2026-05-30T23:46:21Z https://yabu.me Strange Quark https://yabu.me/npub19lur3aeerukx7hzfef64aheahc9kcce7vytxh9s8c09vvdk9865s9jscpa https://cdn.masto.host/dicecamp/accounts/avatars/112/226/118/812/143/889/original/982ec5f9351fef76.jpg https://cdn.masto.host/dicecamp/accounts/avatars/112/226/118/812/143/889/original/982ec5f9351fef76.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstjwzm0mvjqfshpyzwcjvhemrejzehkvpwjqmcr33xcf26yjhvraczyqhlsw8h8y0jcm6uf8982hkl8klqkmrr8es3v6ukqlpu433kc5l2jq3wmqy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq6hkuxj3xw8j35r7nj90sm304guz53dekglgu242ntjck64vt9tcynve58'>nevent1q…ve58</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There is a chapter about it in the #Enshittification book by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>He calls it &#34;twiddling&#34;. 2026-05-17T16:36:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsydlr3cfwmy6vpxaltqxf0h2fls8003kjdufs78gqqlmjag730y2szyqhlsw8h8y0jcm6uf8982hkl8klqkmrr8es3v6ukqlpu433kc5l2jr6un36 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst9e6v3vum6rg4dg4cjyxzxlv9exxrwc9qpkhdvzkjk39xw93gwgq3680cy'>nevent1q…80cy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The privacy policy was updated yesterday. I suspect the text about dynamic pricing was there before and has been removed, but the cached search results have not been updated yet.<br/><br/>I have written to them to ask. 2026-05-17T16:19:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyn560zn989ev254z49c7sl7xuaysrmp0j70pk2jkeke52ef3egdczyqhlsw8h8y0jcm6uf8982hkl8klqkmrr8es3v6ukqlpu433kc5l2j57hyzs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstcarvynx8v03vw6430u9reruhsrn7a0wymdz2xl8lecz90rx53ns675eku'>nevent1q…5eku</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Huh this is weird. When you search their online help, some text appears that says they do not engage in dynamic pricing.<br/><br/>But when you click the link, the page it takes you to does not contain that text <a href="https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en/legal-information/privacy">https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en/legal-information/privacy</a><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/dicecamp/media_attachments/files/116/590/736/522/095/859/original/7d88f83a866b2223.png"> <br/> 2026-05-17T15:59:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw3cjyzaslrmjlxsrw2dz2dr29mac2kkjrmpuna5qr2gcqk0aky0qzyqhlsw8h8y0jcm6uf8982hkl8klqkmrr8es3v6ukqlpu433kc5l2jx0ke7n In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp5tdh6xuqxxh04jdaptg9crs2lky7d9xe9f30jw4p5mg3qsremcc9upd92'>nevent1q…pd92</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>When you connect to their website, it downloads some JavaScript and says &#34;verifying the device&#34;, which I take to be a lying, weasel way of saying, &#34;fingerprinting your web browser&#34;.<br/><br/>I tried disabling that JS but then the site does not load.<br/><br/>FireFox has some fingerprinting protection built-in but it&#39;s clearly not enough in this case.<br/><br/>I need to do some research. But it shouldn&#39;t be up to tech-savvy users to figure out a workaround, it should just be illegal. 2026-05-17T15:49:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspt72grgxeah5uyza9rp5rzl54xf585v7umwr70mak0xh29q564fgzyqhlsw8h8y0jcm6uf8982hkl8klqkmrr8es3v6ukqlpu433kc5l2jwpm9kc Le problème de la #surveillancepricing a touché #SNCF <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ey02c7cxtv3k277jm9yxtuetlzl7r6dmjgwmt44mgy0e8zhs7a4symaksu" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Groupe SNCF</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ey0…aksu</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>Hier, j&#39;ai consulté le site web de SNCF : le billet de train coûtait 44 €.<br/><br/>Aujourd&#39;hui, je suis retourné sur le même site, le prix avait doublé à 88 €.<br/><br/>J&#39;ai essayé d&#39;effacer les cookies, même prix. J&#39;ai essayé d&#39;utiliser un VPN, même prix.<br/><br/>J&#39;ai essayé un autre navigateur web, et le prix est redescendu à 44 €. Ils utilisent donc l&#39;empreinte digitale du navigateur pour augmenter dynamiquement les prix.