Mathias Hellquist

You should follow @ap.brid.gy and then your posts will be seen by "the Fediverse" too, which includes services like Mastodon, Friendica, Akkoma, Pixelfed (photo sharing alternative to Instagram btw) and many more, as well.

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you can't be serious. This reads Meta/Facebook/Insta is looking to grant itself the rights to scrape websites across the open web - and train Meta's AI - if a company after Oct 30, 2026 uses Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp or other Meta services. So every biz. Read that again. Outrageous. 1/5

The guy doing the "crafts" apps is really on a roll right now, no? Not only has he done all of the Adobe software, but he is now also on to doing the MS Office software and then some. 13 app clones as we speak. Go check it out unless you love paying subscriptions to Adobe, Microsoft etc […]

Är det bara jag som tycker det är jättekonstigt, till och med direkt obegripligt, att de som sitter i Riksdagen är undantagna från Registerkontroll och Säkerhetskontroll? Alla andra statligt avlönade som arbetar med, eller kommer i kontakt med, säkerhetskänslig information måste genomgå båda de […]

Swedish politicians are more concerned about their own positioning/gains than they are about what is best for the country. Sad thing, but we get what we deserve I guess.

New video from Orbit Culture (ft Tina Guo). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWYmIHU2CCI&list=RDrWYmIHU2CCI #OrbitCulture #Metal #TinaGuo

I love when web sites say "hey, you're coming here from the EU. We therefore can't provide you with out content, as the EU operates under GDPR legislation." What they're actually saying is "we will track our users and be so privacy infringing that it is only legal to do so in the US". I […]

I predict that Sweden, again, will have months without a government due to crashed government negotiations. It has happened before.

General Election day in Sweden. Go vote if you haven't already. It is your obligation/opportunity to influence society. People have died for your right to vote today. Do it.

Mr Robot S04E07 is a masterpiece of television. If you know you know. You’d need to see everything prior to it to have it make sense though. #MrRobot #tv #series #MasterPiece

New song/video from The Ocean. They are really using the new set-up of members in a great way! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGvFf1dh_Uc #metal #newreleases #TheOcean

Now my first-born spawn has left the nest. It is all more quiet here now, and it feels weird and strange, yet exciting and I secretly somewhat envy him and all the amazing and fantastic experiences he will have in the coming years.

It is not that I'm a huge fan of mosquitos, wasps, flies, bees, bumblebees (they are cool though) etc, but is it only here there has been a distinct lack of them this summer? And I mean ANY of them? Normally during summers (in my part of Sweden) you need an actual strategy combined with serious […]

I say, this is a fantastic article. So many truths. Also, a recurring topic these last couple of days, it saddens me that these days when people do NOT agree with something they lazily say "AI slop". To anything/everything. They proclaim they have seen the obvious, which means everyone else […]

I'm on a rewatch-tv-series-spree. Have just finished Person of Interest and (re-)started watching Mr Robot. It is quite fascinating how well before their time they were, compared to reality of today. I mean, 10 years ago they predicted, pretty much exactly, what we see right now. They asked the […]

Gravity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_1eut_6xPo #metal #BlackTongue

Time for some NoPreachers, right? Some great riffs in here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyZ72pLRfNo #metal #NoPreachers

Now this is cool! So, as I have been dabbling with AI-solutions, not to replace my creative work, and not to write my texts, but to actually do the things I would prefer to rather _not_ do (so I can free up time to create music, take photos etc) I have over time installed/integrated quite a few […]

This day 21 years ago is one of those days I’ll never forget. It was the day of the 7/7 bombings in London, where I lived and worked at the time. We heard/felt them. Scary times.

The most expensive and fragile thing on earth must be male football players. It is a miracle they get through a normal day! And yes, female football players seem more like normal people, they get up again if they trip or fall over. #worldcup2026

On the train back home after an amazing couple of days at #CopenHell2026. Copenhagen and Denmark delivered again. Sweden could learn so much from Denmark when it comes to arranging festivals (well, and a few other things too).

