Condensed matter physicist and data scientist based in Copenhagen, Denmark. 🏳️🌈 vegetarian cyclist; living stereotype
Interested in science and simulations; EU politics & policy; bikes and baking. Recovering news addict
Not to toot our own horns but I feel like we packed so much in this one hour panel with Karen Hao and John Palfrey.
You can find the recording at https://www.youtube.com/live/I1tJnM81NCM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@Gargron/1
10 years today.
RE: https://mastodon.scot/@RabBrucesSpider1/116232160936189876
Very encouraging to read comments like these.
If you ever wonder: is adding alt text worth my time?
Yes, it is!
RE: https://norden.social/@maik/116220801853048283
In beiden Fällen sehe ich einen massiven Interessenkonflikt, zum Nachteil der europäischen Verbraucher*innen und des Europäischen Datenschutz. #Lobbykratie #meta #datenschutz #GDPR #dsgvo #DataProtection
The EU’s key water law is under pressure amid intensified lobbying by the mining industry. DeSmog analysis shows sector meetings with EU officials tripled in the year before the European Commission pledged to “review and revise” the Water Framework Directive.
https://euobserver.com/206288/inside-the-mining-lobby-attack-on-key-eu-water-law/
The EU’s key water law is under pressure amid intensified lobbying by the mining industry. DeSmog analysis shows sector meetings with EU officials tripled in the year before the European Commission pledged to “review and revise” the Water Framework Directive.
I've been getting into writing a lot of short fiction.
I call them 'to do lists'
This is why GiovanH's blog article is a must-read.
People assume that accessible hacks of invasive systems will always exist, and users hacking their devices is to be expected.
THIS SHOULDN'T BE A NORM. THIS IS AN ARMS RACE AND WE'RE OUTMATCHED. /7
https://blog.giovanh.com/blog/2025/10/14/a-hack-is-not-enough/
The European Commission will propose the SDBTR Regulation on rail ticketing this spring
One crucial issue: do I need ONE TICKET for my trip, or is MORE THAN ONE OK, but with passenger rights?
In this blog post I explain the issue 👇
https://jonworth.eu/one-ticket-or-more-than-one-ticket-for-my-international-train-trip-more-than-one-with-passenger-rights-is-the-simpler-solution/
"Cross-border train travel is still too difficult for many citizens" were the words in Ursula von der Leyen's political guidelines for the 2024-2029 European Commission (PDF here). The document continues, bold is my emphasis: "People should be able to use open booking systems to purchase trans-European journeys with several providers,
Not linking to #PoliticoIsTrash, but this from the leaked letter in which the EU member statelets (your government and mine) threaten to sue the Commission for signing an agreement to let the European Parliament breathe near EU trade legislation is peak #WTFistheCouncil
#EUpol #EU #UE #europol #euromeme #EuropeanParliament #politics
Timnit Gebru (she/her).
Eugen Rochko
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Alexander Ruoff 🇪🇺
EUobserver
A-nom-nom-nom-aly BSC SSC
Schrödinger's Catgirl (Joyce)
Tim Mak
Jon Worth
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