<br/><br/>#emmerdification 2026-05-17T09:59:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0v7j3ncj48uy0kysus47f3gfnf07murwthyd88lsrmgk6qzsh5kczyqhlsw8h8y0jcm6uf8982hkl8klqkmrr8es3v6ukqlpu433kc5l2jp48hg4 This weekend, #Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir celebrated his 50th birthday with a cake decorated with symbols of violence and colonisation, topped with a noose representing the #apartheid law recently passed by #Israel that allows the execution of #Palestinian detainees.<br/><br/>This would be a good time to add your name to the petition demanding Israel&#39;s exclusion from #Eurovision <br/><br/><a href="https://action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-05-Israel-out-Eurovision-petition-EN">https://action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-05-Israel-out-Eurovision-petition-EN</a><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/dicecamp/media_attachments/files/116/515/471/656/105/924/original/c9e404129a0fafca.png"> <br/> 2026-05-04T09:07:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxpxdwl9g9468ajwcuu8sjadp6jade3aj2ph4fk2f00wlzwuctgwqzyqhlsw8h8y0jcm6uf8982hkl8klqkmrr8es3v6ukqlpu433kc5l2jxuru27 RE: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@existentialcomics/116437845571001321">https://mastodon.social/@existentialcomics/116437845571001321</a><br/><br/>A millenium and a half ago and bang up to date.<br/><br/>#Persian #Iranian #Zoroastrian #socialism #philosophy #nokings #priest #cleric #religion #power #property<br/>nostr:note1fjfwtnk5vm5vwsgwgqqhfyydkq2kl2mxd4syy08z77wnf908ydvq7uc6cj<br/> 2026-04-20T16:10:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsddw389ytqnt08jgady98mz08pcc0953mcq4akr7klw5gdg0jqmeszyqhlsw8h8y0jcm6uf8982hkl8klqkmrr8es3v6ukqlpu433kc5l2jnrsc7a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrzn3y9smr6utse3pkak5f92zl7q3kmt0ne2eyv93978nf8lafrzs6cwpey'>nevent1q…wpey</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Besides the privacy risks, it seems reckless that a US Big Tech company should be gatekeeper on a European government website.<br/><br/>I did manage to register my Yubikey but still...<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1m96e7ycmmaz4ah7s8exw7x6vmumuccr0p9dxea64e5je89ty2yjsweag4y" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>European Commission</span> (<span class="italic">npub1m96…ag4y</span>)</a></span> 2026-02-20T14:48:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs806mxh59wafeaynyqvs4ahhdz2g726y9d3k3sv20glnqd3urc0ggzyqhlsw8h8y0jcm6uf8982hkl8klqkmrr8es3v6ukqlpu433kc5l2je3jvqr Having been locked out of other platforms, #Palestinians are turning to #Mastodon and #Fedi to communicate with the outside world.<br/><br/>Gaza Verified is an initiative to verify that the accounts are genuine, by having a video conversation with the families on Signal. Take a look and consider following one or more of these accounts.<br/><br/><a href="https://gaza-verified.org/">https://gaza-verified.org/</a><br/><br/>#Gaza 2025-10-04T07:47:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsytphcucdt3tlqchjsnukkfnucn2zgay6whk9ratpjuydqg37d5jszyqhlsw8h8y0jcm6uf8982hkl8klqkmrr8es3v6ukqlpu433kc5l2jwnxruh Article from The #Verge a few days ago, cited by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> in his post about #Wikipedia <br/><br/>Worth reading in full (audio version also available).<br/><br/>#pressfreedom #neutrality <br/><br/><a href="https://www.theverge.com/cs/features/717322/wikipedia-attacks-neutrality-history-jimmy-wales">https://www.theverge.com/cs/features/717322/wikipedia-attacks-neutrality-history-jimmy-wales</a> 2025-09-08T13:01:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp7segmuf6pe3c4qfw8w38uduvup6y423zt6czxvxmg68jjlj2vxszyqhlsw8h8y0jcm6uf8982hkl8klqkmrr8es3v6ukqlpu433kc5l2jhq9v5j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs96rhyv72qujamalhw658dzwzzlyr6rddca4ver2c9hesxv5ptvxc8msyuz'>nevent1q…syuz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>One of my colleagues created a site to make it easy to lobby your MEPs about this disastrous proposal: <a href="https://fightchatcontrol.eu/">https://fightchatcontrol.eu/</a> 2025-08-15T08:06:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2u7audgq8hf53qpc0r3fqmmlh50rvx06s6zmy78qt94sqnm6y8dqzyqhlsw8h8y0jcm6uf8982hkl8klqkmrr8es3v6ukqlpu433kc5l2jd3q6ja The #EU #Chat Control proposal, if passed, would mandate scanning of all #private #digital communications, including encrypted messages and photos. This threatens the digital #security and fundamental #privacy rights and of all EU citizens.