Vittelius

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[–] Vittelius@feddit.org 2 points 4 hours ago

BioNTech, the German company that actually developed the Pfizer Covid vaccine, has a bunch of open job listings. So yes, they have a need for people with that skill set. Most of the jobs seem to require German language skills, but not all of them.

And if the most famous German biotech startup is looking for people, then there are bound to be even more lesser known companies also searching.

[–] Vittelius@feddit.org 5 points 4 hours ago

I agree. On social media they posted this:

Europe is ready to negotiate with the US.

We have offered zero-for-zero tariffs for industrial goods, because we're always ready for a good deal.

But we’re also prepared to respond with countermeasures and protect ourselves against indirect effects through trade diversion.

We will focus on the 83% of global trade beyond the US.

Europe stands together for our businesses and with our businesses for all Europeans in the EU and beyond.

https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission/114297268233791229

[–] Vittelius@feddit.org 3 points 1 day ago

Replacement with a different stability.

As the famous quote from Spider-Man goes: "with great power comes great responsibility." Past WW2 the US acted as hegemon. They where the most powerful country and tried to use this responsibility on the global stage - at least to an extent. NATO, free access to US markets for other countries (though that also benefitted the US because it cemented the USD as reserve currency)

Now the government wants to keep the power but have none of the responsibility. It's similar to their position on free speech.

To put it an other way: They want to be a bully.

[–] Vittelius@feddit.org 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Wero is great for what it does (sending money to other people) and it's going to gain the functionality needed for online commerce.

But that only covers half the functionality provided by Visa and MasterCard. You also need the functionality to pay at a restaurant or in the supermarket. You know, the card part of MasterCard?

Some European countries have their own debit card system (here in Germany for example giropay) but once you cross the border that stops working. Which is why those cards are usually co-badged with one of the big networks to act as a fallback. That's where the EU should act to ensure that the fallback functionality isn't necessary anymore, at least as long you're in the Euro-zone.

[–] Vittelius@feddit.org 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Would you have been able to create your specific use case on Windows? Because most people don't try "getting mulvard out of the VM". That's the type of thing that's in my experience usually (I don't know about this case specifically - that's why I'm asking) a lot easier on Linux than on Windows (not that it's easy)

[–] Vittelius@feddit.org 86 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Bazzite:

  • Fedora based, so newer libraries
  • Atomic updates, therefore doesn't break on updates
  • Steam and Lutris are preinstalled
 
[–] Vittelius@feddit.org 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think this one is Android only, but there is Candle

https://gitlab.com/cosmosapps/candle

[–] Vittelius@feddit.org 2 points 1 week ago

All the open source alternatives also work on windows. You could try them on your current OS and make the switch to Linux once you're confident you've found a workflow that works for you.

Lightroom: Darktable Photoshop: Gimp (version 3 just released) or Krita Illustrator: Inkscape

One note though: The Windows versions tend to be a bit of an afterthought. Performance can therefore be not as good as the Linux version.

[–] Vittelius@feddit.org 13 points 1 week ago

Thank you, I've added it to my post

 

EDIT: Since I've posted this, an English language version of the article has been published. Here is the link. @Mods: please let me know if I should replace it in the in the URL field as well, I'm going to leave it as is for know,

Article both in German and behind a paywall. I've translated the most relevant parts:

Donald Trump's most important security advisors discussed a military strike via signal chat. Research by [the German magazine] SPIEGEL now shows that the problem is even bigger. [...] Private contact details of US President Donald Trump's most important security advisors are available on the internet. Research by SPIEGEL revealed mobile numbers, email addresses and, in some cases, passwords.

For the research, information from commercial personal search engines and customer data published online was used. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, US Intelligence Coordinator Tulsi Gabbard and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth are demonstrably affected by the leaks.

Most of the publicly accessible numbers and email addresses are probably still being used by those affected. Some of them are linked to profiles on Instagram and LinkedIn, among others. They were used to create Dropbox accounts and profiles in apps that track running data. There are WhatsApp profiles for the respective phone numbers, and in some cases even Signal accounts. [...] It is therefore conceivable that foreign agents were reading along when Gabbard, Waltz and Hegseth discussed a military strike in a signals chat with others.

