Volker E.

As highlighted in recent Greenpeace reports, traveling by train within Europe is twice as expensive as flying and up to 26 times on certain specific routes – an unfair imbalance that undermines climate goals. greenpeace.at/uploads/2023... #mobility #sustainability

One day the prophecy will be fulfilled.

Google deletes net-zero pledge from sustainability website Five years ago, Google’s climate action ambitions were the gold standard for Big Tech. Then, with power demand spikes from AI data centres, in July it scrubbed its sustainability website of its 2030 n...

Hauptsache wir können jedes kaufbare Online-Produkt durch Upload eines Bildes finden, was macht es da schon wenn die Umwelt zugrunde geht? #klimakatastrophe #siliconvalleyideology
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/04/i...

Antarktis: Anzeichen für „abrupte“ Veränderungen Ein internationales Forschungsteam berichtet im Fachjournal „Nature“ von „neuen Hinweisen auf abrupte Umweltveränderungen“ in der Antarktis. Dazu gehören ein Rückgang des Packeises, die Verlangsamung ...

“…schreiben die Forscherinnen, der „einzig sichere Weg, um das Risiko abrupter Umweltveränderungen“ in der Antarktis zu verringern seien „schnelle und tiefgreifende Senkungen“ der Emissionen des Treibhausgases CO2 im Verlauf dieses Jahrzehnts.” Jå Oasch.
science.orf.at/stories/3231...

Demand a U.S. Ban on These Poisons Every year more than 1 billion pounds of pesticides are used in the U.S. One-quarter of that total are so dangerous they've been banned in many other countries. Tell the EPA to ban pesticides that oth...

⚠️ Every year more than 1 billion pounds of pesticides are used in the United States. One-quarter of that total are so dangerous they've been banned in many other countries.

Tell the EPA it's time to join other countries and ban the use of pesticides that are too dangerous. ⬇️

Seit wann heißt das eigentlich Kücken.
Das hat für mich seine Tücken.
Kann ich dem entkommen?
Wär vom Kummer unbenommen.

Freund der deutschen Sprache und der Küken.

Lighthouse of Alexandria Rises Again as Giant Blocks Resurface After 2,000 Years - GreekReporter.com After centuries beneath the waves, 22 massive stone blocks from the ancient Lighthouse of Alexandria have been recovered from the seafloor.

Liked today: greekreporter.com/2025/07/01/l...

US backs Philippines freight railway project PHILIPPINES: The US Trade & Development Agency is to fund technical assistance to develop the planned 212 km Subic Bay - Clark - Manila - Batangas railway, which would connect three of the Philipp...

Hilarious to see current US gov't to back #railway projects overseas. www.railwaygazette.com/infrastructu...

Happy birthday @eff.org! Just slightly age different than me, but so much accomplished already!
Wish you many more decades of successfully fighting for our digital #freedom on the common frontier!

YouTube video by Tor's Cabinet of Curiosities Wikipedia's Biggest Mystery (ft. depthsofwikipedia)

"Because there's no place, online or IRL, more inherently autistic than #Wikipedia" Thanks Tor 🤍. Context: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ_p...

Tell Mayor Lurie: Keep Market Street Moving! Market Street is a critical corridor for San Francisco’s downtown. It’s the spine of our transit network, San Francisco’s grand boulevard, and a street where hundreds of thousands of people walk, bike...

Examples of car free inner-city streets around the globe have shown that reducing car traffic is attracting consumers and letting businesses flourish.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/ab...

Very nice, list of most translated Wikipedia articles across all language wikis. sohom.dev/most-transla...

Take the 2025 Hurricane Survey Hurricane season is coming, and scientists are already sounding the alarm. We know what’s making these devastating storms more frequent and more ferocious: burning fossil fuels. And who’s responsible ...

What’s making hurricanes more frequent and more ferocious? In fact burning fossil fuels. So why not name hurricanes after the real culprits? Which Big Oil company should the first hurricane of 2025 be named after? act.350.org/survey/may-2...

Erbärmlich dass keine einzige #österreichische Universität darunter ist. Chances liegen gelassen

Figma Config 2025 Conference with masses of attendees outside of SF Moscone Center in sunshine after last session on 8 May

Figma #Config2025
My summary:
Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. ;)

Image shows multiple Wikimedia project logo pins in a circle around a pin that has a raised fist holding a paint brush that says Art+Feminism. Text says: Art+Feminism 2025. Join the campaign in virtual events throughout the year to help uplift underrepresented voices on Wikipedia.

🚨 The internet shapes whose stories are heard and whose are overlooked. But digital spaces can evolve to be more inclusive and representative. 🧵⬇️ (1/3)

If you didn’t already know that Rochelle Constantine is a total badass, check out this footage and you will see. They got drone and underwater views of it?! Incredible.
🧪🌎🦑

Wondering exactly the same, marrying internationalization and accessibility for the better? All my non-AT using US peers are grudgingly okay with ISO 8601…

A colony of robust splitgill mushrooms with gills which flow like the tributaries of a river grow on the bottom of an upturned branch above the forest floor All photos by me

Here are some nice mushrooms

Codex – Year 2024 in Review: Key Milestones and Innovations As we wrap out a transformative year, let’s celebrate the progress Codex, the design system for Wikimedia, has made. From user-centric design enhancements to foundational upgrades that empower team…

These achievements were only possible through the incredible synergy of teams and contributions from passionate global volunteers. 🎉 Dive into the highlights and key advancements that made this year extraordinary.
diff.wikimedia.org/2024/12/18/c... and official docs doc.wikimedia.org/codex/latest/

Whether it was introducing the much-anticipated dark mode on #Wikipedia’s desktop and mobile skins to enabling intuitive workflows in tools like Community Configuration 2.0, #Codex demonstrated its versatility in serving to global audience needs. 🌍🌏🌎

English Wikipedia article on Audre Lorde in light and dark mode side-by-side. Codex powering Wikipedia's default skin Vector 2022 to provide new dark mode reading feature.

In 2024, Codex, Wikimedia’s design system, achieved transformative milestones, that redefined user experience and design consistency across projects…

Explore the Design System Team's Codex: Year in Review article. Don’t miss it!
diff.wikimedia.org/2024/12/18/c...

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