RE: https://mastodon.thi.ng/@toxi/117047924135764185

I'm kind of desperate to hear how other small artist/crafter/maker online shop owners are going to deal with these new hostile EU packaging regulations. One of the biggest issues is the amount of general confusion and lack of clear solutions, with only 6 days left until the legislation starts!

I've started compiling a list of useful links and will continue doing so, but please, please share/boost for better reach! Thank you! 🙏

#FediAsk #LazyWeb #EU #PPWR #Packaging #Legislation #OnlineShop

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Karsten Schmidt » 🌐 2026-08-06 / 2026-08-06
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A few days ago the EU released an updated #PPWR FAQ:

https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/ad14cb8f-8d4f-11f1-9262-01aa75ed71a1

Also some more clarifications from the German Händlerbund:

1) Attaching a postage label on unbranded packaging sourced in the same EU country as your shop does not make you a producer and frees you of extended EPR responsibilities:

(Videos in German):
https://imginn.com/p/DbqOqGbMmhW/
https://imginn.com/p/DbnbkzNs1_1/

2) The de minimis relief amendment for micro-enterprises has been rejected, meaning authorized representatives are indeed required in each single EU country where you want to ship to. Even if it's just one package a year. This is unbelievably bad news for any small shops! I'm honestly speechless how idiotic & cruel this decision is!

https://ohn.haendlerbund.de/recht/politik-gesetze/entlastung-ppwr-bevollmaechtigte

https://imginn.com/p/DbsV5HsIiNt/

Edit: The official decision to discontinue negotiations is here:
https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/06/24/simplification-council-agrees-negotiating-stance-to-simplify-and-streamline-environmental-rules/

The almost Newspeak-like scenario here is that this now vastly more involved and expensive impact of this legislation is officially touted as "simplification and reduction of administrative burden". Can't make this up...

#PPWR #EU #Packaging #OnlineShop #MicroEnterprise

So, imagine I am looking for a 13-14" AMD laptop with a tolerable keyboard which can run linux, will be expandable (both memory and storage) and repairable, and I don't want to give money to framework or system76. What are my *good* options? Tuxedo and lenovo? Slimbook? Laptop with Linux? Nova Custom?

Some of these don't have AMD offereings, IIRC, and might be tricky to get in the US.

Any strong opinions?

#lazyweb

Dear #lazyweb #askfedi I have a jewelry question: I am working with nordic gold (CuAlZnSn) and german silver (CuNi). I have a propane furnace and a (not-)MAPP torch.

I struggle to melt copper based alloys with either (I have cast aluminium without problems in the past, and with difficulty made some casting shot from brass, german silver, copper and nordic gold.

I have a smith little torch with the wrong fittings for this country , and an oxygen regulator, but currently no source of oxygen.

I should

#lazyweb query

I'm making videos (no webcam, just audio), and I am spending what feels like an insane amount of time getting good takes out of my #recording that I can insert into my video.

My scripts are pre-written, so it is mostly because I don't pronounce things as well as I would like or don't like the flow of a phrase, so I repeat it. This means I end up with 3-4x the #audio that I need.

Are there any good tips (or software) I can use to make this easier?

#spokenword #creative

#Lazyweb When I want to spin up my own #Fediverse instance that supports #Markdown when composing a post and that can handle my significant amount of followers with a seamless migration from my current #Mastodon instance, which #ActivityPub Implementation would you use? Ideally it should be a simple rootless container setup that JustWorks™ with podman. Perfection would be a single, self-contained container without the need to spin up several ones for databases or other stuff.

a while ago we saw a really good explanation of how terminals can't distinguish between Ctrl-I and Tab, among other things, but, of course, can't find it, does anyone on the #lazyweb remember it

Hello #fedihired #lazyweb,

TL;DR: are any goofy software shops hiring netherlands/remote (even with oppressive timezone differences)

Do any of y'all know of a europe based software house or recruitment agency who has even the slightest room for whimsy and humour in job applications? I'm not looking for mandatory clowning, just somewhere who won't mash the "you're worthless to our company / society" button if you put "lmao" or turn to the camera and say "get a load of this" when describing a database import script

I'm getting my mental health absolutely thrashed by having to write a very srss bznss resume and cover letter without jokes japes or guffaw. The combination of it being impossible to write like that and an absolute kick in the gender salad every time I get back a zero effort copy of the default rejection letter form companies' recruiter shitware is doing me real dirty

At this point I'm not sure if I'm looking to #getfedihired or if I'm just looking to vent.

I'm mostly forever #perl #smol + old web + backend / ISP, but a good neurodivergent coworker who thought it was cool could likely get me onto a different language in pretty short order

Fellow old geeks:

Back in the late '90s, when music modules were the fashion, I remember two called (in their file names, at least) dubu97 and dubu98. They have been stuck in my head for almost 30 years, but I do not have copies of them anywhere and my ability to find them with search engines is lacking.

Does anyone have any idea what I'm talking about?

#LazyWeb

I have an old #Wordpress / #WooCommerce theme that needs its WooCommerce templates updated.

The WC documentation doesn’t really make it clear to me how I do that.

Can anyone recommend a guide to updating WC themes?

#AskFedi #LazyWeb #AskFediverse #WebDev

#lazyweb #nerd Does there exist any IP-connected camera that can operate entirely wirelessly (WiFi for comms, battery power, preferably solar-charged) AND transmit continuous video with a frame rate of 1Hz or better?

Every battery-powered option I've spotted so far refuses live transmission or even continuous local recording, only motion-triggered snippets.

I have done some research but I keep finding mixed reviews on SyncThing — particularly regarding my second use case below. I would appreciate advice before I dedicate time this weekend to set it up.

Use cases:
(0) keep 2-way synchronization for my pictures, notes, & short voice recordings in QuillPad¹ on Android with my laptop.

(1) synchronize of photos & videos from my spouse's & my Android devices and our laptops (e.g., what most ppl do with, say, Google Drive).

#lazyweb #AskFedi #SyncThing

I’ve never bought a rice cooker, but I’m interested in getting one. Folks who have rice cookers: what’s a good brand? What are things to look for when shopping for one?

#LazyWeb

I wonder if anyone I know could recommend a reliable, open source tool for posting either from an RSS feed or some other automated fashion to Mastodon, Bluesky, and any other relevant social networks...

Basically, a Hootsuite or something but open source and *preferably* not a project that has jumped on the AI bandwagon.

Please boost for reach if you would. Thanks!

#OpenSource #LazyWeb #Socialmedia

What was the last #Apple device that had an IR port? https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=a85c4ab626ef52530400ace1957daaa35dd07534

#FreeBSD #lazyweb