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Aral Balkan

Interesting that my @mntmn laptop has been “on hold” with DHL in Cork (where I live) since yesterday morning and “The Estimated Delivery Date is currently unavailable.”

Now it probably just missed its morning shipping window yesterday as I was told and it’s not some shady government agency attempting to install a hardware backdoor or anything. But Lukas knows and can verify every component and piece of software that went into it… which is the nice thing about freedom tech… ;)

*waves*

@mntmn Laptop is now with the courier :)

@aral
It'll be interesting to see what happens should the UK crash out of the EU with a no-deal. Then your future laptops might have to pass through a third country (i.e. the UK) or things get shipped from the EU to Ireland via sea.

Implications for both security of your laptop and delivery times.

@mntmn

@fitheach @aral @mntmn I remember there was talk even pretty early on about alternate freight routes from continental Europe to Ireland. I got the sense the will has consistently been there from EU at least to ensure Ireland lands well out of this, though a lot of damage is inevitable.

@fitheach @aral @mntmn I've not heard of it since but suspect that plans on the EU side are looking reasonably orderly in some of those areas where Ireland will be hit hardest. Whatever happens though, a hard Brexit would be very tough for Ireland.