Mario Restuccia

Digital rights, trains, freedom of information, urban policy, open data, and lots of progressive politics

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Last Notes

2025-04-10 14:06:02

Happy to be back in France, where I get misgendered at least twice a day

2025-03-30 17:56:40

Good news: new job!
Bad news: it's in Paris.
Good news: train!
Bad news: Eurostar.
https://eupolicy.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/252/669/782/158/560/original/2b90167d8f412a91.jpg

2025-02-27 10:40:49

With @nprofile…vpga we are reaching out to #digitalrights organisations and groups from Central and Eastern Europe, with the goal of having them at our next conference. Who should we contact? Boosts are appreciated!

2025-02-21 16:46:56

Government requests Apple quickly complies with:
- Disabling encryption in the UK
- Removing protest apps in Hong Kong and Russia
Laws Apple keeps ignoring:
- DMA

2025-02-14 08:30:42

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@nprofile…hftj dimmi che hai un flipper zero o qualcosa per farlo accendere

2025-02-13 12:26:21

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@nprofile…hftj è anche su osm!!

2025-02-13 11:48:51

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@nprofile…hftj wow che bella pista ciclabile!!

2025-02-11 19:42:57

Ciò che manca al fediverso è un po' di sano, mainstream, #Sanremo-posting
#fedisanremo forse?

2025-01-21 22:51:41

I would love to stop using WhatsApp and be finally free from Meta, but way too many people use it. Leaving Instagram was already difficult, and made my social life slightly more complex to manage.
Now, if only WhatsApp complied with the DMA, we could have interoperability. But it doesn't look like anyone cares about complying with EU law.

2025-01-18 13:57:25

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@nprofile…hftj that's why I have a battle thinkpad ✨ (jk I did it with the framework too and my current setup is half-assed)

2025-01-18 13:50:14

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@nprofile…hftj distrohopping is fun and frustrating. Fedora's major problem is that it works way too well for me to change (at least Kinoite does)

2025-01-16 21:18:40

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@nprofile…2t6j that's fast! Meanwhile, /e/OS on Fairphone 5 is still on Android 13...

2025-01-09 19:42:43

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@nprofile…hftj yes let me destroy the planet and pay thousands in electricity bill for fake internet money

2025-01-09 19:20:40

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@nprofile…hftj sadly nothing yet, but the room is very very cold, so I hope the home server would improve the situation a bit

2025-01-09 15:38:47

True reason for self-hosting: to heat a room that is constantly cold

2025-01-06 23:17:52

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@nprofile…6zct for you and I, sure. For a journalist using their phone for work, that's a bit harder to implement

2025-01-06 23:09:48

Just watched this #38c3 talk about commercial spyware on iOS. It's interesting but also in a way useless.
At the end, the speaker says there is no way to know whether one is targeted, so the only solution would be to have the device routinely checked by professionals (hint: he works at a private cybersecurity firm).
So what do we do? Do we all send our devices to Amnesty Tech and Citizen Lab at the small suspicion?
https://media.ccc.de/v/38c3-from-pegasus-to-predator-the-evolution-of-commercial-spyware-on-ios

2025-01-06 09:39:10

Since Axel Springer bought #Politico, the quality of the Brussels Playbook newsletter went downhill:
Journalists forced to work during the holidays (who reads the newsletter on January 1st???), no discussion about policy *at all*, every link includes two trackers, a constant bashing against the far right without addressing the causes or the enablers of the surge.
EU bubble people, what do you read?

2025-01-03 20:17:27

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@nprofile…c5n8 ohhh you've never taken the train on the ferry to Messina, a must!

2025-01-03 16:53:30

New laptop + #38c3 = STICKERS!
I'm pretty happy with my new collection, especially since I lost my sticker stash that dated back to 32c3
https://eupolicy.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/765/453/512/509/135/original/0a50a2374d126b58.jpg

2025-01-02 14:14:21

Random post-#38c3 thoughts:
- the @nprofile…dtzu rocks 🫖
- the Relationship Geeks folx made a great job of creating a safe space and fostering discussion with plenty of talks 💕
- I was very happy to see the people of @nprofile…5h2g irl 🇫🇷
- Bits & Baüme and komona best spaces ever ✨
- I hugged a Blåhaj 🦈
- we need more fax (and I need a modem) 📞
- sadly, lots of support towards the genocide: I even saw some pro-Israel stickers with tanks. Be excellent to each other does not apply to Palestinians? 🇵🇸

2025-01-02 11:41:35

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@nprofile…hftj come usi listenbrain? Sto pensando a come metter su la mia alternativa self-hosted a spotify ma sono un po' smarrito

2024-12-30 19:41:48

Anyone has some pretty #38c3 styled wallpapers? My laptop has the congress blues

2024-12-27 21:02:36

Attention, fediverse! @nprofile…ka48 just redefined privacy.
Seriously, we need more talks like this. More love, intimacy, self-definition. Less tech. I'm overwhelmed. #38c3

2024-12-25 10:43:45

The dilemma of #38c3: long hardware hacking sessions, talks about policy and digital rights, learning about new complicated stuff, discussions on relationship anarchy and polyamory, or having tea with friends?

