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Ah, #deutschebahn . IC73 mysteriously won't leave from Frankfurt Hbf. Now I have to go to Frankfurt Sud. And collect 40 mins delay before I even start.

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In for another day of #CrossBorderRail , Brussels (BE) to Reggio Emilia (IT).

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This is the most important comment I have heard this week — Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk: “500 million Europeans are asking 300 million Americans to defend them against 140 million Russians […] Europe, if there is something we lack today, it is not economic or demographic power, but […]

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Thanks to all who joined the Science Fiction Economics Lab's reconvening call last week. It was great fun, highly energizing. Here's a recording (use the passcode 6y7ux+&W). Don’t miss the chat - it was full of insights and links to other adjacent projects […]

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Jeffrey Sachs is NOT my favourite economist AT ALL, but his speech to the European Parliament on "The Geopolitics of Peace" is tought-provoking. I especially like the observation that neutrality has been good for economic development in the past (Finland, Austria), and might be so in the future […]

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I think about this map a lot. https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2018-us-land-use/

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All 91 employees of the digital services agency of the American federal government, 18F, have been fired in the context of the so-called DOGE initiative. https://18f.org/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18F #civicTech h/t @dymaxion

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NATO can't protect Europe from Russia because the US has defected. The EU can't because UK is no longer a member. The UN can't because of Russia & US. We need a body with Europe + UK but not Russia + US, with existing admin infrastructure. What I'm saying is: arm the Eurovision Song Contest.

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"Remember: these are specific policies adopted in living memory, by named individuals, who were warned, and got rich, and never faced consequences. The economists who conceived of these policies are still around today, polishing their fake Nobel prizes, teaching at elite schools, making […]

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As Amazon restricts access to the books we already bought, a kind developer who goes by @treetrum produced a little application that allows us to bulk download the books we already bought. This is the first step to re-organizing our libraries and accessing those books on any device. Huge kudos […]

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Tonight, on John Oliver's Last Week Tonight, #Mastodon and #PixelFed got a call out for not falling in line with Trump and as an alternative to Meta products. #USPol

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"On the Fediverse and many other FOSS-oriented communities, we ended up at a point where AI has the same connotation status as Asbestos. " […]

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Yes!!! The crucial script I finally found: how to bulk download my Kindle files from Amazon. Instead of 4 clicks per book, 25 books per page, 59 pages of hell, it was 1449 books downloaded in 8 minutes, as easy-to-DeDRM AZW or AZW3. https://github.com/treetrum/amazon-kindle-bulk-downloader […]

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"Reposting with a comment? Even better – you're telling people why to pay attention [...]. This is why Mastodon's decision not to implement quote-tweeting (over a misplaced squeamishness about "dunk culture") was such a catastrophic own-goal." I could not agree more, @pluralistic . Hopefully […]

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Do we know any historians into European history? This is a GREAT job opportunity. https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4160805352 #history #jobs

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"Everyone must be clear-eyed about the fact that this is the end of the aid paradigm and that it’s imperative to prepare for what comes next." https://www.africanistperspective.com/p/what-will-become-of-international #development

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"Over a series of 10 sessions, 108 organisations took part, collectively naming 1100 organisations as alternative future practitioners operating in pockets across the UK." 1,100? In a single, relatively small country? How many of you are there, trying to build a better future? […]

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Turn off your notifications. All of them. Why? Let @pluralistic explain: https://pluralistic.net/2025/02/19/gimme-five/#jeffty

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The Science Fiction Economics Lab 2025 reconvening call is tomorrow. Info and registration: https://edgeryders.eu/t/relevant-sci-fi-econ-happenings-sign-up-for-our-2025-call/20730

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Hey Mastodon, is z-lib still available somewhere?

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Trump has free rein over Dutch government data https://blog.quintarelli.it/2025/02/trump-has-free-rein-over-dutch-government-data/

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The Science Fiction Economics Lab rides again. The Lab is an open group of people who help each other imagine better economic systems and institutions through the lense of #scienceFiction. As the going gets tough, more than ever we need better economies and […] [Original post on mastodon.green]

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[Reads the Draghi Report] [Reads the EU Competitiveness Compass] Lots of mentions of "risk capital" and "other forms of equity". I implore of the Gods, let this not be a reference to private equity. Private equity funds are historically VERY BAD for industry, all they do is asset-strip […]

