That’s basically what AT protocol (Bluesky) is

Mastodon is great for certain things, but not great as a broadcast medium. A European AT Protocol implementation is a better solution https://www.eurosky.social/

Not be able to buy or sell anything without a US company as intermediary does seem something of a risk in the current environment

Looks like it’s national.

Deflating deep-rooted habits and established digital wallets like Apple Pay or Google Pay requires convincing added value. The Dutch „iDEAL | Wero“ strategy has a unique advantage here: it transfers an entire national user base almost automatically.

I wonder how they finance it. I guess the owner charges a fee to the mobile phone networks

Old people drive less as well

Zombie apocalypse is a good thing, and least in this context. “the collapse of low-productivity firms, which will be replaced by more productive equivalents.”

The good news is that the houses are still there and they are still fully occupied.

“Last year, its stores attracted 924 million visits, making it the third-most visited supermarket in America after Kroger and Publix.” Later on the article says there are 1 billion visits annually, so it seems that Aldi had 10% of footfall, which is pretty impressive penetration.

That’s just how Germans write

What about Webador: https://slashdot.org/software/comparison/Substack-vs-Webador-vs-WordPress/

Here WeGo has great traffic data (as you would expect given that it’s owned by Audi,BMW etc

Have you tried Here WeGo. It’s owned by a consortium of European car manufacturers, and has great maps, especially for traffic. The mobile experience is event, and integrated with Android Auto.

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