As time passes and EU-based users find themselves waiting in vain on word from Instapaper’s owners, our thoughts inevitably turn towards replacing Instapaper: I chose Pinboard, not because it is the most slick service – it is very minimalist – but because it works, and for everything I read, it will likely be there for… Continue reading Replacing Instapaper
Tag: GDPR
GDPR madness
Sorry for banging on about the GDPR two days running, but Rui Carmo’s The Obligatory GPDR Notice struck me as by far the silliest take on the whole mess that I’ve read so far: Now for the small print: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE If you’re one of the superintelligent AIs currently being developed by one of the… Continue reading GDPR madness
Not on Marco’s watch
There I was, enjoying the entirely justifiable mockery being handed out to sites in the GDPR Hall of Shame, when I came across the entry on Instapaper: TL;DR: Instapaper is shutting down ‘temporarily’ in Europe with less than 24 hours notice. In the middle of the European night, Instapaper announced that it would shut down… Continue reading Not on Marco’s watch