But I van imagine my children being clueless. English is our third language but I think that’s not the issue. They just haven’t read enough. They are consumers and aren’t accustomed to active reading.

You juggle all you want in any park. Just don’t make it weird. Of there are tombstones in said park, it’s not for juggling.

So, one one hand you have a repairability index that indicated how repairable certain devices are.

A bit lame, I agree, and a copy of the French system.

But there’s also this knowledge platform that is installed by the same law that unites producers, suppliers, employees, environmental organisations and al our regional governments (we have a few of those…)

Every 6 months they’ll have to report and evaluate repairability and make suggestions to improve legislation. The law is constructed in such a way that it can easily be adapted and expanded.

Every quarter they’ll evaluate how producers and importers comply to the legislation.

So, yes. It’s not much for now but it is a certain step in the right way. They’re careful not to overregulate and will evaluate and evolve.

Also, it makes no sense installing legislation if there is no apparatus to maintain and sanction.

I’m mildly optimistic because our government is seldom caught being thoughtful and considerate 🙈

I agree. But you have to start somewhere. The guideline has been converted into legislation in Belgium since last week.

The Repair cafés run by volunteers are now formal repair hubs that are subsidized and will be involved in building up knowledge for further legislation.

That’s why we have the EU to get thatbstuff sorted.

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20240419IPR20590/right-to-repair-making-repair-easier-and-more-appealing-to-consumers

Not piracy but a right to repair law would do just fine. https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20240419IPR20590/right-to-repair-making-repair-easier-and-more-appealing-to-consumers

Bitwarden does my OTP as well. You don’t need the servers for that?

I have my password stored as a QR in an envelope. With instructions for Bitwarden. Never heard about the dead man option.

Bitwarden is dirt cheap. I can never host and be as reliable as they are for that price.

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Robin Hood is a thief. You’re not a bad person. I get it. I have enough money and sometimes I have the urge to steal. It would be terrible to get caught because I have an exemplary function at work, to my children, in my surroundings… You have to consider whether it’s worth it. The fact that you ask the question is a good thing.

I’m puzzled. Is this not common in English? We use them all the time in Dutch.

Yeah… You’re not speaking generally, are you? Because in most EU countries, rail ise is subsidised.

Yeah, that’s what I meant to say.

Pizza baking sheets. They didn’t fit in my oven.

A paella pan. I don’t like paella.

A coffee grinder. It just doesn’t grind coffee beans to the right size.

A random Italian cookbook. I have a chefs degree. I’m well down with basic Italian cooking.

See, I cook every day. Twice. And on occasion I love to cook for friends but that also means I’m over poor quality cooking stuff. I’ll buy my own gear. Most people think they do me a favour but I just have useless stuff piling up over the years. I’m grateful to get gifts but last year I just told people right a way that if they want to give me cooking related gifts I would be equally happy with some special sort of salt of some fun ingredients to cook with. Those things don’t last as long but it would make for a much better gift for a food enthousiast.