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Matthew

@matthew-robinson.de
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Former teacher from 🇬🇧 turned IT engineer in Augsburg, Bavaria. Interests include learning, technology, history, 🇪🇺 integration, travel, and video games.

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Matthew @matthew-robinson.de · 06/10/2026
There is a lesson here about how people respond when they are called lazy, workshy or hypochondriacs by those meant to represent them, and when every 'reform' is a cut to public services or an attack on people’s quality of life (particularly for families and workers).
static.klipy.com
Skinner: Am I Out Of Touch? No, The Children Are Wrong.
Alt: Skinner: Am I Out Of Touch? No, The Children Are Wrong.
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Matthew @matthew-robinson.de · 30/07/2026
xcancel.com/i/status/174...
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Friedrich Merz (@_FriedrichMerz) on X
„Wenn ein #Bundeskanzler mit einer so niedrigen Zustimmungsrate keinerlei Anzeichen gibt, an seiner Kommunikation, seiner Politik, seinem Führungsstil etwas zu ändern, dann lässt er die Bevölkerung allein mit allen Problemen. Das ist einfach respektlos.“ (tm) @Table_Media_
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Matthew @matthew-robinson.de · 04/07/2026
The day the terrorists won.
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Matthew @matthew-robinson.de · 25/04/2026
What hardware settings and OS version did you use?
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Matthew @matthew-robinson.de · 28/02/2026
Thank you!
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Matthew @matthew-robinson.de · 28/02/2026
Is it possible to learn this power?
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🛒 🇪🇺 Buy European 🇪🇺 (+🇨🇦). USA broke up with you. Get over it 🇪🇺💪 @buyeuropean.eurosky.social · 17/01/2026
🛒🇪🇺💪 The best time to quit your dependence on the US was years ago. The second-best time is TODAY (not the day after tomorrow). #BuyEuropean 🇪🇺🇩🇰🇬🇱🇺🇦🇪🇺💪 ✅ buy-european.net/en/alternati... ✅ european-alternatives.eu ✅ hardno.eu ✅ www.goeuropean.org ✅ euroalternative.co #Grønland #tariffs #greenland #trump
buy-european.net
European Alternatives
Overview of non-European products and companies that we list European Alternatives for
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Matthew @matthew-robinson.de · 09/01/2026
www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
theverge.com
No, Grok hasn’t paywalled its deepfake image feature
X’s sexual deepfake machine is still running, despite Grok saying otherwise.
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Matthew @matthew-robinson.de · 28/12/2025
Why does this matter? At least in my part of Germany we use Europa for the continent (including the UK, Switzerland, Norway, etc) and die europäische Union (EU) when talking about Schengen/Euro/EU. Nobody would say Switzerland ist not in Europe but everyone knows they’re not in the EU or EEA (EWR).
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Matthew @matthew-robinson.de · 25/12/2025
Dieses Thema liegt mir am Herzen. Europäisches Recht wird in Europa bestimmt und nirgendwo sonst. Bitte hier unterzeichnen: weact.campact.de/petitions/so...
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Solidarität mit HateAid – Angriff der Trump-Regierung stoppen
HateAid kämpft im Netz für die Einhaltung von Recht und Gesetz und gegen strafbare Inhalte wie Morddrohungen oder antisemitische Volksverhetzungen. Dafür sollen sie jetzt bestraft werden. Die Sanktion...
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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Nina Jankowicz: “They’re not doing this because they have any evidence of censorship — they lost a Supreme Court case that made those claims… They’re doing this because the group of researchers and advocates have stood up to liars like Donald Trump and the platforms that enable them.”
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
It’s ironic that Europeans are being sanctioned for censorship while no Russians, Chinese, or Saudis are on the list. Europe is the closest you can get to freedom of speech, and the US under Trump shouldn’t lecture anyone on censorship. Traitorous hypocrites!
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Matthew @matthew-robinson.de · 24/11/2025
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a blue circle in the middle of a dark background
ALT: a blue circle in the middle of a dark background
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Matthew @matthew-robinson.de · 15/11/2025
I'm going to buy the Swift Power Pack once I finish Unwrap. Would you recommend doing the 100 Days of Swift online first, or is it covered in Hacking with iOS already?
