Some would argue that most stories in Western societies are echoing the Bible. The Matrix is in many ways the story of Jesus (Morpheus is John the Baptist).

I thought the Wachowskis even said so explicitly. Might be mixing it with deus ex where it is right on the nose.

Can you point to any official document which states it is illegal? Or any document which mentions any exceptions?

Art. 19, Paragraph 4 of the Copyright Act (CopA [1]).

The article lists the "Published works [that] may be used for private use" and that paragraph closes it with:

> This Article does not apply to computer programs.

[1] https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/1993/1798_1798_1798/en#ar...

I have been thinking of creating a similar app; however I wanted to do a "Sunday paper". This look nice and I like the minimalist design, but I would prefer to have solution that I can self-host.

The tool actually is open source, so you could self-host it if you wish. MIT license, in Python. The repository [1] is linked in the blog post the author wrote about the project [2].

[1]: https://github.com/capjamesg/web-reader

[2]: https://jamesg.blog/2024/11/30/designing-a-calm-web-reader/

The open source version is a bit different from the hosted one: the open source code involves running the polling script, then building a static site (which is how I run the site for several months as a single-user project).

I am planning to move the polling changes upstream soon and then figure out a plan for open sourcing the full project.

I've been thinking of it, too. And, I've created one a few years ago. It's been running 100% uptime and for free since then - lenns.io. I'd be happy if you give it a go and let me know what you think.

sfeed (https://codemadness.org/sfeed-simple-feed-parser.html) has basic infrastructure to do that

One of my favorite finds through Wiby is: https://thelocalyarn.com/excursus/test/index.html which I found through this article specifically: https://thelocalyarn.com/excursus/test/articles/future-proof...

It's worth noting that the article starts with the mention of Kjell Inge Røkke leaving for Switzerland, a country in which there is wealth tax. The only reason Røkke might still be interested is that as a foreigner he is able to "cut a deal" with the Government [1].

For non-UHNWI, you can have a wealth tax of 0.6% (this varies between cantons, and I'm already taking into account here cantonal and communal wealth tax).

[1] https://www.knightfrank.com/research/article/2021-03-08-why-...

I haven't done it myself but you can buy replacement batteries online for the Kindle Voyage; last time I checked they were like $30 and replacing it looks easy enough.

I hope this car never makes it into Europe in current form.

Tesla have made statements saying that it won't. As a layman, I don't think the flat front is possible.

Sharp edges are also not allowed in most European countries.

While I "jailwalk" pretty much all the time (in Europe), nighttime is when I am the most reluctant to do so. Poor visibility and higher chance of meeting a drunk driver.

Touch ID

Coincidentally Bloomberg's bold design was ushered under Joshua Topolsky, one of The Verge's founders. He then went on to found The Outline, which arguably had an even bolder design. In many ways, The Outline's premise was the same as the new The Verge. I'm curious to see if The Outline was just to early, or whether the premise is just flawed.

Now he runs Input Magazine[1], which also has a lysergic aesthetics.

[1] https://www.inputmag.com