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Oct 12, 2022 7 tweets 2 min read
Event with the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets on the #DataAct. @AutoriteitCM conducted a study into cloud services and presented this at the Perm. Rep.

Study: increasing interoperability between different cloud providers is important. A few key takeaways ⤵️ There is a lack of interoperability between different cloud providers, and their services. Users cannot freely choose a service they want, and it is difficult for newcomers to enter the market, hence dampening innovation. Therefore..
Apr 27, 2020 21 tweets 8 min read
You all know the story of little Hans Brinker – a story about a small act with a big effect. Hans saved his city from certain disaster by plugging a hole in the dike with his finger.

But do you know the story of Maarten Rijkers?

[Picture by WikiFrits] Truth be told, Hans Brinker only made the story famous: the finger really belonged to an unknown lock keeper in Haarlem, whose story is in Mary Mapes Dodge’s book.

But since Hans’ story has become eponymous with that of the lock keeper, we’ll just leave the opening as it is.