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Matthew @matthew-robinson.de · 20/10/2025
If I were American I’d want to see the restoration of the Fairness Doctrine and extension to cable/satellite news near the top of that list. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairnes...
en.wikipedia.org
Fairness doctrine - Wikipedia
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Matthew @matthew-robinson.de · 10/10/2025
Here is Apple‘s guide: support.apple.com/en-us/102623 Without seeing the device there’s not much more anyone can say. If you have another Mac you can try to put it in DFU mode and Restore, depending on type and age.
support.apple.com
If your Mac doesn't turn on - Apple Support
If your Mac doesn't seem to turn on after you press the power button, follow these steps.
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Matthew @matthew-robinson.de · 05/10/2025
It doesn't bother me as I have a massive Dock and Spotlight for the rest, but a colleague who misses Launchpad says launchie.app is the best replacement so far.
launchie.app
Launchie - The Launchpad Replacement macOS 26 Deserves
Launchie brings back the power of Launchpad with drag & drop reordering, custom folders, and customizable hotkeys for macOS 26 Tahoe. Free download for Apple Silicon Macs.
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Matthew @matthew-robinson.de · 02/09/2025
It also worked for Mette Frederiksen in Denmark, which I think is the more likely inspiration. Strict immigration policies marginalised the far right, although the Danish centre left went a lot further than Labour. They also succeeded in presenting their policies as a defence of the welfare state.
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Matthew @matthew-robinson.de · 24/08/2025
Look up Windows Subsystem for Linux, which Microsoft has made for Windows 11. Once it’s installed, you can download several Linux versions to run in the Windows Terminal, from the Windows Store. GUI support was patchy when I last tried WSL a year ago but you had a full Linux terminal.
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Matthew @matthew-robinson.de · 14/06/2025
I’ve done it on my Mac mini and iPad but not my MacBook Air or iPhone. macOS 26 seems more stable and polished than iPadOS 26. Some iPad apps (Deutsche Bahn, Mactracker) crash. I backed up macOS settings with a script and all my files and I don’t regret it. I wouldn’t go near iOS 26 right now.
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Missing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
I never expected that the first to surrender in the Russia-Ukraine war would be the United States.
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Edward Hunter Christie @ehunterchristie.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
With the benefit of hindsight, clearly a huge mistake.
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Stanley Pignal @spignal.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
The thing about Europe is it doesn't invest enough in defence. But nor does it joke about invading neighbours. The thing about Europe is its economy is ailing. But Europeans have no concept of "medical bankruptcy". My take this week on the truly free continent www.economist.com/europe/2025/...
economist.com
The thing about Europe: it’s the actual land of the free now
Europe’s very real problems don’t look so bad by comparison
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Matthew @matthew-robinson.de · 02/04/2025
Habe vergessen zu sagen: die bieten eine App für Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, und Android an. Die fand ich gewöhnungsbedurftig am Anfang (anders als OneDrive) aber mittlerweile gut. Schaue außerdem bei european-alternatives.eu und www.goeuropean.org vorbei.
european-alternatives.eu
Homepage | European Alternatives
We help you find European alternatives for digital service and products, like cloud services and SaaS products.
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Matthew @matthew-robinson.de · 02/04/2025
Ich benutze seit kurzem Filen.io als Cloud-Speicher. Die Firma ist deutsch und sie bieten for €30 100GB lebenslang (Abos gibt es auch). Ich kaufe immer wieder zusätzlich 100GB. Die haben auch Notizen, die man mit anderen teilen kann (kein Kalender, soweit ich weiß).
filen.io
Filen – Next Generation End-To-End Encrypted Cloud Storage
Filen – Next Generation End-To-End Encrypted Cloud Storage. Get started with 10 GB of free space.
