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by arlcode 2y ago
1. The logic in that is to prevent Apple from trying any shenenigans where "technically" Apple Europe has 10€ revenue and can continue to dodge regulations. It's simply recognizing that megacorps exist and will absolutely try
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by arlcode 2y ago
That is certainly true. In addition the individual worker has been promised "you pay now and get security later" which makes it very hard to argue against. Your stereotypical grandma isn't suited to be framed as a "drai
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by arlcode 2y ago
Just to add some context: The largest budget positions of social security (by far) are supplements to the public retirement system. As of now about 25% of the federal budget go towards retired people [1] (in addition to all mandatory "
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by arlcode 2y ago
I agree, such a weird take. In addition (to obviously trying to strengthen competition), this law also strengthens the position that users bought a functioning device over which they have control. That includes hardware and software and any
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by arlcode 2y ago
I wonder whether we (as human) are merely the first species that managed to overcome initial barriers to developing culture and tech and thereby preventing any other species to do the same (for now). It feels like bipedalism, opposable thum
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by arlcode 2y ago
I would sort propaganda posters in the same category as commercial advertisements. Some are good, some are bad but there usually is a certain degree of artistic skill involved (think about "keep calm and carry on" or "I want
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by arlcode 2y ago
There is probably a reason why we hear very little about the political opinions of most Megacorp CEOs on a daily basis. I'm sure I would agree with some of them and disagree with others but they are smart enough to not make that a cent
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by arlcode 2y ago
Laws in this field do not make a moral judgement on how a company got where they are. They look at what you are doing with the power you actually have. Once you are the size and importance of MS, OpenAI or Nvidia, the rules change and every
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by arlcode 2y ago
It's almost impossible to solved political issues using only technology. Laws can be ammended faster than implementations.
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by arlcode 2y ago
Switzerland applies many many EU-regulations without having a say in it. They also pay towards EU funds. They are also part of Schengen.
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by arlcode 2y ago
I wish there was a Twitter currated and moderated like /r/historians is on reddit. The answers you are getting are not always correct and sometimes you dont' get one at all (either because no expert can answer or the question
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by arlcode 2y ago
I assume Amazon pushes down wages accordingly and is happy that the public subsidizes their margins. Why would they give someone more because they come to them with no alternative and under pressure from the government to take any Job.
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by arlcode 2y ago
Im am not a lawyer but as far as I know ,it depends on you jurisdiction and the exact code in question. Many legal systems don't know "fair use" and by default you have effectively zero rights to do anything with copyrighted
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by arlcode 2y ago
Since the hype is now solidly in the past even the few remaining true believers will begin to realize that "the law" must ultimately be backed by the capability to batter down doors and arrest people. I wouldn't be surprised
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by arlcode 2y ago
It's reasonable to ask for that and it would probably be up to a local government agency to enforce such a rule. (In fact Meta's Quest was not available in my country for a few years until Meta changed their mind and removed the n
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by arlcode 2y ago
These are quite concerning and at best no thought was put into them and this is just some cookie cutter template. That being said (and i am not a lawyer), if you are a Customer in the European Union it is very likely that terms like > Th
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by arlcode 2y ago
No matter what that it is not possible to override the law with a license. Of course if it is outside your local jurisdiction you can ignore but you don't need a license text for that. If it applies to you it does so regardless of you
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by arlcode 2y ago
My SAIC (MG) is a regular car with an electric drive but quite usual otherwise (including software issues)
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by arlcode 2y ago
The only time I come into contact with DECT is during the yearly CCC hacker congress in Germany. And of course I bring an old phone just for the fun of it.
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by arlcode 2y ago
I can see where you are coming from and once we have meaningful competitive alternatives to the AppStore (so after whatever they try in the EU with the platform fee and related shenanigans is forced to switch to a sane model) we can make a
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by arlcode 2y ago
If you liked that, Andrej karpathy has a few interesting videos on his channels explaining Neural Networks and their inner workings which are aimed at people who know how to program.
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by arlcode 2y ago
Yes. It's basically the reply to their (in my layman's view) offensive non-compliance. They had plenty time to figure it out and now they may reap what they sowed. Not everybody tried to play games e.g. notice how Microsoft is not
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by arlcode 2y ago
Which is fine because there is ample competition on Windows and MS does very little to hamper it (as far as the DMA is concerned). Apple would also be allowed to charge whatever they want in the app store if there were actual competition on
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by arlcode 2y ago
That tracks with European regulatory enforcement practices. Everytime a new EU regulation is discussed on HN people are up in arms about the "maximum fines" and some replace the "maximum" with "mandatory". Fine
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by arlcode 3y ago
A company I know, uses it to build out internet on inside industrial construction sites. Even if the basic infrastructure like power is there, sufficient internet often isn't (yet). Much easier to setup a few starlink terminals and&#x2
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by arlcode 3y ago
While this is an interesting idea and I personally would welcome such regulation it probably wouldn't solve the problem the EU is trying to address. Android allows the installation of alternative app stores but Google still retains lar
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by arlcode 3y ago
That's what I meant. Sorry if it was unclear
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by arlcode 3y ago
They don't. That's why the regulation targets "gatekeepers" with revenue in the billions and at least 45Million European users. The EU decided that this is large enough to be limited in what they can do.
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by arlcode 3y ago
The EC heavily hinted at swift enforcement and it's most likely that Apple retreated after that. So technically they "worked it out" but only after a "parent" threatened to send them to bed without dinner.
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by arlcode 3y ago
True. I like the term "gatekeeper" the EU defines and uses. Combined with the "must be very big" requirement it better fits what is going on in the tech world.

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