Mastodawn

Feliz #viernesdeescritorio, la laptop de mi hija tiene más de 5 años, y ahora le hemos dado una segunda vida con Linux

talking about techno-colonialism/feudalism; here are all the elements my browser blocked when trying to work for one of the new *land-owners *of this new (tech) landscape

Orlando ⁂2d ago

Project Gutenberg 3d ago

New Quarter Honors Vera Rubin, Astronomer Who Revealed the Universe’s Hidden Mass

Astronomer Vera Rubin, now honored on a U.S. quarter, transformed our understanding of the universe by uncovering powerful evidence of dark matter.

By Gabrielle Stewart

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-american-womens-history-museum/2025/06/09/new-quarter-honors-vera-rubin-astronomer-who-revealed-the-universes-hidden-mass/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550

#astronomy #womeninStem

Orlando ⁂2d ago

DB 🌱💦3d ago

This post is as true today as the day it was tweeted.

Orlando ⁂2d ago

Dr. Cata Suarez

2d ago

Hay una persona por aquí que aparente abrió su cuenta únicamente para decir cosas del presidente de Colombia en un lenguaje bastante desagradable. Lo reporté, pero no sé si eso amerita para que cierren su cuenta. Es como que, independiente de quién sea la persona de la que habla, son horribles las cosas que dice. ¿Qué opinan, eso es reportable?
cc. @admin @gabriel

Orlando ⁂2d ago

*"who would want to have a dissident political thought?" *
https://www.ted.com/talks/nita_farahany_when_technology_can_read_minds_how_will_we_protect_our_privacy?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare
Big brother is coming for us 👀 . Yesterday I filled a survey related to my mental well-being for a big-tech (data annotation) company, and related to what mrs. Farahany describes... "*minority report" *at its finest

Nita Farahany: When technology can read minds, how will we protect our privacy?

TED

Orlando ⁂4d ago

when all we have left is to strenghten our emotional intelligence... thanks to tech obsolescence 🤖
https://inv-us2-c.nadeko.net/latest_version?id=x6tMLAjPVyo&itag=18&local=true&check=O0kESr6WQ3HU6boFpM-0LatPvIw2nVvYKM9mJXs5cS8=

Orlando ⁂6d ago

iamBullivant Jun 6

20mph speed limits save lives. Research from London:

"Child casualties dropped by 46%, and children killed by 75%"

20mph = Fewer maimed and dead children.

Difficult to argue with that.

https://etsc.eu/20mph-limits-in-london-linked-to-sharp-fall-in-road-injuries-and-deaths-new-report-finds/

#SpeedLimits #RoadSafety

20mph limits in London linked to sharp fall in road injuries and deaths, new report finds

A new study published by Transport for London (TfL) has shown that the introduction of 20mph speed limits and zones on local authority-managed roads in London between 1989 and 2013 led to significant…

ETSC

Orlando ⁂Jun 6

why do I have the sudden epiphany that #BANI (https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeroenkraaijenbrink/2022/06/22/what-bani-really-means-and-how-it-corrects-your-world-view/) describes **perfectly **what #software (development) is about? 🤣

What BANI Really Means (And How It Corrects Your World View)

After "VUCA," there's a new concept describing today's world: BANI. Scrutinizing this concept reveals how it shatters four of our dearest illusions. Time for a reality check and correcting our world view.

Forbes

Orlando ⁂Jun 6