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Conor Collins 😷🇺🇦🌱Jan 21, 2024

@PrivacyMatters Jan 13, 2024

Namibia ‘mandatory SIM card registration “eases & enables” indiscriminate mass surveillance of the digital communications of everyone operating a SIM card or internet connection in Namibia’ <twas always so https://namibian.com.na/sim-card-registration-and-the-spy-agency/ #SimReg is a gross human rights violating measure implemented in approx 162 countries. Mobile telcos & the trade association the GSMA have done little to challenge it and are almost complicit in it

SIM card registration and the spy agency - The Namibian

In his ministerial statement of 29 December 2023 extending the SIM card registration period to end-March 2024, information and communication technology minister Peya Mushelenga made it a point to start off by extolling the virtues of SIM card registration.

The Namibian

Conor Collins 😷🇺🇦🌱Aug 28, 2023

Dan Gillmor Aug 27, 2023

Vital new feature has been added to Mastodon!

I just made my account widely searchable -- thank you to the Mastodon team for this!

Not available on all instances, but several large ones -- notably Mastodon Social -- have added it already.

It's in Edit Profile / Public Profile / Privacy & Reach and looks like this:

Conor Collins 😷🇺🇦🌱Jul 8, 2023

Flow Bohl Jul 8, 2023

#Mining demand for renewable energy components is huge, they say. Not compared to mining demand from fossil fuels. Source: @IEA
#RenewableEnergy #FossilFuels

Conor Collins 😷🇺🇦🌱Jul 8, 2023

Brent Toderian Jul 8, 2023

This is REALLY important.

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment and counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” 
Let that sink in. It costs less than accepting homelessness.
 #Finland #Helsinki #homeless #cities #homes
https://scoop.me/housing-first-finland-homelessness/

Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me

In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.

scoop.me

Conor Collins 😷🇺🇦🌱May 8, 2023

EU Commission in Ireland May 8, 2023

RT @ESchonQuinlivan: The fabulous illustrative summary of Ireland's first Europe Day Festival, done by the fabulous Hazel Hurley of Drawesome. 😍😍😍 https://t.co/GQWxFx0jlO

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eurireland/status/1655648031272755206

Dr E. Schön-Quinlivan on Twitter

“The fabulous illustrative summary of Ireland's first Europe Day Festival, done by the fabulous Hazel Hurley of Drawesome. 😍😍😍”

Twitter

Conor Collins 😷🇺🇦🌱May 8, 2023

Elisabeth Anderson

May 8, 2023

If #BackToTheFuture was made today Marty would be going back to 1993. 😲

Conor Collins 😷🇺🇦🌱Feb 28, 2023

Laura Howes Feb 17, 2023

Here's a first... I just got an email because ChatGPT suggested an article I wrote to somebody. Could I send them a copy? Except, I never wrote the article, it doesn't exist. PLEASE realize right now that this tool isn't pulling out cool references for you. It's making plausible titles and matching them to authors names.

Conor Collins 😷🇺🇦🌱Dec 25, 2022

The Urbanist Dec 25, 2022

RT @[email protected]

Cars are the reason why we have winters that look like this and not like that

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/perrierappa/status/1605013518176002048

ansley on Twitter

“Cars are the reason why we have winters that look like this and not like that”

Twitter

Conor Collins 😷🇺🇦🌱Dec 25, 2022

Brent Toderian Dec 25, 2022

READ: This is STILL probably the best #ChristmasEve tradition I’ve heard. HT @NicoNovito. Iceland certainly does #Christmas well! (I’m really looking forward to working in #Reykjavik this year).
Are you giving or hoping to get some great #UrbanismBookClub books on cities this Christmas? Share what you give or get! #MerryChristmas #books #cities

Conor Collins 😷🇺🇦🌱Dec 22, 2022

Brent Toderian Dec 22, 2022

Usually I love sharing powerful before-and-after images of transformed streets & public places in cities, to illustrate the power of vision and action, and to challenge the culture of excuse. But this is a different kind of transformation. Images of beautiful #Kharkiv, #Ukraine before and during the illegal and utterly immoral Russian invasion. Murder, genocide and war crimes, yes, but also the horrifying destruction of cities. Shared by Ukrainian Ambassador Mariana Betsa. #StandWithUkraine