<br/><br/>At the time of writing, 15 member states support this, 3 oppose it and 12 are undecided. Take action by contacting your #MEPs. Full details here: <a href="https://fightchatcontrol.eu/">https://fightchatcontrol.eu/</a><br/><br/>#surveillance #freedom #politics #europe #europa 2025-08-08T13:48:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqxm28y4mxhzw9kd3wjktm9a03kcefv4mvg86r26h9vqe9a9lfnjszyqhlsw8h8y0jcm6uf8982hkl8klqkmrr8es3v6ukqlpu433kc5l2j6w9uvd One Rocket to Rule Them All: An Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Ring of Power Delivery Feasibility Study<br/><br/><a href="https://jabde.com/2025/05/26/one-rocket-to-rule-them-all-an-icbm-ring-delivery-feasibility-study/">https://jabde.com/2025/05/26/one-rocket-to-rule-them-all-an-icbm-ring-delivery-feasibility-study/</a><br/><br/>#Tolkien #MiddleEarth #LordOfTheRings #LotR #fantasy #satire #humour #science #research #rocketscience #chemistry #engineering #orbitalmechanics 2025-07-23T12:28:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqj69jmr32ylfvdf0d3a5tyjvx5mupl9d0gj3c2r0lvfq5dqzwntszyqhlsw8h8y0jcm6uf8982hkl8klqkmrr8es3v6ukqlpu433kc5l2jv2fds9 The Man in #Seat61 seems like a relic from a forgotten age of the #Internet.<br/><br/>Seat61.com is a genuinely useful website created by just one guy, a train travel enthusiast who has curated a vast array of information that will help anyone who would like to travel in #Europe by #train <br/><br/>He is not trying to sell you anything and there are no adverts (apart from a few affiliate ids).<br/><br/>His website has won various &#34;best travel website&#34; awards. Notably the last one was in 2012.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.seat61.com/">https://www.seat61.com/</a> 2025-06-11T07:01:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8eqctat5ynhl84lcmlecx7vmktaxk742a6wyap3808ja4dscp6ugzyqhlsw8h8y0jcm6uf8982hkl8klqkmrr8es3v6ukqlpu433kc5l2jaehrz0 At #CERN we mostly employ engineers, but from time to time there are job openings for #writers and #editors. CERN Courier magazine currently has a graduate opening for an Associate #Editor.<br/><br/>The position is open to graduates from CERN member states with a Master&#39;s degree and not more than six years&#39; experience post-graduation. Full details below.<br/><br/>If your network includes people who are interested in #science #communication, please boost!<br/><br/><a href="https://www.smartrecruiters.com/CERN/744000031266538-cern-courier-magazine-associate-editor-ir-eco-ce-2024-213-grap-">https://www.smartrecruiters.com/CERN/744000031266538-cern-courier-magazine-associate-editor-ir-eco-ce-2024-213-grap-</a><br/><br/>#joboffer #jobopening #graduate<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/dicecamp/media_attachments/files/113/781/577/408/373/837/original/0472da7b2fd6972a.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-01-06T13:20:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9y38ag95wt6wj8hjeyehqa8x3epr60rlhw59ld7ktgxdrxm27ckgzyqhlsw8h8y0jcm6uf8982hkl8klqkmrr8es3v6ukqlpu433kc5l2j3xudv5 Happy Saturnalia everyone!<br/><br/>The cover of #WhiteDwarf magazine from 40 years ago (December #1984) featured &#34;Sanity Clause&#34; from the twisted mind of #IanMiller. I loved this cover, which was not related to any of the content of the magazine. It inspired me to write my first #Christmas special #DnD adventure, a tradition which I have continued ever since.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/dicecamp/media_attachments/files/113/712/438/512/387/364/original/34ebd45270312f40.png"> <br/> 2024-12-25T08:17:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspw4p9qfcgm9634rdesapawg9lcl9jk484vaxj895fn277yxs74zczyqhlsw8h8y0jcm6uf8982hkl8klqkmrr8es3v6ukqlpu433kc5l2jdqfpal The preview edition of Return of the Ripper is available on DriveThruRPG, in time for Hallowe&#39;en reading and playtesting!<br/><br/>(Hint: it&#39;s cheaper to make a late pledge on the Kickstarter page).<br/><br/><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/497675/return-of-the-ripper?affiliate_id=208228">https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/497675/return-of-the-ripper?affiliate_id=208228</a><br/><br/>#dcc #rpg #dungeoncrawlclassics #urban #horror #investigation #adventure #halloween #ripper<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/dicecamp/media_attachments/files/113/268/093/709/276/279/original/5555e74cc360c77c.png"> <br/> 2024-10-07T20:52:17Z