Datacenter on fire in the Netherlands www.omroepflevoland.nl/liveblog/469...

Militairen die ophef maken over waar stroomkabels en pijpleidingen van defensie liggen of hoe groot een dieseltank van een radar is, zijn niet de mensen die weten hoe je een land draaiend houdt tijdens een oorlog www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Dutch national grid operator Tennet doesn't have to supply a 70MVA power connection to datacenter company near Amsterdam. The right to be connected only exists after all documents are signed and they weren't. Datacenter company Goodman has to wait until 2033-2036 www.rechtspraak.nl/organisatie-...

Brendan Carr's FCC asking questions about labeling trans and LGBTQ content as part of the TV ratings system. LGBT Tech responds: fc0ed7fa-6ac8-48b8-8e17-528c23d0b0eb.filesusr.com/ugd/a3b7e3_a...

🏺🏛️So European ministers are en Delphi to discuss how to deal with our economic future in these uncertain times… are the consulting the oracle or why Delphi? 😅🏛️🏺

Blame the Netherlands! Sorry Canada! Couple of a**holes in the Netherlands figured they could make money from Alberta separatist content. Which is apparently a thing to support the Trump annexation of Canada www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Die gele bloemen in de berm in Flevoland zijn geen koolzaad ... meer... Het is raapzaad en herik! Jarenlange desinformatie wordt hier gecorrigeerd door Omroep Flevoland. Ik moet nu aan mijn pubers gaan uitleggen dat papa ook niet alles weet. 🙄 www.omroepflevoland.nl/nieuws/46823...

Two perspectives on food delivery platforms in France. Probably both true. The first perspective; The work is akin to human trafficking, because the workers are marginalised and illegal with low wages and no healthcare. www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/a...

Pick up the nearest book, turn to p. 42, and post the second sentence: Right enough, though even the Ychana are sharp enough to realize it’s dangerous to go there just now, before it’s been fully inspected. (Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie)

Coyote vs Acme, the product liability court case we were all waiting for arstechnica.com/culture/2026...

Dutch newspaper Telegraaf used by Israël to attack Dutch NGOs. Israel uses a governmental non-NGO NGO Monitor to smear NGOs, but also boards of pension funds. In Brussels Euractiv is used for similar attacks www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...

Dit wil je lezen. Over hoe types als Duk en Plasterk schadelijke desinformatie over hulporganisaties zoals Oxfam Novib verspreiden, door Israëlische staatspropaganda te delen. www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...

"EU telecom sector shows strong competitive dynamics, affordable prices, improving coverage and solid financial conditions[...]top EU performers typically score high in global rankings." BEREC Public consultation until 8th May on Europe's Telecom Reality Check www.berec.europa.eu/en/public-co...

My conspiracy theory of the day is that Why posted this precisely to train Claude at filtering toxic notifications

Internal emails show how Amazon raises prices across the Internet, California AG lawsuit says arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

De #stroomnetcrisis in #utrecht laat zien dat datacenter exploitanten geen datacenters beginnen in regios waar het stroomnet al te vol zit #omdenken #deservervanLoesje

Covering ~85% of the ~$4T world media economy & 3/5s of the world population, the Global Media & Internet Concentration Project tracks the structural transformation of communications, internet & media industries in 36 countries. Check out our public facing dashboard here: gmicp.org/dashboard/

"The lawyers messed up! In trying to open up digital markets for telcos, they put the door open too wide! Let us take a moment to thank the lawyers"

NOS, RTL en Volkskrant verliezen rechtszaak bij het Europese Hof voor de Rechten van de Mens over toegang tot verslagen van Ministerraad over MH17. Het Hof is van mening dat de Wet Openbaarheid Bestuur voldoende bescherming biedt en dat de beoordeling door de rechtbanken in lijn is met Artikel 10.

Dutch automobile association warns that end of 2G is also end of eCall and there isn't a replacement operational yet. I will say I told you so, because I told you so! :-) www.bnnvara.nl/kassa/artike...

Psychotherapy sessions for individuals, groups, couples and parents and children should be built around the assembly of IKEA furniture.. John? Please tell me what you felt when Peter lacked the emotional maturity to deal with how you screwed BILLY... 😝

This is a yearly reminder to the developed world that the USA doesn't even have pre-filled-in online filing of personal income taxes directly with the government

Wouldn't it be nice if you could say goodbye to TurboTax and file your taxes for free, online, and directly with the IRS? I have a bill to get that done.

In 1994 Twente University started its Campus network. Students got 10Mbps to each dorm room. The university newspaper of Delft wrote about it and wondered if it would be a success at all delta.tudelft.nl/article/inte...