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Matthew @matthew-robinson.de · 24/03/2025
Filen.io 🇩🇪 also provide storage
filen.io
Filen – Next Generation End-To-End Encrypted Cloud Storage
Filen – Next Generation End-To-End Encrypted Cloud Storage. Get started with 10 GB of free space.
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Matthew @matthew-robinson.de · 22/02/2025
Conscription would provide numbers, but the cost & complexity to reintroduce it would use up any extra defence spending/capacity. Is a conscript army really better than investing in a stronger professional service (like US/UK/France) or a joint European deterrence?
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Matthew @matthew-robinson.de · 04/02/2025
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a man with sweat on his face is holding his hand up in the air and says `` if he dies , he dies . ''
Alt: Ivan Drago from Rocky IV saying " if he dies, he dies."
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Matthew @matthew-robinson.de · 06/01/2025
I would actually prefer to take the train, but literally every Deutsche Bahn train I’ve taken in the past 18 months has been delayed or cancelled entirely and I don’t see any improvements on the horizon. Luckily the line I use most for work isn’t run by DB.
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Matthew @matthew-robinson.de · 06/01/2025
I’ll definitely look at that one when the time comes, and I think Fiat have a reasonably-priced model.
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Matthew @matthew-robinson.de · 06/01/2025
I paid just under €12,000 for a Dacia Sandero in 2017. When I come looking for a replacement in the coming years I would love to buy an electric car, but my budget won’t be massively higher. The mistake German car makers have made was to market EVs as luxury rather than everyday cars.
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Matthew @matthew-robinson.de · 30/11/2024
For the past few years we have made our own. A jar of Robertson's mincemeat does all of Christmas and it lasts long enough that visitors can get us one at Christmas for the following year. You can even order from Amazon DE but delivery is a killer. The crust is easy enough to make in Germany.
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Matthew @matthew-robinson.de · 26/11/2024
One of these things is not like the others - why would she regret promoting open borders within the EU?
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Matthew @matthew-robinson.de · 24/11/2024
Hi BlueSky 👋: I'm an IT engineer, former teacher and dad from 🇬🇧, now a 🇩🇪 dual-citizen based in Augsburg. When not procrastinating, I spend a lot of time learning IT skills (currently: Zsh scripting, priors: Apple MDM, Azure). Other interests: history, travel, languages, and video games. Committed 🇪🇺.
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Matthew @matthew-robinson.de · 22/11/2024
Twitter accounts might always become available if they are inactive (they can always change their TOS in future), so I wouldn’t randomise the password and would consider logging in every few months to be safe.
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Matthew @matthew-robinson.de · 19/11/2024
Do you know which list that was, so I can subscribe?
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Matthew @matthew-robinson.de · 18/11/2024
Danke!
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Matthew @matthew-robinson.de · 17/11/2024
It’s an improvement to be sure, but there’s still this artificial limit (within the Kursk region) that’s not proportionate to the areas of Ukraine the Russians can target. Here’s hoping Storm Shadow will be approved for whatever the Ukrainians see fit to use it. I know a bridge for starters…
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Matthew @matthew-robinson.de · 16/11/2024
Thank you, that’s a fair reason for landing on a block list.
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Matthew @matthew-robinson.de · 16/11/2024
What’s with the one guy who only has a single post about libraries?
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Matthew @matthew-robinson.de · 14/11/2024
My first block on this site.
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Matthew @matthew-robinson.de · 08/11/2024
In Großbritannien hat die Wahl 2024 sechs Wochen gedauert (Ankündigung 22.05.2024, Wahltag 04.07.2024) und Japan hat ihre Wahl in 12 Tage geschafft (15.10.2024 - 27.10.2024). Wieso muss es hierzulande mehrere Monate dauern?
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Matthew @matthew-robinson.de · 07/10/2023
BR24 habe ich gefunden, allerdings hat das Konto bisher nichts gepostet und ich kann nicht beurteilen, ob es tatsächlich der Bayerischen Rundfunk gehört oder nur ein Fake. Es gibt auch ein Tagesschau bot. BR24 (@br24.de) - Bluesky (bsky.app) Tagesschau Bot (@tagesschau.bsky.social) - Bluesky
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