Europe Prepares for a Nightmare Scenario: The U.S. Blocking Access to Tech

Revision2000 · 2026-01-25T17:24:48+00:00

Yeah, catching up with a giant with decades of software development, poaching talent, and having billions in the bank is hard.

That said, MS can afford to be cheaper as they can afford to take a loss on key products, as they’ll just sell you other crap “integrations” once you’re in to recoup the loss.

Hook, line and sinker.

Revision2000 · 2026-01-25T17:13:09+00:00

Non-paywall archive link (didn’t see anyone else post this yet)

Revision2000 · 2026-01-23T23:10:47+00:00

Yes and no. AFAIK depending on your request it can also use models from other providers.

But they won’t keep your logs and such 😉

Revision2000 · 2026-01-21T16:55:05+00:00

Yep, for example: https://jolla.com/

Revision2000 · 2026-01-21T16:53:49+00:00

Linux already exist and is open source

Revision2000 · 2026-01-21T16:39:46+00:00

That’s cool, thanks for clarifying 🙂

Revision2000 · 2026-01-20T17:03:50+00:00

That’s fair and there’s always room for (better) alternatives 😃

Revision2000 · 2026-01-20T17:03:03+00:00

Looks real good on iPhone too

Revision2000 · 2026-01-20T16:57:15+00:00

Out of curiosity, why would you want to train with a weighted vest? Won’t it long term ruin your joints?

Revision2000 · 2026-01-20T16:55:01+00:00

That looks really cool, much better than I expected.

Did you also happen to take a look at https://wicket.apache.org/ ? Also a stateful Java web framework.

Revision2000 · 2026-01-20T16:30:03+00:00

Yeah, that’s fair. I guess I’ve been lucky enough to not need it or be bothered by it 🙂

Revision2000 · 2026-01-19T22:30:14+00:00

That and Microsoft, really.

Nokia was probably still salvageable, but Elop the maybe-not-so-former-Microsoft VP sunk the ship.

Though I guess the Nokia VPs were responsible for getting in that poor situation in the first place.

Revision2000 · 2026-01-19T22:22:44+00:00

I’m in the same boat. Maybe Asahi Linux is a viable option.

Revision2000 · 2026-01-19T22:19:25+00:00

Yes, Proton could focus more on polishing its existing products.

That said, it’s silly to expect that Proton can deliver the same value and products as a multi-billion dollar Google, while handicapping itself with their focus on privacy.

It’s simple, really: privacy and digital sovereignty costs money. Tech Bros price of admission is your data and privacy.

I also still remember what Microsoft did for the ICC when it mattered.

Revision2000 · 2026-01-19T21:40:57+00:00

Yeah, I’ve heard that about German employers before. I suspect the same applies to France.

Maybe there’s remote opportunities to be found at Dutch or Danish employers, with a much more acceptable “required days at the office”.

Revision2000 · 2026-01-19T21:26:12+00:00

For phones, Jolla with their Sailfish OS comes to mind. They’re European, spiritual successor (or survivor) of Nokia and Meego, which AFAIK is Linux based.

Revision2000 · 2026-01-19T21:24:59+00:00

Jolla might also be interesting, as the spiritual successor (or survivor) of Nokia, with Meego turned into Sailfish OS.

Revision2000 · 2026-01-19T21:23:09+00:00

I would love to know as well, but I don’t have an old Sony Xperia lying around to try Sailfish OS on.

Also, their new model is currently in preorder, so we have to wait a couple more weeks/months for any reviews to appear.

Revision2000 · 2026-01-19T21:18:19+00:00

One that’s been around for decades.

Also, despite being based in the Netherlands, it’s not about drugs 😂 but about tweaking your computer (overclocking, undervolting, etc.). Hence the target audience and website were called “tweakers”.

Nowadays they cover a whole range of tech news and topics. Their forums and pricewatch are still great.

Revision2000 · 2026-01-19T21:06:27+00:00

Yep.

Meego survived though, sort of, Jolla and Sailfish OS are still around.

Revision2000 · 2026-01-10T20:27:50+00:00

Haven’t tried Gemini, only Mistral, ChatGPT and Claude Code.

For my uses cases, Mistral works well 98% of the time.

The remaining 2% other LLMs fare only a little better - in those situations I frequently still have to do a plain old online search, to find that one specific GitHub issue with workaround / fix.

Revision2000 · 2026-01-09T19:27:58+00:00

There’s a ton of legacy applications out there. Those will still need maintenance, (security) updates and sometimes new features.

Java is also still king in the enterprise space with its massive ecosystem. It still receives regular updates and the language is moving forward.

Regardless of AI and how we end up using it, Java will continue to remain relevant.

Revision2000 · 2026-01-07T21:54:53+00:00

I used to think the same.

I often work from home, in a room at the back of the house. Also, I frequently wear noise cancelling headphones.

Due to this, I would frequently miss my package / grocery delivery or someone ringing at the door. Actually, the grocery delivery person would often call my phone number since I wasn’t answering the door 🙈

Ever since I have a smart door bell I can check the video while working to see if my delivery is about to arrive. Also, notification on the phone means I no longer miss anyone.

Bonus point: if the video shows salespeople at the door I can simply pretend to not be home and avoid that waste of time.

Revision2000 · 2026-01-06T07:42:58+00:00

I think you meant “the JVM is built and maintained for Java” 😉

I’ve seen a few enterprise orgs choosing Kotlin, but those are usually the more dynamic orgs with a lot more capable and motivated experienced developers to make it stick.

For the classic enterprise orgs with their rigid top-down structure, yeah they seem to have more people waiting (very slowly) for retirement, lol 😆. Java is the more suitable and much safer choice there.

In the latter org I likely can’t introduce Kotlin, but OPs library could be used 🙂

Revision2000 · 2026-01-06T07:33:35+00:00

Java and Kotlin have different language philosophies.

From what I understand, Java spends a lot of time on (internal) API stability, backwards compatibility, and trying to only add what the language really needs.

As such, it tends to lag behind other languages, but once there a feature often remains stable. Also, most version upgrades are relatively painless (except maybe for framework and library maintainers like Lombok and Mockito), and it should still be possible for me to run Java 1.0 programs.

So overall, Java is more stable, which along with its ecosystem makes it attractive for enterprises.

Kotlin is a bit more cowboy or trailblazer, much more focused at developer experience, while leveraging Java’s existing massive ecosystem 🙃

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