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+** TODO Yey EU
+:PROPERTIES:
+:EXPORT_FILE_NAME: eu-vs-tech-giants
+:EXPORT_HUGO_CUSTOM_FRONT_MATTER: :abstract EU is picking up the slack since US is not doing their job
+:END:
+
+I may have been a Randian, but I grew out of it.
+No amount of Galts can stop us from huge monopolies.
+In the past US govt was capable of putting AT&T in its place, and giving the world [[https://michal.sapka.me/unix-history/02_unix/][Unix]] as a result.
+Now?
+Not so much.
+Too much lovemaking between big business and the regulators makes it impossible for any /meaningful/ actions to be taken.
+
+Luckily, European Union is picking up the slack.
+Apple is on trial for App Store policies and Microsoft for bundling Teams with office.
+At least for now.
+
+For me this doesn't go anywhere near, as I don't think allow Apple to even /compete/ with 3rd party developers is a level playing field.
+You should run the market you are competing on.
+
+But just as me and most folks around see those moves of EU as an absolute win, many Americans see it differently.
+Some of them see it as attack on America, since Europe doesn't have big players.
+Yes, most of the companies named Gatekeepers are American players.
+Nowhere else the market is corrupt enough for such behemoths to emerge.
+
+But I also see a cultural clash.
+US and Europe use different law approaches.
+While Americans expect a clearly defined borders of accepted behavior (letter of the law), we in EU expect a more general ruling allowing the regulators to act in changing market (spirit of the law).
+And that's where the dog is buried: US makes it easier for companies to proceed, EU puts citizens up front.
+It's much easier to bypass the legal limitations if there's a bullet point list.
+But companies are not humans, they /should never have it easier than your typical Joe/.
+I much prefer the /spirit/ approach, since it defines the goal and not the method.
+
+I can't wait to see the fines, but not because /screw you Tim Apple/.
+We're living in a cyberpunk dystopia, and I want to see it reversed.
+No company should be benevolent dictator for life, hindering competition by /owning/ the field.
+
+I'd love to see FAANG broken up into smaller companies, just like we've seen with Microsoft.
+It didn't last long, but it was enough for the Internet to flourish.
+
+** DONE User Friendly, daily
+CLOSED: [2024-06-25 Tue 16:56]
+:PROPERTIES:
+:EXPORT_FILE_NAME: uf-daily
+:EXPORT_HUGO_CUSTOM_FRONT_MATTER+: :abstract Experience User Friendly like it's 1998
+:END:
+
+For some time I've been hosting a mirror of [[https://michal.sapka.me/userfriendly/][User Friendly]] comic.
+You can jump in and read it all - it's still amazing.
+
+But this is not how we experienced it /back in the day/.
+[[https://emacs.ch/@publicvoit@graz.social/112642904850023592][Karl]] proposed a way to read get one comic per day.
+We've been testing if for a few days, and it's working.
+
+There are now dedicated RSS feeds with UF as if started in a given year.
+Each day, if on the given day there was a new strip, it will be added.
+You can start reading from 2023, catch up to *today*, and then get one new comic daily.
+
+You can find the [[https://michal.sapka.me/userfriendly-daily/][RSS feeds here.]]
+The files are named based on simulated start year, so "2022" assumes the first comic was released on 2022-11-17.
+There are services that may send you the comic to mail, but I don't use those.
+
+Each item has embedded <img> tag, so no need to click anything.
+
+If this made you smile (like it did for me), you can [[https://ko-fi.com/mmspl][buy me a Ko-fi]].
+
+
+#+attr_shortcode: :file userfriendly-1.gif
+#+attr_shortcode: :alt A black and white comic. Two male characters talk about Quake.
+#+attr_shortcode: :class centered
+#+begin_image
+The first User Friendly
+#+end_image
+
+
 ** DONE Looking for a new web browser
 CLOSED: [2024-06-21 Fri 14:46]
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