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N19PEDL2

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I work for an international space agency in Europe (no, it's not ESA).

All opinions are my own.

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N19PEDL2··on Notion: Will delete data of all Russian users due to U.S. sanctions (on Sep 9th)
Official announcement: https://www.notion.so/help/restrictions-for-customers-based-...
N19PEDL2··on France's love-hate relationship with Telegram
> MPs and cabinet members were encouraged to use lesser-known French alternatives.

Related discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38481403

N19PEDL2··on Rocket explodes during testing at UK's new spaceport in Shetland
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Hierro_Launch_Centre though in this case the launches would be westwards or southwards.
N19PEDL2··on ESA report shows unsustainable levels of orbital debris
Any country that has the technological capability to do so also has its own satellites in orbit, so it would end up harming itself too.
N19PEDL2··on Windows Recall sounds like a privacy nightmare
Are you from Germany?
N19PEDL2··on Underwater acoustic analysis reveals unique pressure signals – Revisiting MH370
Could they perhaps secretly tell the exact location to the Australian Navy (which is a close ally), which will then say they found it during the normal search operations?
N19PEDL2··on History of the Italian electrical system
Basically you can find 3 types of outlet in Italy:

- Type L 10A-only: can fit Type L 10A and Type C [0]

- Bipasso: can fit Type L (both 10A and 16A) and Type C [1, left]

- Bipasso + Schuko: can fit Type L (both 10A and 16A), Type C and Type F (and even type E, but without earthing) [1, right].

Edit: added pictures.

[0] https://www.worldstandards.eu/wp-content/uploads/electricity...

[1] https://www.worldstandards.eu/wp-content/uploads/electricity...

N19PEDL2··on History of the Italian electrical system
Something like this should fit in any outlet in Italy: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61qT+YyuhBL.jpg
N19PEDL2··on Apple and Google deliver support for unwanted tracking alerts in iOS and Android
> Some people are commenting on how small our network is. People don't realize that Life360 is on 1 in 8 phones in the US.

Do you have any info or statistics to share about the size of your network in Europe?

N19PEDL2··on Every map of China is wrong
It seems that even taking geotagged photos is illegal in China, indeed some camera models automatically disable geotagging when inside China: https://ogleearth.com/2012/05/why-do-panasonic-leica-fujifil...
N19PEDL2··on China orders telcos to rip out American chips by 2027
> I guess technically this actually applies to any country, but China's the obvious one where it could vaguely plausibly actually happen one day.

It has already happened in Russia: https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2022/03/04/microso...

N19PEDL2··on Russian space chief says new rocket will put Falcon 9 reuse to shame
It took less time for notoriously slow Europe to develop Ariane 6 than for Russia to develop Angara.
N19PEDL2··on Sweden has long opposed nuclear weapons, but once tried to build them
Indeed, the acquisition of nuclear weapons has recently entered the political and military debate of several European countries. The two most notable examples are Germany [0] and Poland [1].

[0] https://www.politico.eu/article/trump-triggers-germanys-nucl...

[1] https://www.newsweek.com/poland-general-russia-nuclear-krasz...

N19PEDL2··on Suicide is on the rise for young Americans, with no clear answers
They have made so many that it is hard to take them seriously now.
N19PEDL2··on Meta outage
Houthis destroying underwater cables in the Red Sea.
N19PEDL2··on Houthis knock out underwater cables linking Europe to Asia
> Even if you could split THE internet into many national/regional networks, that would still be sufficient for most industrial and economic needs.

This is not the specific case, but I think that if Europe lost access to US internet services its economy would collapse.

N19PEDL2··on The Catalogue of UK Entrances to Hell (2002)
I would like there to be one for the city of Turin.
N19PEDL2··on Alaska Airlines flight 1282 NTSB preliminary report [pdf]
Read it more carefully.
N19PEDL2··on Amelia Didn't Know Radio (1993)
> Earhart did not understand the relationship between wavelength and frequency nor how to convert from one to the other.

Is this true? Even the most incompetent pilot should know at least these basics.

N19PEDL2··on Yandex to divest its Russia-based businesses
<ironic> Finally Europe has a European Google! </ironic>
N19PEDL2··on Toyota warns 50k US vehicle owners to stop driving, get immediate repairs
> Takata air bag inflators that can explode, unleashing metal shrapnel inside cars and trucks.

So 50k vehicles are driving around with a grenade hidden in the steering wheel. And it only took Toyota 20 years to realize this.

N19PEDL2··on The Ugliest Airplane: An Appreciation of the Transavia AirTruk
In my opinion, aesthetics is an important factor when a product has to appeal to the general public: people want to use products that look good and can be shown to other people without embarrassment.

On the other hand, if the product is aimed at a specific sector (e.g., military or space), the choice is dictated only by criteria such as adherence to requirements and cost. In this case, those who choose and select products are usually accountable for their choices, and aesthetics is not an objective criterion that can be used to justify the choice.

N19PEDL2··on Thai MP sentenced to six years for insulting monarchy
Here is some interesting information to better understand the power of the Thai monarchy and its use of the crime of lese majesty to maintain that power:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lèse-majesté_in_Thailand

N19PEDL2··on A Schism in the OpenPGP World
> Why would the NSA bother to target PGP, when the biggest threat to their surveillance is the use of other encryption mechanisms with better usability (and therefore lower chance of misuse)?

Could you give an example of such encryption mechanisms please?

N19PEDL2··on French ministers to ditch WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram over security fears
We could say that this is another case where the European Union has failed to act united in pursuit of a common goal.
N19PEDL2··on French ministers to ditch WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram over security fears
> especially the bigger states like France and Germany

Is the German government pushing to use a German-made messaging app I'm not aware of, or is your comment generic?

N19PEDL2··on Windows 11 Update 23H2 is stealing users' IMAP credentials
I installed the new Outlook just a few days ago and I almost immediately started to receive emails like "I recorded you, pay or I'll share your files with everyone" on my customized email address. I thought it was a coincidence but now I am beginning to have doubts.
N19PEDL2··on Millions of smart meters will brick it when 2G and 3G turns off
I guess that at some point they will make a deal with Amazon to use their Sidewalk system to provide connectivity to meters.
N19PEDL2··on Sweden reports damage to Baltic Sea cable with Estonia
Retaliation will be when someone cuts the cables connecting Kaliningrad to Russia.
N19PEDL2··on Thunderbird and Whale
At first glance I thought this was about the Thunderbird email client and the Whale browser.
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