This Reddit vs. Wall Street story is totally crazy... well explained here
https://www.theverge.com/22253363/wall-street-bets-verge-stories-gamestock-reddit-discord
And now Wall Street is scrambling to stop them
https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/28/22254584/gamestop-robinhood-short-reddit-wallstreetbets-aoc-ted-cruz
@rudolf @Aaron_troetcafe_ ich kenne dieses Argument (je "mehr Platz" die CDU nach rechts offen lässt, desto mehr Stimmen für die AfD). Mich persönlich überzeugt es nicht. Wir werden nicht mehr erfahren können, ob Merz Stimmen von der AfD hätte gewinnen können - und ob diese mehr gewesen wären, als die Stimmen in der Mitte, die er an die SPD verloren hätte :-) ist jetzt auch irgendwie egal
It's an election year in Germany, and I thought there could also be a hype about German politics :-) (because US politics is of course always in the spotlight). But Germany is also a major country and since I live here, I have decided to write about German politics in English, in small opinionated pieces. So here is the first one about today's election of the new chairman of Merkel's party , who now for better or worse has a good shot at the Chancellery in September 2021
https://output.ilonagabor.de/germany/2021/01/16/Laschet.html
My take on the FB-Twitter-Amazon banning Trump/Parler. +point: take one site down, people will just move to a new one. These sites and services can also be hosted in other countries. Wouldn't it be easier for law enforcement to infiltrate and monitor already established "safe havens" (Parler, 8chan and the sort) for radical activity, than having to always adapt and figure out where they are off to next? Would be interested to read some knowledgeable commentary on this.
https://output.ilonagabor.de/general/2021/01/10/Parler.html
Made a new minimalistic blog using Jekyll to post about current topics that are too long for a toot :-)
I was hell bent on solving this with docker and a reverse proxy because I didn't want to install all the dependencies. It was more difficult than I thought, but worth it. Now I can post by uploading simple .md files from my laptop or phone. It's a lot of fun!
Any other Jekyll fans out there?
@dajbelshaw notice how they are still staying inside of the lane... it's hilarious :-)
Is this the beginning of the end of WhatsApp?
RT @signalapp: Verification codes are currently delayed across several providers because so many new people are trying to join Signal right now (we can barely register our excitement). We are working with carriers to resolve this as quickly as possible. Hang in there.