Most of europe’s democracys don’t have an option to elect leaders. We elect political parties, and the french can still vote for the party of Le Pen.

I don’t see a real political issue there, as long as the courts can be trusted.

Letting corrupt and convicted leaders doesn’t really sound like the better option.

Nice list of suggestions, but implementing all of them feels a little over-the-top.

I don’t really get the love for fail2ban. Sure, it helps keep your logs clean, but with a solid SSH setup (root disabled, SSH keys enforced), I’m not bothered by the login attempts.

The current tariff approach by the republican administration does not include the tariffs on US exports. They are not included in the formula.

Teams randomly selects the wrong microphone, so either people can’t hear me or they can hear everyone around me too (laptop mic).

How hard can it be to store my microphone preference?

I wouldn’t call this a project, this sounds like an idea at best:

But a newly announced proposal from a Copenhagen-based think tank has a much more ambitious plan for the continent’s train connections.

Thank you, this is an interesting experiment!

Who makes bread with eggs?

I’m currently comparing Authentik and Authelia. For me, Authentik was extremely easy to get into. Authelia with its text-based configuration is clearly not as easy for beginners.

The appeal was rejected yesterday, after my comment

No surprise given the fact that they have issues to fully utilizing their factories

Reuters writes

The election authority, which includes Supreme Court judges and representatives of political parties, ruled 10 to four against letting Georgescu stand. The rejection can be challenged in the constitutional court.

I’m curious what the official explanation will look like and whether or not it will hold in court.

I’m missing the rpi1 in that list. Please fix ASAP.

There are some relevant european defense contractors. Maybe not in the Top 10 worldwide, but we do have a capable defense industry here.

• #13 Leonardo (italy)
• #14 Airbus
• #17 Thales Group (france)
• #23 Dassault
• #26 Rheinmetall