I regularly preside over a poll station in France (I did it twice during the latest municipal elections last month), where we have very strict laws to ensure elections are fair and transparent It's wild to me that the ballot boxes are not transparent

Does Quantum Entanglement explain how God knows your thoughts? Whether you're religious or an atheist, the answer is always no. Would any European "news-y-ish" sites allow this as an opinion piece? www.foxnews.com/opinion/quan...

"Graphics design is my passion"

Nooit geweten dat Maarten van Rossum zo'n interessant figuur is nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maarten...

Dutch lawsuit too heavy for "Anatoly" www.quotenet.nl/zakelijk/rec...

Dutch lawsuit too heavy for "Anatoly" www.quotenet.nl/zakelijk/rec...

Nooit geweten dat Maarten van Rossum zo'n interessant figuur is nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maarten...

As a recently divorced man online dating apps are something I deal with. This screenshot is what happens when I boost my profile on Tinder. In 10 minutes, 6 likes of women 15 years my junior and way out of my league in the looks department. All part of the multi billion dollar scam industry

France achieved 90% FTTH coverage, 75% uptake. Between 2012 and 2023, broadband prices fell by approximately 22 per cent, while total fixed-access revenues increased by 30 per cent, demonstrating that competition and investment have not been mutually exclusive. iicintermedia.org/vol-54-issue...

My shirt maker Eterna has gone bankrupt. I still have 14 shirts left. Now I need to find a new one that can send me 3 shirts per year size 48 and sleeve length 68

Gig jobs and crime: Evidence from food delivery platforms in France. France provided a natural experiment that provides support for the idea that the gig economy reduces "unskilled" crime; drug dealing, theft, vandalism and violence. cepr.org/voxeu/column...

How the energy crisis affects Sri Lanka. A tanker didn't arrive last month and stocks of naphta and diesel are dwindling fast, cooking oil may or may not arrive. Rohan Samarajiva analyses rational next steps, eg on rationing www.ft.lk/columns/Rati...

De Hype rond Hyperscales; Komst Microsoft is gevolg van beleid tegen datacenters - Een uitleg van wat het hyperscale beleid zegt - De geschiedenis van het datacenterbeleid en netcongestie - Hoe een falend datacenter werd gered door beleid tegen datacenters www.linkedin.com/pulse/de-hyp...

Ik ben nu een Fries. Tijdens een wandeltocht vond ik voor het eerst kievitseieren. De kievit zat heel dicht bij het officiële wandelpad door het boerenland en was erg goed te zien, dus de afleidingsmanoeuvres van de twee kieviten werkten niet. Ik heb de eieren laten liggen.

Thought of the day: does Starlink comply with the rules on free choice for modems, that the Netherlands and Germany have #routerwahl #vrijemodemkeuze www.acm.nl/nl/telecom/z...

Financial position of Odido The Netherlands at risk www.accountant.nl/achtergrond/...

The better question... do you know of any devices actually made in the USA? Not just assembled. We might be grey importing a lot of stuff into the USA soon

The same FCC also says it’s fine to keep using those routers at home. Somebody make this make sense.

Did the US FCC just ban most WiFi manufacturers, router vendor and every 5G network manufacturer? Who knows? It's the USA

We didn't win the pubquiz this time, but I did beat @peprosenfeld.bsky.social at math 🤣😋. Had a really great night @boomchicago with some friends and @gregshapironl.bsky.social

Sunshine and magnolia trees in Rembrandtplein (I forgot to bring a hat with a brim). Off to Artis to walk across and meet @internetthought.bsky.social at Brauwerei T’ij

Subsea Cable Break Knocks Out Broadband and Mobile for Part of Orkney - News By ISPreview.co.uk #FibreOptic #Politics #Scotland #shetlandislands https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2026/03/subsea-cable-break-knocks-out-broadband-and-mobile-for-part-of-orkney.html

Does Iran have the legal right to create checkpoints in the Strait of Hormuz? According to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 1982, they do not. However, Iran signed but never ratified UNCLOS 1982, similar to the United States. As a result, Iran reverts to UNCLOS 1958.

Men lying about their age on online dating apps. Researchers of the South Harmon Institute of Technology have found that the whole number of years men use to lie about their age, is the same as the number of cm's they use to inflate the length of their penises. 😋

Eh... "We help you; wage an illegal war on Iran, let innocent people die, control oil, perform a fascist takeover of the USA, boost your domestic popularity, send people to camps, if you hand over Epstein" He is a serial abuser. Epstein isn't more important than democracy and peace

In response, the U.S. dismisses this claim, stating that "transit passage" has become a principle of "customary law." This means that if all countries adhere to a particular practice for decades, it becomes legally binding, regardless of whether the treaty has been ratified.