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The risk that Canadian data collected by connected vehicles are accessed and exploited increases when these data are sent to — or transit through — foreign jurisdictions with more permissive data management frameworks

A valid concern! Why not consider the same thing for vehicles from other jurisdictions?

The Chinese government has shown their intention to try to use any technology that they can to advance their own goals... [and] that would include using Chinese EVs to collect data that they could be compelled back in China to use for whatever purposes they feel.

Terrible! But also very^1^, very^2^ familiar^3^.

In 2017, the Chinese government passed its National Intelligence Law, which requires any Chinese companies to comply with state orders to hand over any information.

So, just like the American CLOUD Act? And Bill C-22 right here in Canada?

Sounds like it isn't a problem with Chinese EVs, but instead it's a problem with Canada's approach to privacy.

/EndRant

Hey r/selfhosted 👋 I'm the founder of Refearnapp, an affiliate tracking platform that you can self-host on your own infrastructure. I wanted to share why I went the self-hosted route and why it might matter to you if you're running any kind of referral or affiliate program.

Why self-hosting affiliate tracking specifically? Most affiliate/referral SaaS tools charge per-click, per-conversion, or a % of revenue. When you're scaling, that gets expensive fast. With self-hosting, you pay once (or just for your server) and that's it — no surprise invoices tied to your growth.

What you actually own Your data stays on your server. Conversion events, affiliate emails, payout history — none of it goes to a third-party analytics pipeline you don't control. No vendor lock-in. If Refearnapp (or any SaaS alternative) shuts down tomorrow, you still have everything running and your data intact. Custom integrations are actually possible. Access the DB directly, hook into your own webhooks, plug into internal tools — things that are impossible or heavily restricted on closed SaaS platforms. GDPR / compliance is simpler. When your users ask "where is my data?", the answer is literally your own server. Much easier to manage than coordinating with a third-party processor. The tradeoff (being honest) Self-hosting means you're responsible for uptime, updates, and backups. It's not for everyone. But if you're already comfortable running a VPS and a Docker container or two, the setup is straightforward.

Who it's for If you run an indie product, a SaaS, or an e-commerce store and want to run affiliate/referral programs without handing over your conversion data to yet another third party — this is built for you.

Happy to answer questions about the tech stack, setup, or the reasoning behind going self-hosted. What do you all look for when evaluating self-hosted tools like this?

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Chip.de, Aldi schlägt teure Markenprodukte:

Zu den Testsiegern gehört der My Vay Veganer Burger American Style von Aldi. Das Produkt erhielt die Note „Gut“ und war mit 99 Cent pro 100 Gramm zugleich der günstigste vegane Testsieger. Ebenfalls mit „Gut“ bewertet wurden die tiefgekühlten Beyond Burger Original Pflanzliche Burger für 1,77 Euro pro 100 Gramm.

Vegconomist, Vegane Burger-Pattys schlagen Rindfleisch-Varianten:

Bei den Fleisch-Pattys förderten die Laboranalysen hingegen relevante Keimbefunde zutage. In einem Tiefkühl-Produkt wiesen die Tester mittels DNA-Analyse Shigatoxin-produzierende Colibakterien nach, Erreger, die schwere Durchfallerkrankungen auslösen können. In weiteren Fleisch-Pattys stießen die Labore auf ESBL-bildende Keime, also Bakterien, die bestimmte Antibiotika unwirksam machen können. Die Bio-Fleisch-Pattys im Test waren laut Stiftung Warentest allesamt frei von diesen Resistenzkeimen.

“Incompetence and unprofessionalism in the new management have wreaked havoc,” Pelley said in a statement, referring in part to CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss.

Pelley’s exit deepens the turmoil at “60 Minutes,” the leading newsmagazine on American television. In recent months, “60 Minutes” employees have clashed with CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss over the show’s editorial direction under its new corporate owner, Paramount Skydance, the media company run by technology scion David Ellison.

The tension reached a fever pitch Monday during a “60 Minutes” staff meeting designed to introduce employees to Bilton, a technology journalist tapped by Weiss to be executive producer of the program. Pelley laced into Bilton, according to an audio recording obtained by NBC News and a source who was in the room.

A man lying beneath a shower head (the thing I thought was a toilet plunger) with his feet over his head/ The words: Shower lower abdomen and thighs, pelvic region for a long time. Turn over and shower all of back from neck to heels thoughly, also sides, then raise legs and let shower strike over rectum, lower back, groins and inside the legs.

