#introvert fond of #fact and #reason, staying on top of #currentevents, #empathy, #kitties, #boardgames, #homeroasting, #feminism, #vegetarian and #vegan food, #foss, and #bikingtowork.
🧬 #molecularmodeling research scientist by profession
With so many #histodons and #wonks joining mastodon, I wonder if there is appetite for instances that are governed by #democratic processes, maybe using some of the tools in this post from @boud
https://framapiaf.org/@boud/104337099048548739
Is anyone aware of such instances?
@[email protected] I mostly agree, with one significant disagreement: 's/create/use and further develop/ ' #DemocracySoftware / #ParticipatoryDemocracy software already exists and is being used: * lists: ** https://democracy.foundation/similar-projects/ ** https://alternativeto.net/software/democracyos/?license=opensource - another list of projects * well-known projects: ** Loomio - https://github.com/loomio/loomio ** Decidim - https://github.com/decidim/decidim ** LiquidFeedback - https://www.public-software-group.org/liquid_feedback ** Consul - https://consulproject.org/en/ - claims to be used by 135 Institutions
Also consider: Elon Musk (and maybe the House of Saud?) now has access to the direct messages of every politician on the planet.
(And these aren’t necessarily the most technically-savvy or infosec-aware people we’re talking about here…)
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So, story time. 🧵
I am redoing the bathroom in my apartment in Warsaw. And by "I" I mean "my sister, who lives there, supervises a professional who is tearing everything up to Do It Right".
This is in an old building, from 1904, one of the very very few that (mostly) survived the Second World War in Warsaw. Therefore, this is the first major re-do of the bathroom since… the war.
All the Biomass of 🌏 in One Graphic ⬇️
Earth has more livestock than humans, wild mammals & birds combined.
Zoom around this outstanding #science #data visualization by scientific illustrator Mark Belan. #art #SharedPlanet
Received a text claiming the #Illinois constitutional amendment on the ballot that protects #workersrights to organize would increase average household property taxes by $1012, an obvious lie since the amendment has nothing to do with tax policy. They also falsely claimed it only protects state employees.
Today's SCOTUS notwithstanding, wouldn't it be nice to have an amendment that makes this kind of blatant disinformation illegal?
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