public interest techie. solve problems and realizing actual change. occasionally a computer is involved. open source, open data, digital warrior.

Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Joined March 2008
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas 🎄
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WTF, $3000 Samsung TV has an always-on mic, automatic content recognition, geo tracking, network mapping, and ships your data to Samsung + 400 partners. Bro Rooted a brand-new 2025 Samsung TV after noticing absurdly targeted ads. Firmware was locked down, so zero-days it was. Got a root shell. then found: always-on voice service, ACR, geo, full telemetry pipeline, and four separate DRM systems. This isn’t a bug, It’s the product bro.
i own a relatively new (2025) samsung tv. i kept getting weirdly targeted ads. i tried reversing the firmware but it was aes encrypted and no keys unless tear it apart and do uart/jtag magic. zero days it is. root shell on new samsung TVs! discovered PRIVACY HORROR. write up?
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As fun as AI is, we built so much bad software over the last 30 years, and now the universe is punishing us for our sins.
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Russian military blogger says Ukrainian mid-range drone strikes on the main Russian supply route in occupied southern Ukraine have almost ceased because of the throttling of Starlink. No need to elaborate on what this new freedom of logistics for Russia means for the frontline.
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Was only a matter of time. DeepSeek now, GLM and others later.
The Department of Homeland Security is requiring all civilian federal agencies to remove DeepSeek products and 'any third-party services developed using DeepSeek implementations,' and to stop buying them.
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to Chancellor Merz: I've also heard you say that you want to find that balance between innovation and regulation. There's nothing to regulate if the industry doesn't thrive.
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🇵🇱 Warsaw is Poland's biggest city and it is completely safe at 1am at night No violent junkies, no drug dealers, no street thugs hanging around harassing women (and men), no pickpockets (nor in the day btw) No shady people hanging around the train and metro stations Just people living chill together and police enforcing safety You know like we used to in Western Europe? There's a lot to learn from Poland
We climbed Krakus Mound in Krakow with @staskulesh!!! Very cool I think it's Pagan but nobody really knows why it's here, it's a man made "mound", like a pile of land It's very old! 🇵🇱
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Een exit-tax is eigenlijk iets bizars. In plaats van burgers juist áán te trekken door een aantrekkelijk vestigingsklimaat te creëren, werpen overheden financiële barrières op voor wie wil vertrekken. Zorg dat mensen wíllen blijven, in plaats van hun vertrek te bestraffen.
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Analyzing nature in the Netherlands.
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You are seeing habitats on the top. Which contain vegetation ( teams of plants). And the lowest level there are plants. This is a system used by ecological science.
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Elon Musk has gone too far.
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BANK OF AMERICA ONCE SAID #BITCOIN "HELPS CRIMINALS HIDE ILLEGAL MONEY" TODAY, THEY GOT FINED $1,200,000,000 FOR MONEY LAUNDERING 🤡
🤖 Made with AI
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restricting Starlink without warning while Ukrainians are fighting for their lives is such a dirty move. this isn’t some fucking game.
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❗️Last ​​night, the operation of Starlink terminals in Ukraine was restricted. Connectivity began to drop when moving at speeds exceeding 160 km/h. As a result, a number of critical missions were disrupted. SpaceX likely took these measures at the request of the Trump administration. Also last night, when Kyiv was attacked by ballistic missiles, Ukraine did not receive intelligence regarding their launch— a failure that could have led to higher casualties. Ukraine did not attack Russian oil refineries, yet Trump has already begun imposing sanctions on my country. Meanwhile, sanctions against Russia have been eased.
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Jarenlang kreeg je te horen dat statushouders maar 7 procent van de sociale huurwoningen krijgen. Het Economisch Instituut voor de Bouw noemt dat nu 'een hardnekkig misverstand'. Migranten die sinds 2015 kwamen, bewoonden in 2024 zo'n 435.000 woningen: 60 procent van de extra woningvraag. Asiel is daarbinnen de grootste component. Jongeren is een vals beeld voorgehouden. dagelijksestandaard.nl/immig…
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Ruim 50 Roemeense arbeidsmigranten mogen blijven wonen in een vakantiewoning, want "hun belang is veel groter en ze verdienen weinig en daardoor is het voor hen moeilijk andere huisvesting te vinden" aldus 't Hof. Het COA maakt gebruik van meerdere vakantieparken voor opvang asielzoekers en hun nagereisde familieleden. En Wim van 80 JAAR die geen (betaalbare) woning kan vinden, krijgt nu een dwangsom van 10.000 euro omdat hij woont in zijn chalet een aantal maanden per jaar. Ons land is echt finaal naar de... ➡️dvhn.nl/regio/drenthe/de-wol… ➡️archive.li/WCs4M
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In Frankrijk mag je zonder vermogensbelasting 1,3 miljoen euro bezitten, in België 1 miljoen, in Spanje 700.000 euro en in Nederland slechts 57.684 euro – door regering Jetten te verlagen naar 30.000 euro. Nederland is ook op dit gebied koploper in de EU (grafiek @RBwoningmarkt).
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Met deze aanpassingen en een geheime stemming arnowellens.nl/p/morgen-gehe… proberen Europese Commissie en ministers lidstaten ChatControl 2.0 er OPNIEUW door te drukken.. 🙄 #ChatControl🇪🇺 #privacy👁️ Contact MEPs, zodat EP standhoudt en het opnieuw wegstemt: fightchatcontrol.eu/✍️
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BREAKING New Dutch Tax Scare (BOX 3) (for alternative investments) Physical gold and silver and self-stored crypto will be taxed yearly (36%) on UNREALISED profits While Crypto and gold/silver related ETF’s (and Investment Funds, like ours) wil have a capital gains tax of 36% for realised profits only There You Go: They want money/wealth to stay into system Ht @bslagter
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Wel bizar hoor: vermogensaanwasbelasting werd aangedragen als de énige mogelijkheid, omdat vermogenswinstbelasting voor de systemen van de fiscus veel te ingewikkeld was. Nu blijkt: vermogenswinstbelasting kan ineens toch wel vanaf 2028 (en raakt iedereen met +/-10k aan beleggingen), maaaaar niet voor bitcoin en cryptobezitters met vermogen op een Ledger. Zij worden ieder jaar gestraft in de vorm van vermogensaanwas belasting. Bewaar je het bij een bank dan geldt vermogenswinstbelasting. Wat een gelulhannes! Kan iemand mij vertellen waarom @Minister_FIN dit in vredesnaam geaccordeerd heeft?!
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If Dario wants to slow down the pace of AI, he should just move the company to Europe.
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