Matrix Is Not Safe for EU Data Privacy
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Matrix has long been promoted as the future of secure, decentralized communication. Backed by an open protocol, a vibrant developer community, and bridges to legacy systems, it promises interoperability and freedom from vendor lock-in. But when viewed through the lens of EU data privacy law, Matrix, and its commercial champion, Element, poses significant and underappreciated risks.
Why Matrix Fails EU Data Privacy Standards | Secure Messaging Risks
Matrix's UK ties, metadata leaks, and opaque governance expose EU organizations to GDPR and Schrems II risks. Learn why Wire is the safer, compliant choice for secure communication.Alex Henthorn-Iwane (wire.com)
Love visiting arcades inside video games!
Here’s one in RoboCop: Rogue City.
Small Modular Reactors: Déjà Vu All Over Again
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"Storm clouds began to form in America’s Atoms for Peace construction program during the late 1950s. Clear-headed analysts identified many pitfalls in constructing commercial atomic power reactors that continue now, 70 years later. This February 10, 1958, opinion piece in Time Magazinewas not just prescient for the failure of the Atoms for Peace program, but
I am hearing of a nuclear comeback since exactly the year 2001.
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It is an eternal hype circle that never delivers its overblown promises.
Rainbow boa (Epicrates cenchria)
The iridescent scales of a rainbow boa glisten as it encircles a wet branch in humid woodlands. These snakes are non-venomous, and due to their iconic oil slick sheen are highly sought-after for the pet trade. This, along with deforestation, means that numbers are dwindling.
Photograph: Thomas Marent/Minden/naturepl.com
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Battlefield 6 多人實機感覺有點威耶...
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“Indian state refineries halted purchases of russian oil last week – Reuters reports” – from pro-russian TG. They don’t look happy
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/indian-state-refiners-pause-russian-oil-purchases-sources-say-2025-07-31/BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
White House says it will build a massive ballroom
The White House has announced the construction of a massive new ballroom estimated to cost about 200 million dollars.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Puro orchid (Teagueia puroana)
A newly discovered orchid species survives frozen conditions in the eastern Andes of #Ecuador. This species was found on the Puro Reserve by researcher Lou Jost, and is one of the rarest orchids there, growing on the low branches and trunks of isolated and small trees.
Photograph: Lou Jost
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#WritersCoffeeClub 8/1. Why are you writing your current work?
Long story.
I wrote MONSTERS as TV show originally, and it got me meetings though (obviously) no one picked it up. (But I did get a gig writing a movie script.)
After I wrote it as a novel and published, I got further interest from a production company I'd worked with before but MONSTERS would have needed too much CGI for a first series (this was back in 2017).
So they asked me to write something else and we decided on a contemporary prequel which wouldn't need so much in the way of effects.
That deal fell apart eventually but there I was with the outlines of another story, and for a NaNoWriMo I threw out 50K of words.
The trouble with these books is they cannot be pantsed because they're just too complicated.
So here I am, doing the proper planning, and making pictures.
#writing #3dRender #noAI #madeWithDaz #3dArt #CGI
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Substack’s “Nazi problem” won’t go away after push notification apology
Substack may be legitimizing neo-Nazis as “thought leaders,” researcher warns.Ashley Belanger (Ars Technica)
Met ‘Ontzettond’ raakt Davine Perik een virale snaar: ‘Ik vind het leuk om op te treden als typetje’
Davine Perik | Comédienne en tiktokker: Davine Perik heeft voor het tweede jaar op rij een TikTok-hit. Het nummer ‘Ontzettond’ is een rake parodie op het Nederlandstalige levenslied. Ze hoopt verder te groeien als stand-upcomedian.Merel Reiniers (NRC)
The popular sunflower field suddenly disappeared… A photogenic spot in Narashino City, Chiba, was left bare due to nuisance behavior by foreign tourists.
A popular field of sunflowers in Narashino City, Chiba, known for its picturesque views and favored by foreign tourists, suddenly disappeared. The sunflowerBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
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Benefici statali per gli oratori
La legge n. 206/2003, nota anche come «legge sugli oratori» (anche se nel corso della discussione è stata estesa «agli enti delle altre confessioni religiose con le quali lo Stato ha stipulato un’intesa»), prevede l’esenzione dall’Ici dei locali dell…I costi della Chiesa
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