South African diamond mines are closing due to weak sales and lab-grown stones https://www.wsj.com/business/diamond-mines-are-closing-and-south-africans-have-few-alternatives-fa3b8cbf
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Jaime Creixems
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mastodon 4.8.0-nightly.2026-10-06Strategic Product Leader and coach. Curious by nature, stoic by choice, I'm a pragmatic optimist who builds design cultures (and LEGO sets) to the vibes of 90's rock.
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Welcome to the Ternus era!
Let’s hope it’s more dynamic, innovative and fairer towards devs and customers.
Air Conditioning Is Not a Luxury, It Is a Necessity https://humanprogress.org/ac-is-not-a-luxury-it-is-a-necessity/
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@Javensbukan@cosocial.ca @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu That's the problem. In this case the regulation is not needed from my point of view. We can differ on that of course
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@timsev@mastodon.social @kaidu@mastodon.social @rzeta0@mastodon.ie @Ombligoelemento@neopaquita.es @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu not buy an iPhone until they release the model choice.
At least that’s what I’m planning to do
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@birkenator@mastodon.social @danieldk@mastodon.social @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu oh no doubt about it. Half of their motivation (if not all of it) is to trap you in their garden to make more money from you.
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@richlv@mastodon.social @Javensbukan@cosocial.ca @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu But Apple should be allowed to offer their limited product as they want it, and if people don't like they won't buy it. I'm not a fan of the idea of the EU forcing any company to sell something they don’t want to sell
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@mipstian this is great! I’ve already updated.
I have a few feature requests that I think are necessary:
- a way to load content without any blocking
- stop all blocking for X amount of time
- whitelist of sites that are allowed to load without any blocking.
Is any of this planned to come soon?
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@jmaris@eupolicy.social @Javensbukan@cosocial.ca @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu not particularly no.
I think the effort should be put in bringing more competitors into this market rather than limiting existing ones.
Hey @snazzyq@mas.to on your latest Mac app recommendations video you mention MiddleDrag.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npxlJdxSv4A
The link in the description goes to MiddleClick, which seems to be a different app.
Which one is the one you actually recommend?
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@Ombligoelemento@neopaquita.es @timsev@mastodon.social @kaidu@mastodon.social @rzeta0@mastodon.ie @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu
Fair enough. I think the spirit of the law is the right one.
The thing is that for those of us who are deep in the ecosystem, we now don’t get important new features 🙁
And I think both (apple and the eu commission) are to blaim here.
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@leeloo@c.im @lumi@snug.moe @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu I disagree on that solution, but I'm no expert on that
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@Javensbukan@cosocial.ca @richlv@mastodon.social @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu the invisible hand of the market is not good enough of its own. Regulation is needed in markets where competition is scarce, I agree. I just disagree in this level of regulation on this market, I think it end up hurting more than helping.
But that balance is hard to get right, it fluctuates and not everyone thinks the same, so I’m pushing for what I think is right in this case.
Also radial tires? Is there a better choice? I have no idea! Tell me more!
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@rzeta0@mastodon.ie @phillip@social.cologne @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu that's a better use of their time, totally agree.
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@samueljohnson@mstdn.social @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu and that squat in doing, lobbying for deregulation.
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@samueljohnson@mstdn.social @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu I just don't want anybody thinking they're defending my interest. I'm an adult, let me defend my interests myself.
RE: @arstechnica@mastodon.social
El cambio de gobierno que si me interesa
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@afx@infosec.exchange @danieldk@mastodon.social @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu since when does. A government want to protect their people? I’m suspicious of both!
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@lumi@snug.moe @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu agreed, and they have always done that. The walled garden approach is something they've always done. If the consumers choose it, they have their reasons
Good Culture Is the Biggest Productivity Hack, Not AI https://newsletter.eng-leadership.com/p/good-culture-is-the-biggest-productivity
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En 15 minutos estaremos al aire grabando el nuevo episodio.
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@kaidu@mastodon.social @rzeta0@mastodon.ie @Ombligoelemento@neopaquita.es @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu I admit in markets so concentrated is really hard to vote with your wallet. But you still can. I don’t plan on buy an iPhone until the choice of models is released. I also plan to vote on the European Parliament next opportunity.
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@lumi@snug.moe @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu believe it or not, I agree. I just don't think that this kind of regulation is the solution.
In the end, the reality of the matter is that both Apple and the EU wants to protect me, and I end up without the features I want. Let me be an adult, I can take care of myself and make my own choices.
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@danieldk@mastodon.social @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu they will come around eventually I hope. Trust me I want to be able to pick a different model. What worries me is a regulator meddling in unnecessarily.
Also in the end, the reality of the matter is that both Apple and the EU want to protect me, and I end up without the features I want. Let me be an adult, I can take care of myself and make my own choices.
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@samueljohnson@mstdn.social @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu that's a different thing.
By not wearing masks you're endangering other people, so you might end up harming society. Personal freedom ends where other people get affected, and that should be regulated, as minimally as necessary.
Hey internet I have a reallly old MacBook (the last one that had a CD unit) and an old iPad mini.
I want to get rid of those, what should I do? Is that something that might have any value? What can I do with those?
@jensimmons@front-end.social hey Jen, is there a possibility that the WebKit team will consider including Lottie animations support natively in WebKit / Safari?
Who can I ask about this? What would be the proper way to start a conversation?
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@rzeta0@mastodon.ie @Ombligoelemento@neopaquita.es @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu yes, exactly, let people vote with their wallets.
Juan Ternura FTW!
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@Javensbukan@cosocial.ca @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu I think the choices should be left to the market demand. If people demand a product where they want to feel "more protected" they should have that option.
(not that Apple not offering more choices is "protecting" anything much anyway)
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@Javensbukan@cosocial.ca @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu Oh don't get me wrong. I think Apple should offer more models. I just don't think they should be forced to do so.
In the end, the reality of the matter is that both Apple and the EU want to "protect" me, and I end up without the features I want. Let me be an adult, I can take care of myself and make my own choices.
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@phillip@social.cologne @rzeta0@mastodon.ie @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu they absolutely are.
I HATE how Apple is managing the App Store, it’s the most greedy-corporate asshole thing they do.
Just because I’m defending apple against the EU on the DMA means they’re doing things right in other aspects. Don’t get me wrong.
The difference I see here is that apple is a private company, does not need to have a free market marketplace if they don’t want to. It’s wrong and stupid, but it’s their choice to do so.
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@danieldk@mastodon.social @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu they both are. In the end I’m left with less choice
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@EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu it's not for you to choose what options a provider give us. If we trust Apple to give us the right choice, it should be our choice as consumer to buy their products with the feature set complete.
You meddling with a free market and telling a private enterprise how they should build their products is a scary thing for a regulatory body to do.
let the market choose on its own.
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@lumi@snug.moe @leeloo@c.im @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu I agree with you there. I think Europe should be promoting more competition and more ethical choices rather than regulating what exists
It's the perfect date!
Happy April 25th everybody, remember to wear a light jacket because it's not too hot and not too cold.
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@tevo@mastodon.social @danieldk@mastodon.social @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu according to them, for iPhone mirroring, they say that the EU regulators will ask them to also offer that for android.
And they “can’t” offer it to android.
The DMA requires paltform marked as marketplaces to offer the same apis they use to competitors, and that’s the rule they’re fighting with.
They say it’s privacy, but there’s a big “competitive advantage” component to it
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May the 4th be with you my fellow padawans.
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@christianselig@mastodon.social So sad to hear this! I hope your next endeavor goes great and lasts a long time!
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