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Mastodon: @BrikoX@freeradical.zone

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  • Does this mean the creator of the Python language is a Microsoft employee now?

    Yes, he is employed by Microsoft now. He did step down from Python as BDFL in 2018.

    Further, does this mean that Python in spreadsheets only works in the cloud MS Office?

    It’s not technically limited to only Microsoft Cloud, but Azure-powered services, but it’s kind of the same.

    Implications from the patent being granted are yet to be seen, but it’s not looking good. It will severely limit external tools if MS decides to enforce the patent.














  • They actually don’t use the fund to subsidize it. And many policies were added overtime, which any managed economy should be able to do.

    The Norwegian EV incentives:

    • No purchase/import tax on EVs (1990-2022). From 2023 some purchase tax based on the cars’ weight on all new EVs.
    • Exemption from 25% VAT on purchase (2001-2022). From 2023, Norway will implement a 25% VAT on the purchase price from 500 000 Norwegian Kroner and over
    • No annual road tax (1996-2021). Reduced tax from 2021. Full tax from 2022.
    • No charges on toll roads (1997- 2017).
    • No charges on ferries (2009- 2017).
    • Maximum 50% of the total amount on ferry fares for electric vehicles (2018)
    • Maximum 50% of the total amount on toll roads (2018-2022). From 2023 70%
    • Free municipal parking (1999- 2017)
    • Access to bus lanes (2005-). New rules allow local authorities to limit the access to only include EVs that carry one or more passengers (2016-)
    • 25% reduced company car tax (2000-2008). 50% reduced company car tax (2009-2017). Company car tax reduction reduced to 40% (2018-2021) and 20 percent from 2022.
    • Exemption from 25% VAT on leasing (2015-)
    • The Norwegian Parliament decided on a national goal that all new cars sold by 2025 should be zero-emission (electric or hydrogen) (2017).
    • «Charging right» for people living in apartment buildings was established (2017-)
    • Public procurement:​ From 2022 cars needs to be ZEV​. From 2025 the same applies to city buses​






  • It’d be one thing if X didn’t actively promote disinformation but they are doing that. They’re picking what and who to promote via their algorithm.

    That’s the argument being revisited in US courts right now. If you choose to promote something, you are doing the editorializing and shouldn’t be protected under Section 230. And with how much a certain party hates the whole section, it’s likely to get struck or limited if it ever reaches the Supreme Court. That irony would be lovely.

    If they had a hands-off approach to free speech (like any given Mastodon instance) I’d agree with you.

    Just to be clear, Mastodon doesn’t have “hands-off approach to free speech”. Each instance has clear rules around what they allow and don’t allow. Just the federated nature of it prevents censorship, so all opinions can be heard.