2024-12-25 10:02:38

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@nprofile…hftj cute! Invidia per il modulo ethernet, avrei dovuto prenderne uno per il #38c3

2024-12-24 19:57:38

Just went through *all* the #38c3 session using optimal-congress https://github.com/top-on/optimal-congress
and I now have a long list of fun stuff to attend!

2024-12-12 21:50:02

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@nprofile…c5n8 meh, the article makes it sound like they're all different companies (Aléop, Zou !, Lio, InOui, Ouigo) whereas it's always SNCF in a trenchcoat.
I guess it's another way to make it sound like it's the fault of liberalisation, while it's always SNCF's fault

2024-12-09 14:21:47

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@nprofile…c5n8 a better criteria could have been "The website provides a way for users to input origin, destination, and date of the trip". And that would have given SNCF zero points.
Instead, they use *app store ratings* which can be easily bought

2024-12-09 08:39:21

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@nprofile…c5n8 @nprofile…p4mx as an Italian, I understand. But it's really great, night trains are awesome, regionals are new and reliable, Intercity is affordable and comfortable, Frecciarossa is top-notch and cheap. The app works, the booking process is smooth, customer service is helpful...

2024-12-09 08:27:02

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@nprofile…c5n8 also, it seems like they're taking into account TGVs only for SNCF, and including slow Intercity for Trenitalia, which is not that fair (and yet Trenitalia wins of course). And they're not considering Trenitalia operations in France or Spain.

2024-12-09 08:23:01

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@nprofile…c5n8 anything that criticises Eurostar makes me happy, I think swimming through the Channel is often a better travel choice.
But then, giving SNCF a 10 on travel experience means either being deaf and not listening to the train announcements, or having only taken a fancy new inOUI on LGV Sud-Est

2024-11-28 18:29:29

Got an Epson L3S from the 80s, which would be perfect for #retrocomputing at #38c3, but it doesn't turn on sadly!
https://eupolicy.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/561/996/413/167/510/original/30e39d236c12251a.jpg

2024-11-27 17:29:54

The best desk ever is the table on a first class Intercity. There are only three people in this car! #CrossBorderRail
https://eupolicy.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/556/094/374/474/008/original/334c0499604126da.jpg

2024-11-20 08:39:14

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@nprofile…p4mx theoretically you could go through Switzerland, it implies French TERs but should be fun. When the Modane tunnel reopens, the best way would be TGV to Lyon and change to Frecciarossa there to avoid Paris.

2024-11-20 08:11:47

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@nprofile…p4mx I need to compile a thorough guide on how to go from Belgium to Italy by train, avoiding SNCF

2024-11-19 18:46:48

The highlight of my #CrossBorderRail: the new ÖBB Nightjet to Italy! The mini cabin is simply perfect. I love this.
https://eupolicy.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/511/099/852/414/984/original/929b9d0e79029b20.jpg
https://eupolicy.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/511/102/373/540/762/original/9997ecce392f2707.jpg

2024-11-15 11:38:54

Beautiful @nprofile…46x6 on the EC 379 from Berlin to Prague #crossborderrail
https://eupolicy.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/486/757/957/348/539/original/1d5f8146b7b7769b.jpg

2024-11-12 18:21:35

Cheers to @npub1mlq…qvx3 for asking commissioner designate Virkkunen to talk about stuff "beyond AI and quantum". Let's see if she can cut the crap and avoid buzzwords!

2024-08-26 20:19:37

Among all the #telegram chaos, today I learned that the supply and import of a "cryptology device" in France must be registered with the national cybersecurity agency.
I just filed a FOIA request to obtain the list of all declarations submitted https://madada.fr/demande/liste_des_moyens_de_cryptologie

2024-08-05 10:46:53

Task of the day: I successfully migrated my website from GitHub to @npub14vr…0e7d’s GitLab instance (and set up a monthly donation of course). Another step against GAFAM’s centralisation of the web and predatory privacy policies.

2024-03-29 22:34:27

The entire #xz saga should be a wake up call for a more sustainable #opensource policy. How come such a crucial project can be infiltrated like this? We need public investment in maintaining code, instead of relying on some people doing it as a hobby, because this is the result:
https://www.mail-archive.com/xz-devel@tukaani.org/msg00567.html