Late on the ball here, but this is utterly amazing. Really. https://youtu.be/I1zqCX3Dvxo?is=PGyfjAzH4Rd9UfRT

…and so it begins. https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-blocks-foreign-access-anthropics-most-advanced-ai-models-axios-reports-2026-06-13/ #ai #news #politics #business

Red wine. Blue cheese. If you have no idea what I’m talking about I feel sorry for you.

So, utterly bonkers eye makeup on one eye (only) is apparently ”the thing to do” this year. Noted. #Eurovision

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Well, yeah. #politics #uspol

I am normally not a huge fan of political drama, but I have to say that 5 episodes in on The Diplomat (Netflix) I find it excellent so far. Great writing. #TheDiplomat #Netflix #TV #series

Scary times. I am baffled governments and enterprises just wholesale give all their data to Palantir. "NHS Staff Told ‘Stop Criticising Palantir or Lose Your Job’" https://novaramedia.com/2026/04/14/nhs-staff-told-stop-criticising-palantir-or-lose-your-job/ #ai #palantir #nhs

This is getting more and more relevant: https://idiocracy.wtf #humor #politics

Woohoo! It isn't snowing, only heavy rain (unlike the previous two mornings)! #DoneWithWinterForThisTime

Only of interest for #GW2 players: today I got my first set of Obsidian Armor (light). Yay! I’m not doing great on my ”perhaps I should craft some legendary trinkets…?” (of which I still have zero) as I allowed myself to get sidetracked with Eternity, Klobjarne Geirr and now armor. NOW maybe I […]

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On the topic of non-US services: Have you seen https://www.eurosky.tech, which is built on the AT protocol. Opinions? Experiences? Views? Wouldn't it, today, still have a dependency to BlueSky? Or have I misunderstood how it (AT) works? Apparently no one I know or am connected with is talking […]

Interesting topic regarding the differences between open web, open tech and open source and what it can mean for actual openness vs convenience. I haven't watched the video just yet, but as Chris (@codepo8@toot.cafe) is wise I have added it to my to-watch list […]

Err...right. That is definitely one way of doing it. Blimey. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6L-GUOAhGo&list=RDr6L-GUOAhGo&start_radio=1

So now the label of "out-of-control, Radical Left" is applied to companies simply for stating they do NOT wish their products to be used for killing people without human control/intervention, or if they do not wish their products to be used for mass surveillance of innocent civilian public. It […]

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"Google has criticized the European Union’s intentions to achieve digital sovereignty through open-source software." Umm...ok...I think I can see why they did that, but lets read further... "The company [Google] warned that Brussels’ policies aimed at reducing dependence on American tech […]

Vivaldi browsers latest update includes tiling of tabs in the same window. Unlike other browser makers they keep adding actual usability features **instead** of making every AI, which I (as a multi-device) user of Vivaldi appreciates. That they also are active in the Fediverse is another bonus. […]

This is not satire. "To authorize the President to enter into negotiations to acquire Greenland and to rename Greenland as “Red, White, and Blueland”." https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1161/text

Interesting read. https://www.techpolicy.press/the-trump-lie-about-europe-and-why-it-matters/

Preparing for war(s). https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/01/withdrawing-the-united-states-from-international-organizations-conventions-and-treaties-that-are-contrary-to-the-interests-of-the-united-states/

I'm really happy to see that there's such an influx of new players to Guild Wars 2. Amazingly fun. Pretty strong going for an MMO (or CMO...C for collaborative) that was released 13+ years ago, but which has been updated regularly over the years, making most of the other MMO's appear like they […]

"The REAL Reason Guild Wars 2 Is Growing In Popularity" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4awxbr7n34 #gaming #gw2 #GuildWars2

Woohoo! I got wifi working on Garuda Linux (i.e. Arch btw)! It only took me 2 days of fiddling! #HappyForTheLittleThings #Garuda #Arch #Linux