Yes, it says groins not groin.

without stupid adblockblock https://archive.is/whZuI

also i wouldn't install their extension just for that, you can edit your default search engine to anu address you want in the settings

browser extensions are a huge privacy risk and i wouldn't trust ddg with my data because of their Microsoft deal, not to block their trackers (they reverted that part after the backlash) in the ddg browser and to only show msn under their news tab in regular ddg

• Invidious
• Youtube

"But ultimately our customers, our partners don't want to buy computers, they want to build AI factories. All of the CPUs until now were created for people. We were the users, we were the users. We were the renters. This is CPU for the agents (AI/LLMs). All the CPUs in the past we built for humans. This CPU is built for agents. And these agents are going to be using the CPUs with very little patience. There'll be a lot more agents then there are people. And then the agents are very impatient."

• Jensen Huang; CEO of NVIDIA, Computex or GTC 2026.

Archived version

• The largest German state, Bavaria, has canceled a nearly billion-euro contract with Microsoft.
• The state administration will pursue a “sovereign basic workspace” based on open-source components.
• Bavaria’s Digital Minister Fabian Mehring says the decision allows the state to protect itself from price hikes and ensure data privacy.

The Bavarian Ministry for Digital Affairs has officially announced the cancellation of a planned framework agreement with American tech giant Microsoft intended to implement its productivity suite across the state administration.

Regional news website Mittelstand in Bayern reports that Microsoft services would have cost nearly €1 billion ($1.16 billion) over a five-year period.

Instead, Bavaria will pursue a “sovereign basic workspace” based on open-source components.

The decision comes after a months-long power struggle between the state’s Finance Ministry, led by Albert Füracker, who wanted to consolidate existing contracts and secure discounts, and Digital Minister Fabian Mehring, who pushed for open source.

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A few of us have put together a forum and wiki in the hopes to build a community focused on collaboration for various open source and creative commons projects. We build the platform a few months ago, but haven't done the greatest job of actually spreading the word and building up the active members, so I'm posting in another attempt to try and spread the word to establish some activity for our community.

In short, the idea behind our website is to:

1. Build a community that is based on genuine connections and collaboration. Our community is a forum and wiki, and hopes to steer towards a slower (and possibly more old school) type of internet - and away from some communities that are mostly article reposts and memes.
2. Libre/foss/creative commons/etc - we want to help generate community that can come together to work on projects that benefit everyone, and in a way, push back against some of the urges of capitalism.
3. Involvement - we want to welcome everyone, but the idea is to eventually create a culture where people are not afraid to contribute small things to many projects. We want to motivate individuals to grow the foss ecosystem without feeling like they need to commit heavily to any one project. Projects can get rekindled and improved on even if others have abandoned it.

Overall, we have a big vision for the community - but at this point we are just trying to get it off the ground and are looking for members to sign up and start some discussions to help us grow.

The goal is to create a community that is able to stand on its own, and outlast myself or any of the other admins. And essentially become a commons space, with the current admins simply acting as a steward that can be replaced if they need/want to step down. In that respect, we hope to get some members and allow the community to grow and evolve the platform to fit the needs of the community.

While modern social media has its place, we felt that the current standing of online collaborative spaces were limiting and often highly niche. We hope that maybe we can grow a space for people of various skills, backgrounds, and ideas can come together to create a creative and productive space - and make some lasting connections as well.

I know this post got a bit lengthy, and many will probably skim over it, but if it's something that sounds interesting to you I would really appreciate it if you came over and checked it out, signed up, and maybe help us get some discussions going to help us grow our community. And of course, if you would be so kind as to helping us spread the word, it would be greatly appreciated - as we spent so much time working on building the site, but none of us are all that great at actually "marketing" the community to actually find new members.

Our forum is: forum.UnfinishedProjects.net

And our wiki, where we hope people will actually build out various projects together is located at:

UnfinishedProjects.net

Source and additional pics:

https://beige.party/@Lana/116684403003398772

Also from the same thread:

For people who aren't intimately knowledgeable about the Seattle rail system, the Mt Baker station is an elevated platform. Meaning she had to have driven the WRONG WAY on a railroad about 40 feet up in the air for SEVERAL MILES to end up here.

Tried a different painting method to try and capture the density of the fog. I also added a character not in the reference image in an attempt to ground us in the scene. Thoughts?

Timelapse: https://bsky.app/profile/ballshapedman.bsky.social/post/3mnfgtidwck2s

I'm currently using discord for practicing English speaking with strangers. Is there any alternative?