Matthew Hall

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"Hang on to your hat. Hang on to your hope. And wind the clock, for tomorrow is another day." -- EB White
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Matthew Hall9h ago
Luis Suarez20h ago

"Taking back your digital sovereignty involves sacrifice. If someone tells you it doesn't, they're uninformed or lying" 👉🏻 https://explains.social/@veronica/statuses/01KW056TSTVPHR8R9KYKKW1W29

A quote I can certainly relate to! Deleting #WhatsApp, for instance, has been tough. Not that I ever was a heavy user, but 6 months since I deleted it from my mobile I still end up in phone calls with family & friends questioning me really hard as to why I did it.

If only they knew ... 😤

#SovereignByDesign #DigitalAutonomy #DigitalSovereignty

Veronica Explains (@[email protected])

Taking back your digital sovereignty involves sacrifice. If someone tells you it doesn't, they're uninformed or lying. I think that sacrifice is worth it. Coping with jank makes us more resilient. But it's not easy and it's dishonest to suggest otherwise.

explains.social
Matthew Hall14h ago
In the words of #JesseJackson -
"Keep hope alive!"
Matthew Hall1d ago
Catherine Ryan Hyde1d ago
Another look at that new active region on the sun. Now that it's rotated into better view, it's even more interesting than I thought.
Matthew Hall1d ago

Remembering the famed / infamous (and my favorite) #architect #StanfordWhite - 120 years ago today he was murdered:

https://avenuemagazine.com/stanford-white-murder-notorious-new-yorker/

The Notorious Life and Death of Stanford White

The crimes and murder of starchitect Stanford White, who was shot in cold blood by an avenging husband, could be New York society’s greatest-ever scandal

Avenue Magazine
Matthew Hall1d ago
Norbert Woehnl 1d ago

This morning, I clumsily dropped an opened cup of ice in front of the coffee machine at Family Mart. When I told the staff "すみません、カップを落としちゃった", they gave me a new cup for free! 😲

Had the same thing happened in Germany, staff would have scolded me, then smirkingly told me to buy a new one.

#japan #service #coffee #familymart #japanlife #tokyolife

Matthew Hall1d ago
“The price of incompetency” - nicely phrased by Sen #ChrisMurphy on #TalkingFeds podcast.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-feds/id1456045551?i=1000774164774
#iranwar #drumpf
Chris Murphy on Fighting Trump and Pursuing Happiness

Podcast Episode · Talking Feds · June 25 · 36m

Apple Podcasts
Matthew Hall2d ago

He just doesn't care about anyone who is suffering.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06/24/us/trump-news

#affordability #housing #drumpf

Live Updates: Trump Pushes Congress to Pass SAVE Act; President Meets With NATO Leader Amid Iran War Tensions

The New York Times
Matthew Hall3d ago
Luis Suarez3d ago

"In my opinion, given the technology available today, 90%+ of most business situations (other than the obvious hands-on things like your annual medical checkup) do not require face-time" 👉🏻 https://jacknilles.substack.com/p/face-time-vs-zoom-time

You know what's pretty crazy about that quote ? It was written by the father of the concept of #Teleworking, Jack Nilles, back in 2010! 😳🤯

Yeah, we know, #RemoteWork is nothing new, and yet ... 🤔

#DistanceWorking #HybridWork #DistributedWork #FlexibleWork #Telework #Teleworking

Face time vs. Zoom time?

A reprise of a blog post on 24 November 2010

Nilles on Climate, Environment and Information Technology
Matthew Hall3d ago
Luis Suarez3d ago

RE: https://dice.camp/@StefanEJones/116643947733950818

“The moral of the story is we’re here on Earth to fart around. And, of course, the computers will do us out of that”

Wise words to live by, indeed👇🏻😍

#Luddites #Luddism #SovereignByDesign #Quotes

Matthew Hall3d ago
Norbert Woehnl 4d ago

Hello from Japan on this Tuesday! Today's post on my photo blog is an image taken at Kamakurakōkōmae Station in Kanagawa Prefecture, with an Enoden (江ノ電, Enoshima Electric Railway) train approaching the platform.

https://norbertwoehnl.leaflet.pub/3mowv7yrdzk2m

#photography #streetphotography #fotografie #blogging #photoblog #trains #kamakura #japan #kanagawa #enoden #trains #nikond7000 #photographersofmastodon

Waiting for Enoden, Kamakura, Japan - Norbert Woehnl Photography

An Enoden (Enoshima Electric Railway) Train is approaching Kamakurakokomae Station in Kanagawa Prefecture. Sections of the line run close to the Shonan Coast.