Original German textDonald Trumps wichtigste Sicherheitsberater diskutierten einen Militärschlag per Signal-Chat. SPIEGEL-Recherchen zeigen nun: Das Problem ist noch größer. Private Kontaktdaten der wichtigsten Sicherheitsberater von US-Präsident Donald Trump sind im Internet einsehbar. Recherchen des SPIEGEL förderten Mobilnummern, Mail-Adressen und teilweise Passwörter zutage.

Für die Recherche wurden Informationen aus kommerziellen Personen-Suchmaschinen sowie im Netz veröffentlichte Kundendaten genutzt. Betroffen von den Leaks sind nachweislich der Nationale Sicherheitsberater Mike Waltz, US-Geheimdienstkoordinatorin Tulsi Gabbard und Verteidigungsminister Pete Hegseth.

Die meisten der öffentlich abrufbaren Nummern und Mail-Adressen werden von den Betroffenen wohl immer noch genutzt. Sie sind teilweise mit Profilen unter anderem bei Instagram und LinkedIn verbunden. Mit ihnen wurden Dropbox-Accounts und Profile in Apps angelegt, die Laufdaten tracken. Es finden sich zu den jeweiligen Telefonnummern WhatsApp-Profile, teilweise sogar Signal-Accounts. [...] Es ist daher denkbar, dass ausländische Agenten mitlasen, als Gabbard, Waltz und Hegseth in einem Signal-Chat mit anderen einen Militärschlag besprachen.

[–] Vittelius@feddit.org 1 points 2 weeks ago

I hate to be the one to break it to you but AIs aren't actually people. Companies claiming that they are "this close to AGI" doesn't make it true.

The human brain is an exception to copyright law. Outsourcing your thinking to a machine that doesn't actually think makes this something different and therefore should be treated differently.

[–] Vittelius@feddit.org 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Moneybuster for Android PayForMe for iOS

Both apps work for both platforms

 

Article in German, I've translated the relevant part:

According to a recent report, numerous employees received letters requesting them to disclose their diagnoses and release their respective doctors from their duty of confidentiality. [...] According to [news outlet] “Handelsblatt”, the letters to employees are entitled “Doubts about the submitted certificates of inability to work”. Tesla is reportedly questioning the validity of the sick notes and refusing to continue to pay wages in the event of illness. In the letters, the company also threatens to reclaim payments already made.

The pressure on employees is apparently enormous. According to the report, anyone who wants to continue receiving their salary should disclose personal health data. The trade union IG Metall sharply criticizes the move.

original quote in GermanLaut einem aktuellen Bericht erhielten zahlreiche Beschäftigte Schreiben mit der Aufforderung, ihre Diagnosen offenzulegen und ihre behandelnden Ärzt:innen von der Schweigepflicht zu entbinden. [...]

Laut "Handelsblatt" tragen die Briefe an die Beschäftigten den Betreff "Zweifel an den eingereichten Arbeitsunfähigkeitsbescheinigungen". Tesla stellt demnach die Gültigkeit der Krankschreibungen infrage und verweigert die Entgeltfortzahlung im Krankheitsfall. In den Schreiben droht das Unternehmen außerdem an, bereits geleistete Zahlungen zurückzufordern.

Der Druck auf die Mitarbeitenden ist offenbar enorm. Wer weiter sein Gehalt beziehen will, soll laut dem Bericht persönliche Gesundheitsdaten offenlegen. Die Gewerkschaft IG Metall kritisiert das Vorgehen scharf.

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A float at today’s Rose Monday parade in Düsseldorf. Float by Jacques Tilly and his team, photo by Christoph Schroeter

Other floats from the parade:

The floats where made by Düsseldorf based artist and long time float builder Jacques Tilly. All of the floats (including some I didn't include in this post) can be seen here

 

Looks Like the current coalition of SPD and Greens can continue, though both parties are suffering loses. The facist AfD can't capitalise on their national success last week. They are gaining seats compared to last state election in Hamburg.

Source: https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/wahlergebnisse-buegerschaftswahl-hamburg-2025-so-hat-hamburg-gewaehlt-a-afb767f0-995c-4269-b406-12286f4ab748

Further reading: https://www.dw.com/en/social-democrats-lead-hamburg-state-election-projection/a-71796487

 

Talk from this years C3. Last year Polish hackers found DRM measures in train sets from Newag designed to make repairs next to impossible. This talk details what happened after.

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