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Manuel Chakravarty

@tacticalgrace.justtesting.org
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🔥 Lambda Scientist 💡 Functional programming 💡 Programming languages 💡 Cryptography 👨🏽‍💻 Swift, Haskell & Agda 💜 Volt 🇪🇺 policy shaper: digital affairs 📍 Utrecht 🇳🇱🇩🇪🇪🇺

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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 11h
🚨🚨 @coe.int of Europe said yesterday that the #US formally notified it that it would leave the Group of States against Corruption, or #GRECO. Only two other countries have left GRECO before — #Russia and #Belarus. The fall of the #US on the world scene is striking. apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com
US withdraws from European anti-corruption panel in latest shift away from global groups
The Trump administration has withdrawn the United States from a top European anti-corruption watchdog.
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Dr Keith Wilson 💭 @keithwilson.eu · 29/09/2026
It’s finally happened: Bluesky is having issues AND SWITCHING TO THE #EUROSKY CONTENT SERVICE (AppView) IN MU.SOCIAL FIXES IT!! Perhaps this federated social media thing works after all? 😅
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hailey @hailey.at · 23h
despite their claims, anthropic is _not_ doing nearly all they can to enable defenders. then, they slap you in the face by doing fear mongering about GLM with a small footnote saying "oh i guess this is good for defenders too, idk" come on lol
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Anna Zeiter @anna.wsocial.eu · 23h
Over the last months I have been target of coordinated bot attacks, systematic misinformation and discreditation campaigns as well as physical intimidation. Speaking with others who have faced similar attacks made one thing clear: these incidents are not isolated cases and deserve closer scrutiny.
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eva (^_^)/ @eva.computer · 29/09/2026
time is a flat circle
 Are Linux and Open Source Un-American?
Community
by Steve Coe
on February 21, 2001

Jim Allchin, Microsoft Windows operating system chief, was quoted in an article about open source last week. I advise any Linux user to go and read it if you haven't already, as it's great comedy material.

According to the hive mind of Microsoft, open source should be made illegal. There's no way around it, this is the bottom line. Want to write your own code and release it into the community? Congratulations, come with us Sir/Madam, we have this nice little grey room for you. Don't worry about the bars on the windows, they are there for our protection in case you somehow manage to write a graphics viewer or a Perl script to terrorize the world.

Ordinarily, a mere underling like Mr. Allchin wouldn't be taken too seriously, but Microsoft speaks with one voice, and we all know who he is channeling.

As a member of the Linux and Open Source communities, I am appalled and outraged by his comments and wish to respond. The article shows Microsoft is scared. Very scared. So, will they build a better product? Nah, to hell with it, they'll just get the government to outlaw the competition.
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Reinier Van Lanschot @reiniervanlanschot.volteuropa.org · 29/09/2026
Behind the frontlines of Ukraine civilians from African nations are being lured into Russian uniforms under false pretenses.
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Laurens Dassen @laurensdassen.voltnederland.org · 29/09/2026
🚨 Stop digitale onteigening door AI-sleepwet🚨 Een draad over een voorstel van het Ierse EU-voorzitterschap om persoonsgegevens van Europeanen onbeperkt vrij te geven aan elk bedrijf dat met AI werkt. En voorstellen over hoe het wél moet. 🧵1/14
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Simone Tagliapietra @tagliapietra.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
💯 European batteries on the rise! In 2025, stationary batteries exceeded 100 GWh - equivalent to roughly 10 million household batteries. Utility-scale batteries reached 19 GWh. ➡️ Explore battery data in our Bruegel European Clean Tech Tracker: european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/s/PnOdfg
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Dr Katie Twomey @k2mey.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026
This is quite cool. My university is the first organisation in the world to force Microsoft to allow us to turn off copilot summaries in Word 365, after a backlash against it from staff (including, very vocally, me). That cannot have been easy for our heroic IT people so hats very much off to them!
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Roman Sheremeta @rshereme.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Horrific video out of Kyiv shows scientists and researchers jumping out of windows after a russian strike on Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences.
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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🚨🚨Quite a scoop: A #US based data-extraction firm accused of being secretly run from #Russia has worked on #EU-backed projects and sold its services to European #lawenforcement agencies. www.politico.eu/article/russ...
politico.eu
Russian tech surveillance company infiltrated Europe’s law enforcement agencies
The same technology used by Western police was allegedly being developed in Russia and sold to Russian security services.
