Позавчера Еврокомиссия приняла закон, который обязывает все компании без исключения использовать USB Type-C, как основной стандарт для зарядного устройства. С осени 2024 года гаджеты в Европе должны уже полностью перейти на новую схему.
Есть косвенный побочный эффект: выпуск устаревших устройств с Micro USB в Европе будет невозможен. Я вот до сих пор (редко, но бывает) наталкиваюсь на новые устройства, которые можно купить в магазине прямо сейчас, и у которых почему-то Micro USB вместо Type-C. Видимо, какие-то очень древние складские залежи.
Но куда важнее воздействие на компанию Apple. Годами в айфонах упорно отказывались делать единый стандарт зарядки. Годами люди вынуждены были заряжать не-Apple устройства одним способом, а Apple другим. Более того: даже на новых iPad уже Type-C, но на iPhone до сих пор Lightning. Чем только это не оправдывалось: скоростью, безопасностью, экосистемой. Но на самом деле оправданий нет.
Цитата из одного старого поста @amima:
«Пол Грэм, инвестор и основатель самого авторитетного стартап-акселератора YCombinator, как-то писал: «Uber is so obviously a good thing that you can measure how corrupt cities are by how hard they try to suppress it». Есть явления, общественная польза которых настолько очевидна и проверена временем, что они сами по себе являются мерилом нормы.»
Одинаковый стандарт зарядки и порта передачи данных — одна из таких вещей. Начиная от уменьшения количества проводов в каждом доме, и заканчивая возможностью стрельнуть провод вообще у любого человека, у которого он есть с собой. Со стороны Apple было очень по-мудачески годами выдумывать оправдания вместо перехода на Type-C. Ну, теперь, если они хотят продолжать торговать в Европе, у них не останется выхода. Ждём на очередной конференции объявление об этом, как о революционном собственном решении.
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“Stop waiting for Israel’s permission.” Human rights lawyer and FFC volunteer @huwaidaarraf calls on the world to stop waiting on permission from a genocidal state. She explains that the Freedom Flotilla Coalition wasn't ever only about humanitarian aid - we are fighting for the liberation of the Palestinian people. And no matter what violence Israel commits against us or our ships, we won’t be silent while an entire population is deliberately starved and massacred. No one should. Join the movement. Help us break the siege.
Take action now: https://bit.ly/alleyesondeck
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‘Handala’ is due to depart, just weeks after ‘Madleen’ set sail to Gaza. In a time of unprecedented levels of global repression of Palestinian solidarity, with individuals having livelihoods and careers threatened for supporting Palestine, we are reminded that repressive tactics only work if people are bullied into silence.
The ‘Handala’ mission is only one part of a global wave of solidarity. Investigative group Forensic Architecture are making an online tracker to monitor the vessel’s passage publicly available online, as with the ‘Madleen’ mission. Every act of documentation and witnessing is part of holding Israel - and complicit governments- accountable.
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Lubna Tuma from Adalah Legal Centre provided us with a briefing on the status of the Flotilla members who were abducted from international waters by Israeli forces on 9th June 2025. Recorded just after leaving a legal counsel meeting held with the Flotilla volunteers in Givon prison, she comments on the numerous violations of human rights they were subjected to during the court hearing and in Israeli custody. Since recording Rima Hassan is no longer in solitary confinement. Please donate to Adalah Legal Centre today. QR code included and information provided at the end of the video.
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Baptiste André, Rima Hassan, Reva Viard and Pascal Marieras are on board the ‘Madleen’ which is fast approaching Gaza. According to the Israeli military and sources in Israeli media, the vessel is soon due to be forcibly intercepted, likely within 24 hours. The crew on the ‘Madleen’ call on the President of the French Republic to ensure their safe passage and to respect the sovereign rights of the Palestinian people over their own territorial waters. As signatory to the United Nations Charter, the Rome Statute, and the United Nations Conventions against Apartheid and Genocide, the French Republic is obliged to ensure their safe, unimpeded passage as they attempt to deliver humanitarian aid and do all that it can to end the genocide.
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As Israel threatens to attack the ‘Madleen’ as it sails towards Gaza, John Dugard, Professor Emeritus of international law and former UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, explains the illegality of an Israeli military intervention.
Volunteers onboard the ‘Madleen’ are urging people to pressure their governments to ensure their safe passage as they attempt to open a sea corridor to Gaza, especially as the situation on the ground there deteriorates.
The ‘Madleen’ and the civilians on board are protected by international law and any attempts to block them will constitute an unlawful act of aggression against a civilian vessel.
All Eyes On Deck.
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Dr Mohammed Mustafa joined the gathering of local and international supporters who gathered in solidarity as they bid farewell to the Madleen from Catania, Sicily. Having served on two medical missions to Gaza, Dr Mustafa has seen firsthand the devastation wrought on its healthcare infrastructure. Having witnessed the impact of the genocide, he outlines his hopes of establishing a children’s hospital in Gaza.
‘Everyone has to do their part. We all owe a responsibility to those people in Gaza.’
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Actor Liam Cunningham was among a huge crowd of local and international supporters who gathered in solidarity as they bid the Madleen farewell from Catania, Sicily. He highlights the inaction of governments worldwide in response to overwhelming and unambiguous proof of Israel’s genocide being carried out in Gaza. In the context of government complicity in failing to uphold their obligations under international law, he reminds us that actual change is always driven by the people.
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Don’t Lose the ‘Madleen’: Track Her Journey to Gaza
In partnership with Forensic Architecture, we’ve equipped the Madleen with a live tracker to ensure safety, accountability, and global solidarity.
As she sails to break Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza, the risk of attack is real. The tracker broadcasts her position in real time deterring violence, exposing any aggression, and allowing the world to witness this mission of resistance.
Through this collaboration, we are not only increasing transparency, we are building a framework for justice. The tracker transforms a solitary vessel into a globally witnessed journey, making it harder for any violations to occur unnoticed or unchallenged.
Follow the Madleen. Stay alert. Stand with Palestine.
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All eyes on Gaza. The 'Madleen' sets sail tomorrow, carrying humanitarian aid and unwavering solidarity. This is not charity. This is a nonviolent, direct action to challenge Israel’s illegal siege and escalating war crimes. From the river to the sea, amplify the voices of Palestinians demanding their human rights, including the freedom of movement, and self-determination. Demand your government safeguard our journey to Gaza, now.
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📷 Actor, activist and 'Handala' crew member Jacob Berger reflects on the urgency of the Flotilla's mission to deliver life-saving aid to the Palestinian people of Gaza.
He affirms the importance of taking part in this mission as a Jewish American as a vital act of dissent, and hopes that the Flotilla will inspire more people to take direct action.
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