@samueljohnson.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy
Scientist, MBA, ex IT professional, Irish & European
Lived 30+ years on 4 continents, now back in Ireland.
Deleted WhatsApp the day Zuckerberg bought it. Ditto […]
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@samueljohnson.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy@ottocr.at I've never seen an annual report produced for the general public.
@samueljohnson.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy@ottocr.at Not joking at all. That's stuff you see, and civil servants in member states. The public? You're joking. And the British public? You're pulling my leg. The British media is clueless, even now.
@samueljohnson.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy@ottocr.at I have yet to meet a Brit who knew that most of the budget contribution of member states comes from a 0.3% levy on VAT across the EU. Instead they imagine truckloads of income tax being handed over.
Have long thought the EU could do worse than produce an online annual report to make […]
@samueljohnson.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy@etp Ah! We get large numbers of Italians, Spanish & French here to learn English but I can't ever recall seeing any drunk or even badly behaved.
@samueljohnson.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy@anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu Perhaps instead of razing it the building can become a Museum of Corruption.
@samueljohnson.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy@etp drunken children?! 😬
@anneapplebaum.wsocial.euReposted by @samueljohnson.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gyIf Putin stops fighting, the war ends. If Zelensky stops fighting then his country will be occupied, leaders murdered, language banned, businesses stolen, children kidnapped. That's what happens in Russian-occupied Ukraine.
@aphclarkson.bsky.socialReposted by @samueljohnson.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gySince EU and UK partners are likely to continue sharing intelligence with Ukraine this would probably flow into a wider American cut off of information sharing through the UK's 5 Eyes and similar frameworks with France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Poland
@ben.werd.social.ap.brid.gyReposted by @samueljohnson.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gyIf you haven't been paying attention to this story, it's truly wild - a supposed European alternative to big tech social media that lured in politicians and made waves but is incredibly poorly thought-out and is effectively doxxing its users. @_elena has been on it from the beginning […]
@aphclarkson.bsky.socialReposted by @samueljohnson.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gyWhen Ukraine does not stop fighting Russia then Trump will turn around and blame Europeans and Canadians for supposedly sabotaging his party's chances of winning the mid-terms. The word of the US government is not worth a bowl of spit for the foreseeable future
@samueljohnson.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gyLibreOffice has worked fine for me for over a decade and it goes on improving. It's a long time since I had any issue sharing with MS Office users.
Have even cancelled Wikipedia donations following anti-union activity (they lost in the end). They thanked me for "taking the time to […]
@samueljohnson.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy@samueljohnson.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy@etp I got a reply from someone in the US thanking me for "reaching out" ( 🙄) and sharing this
https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2026/09/03/us-staff-unionization-vote/
I need to find some more info. I saw the staff side of the story previously. It was not all sweetness and light at the […]
@samueljohnson.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gyAnother appeal from Wikipedia on the grounds I've been a repeat donor. My reply: I won't be giving again because of Wikipedi's anti-union activities. Tip: if you're writing to people in Ireland telling them about your fundraising in the UK isn't relevant and suggests you might not know […]
@lednabm.stranger.social.ap.brid.gyReposted by @samueljohnson.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy🤣👇😂👇😉
@samueljohnson.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy@aphclarkson.bsky.social When has the Guardian NOT reported on an election in Ireland with a front page photo of nuns voting?
Recording what is not under one's nose is a constant struggle.
@pojntfx.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gyReposted by @samueljohnson.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gyhttps://nonfunctional.substack.com/p/passkeys-are-a-trap-do-not-use-them
TIL that passkeys have support for remote attestation built-in. Once enabled by a service, without a US-American phone running software signed by a US-American company, on which you need to be signed in with your legal […]
@explaintrade.comReposted by @samueljohnson.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gyOn Trump's Diesel Deal. Writing this as catharsis because I live in a rental and thus punching walls is off the table.
@samueljohnson.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy@aphclarkson.bsky.social And how few ever bothered with (or were even aware of?), say, Prof Chris Grey's writing.
I stopped listening to / watching the BBC in 2017 and have avoided since. Elite media platforming fools and high on its own supply of national exceptionalism and spectacular […]
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