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‏ deepfates @deepfates.com.deepfates.com.deepfates.com.deepfates.com.deepfates.com · 28/09/2026
very cool work here
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Xogot: Godot on iPad and iPhone @xogot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We just announced Xogot Modeler. Inspired by Unity’s ProBuilder, it lets you build levels in your 3D Godot scenes. Create geometry, extrude meshes and more without leaving Xogot. Check out @migueldeicaza.bsky.social's blog post for the full story, with lots of demos: blog.xogot.com/xogot-modeler/
blog.xogot.com
Xogot Modeler
Earlier this year we introduced the Asset Placer and the Asset Browser, and today we are introducing the Xogot Modeler. This tool helps you prototype levels easily from within the editor, without hav...
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 28/09/2026
The countdown is on for a traffic-free Oxford Street. Monday 26 October marks a new chapter for the nation’s high street as it becomes pedestrianised.
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Rude1 Haunted Badness. ⁂ @rude1.blacksky.team · 28/09/2026
imagine waking up to a terrorist designation for providing digital infrastructure.
state.gov
Designation of Autistici/Inventati as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist - United States Department of State
Today, the Department of State, in partnership with the Department of the Treasury, is announcing the designation of Autistici/Inventati as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist. Autistici/Inventati...
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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Meta Muse appears to read your Apple messages and upload them to the cloud even if you explicitly tell it not to: appleinsider.com/articles/26/...
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AT Protocol Developers @atproto.com · 28/09/2026
The organization that governs the PLC Directory now formally exists as a registered Swiss Association and has taken the first steps towards being able to independently operate the directory. blog.plcred.org/3mwlphq42d227
blog.plcred.org
First steps of the PLC organization
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Haskell programming language @haskell.org · 28/09/2026
In case you missed it: "CloudMicroHaskell: Direct-Style Distributed Haskell with MicroHs" www.krook.dev/posts/cmh/po...
krook.dev
CloudMicroHaskell: Direct-Style Distributed Haskell with MicroHs
Learn how CloudMicroHaskell brings Cloud Haskell-style distributed programming to MicroHs through runtime graph serialization, remote spawning, servers, and supervisors.
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Sophie in't Veld @sophieintveld.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Hear hear!!
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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 28/09/2026
Today, science became a target for Russia. My heart goes out to the heroes searching for people trapped inside Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences. As well as to the families and loved ones of the victims of horrific attacks across the country.
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NRC @nrc.nl · 28/09/2026
Veelgebruikt ICT-systeem Citrix blijkt opnieuw lek, hinder voor patiënten en thuiswerkende ambtenaren
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Veelgebruikt ICT-systeem Citrix blijkt opnieuw lek, hinder voor patiënten en thuiswerkende ambtenaren
Bij meerdere ziekenhuizen konden patiënten afgelopen weekend hun gegevens niet inzien, thuiswerkende ambtenaren ervaren hinder met inloggen. In 2025 verkregen hackers via een lek in Citrix toegang tot de virtuele werkomgeving van het OM.
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Haskell programming language @haskell.org · 27/09/2026
London #Haskell Meetup - October: luma.com/aslwdv0g
luma.com
London Haskell Meetup - October · Luma
Calling all Londoners (and people who can get to London)! On Thursday 15th of October, we will be running a pair of Haskell talks at the Artificial office. If…
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Bert Hubert 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦 @berthubert.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Europe has invested in maintaining its independent access to space. People said we should just give up. And what do we read now? "Last week it emerged that SpaceX has stopped bidding for commercial Falcon 9 launches, allowing only US government customers" giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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Manuel Chakravarty @tacticalgrace.justtesting.org · 27/09/2026
So true!
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Miguel de Icaza @migueldeicaza.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Lovers of Godot that want to embed their games into their Mac/iOS apps, I have released a new update of SwiftGodotKit for your enjoyment: github.com/migueldeicaz...
github.com
Releases · migueldeicaza/SwiftGodotKit
Embed Godot into Swift apps. Contribute to migueldeicaza/SwiftGodotKit development by creating an account on GitHub.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 26/09/2026
⚡Germany links arson attack near Ukraine-supplying drone maker Helsing to Russia's GRU. The arson attack took place in Munich on Sept. 3, when several incendiary devices were thrown from a passing car onto a construction site near the headquarters of Rohde & Schwarz and Helsing.
kyivindependent.com
Germany links arson attack near Ukraine-supplying drone maker Helsing to Russia's GRU
The arson attack took place in Munich on Sept. 3, when several incendiary devices were thrown from a passing car onto a construction site near the headquarters of Rohde & Schwarz and Helsing.
