Jochen Wolters

@jochenwolters
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Seit Amtsübernahme der neuen Bundesregierung fühle ich mich konstant intellektuell beleidigt. Würde das mit der ,Leistungsbereitschaft‘ gern mal zurückspiegeln.

I occasionally see postings on Mastodon from a hashtag subscription in a language I don't speak.

It'd be great if clients could filter those out automatically: let me select from a list of languages which ones I _do_ speak, and then only display postings in those languages.

Then again, does that already exist somewhere? 🤔

CC: @MonaApp

The year 2026 in one animation

#year2026

Every American would be basking in luxury, or at least square meals and healthcare, if our government only thought that investing in ourselves was more prudent than destroying everybody else. A country led by self-proclaimed "fiscal conservatives," no less. They're throwing our riches away.

PSA: Got essential documents of any sort?

Always store those locally first, and possibly sync via the #cloud. Never ever ever ever make those cloud-only, as you’ll then be at the mercy of a tech giant that’s so huge it doesn’t have to care in the least. And so they don’t.

Yes, this absolutely includes email.

#UnplugBigTech

FOSSism · /ˈfɔːʃɪzəm/ or fawsh-iz-um · noun
A militant branch of the open source movement that delights in telling absolutely anyone that 'they are doing it wrong'. One of the fundamental social problems holding the Fediverse back. Nearly always a white dude.

Us mere mortals can always volunteer at org's such as GLIDE, of course. 😎 If you live in SF, come join us GLIDE volunteers for a meal shift. Here are all the details. If you have any questions about this, feel free to DM me.

https://www.glide.org/volunteer/ (2/2)

Volunteer – GLIDE – San Francisco: serving the people of the Tenderloin and San Francisco since 1963

Warren Buffett is returning one final time to the A Seat at the Table event that benefits GLIDE in San Francisco's Tenderloin, and Oakland's Eat.Learn.Play. And Ayesha and Stephen Curry join him for the occasion!

Way out of my budget 😉, but "nevertheless" a great example of how very, very wealthy people can give back to society in meaningful ways. Sadly, we don't see this nearly often enough… So, kudos to Mr. Buffett and to the Currys for doing this!

https://www.ebayinc.com/glide/ (1/2)

A Seat at the Table - eBay Inc.

eBay Inc.

And yet another quick reminder to never trust an #AI chatbot when it comes to hard facts.

The maximum allowed income for a tax credit (when filing jointly) per the #AI is more than $24,000 below the actual amount for the 2025 tax year. A tax payer who blindly trusts the #LLM’s summary might decide not to claim that tax credit, even though their income is perfectly eligible for it.

Always, always check trustworthy sources for any hard data!

On this International Transgender Day of Visibility, and every day, it's worth saying: trans rights are human rights. Nobody should have to struggle to be themselves or to be recognized as themselves. Being truly you is beautiful. 🏳️‍⚧️