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The Science Fiction Economics Lab rides again. The Lab is an open group of people who help each other imagine better economic systems and institutions through the lense of #scienceFiction. As the going gets tough, more than ever we need better economies and […] [Original post on mastodon.green]

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Heads up: the European Citizen's Initiative website contains a list of the ongoing ECIs, and some of them might interest you. In these troubled times, any way to reaffirm our values and our love for one another is welcome 🙂 I just signed this one, "For safe and accessible abortion in Europe": […]

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A dream come true: I'll be designing and chairing the plenary session on "Alternative economic models and finance" at the Istanbul Innovation Days 2025 – UNDP's flagship innovation event. Expect interesting questions. #IID2025 […] [Original post on mastodon.green]

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One of the first things we will do as we finish the building for our #cohousing is to join an energy community, or start a new one. Energy communities are one of the better inventions of the @EUCommission. The idea is to encourage self-consumption, mutualization and conviviality around energy […]

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My hobby: sitting in conversations about the economic and societal impact of #AI and mentally replacing "AI" with "elves". Most people treat "AI" as a black box, and do not think they should try to understand how it works _before_ they start discussing its […] [Original post on mastodon.green]

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My hobby: sitting in conversations about the economic and societal impact of #AI and mentally replacing "AI" with "elves". Most people treat "AI" as a black box, and do not think they should try to understand how it works _before_ they start discussing its […] [Original post on mastodon.green]

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#Democracy only survives only when there are people willing to defend it: Bravo #Slovakia! https://www.politico.eu/article/slovak-protests-against-pro-russia-pm-widen-to-small-towns-organizer-hails-new-reality/

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Hey German Mastodon, what can I read on the upcoming elections?

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One of the first things we will do as we finish the building for our #cohousing is to join an energy community, or start a new one. Energy communities are one of the better inventions of the @EUCommission. The idea is to encourage self-consumption, mutualization and conviviality around energy […]

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NRA Accidentally Forgets To Rise Up Against Tyrannical Government https://theshovel.com.au/2020/06/04/nra-accidentally-forgets-to-rise-up-against-tyrannical-government/

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What happened to participatory #democracy platforms? The mighty Hugi Asgeirsson has a theory: the developers that, in ages past, had worked on such platforms have split along ideological faultlines and focused on the Decentralized Web instead. As they embed their values into the artifacts they […]

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Etsy's got my number. #polyamory

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Which country should host the new headquarters of the United Nations? It won't happen, but it could be in a country in the global south. #UN #USPol #globalsouth

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"What’s happening at federal government agencies is, among other things, a stark portrait of why power seeks to automate—and why, in enterprise AI, it has found an ideal vessel for corporate and administrative automation." https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/government-by-grok

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We are in a different world now. For the second time in my life, I experience the end of a world order. A dark privilege.

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A masterclass in economic #anthropology: introducing mini-hydro power to the mountains of Pakistan. "The reality was that the State was too removed, too distant and too big to address the issue. The large institutions responsible for providing electricity in the country were like large ocean […]

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1/2 Ken Opalo on how the US's #AidCut might play out in Africa: "Whole diseases have been defeated. Millions of people win against mortality each year. Research continues to advance the fight against mortality to new frontiers. Donor money has been able to set up disease surveillance and […]

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1/2 Ken Opalo on how the US's #AidCut might play out in Africa: "Whole diseases have been defeated. Millions of people win against mortality each year. Research continues to advance the fight against mortality to new frontiers. Donor money has been able to set up disease surveillance and […]

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Yay! @augusto_pirovano , game designer extraordinaire, has portaled to the Fediverse. Welcome ! #gamedesign

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A masterclass in economic #anthropology: introducing mini-hydro power to the mountains of Pakistan. "The reality was that the State was too removed, too distant and too big to address the issue. The large institutions responsible for providing electricity in the country were like large ocean […]

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Today in #AI. Strong vibe of that Meta executive saying "Are you crazy? My kids are forbidden smartphones". https://www.404media.co/anthropic-claude-job-application-ai-assistants/

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I am now seeing financial products offered in #Africa that offer to bring informal saving groups (such as "chama" in Kenya, "sanduk" in South Sudan etc.) under a formal umbrella. While these groups function well without having to give #fintech companies a cut, the deal seems to be: if you […]

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(What a time to be alive) "Add F*cking to Your Google Searches to Neutralize AI Summaries" https://gizmodo.com/add-fcking-to-your-google-searches-to-neutralize-ai-summaries-2000557710 #AI #enshittification