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Ukraine Advocate 🇺🇦 @eugenemcparland.eurosky.social · 26/09/2026
Hello from eurosky.social Hosted in Europe and governed by European law. Built for sovereignty. This is my first post since migrating from BlueSky. The migration process was very straightforward, I would recommend it 🇪🇺
eurosky.social
Eurosky Portal
Your Portal to the Atmosphere
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Eurosky Sebastian @sebastian.eurosky.social · 25/09/2026
Unpopular take (mostly self-criticism): we need to stop waisting our time rebuilding incumbent social media apps on #atproto This will only convert a fraction of the users this ecosystem needs. We need to build new, interoperable experiences.
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Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.eurosky.social · 25/09/2026
"The team...credited the EU’s many Digital Markets Act decisions against Google for making the installation experience smoother for users" 🙌🏻 www.theregister.com/applications...
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W Social @wsocial.eu · 25/09/2026
Social media doesn't have to be toxic. It can be better. Same broadcast, two platforms. Watch the difference ⬇️ On W: 36,000+ views, 23 minutes average viewing time, and 523 chat messages from 108 verified people. Constructive, curious, dialogue, very little noise.
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Tower @git-tower.com · 25/09/2026
No staging area. No stash. No rebase anxiety. Jujutsu (jj) rethinks Git's most awkward parts — while staying fully compatible with your existing repos and remotes. Curious? 👉 www.git-tower.com/blog/jujutsu
git-tower.com
Jujutsu: The Git Upgrade You Didn't Know You Needed
No staging area. No stashing. No rebasing anxiety. Jujutsu is a version control upgrade that's fully compatible with your existing Git repos, remotes, and team.
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Volt Europa @volteuropa.org · 25/09/2026
💜 Apply to help create the content you see here. Deadline October 14th 👀 volteuropa.org/digital-comm...
A purple hiring graphic from Volt with bold white text reading "WE ARE HIRING." Subtext says, "If you know how to make people pause, click, and care, this could be your next role," with the word "your" circled. At the bottom, a light purple button reads, "See link to apply for our Digital Comms Assistant position."
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Sven Franck (Volt) 🇪🇺 @svenfranck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
13 EU states want a 12-month pause on new laws, citing red tape - bsky.app/profile/huet... 💡 Better idea: Regulations instead of Directives. Directives mean 27 national implementations. Regulations apply directly EU-wide. Copy-paste-done. For competitive Single Market and 28th regime.
Copy-paste-translate-done or 27 variations of the same law. The choice is easy in theory.
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Reinier Van Lanschot @reiniervanlanschot.volteuropa.org · 25/09/2026
Let’s not wait for war to unite us, let’s unite to prevent war!
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The Lobste.rs RSS feed @lobsters-feed.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Real-Time Telemetry with Eventlog Live lobste.rs/s/3bgvbn #release #haskell
well-typed.com
Real-Time Telemetry with Eventlog Live
Well-Typed are happy to announce Eventlog Live, a program that streams real-time telemetry from any Haskell application to any observability platform that supports the OpenTelemetry protocol.
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Miguel de Icaza @migueldeicaza.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I had to fill a few gaps along the way on the Xogot modeler, but I completed a decent approximation of the Viking Island YouTube video using Unity Probuilder! www.loom.com/share/8a614d...
