Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Standards Hijacked? Reflecting on Solid’s Evolution with Visa’s Agentic Commerce
Solid, an open standard championed by web pioneer Sir Tim Berners-Lee, was envisioned as a radical step toward data sovereignty and digital autonomy. Its fundamental promise was simple yet revolutionary: enable users to own and control their personal data, breaking free from centralized platforms and invasive surveillance capitalism. However, Visa’s recent announcement framing Solid as…
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Innovation’s Uneasy Journey – from Garage Idea to Wall Street Plaything
Discover how groundbreaking ideas forged in garages morph into high-stakes Wall Street spectacles—championed, hyped, and lost to market whims.
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Securing Europe’s Digital Orchard: Rethinking Our Critical Dependencies
Europe’s digital orchard risks monopoly lock-in. Discover how strategic Open Source initiatives can nurture resilience, autonomy, and innovation.
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Signal onveilig? Niet zo snel…
🔒 Signal gehackt? Niet echt. De cryptografie blijft intact, maar menselijke fouten en centrale infrastructuur blijken dé echte risico’s. Lees hier waarom!
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La dépendance numérique de Bruxelles
Bruxelles dépend fortement de géants tech étrangers pour son infrastructure numérique. Sommes-nous prêts aux risques? Explorons les solutions locales et libres!
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European critical dependencies
72% of Belgian municipalities rely on Microsoft for email. Europe’s digital sovereignty is at risk. It’s time to invest in our own future.
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Change Management Through the Eyes of a Hacker
Hack your way to change: discover how feedback loops (P, I, D) spark revolutions and shape lasting societal shifts.
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Software Freedom under siege: A Call for Community Action
In the early 2000s, the future of software freedom seemed bright. Governments worldwide were actively promoting Free and Open Source Software (FOSS), with initiatives like Germany’s LiMux project moving entire cities to Linux, and Brazil mandating open source solutions in public administration. The European Union was discussing interoperability and open standards, while countless public institutions…
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Checking if a PDF is in CMYK color space under Linux
Typical instructions to check if a PDF file is in the CMYK color space, require Adobe Acrobat to be installed. The Adobe suite isn’t available under Linux, and more importantly, it’s not Free Software. At first glance, it seems hard to figure out if a document is in the CMYK-color space. Why CMYK is relevant…
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Stories of origin
Nearly every culture or religion in the world, created a story about the origins… the origin of the world, the origin of humanity, or how their group came into existence and plays a special part in this world. While they are often interpreted as attempts to explain how things came into existence, there is a…