@johnnyforeign

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Still waging that one-man war on mediocrity. Deeply disappointed by Capitalism. After many years of UCD and service design practice and management it turns out I’m actually a teacher. So now I try to help engineers and scientists turn their research into making-the-world-better kind of stuff.
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#designthinking #systemsthinking #systemsinnovation #esade #upc #cern #laurea #aalto #ATTRACT_EU #TUdelft

Do you hand-make things that you sell? Do you wish Etsy would *disintegrate* for jacking up fees 30% after a record sales year?

Artisans Coop is on its way to becoming a very real Etsy alternative, a place for handmade goods that is owned by its members, that can put all that "record sales" into the pockets of sellers, not white collar thugs. And i do mean artisans, not assholes who steal designs and get them printed at a sweatshop.

How is that possible? Check it out: https://artisans.coop/blog/join-an-authentic-handmade-marketplace-now-enrolling-members/

Now Enrolling Members! Join An Authentic Handmade Marketplace | Artisans Cooperative

Artisans Cooperative is now accepting its first members! In this post, we'll share all the details about membership.

Artisans Cooperative

Some photos of Laura Williams sharing her Aluna project at Lunar Imaginaries at the new Care + Climate space in Greenwich.

Aluna is a Moon and Tide Clock designed for the 0° longitude on the Greenwich Peninsula.

It's an incredible project. really hope the London community can support the realisation of this building - alunatime.org

#lunarimaginaries #moon #lunar #aluna

Here's a rainbow for Pride Month. Vertical shot, so click it to see the full image.

The other day I posted a rainbow on FB, and wrote something like, "Here's a great rainbow for Pride Month."

I got a lot of terrible comments, which I deleted or banned, so I followed up the post by posting another rainbow. I ended up losing about 60 page likes over the two posts. And each day since the posts, I've lost a few more.

#Photography #PrideMonth

@justinmwhitaker

"Use this server for free! Donate if you feel like it. Or don't! Up to you, mate!" works until it doesn't. Then we hear, "I'm shutting down in a month! Too much work, and y'all just yell at me anyway... 😢"

"This server is a co-op. It costs $5 a year at this level. We have subsidized memberships. If you can't pay, ask us! If you're able to, you can cover a subsidized membership for others! Every additional $5 you pay, covers a membership for someone else." is sustainable.

@jhpot I think they removed it for driving directions but as far as I know the option is still there for public transportation
@mongoose Sorry to hear it. Hope the rattling goes… smoothly, I guess? In case can’t find any poppies I can lend you some from rural Catalunya. Here you go…
@ChrisMayLA6 All of the above is true, but I would add that, along with corrupt, entitled and self-serving, they are also astoundingly mediocre and incompetent. Never have we suffered such a crop of politicians so stupid and ignorant. I feel that Brexit was like a filter for removing intelligence, humility and empathy from those in power.
@BrassNuckolls What an awful day. Sending you random love and support from a random internet person. I am so sorry that is happening to you. I hope that you aren’t in too much pain. I had one implant and will have another this summer. If it’s any consolation it was not at all painful and now I have unbreakable bionic teeth. (Whiter than my naturals because I’m a bad-toothed Brit. We all have crappy, crooked teeth). Much love to you and hope it all goes well.

@runoutgroover Great observation. My mum always makes the point that around about the same time that this shift happened, everyone stopped referring to owning a “house” and started talking about the “investing in a property”.

Small linguistic shift. Huge social impact.

A quick response to the terrible argument that won't die - "inheritance tax is double taxation". https://www.taxpolicy.org.uk/iht_terrible/
The terrible argument that won't die: "inheritance tax is double taxation"

Here's Jacob Rees-Mogg in Wednesday's Telegraph: We hear this a lot. But it's a terrible argument: We pay tax on already-taxed assets all the time Literally every day: I just bought a kebab. 20% VAT. I paid for it out of taxed income. Double tax. And this applies to almost everything

Tax Policy Associates Ltd