Sorry, I wasn't clear. I don't think these initiatives really protect Europeans. Anton Carniau, a Microsoft executive, testified before the French Parliament that ‘as a last resort, if we are forced to, we must transmit the data’, ‘You cannot guarantee that data entrusted to UGAP will never be transmitted to the US authorities without the explicit consent of the French authorities’.
I just wanted to say that cloud companies were doing a better job of ensuring the collection of European data than Trump's diplomacy.
One of the horrific elements of 9/11 was that force of compression as the building collapsed basically destroyed bodies beyond even being small parts.
As a result, for years following 9/11 remains ( sometimes very small ) were found and immediately catalogued and DNA tested in the hopes some of the victims would finally have something that could be buried.
It's truly horrific to be unable to tell a family for certain that their loved one is definitely gone. And there are folks from that event who are still entirely missing, no remains found. Their families had to bury empty caskets with a lack of closure.
Look up "where did the towers go?" on Youtube, a lecture by materials scientist Judy Wood. She argues I think conclusively that the towers were turned into dust by directed energy weapons.
(I know this will get downvoted to hell, but I suggest you find out for yourself.)
So... there once was a company called First data. Founded by some JPMC execs who got chased out of the bank after being caught performing espionage for Palantir.
They sold their transaction platform as a service to Apple Pay. And funneled all your transaction data to palantir.
Financial networks are side channels for intelligence gathering. And that makes the folks doing them outside of your nation an adversary.
With the US choosing to become an enemy of western democracy in Europe, the need for more investment in building trusted core infrastructure is inevitable.
Certainly none of this is ever simple. But this is just a microcosm of a much larger shift across many industries in Europe and we as tech nerds should be mindful of the tectonic shifts that are happening currently. The capital investments occurring have serious long term implications for us all.
Really the folks doing them inside your nation are also adversaries. The worst ones in fact because they usually have the power or know somebody who has the power to jail you.
Trying to recover my sanity after a year of complete executive function failure. Tech can lead you to places that will absolutely destroy you mentally and emotionally.
Recovery from that is not something one can easily handle. It's a long slow and usually painful recovery process that requires deep commitment.
Many of us have experienced burn out.. but some of us have seen worse. Engineering truly can lead you to places that both matter a great deal and remind use we were never enough, we were just the people there at the time. Longer I am in this career the more humble I get as each successive challenge hammers me into something different than I was before.
I love it. But god ... sometimes the choose your own adventure goes awry.
> Trying to recover my sanity after a year of complete executive function failure. Tech can lead you to places that will absolutely destroy you mentally and emotionally.
I know its hard to appreciate other people trying to give advice when your headspace is not there, but burnout is a very real thing. It sneaks up slowly when you keep thinking you can take on a little bit more, a little bit more and then all of a sudden it becomes overwhelming.
It's happened to me where I was having full panic attacks seemingly out of the blue and passing out on public transport.
The only advice I would say is to try to force yourself once a day to really step away from it for at least an hour, maybe two if you can, keep the time you do it regular so it becomes a habit and be okay with saying no.
Your mental health is way more important than any work. Hope things improve.
yeah I been at this a while I know a bunch of techniques... but sometimes you work on stuff that's... worth the burn. but also brutal in ways you can't expect until you experience it.
anyways... thanks for the kind words. in 2026 we need more kindness and empathy in our comments. =)
And I think folks sharing good design patterns is always worth reading. Mentally healthy work is a good design pattern.
the damage is done. trump fanning the flames and then using ham fisted threats that frankly carry no weight now... are just making it worse.
the money's already been allocated. the results are inevitable.
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