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Ben McWilliams @bmcwilliams.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Since start of summer, Ireland, Italy and the UK stand out for high wholesale electricity prices. Expensive gas still setting the price in more hours than neighbouring countries. european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/s/Qm-ysQ
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Beer Bergman @beerbergman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Effe gluurbril.nl checken :-) #meta
gluurbril.nl
Gluurbril – Bits of Freedom
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Manuel Chakravarty @tacticalgrace.justtesting.org · 25/09/2026
I will talk about the embedded Accelerate array language in Haskell, in two weeks at MuniHac: justtesting.org/a/3mwdfeghhx...
justtesting.org
Accelerate your numeric code in Haskell at MuniHac 2026
An embedded array language in Haskell for multicore CPU and GPU systems
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Mats Pellbäck Scharp @matsps.wsocial.eu · 24/09/2026
Interested in how live.wsocial.eu evolvs? Take a sneak peek at the climate broadcast from NY Climate Week by We Don't Have Time now between 3 and 5.30 PM CEST. Tech test and platform evolution but check it out.
live.wsocial.eu
Live streams on W
Watch live streams from verified accounts on W.
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Jorge Liboreiro @jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The EU has just sanctioned Xenia Fedorova for spreading pro-Russian narratives. Here's the text: eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-conten...
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Manuel Chakravarty @tacticalgrace.justtesting.org · 25/09/2026
I will talk about the embedded Accelerate array language in Haskell, in two weeks at MuniHac: justtesting.org/a/3mwdfeghhx...
justtesting.org
Accelerate your numeric code in Haskell at MuniHac 2026
An embedded array language in Haskell for multicore CPU and GPU systems
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Rob Stewart @robstewartuk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Our new paper: Ouros, our processor for lazy functional languages. Its pipeline hides latency to overcome inherent sequentiality of graph reduction, through dataflow-driven execution and automatic multi-threading. It's up to 118% faster than our earlier KappaMutor processor. doi.org/10.1109/ASAP...
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Katja Bego @katjabego.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“Fire at Poland Starlink station 'sabotage', minister says The station is used to transmit internet traffic through Poland, including to Ukraine.” Another day, another incident. The targeting of dual-use and military infrastructure on EU soil is only gaining pace. www.euractiv.com/news/fire-at...
euractiv.com
Fire at Poland Starlink station 'sabotage', minister says | Euractiv
The station is used to transmit internet traffic through Poland, including to Ukraine
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Eurosky Sebastian @sebastian.eurosky.social · 23/09/2026
Building a European alternative to TikTok and am looking for testers (preferably Gen-Z). Who wants to give it a go? 100 spots - first come first serve. testflight.apple.com/join/xYr4BKy7
testflight.apple.com
Join the Bluescreen for Bluesky beta
Available on iOS
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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"Once again, a core feature of a major piece of AI technology will actually just be people working in a call center." www.404media.co/meta-tests-m...
404media.co
Meta Tests Muse AI Agent Calls That Are Actually Made By Humans in a Call Center
"This has potential for so much negative PR. It could portray us as ‘their AI is not good enough so they still need humans’ kind of coverage for this launch."
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P(aul) Frazee @pfrazee.com · 23/09/2026
I'm going to "AtmosphereConf 2027".
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AtmosphereConf 2027
The third edition of the global gathering for the Atmosphere Community is taking place in Amsterdam, April 29th - May 2nd. This includes side-events and main conference days. Please RSVP with your interest, subscribe for updates at https://news.atmosphereconf.org, and watch us build out the website with lots of fun features https://atmosphereconf.org As well as in person, we'll also be streaming and have different ways to participate remotely. Atmosphere Conference is run by the community, for the community, as an annual global gathering to connect, share, celebrate, and learn from each other. We welcome newcomers and want to engage with new perspectives. It's a community home for builders, supporters, and participants in the atproto ecosystem. We maintain collective resources, seed projects, and convene our community to ensure every member has genuine voice in shaping the ecosystem's future. #atproto #atmosphereconf #atmosphereconf2027 #europe
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TNG Technology Consulting GmbH @tngtech.com · 23/09/2026
Don't miss our yearly Haskell gathering from October 9th - 11th at TNG's headquarters. Feel free to register here for #Munihac 👉 munihac.de/2026.html
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Nicolai von Ondarza @nvondarza.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Time for a bit more Euro-optimism?
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Volt Danmark @voltdanmark.org · 23/09/2026
Help us cill the cookie banner! You click on these things every day. They are annoying and designed to make you «accept all». Sign the petition to help us fix this useless design. actionnetwork.org/petitions/ki...
actionnetwork.org
Kill the Cookie Banner!
Europe must not let powerful lobbies sabotage the one reform that finally hands data power back to citizens Every day you click. Accept. Reject. Manage preferences. There is barely a website left wit...
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