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@kwirsch.bsky.social

Slow runner, parkrun enabler, cat servant, beer / fermentation / technology / networking nerd, curious

42 Followers  |  31 Following  |  15 Posts  |  Joined: 29.11.2024  |  1.7048

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Digitaler RΓΌckfall in die 90er: US-Sanktionen treffen franzΓΆsischen Richter Nicolas Guillou wurde von den USA als Richter des Internationalen Strafgerichtshofs sanktioniert. Die Auswirkungen bemerkt er vor allem im Digitalen.

And this is one of many reasons why the rest of the world is going to work hard to untangle themselves from relying on US technology (yes, the irony of using Google's Translate to translate this article from German to English is not lost on me): www-heise-de.translate.goog/news/Wie-ein...

21.11.2025 12:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
lofi Archive radio 🎞️ beats to scan/read microfiche to
YouTube video by Internet Archive lofi Archive radio 🎞️ beats to scan/read microfiche to

Archive.org is now live streaming the work from their microfiche scanning center, preserving the public record for Democracy's Library. Definitely a good cause to donate to youtu.be/aPg2V5RVh7U

22.05.2025 22:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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EPA announces rollback for some Biden-era limits on so-called forever chemicals in drinking water The Environmental Protection Agency says it will roll back limits on several types of so-called forever chemicals in drinking water.

You want clean drinking water? Looks like that is not going to be a priority anymore with the gutting of the EPA. www.wect.com/app/2025/05/...

14.05.2025 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Eric Idle - "Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life" - STEREO HQ
YouTube video by Melonhead622 Eric Idle - "Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life" - STEREO HQ

youtu.be/SJUhlRoBL8M?...

27.04.2025 23:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I KEEP TELLING YOU THIS when you're like "half of american voted for him." no, they did not. they really DID NOT. also, the margins are tiny. they're REALLY TINY.

17.04.2025 19:21 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump officials quietly move to reverse bans on toxic β€˜forever chemicals’ EPA bids to change chemical risk evaluations, which could expose public to higher levels of PFAS and other pollutants

These bans were hard won and are backed by lots of science.

PFAS chemicals cause cancer (kidney and testicular) and are linked to pregnancy problems and liver and thyroid disorders. And make vaccines less effective.

They really are trying to kill us. πŸ§ͺ

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

07.04.2025 01:33 β€” πŸ‘ 157    πŸ” 97    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 10
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Trump Calls On Congress To Pass The β€œTake It Down” Actβ€”So He Can Censor His Critics We've opposed the Take It Down Act because it could be easily manipulated to take down lawful content that powerful people simply don't like. Last night, President Trump demonstrated he has a similar ...

Unsurprisingly here is a bill being pushed forward to censor free speech/expression. www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

06.03.2025 12:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Unbelievable

14.02.2025 10:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Colombia is also the 4th largest exporter of coffee. Tariffs on exports -> coffee prices going up. *sigh*

27.01.2025 01:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Pluralistic: Enshittification isn’t caused by venture capital (20 Jan 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

Cory Doctorow offers some good insights on the causes for enshittification and how any social media service needs to have fire exits, similar to allowing user phone numbers ports between providers. BlueSky still has work to do to get there. pluralistic.net/2025/01/20/c...

27.01.2025 01:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New item by Heiko Rath

Snow and ice make for some for some rare beauty in the South photos.app.goo.gl/VpF6zND1VMwk...

11.01.2025 15:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Candy Crush, Tinder, MyFitnessPal: See the Thousands of Apps Hijacked to Spy on Your Location A hack of location data company Gravy Analytics has revealed which apps areβ€”knowingly or notβ€”being used to collect your information behind the scenes.

If there's ever been any doubt that our mobile phones are enabling near perfect location tracking surveillance for the highest bidder read this. www.wired.com/story/gravy-...

10.01.2025 12:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Annual β€˜winners’ for most egregious US healthcare profiteering announced Selling body parts without consent and billing desperate parents $97,599 for air transport among worst examples

Sadly only the tip of the iceberg. The US healthcare system needs a complete overhaul and should look at what other countries are doing. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

08.01.2025 00:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

City of Durham's livable wage is now $19.58 and MIT shows $23.81. With costs of housing/food going up making these numbers work could be difficult. Crazy times...

31.12.2024 13:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Time Capsule Instructions xkcd.com/3031

31.12.2024 00:01 β€” πŸ‘ 5020    πŸ” 615    πŸ’¬ 42    πŸ“Œ 20

Me too. And this is a great piece.

31.12.2024 10:14 β€” πŸ‘ 185    πŸ” 69    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 3
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Has the Craft Beer Industry’s Keg Finally Kicked? After decades of meteoric success, this year marked the first time since 2005 that more breweries closed than opened.

Craft beer has been struggling with increasing input costs, competition and changing consumer behaviors. I wonder who will still be around in a few years. Has the Craft Beer Industry’s Keg Finally Kicked? www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/d...

30.12.2024 03:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Did gerrymandering keep Republicans from a bigger majority? Absolutely not | David Daley Mike Johnson has an explanation for why the Republican majority is so thin – and it’s misleading and cynical

Gerrymandering is bad for a healthy democracy: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

12.12.2024 17:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Neutrino Modem xkcd.com/3017

28.11.2024 21:55 β€” πŸ‘ 4320    πŸ” 372    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 14

Tailscale is a fantastic networking solution to connect devices/networks securely, easily regardless of where they are. It's rare that I am impressed with a technology solution, this is one of the few.

29.11.2024 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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