Revealed: Our Plans For Thunderbird On Android
https://blog.thunderbird.net/2022/06/revealed-thunderbird-on-android-plans-k9/

K-9 Mail 将会变成 Thunderbird for Android。

Telegram Web provides an extraordinary experience on desktops, but it also works great on mobile devices. It is prevented, however, from reaching native-app-level quality on iOS, because Apple limits web developers in terms of what they can do on iPhones and iPads.

In April, the developer of Telegram Web shared a 10-point list of issues in the iOS Safari browser that Apple has been unwilling to fix or improve for years (check it here for technical details). Other developers have even complained that Apple's Safari is killing the web.

We suspect that Apple may be intentionally crippling its web apps to force its users to download more native apps where Apple is able to charge its 30% commission (I wrote about why it is harmful here).

Fortunately, regulators have started to realise what is going on. This week, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), a UK regulator, concluded:

"Apple bans alternatives to its own browser engine on its mobile devices; a restriction that is unique to Apple. The CMA is concerned this severely limits the potential for rival browsers to differentiate themselves from Safari (for example, on features such as speed and functionality) and limits Apple’s incentives to invest in its browser engine.

This restriction also seriously inhibits the capability of web apps – apps that run on a browser rather than having to be individually downloaded – depriving consumers and businesses of the full benefits of this innovative technology."

I think it's an accurate summary and hope that regulatory action will follow soon. It's sad that, more than ten years after Steve Job's death, a company that once revolutionized mobile web turned into its most significant roadblock.

https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Technology/Internet-Explorer-shutdown-to-cause-Japan-headaches-for-months

东 亚 I T 是 一 家

无权限限制（任何匿名身份都可参与）的区块链可能允许一名攻击者创造大量看似合规的参与者来篡改投票结果。于是，这种攻击的回报必须小于开销；这就是为什么无权限限制的区块链的参与必须是昂贵的。计算力只能用法币支付，所以必须在链上用虚拟货币补偿矿工，配合以资本投机来支付计算成本。无权限限制的区块链即使声称其目的是忠诚记录事实，也一定会产生货币和投机。

如果需要建造一个忠诚记录事实的区块链却不允许货币和投机的产生，那么这个区块链就不能开放给所有人参与（只能阅读）。如此一来，信用就由这些人背书。所以，国家经营的区块链一般就是笑话，金融交易完全不需要用到区块链；但是受信任的武德充沛的人（无论匿名与否）组织的区块链则有社会意义。但是如此的小说情节会发生吗？

总之，无权限限制区块链的根本矛盾就在：假设现实生活中的人是不可信的，但是当他们随随便便跑到链上的时候突然就变得可信了。

https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/16/23171054/elon-musk-twitter-deal-1-billion-users-wechat-tiktok

「如果我们能在推特上重现[微信]，那么将是巨大的成功。」
就凭这句话 Elon Musk 可以先去食屎了