Post-growth economist, citizen, runner. Network science, complex systems, digital anthropology, collective intelligence. Co-founder of Edgeryders, currently at UNDP Accelerator Labs. Ex minor rockstar. Thoughts my own.
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Last Notes npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica @npub1zv2…luys but "digital transformation" npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica I have been considering Obsidian as a note-taking tool (for now I use mostly Freeplane). What do people think? In what circumstances would the extra investment in climbing the learning curve be worth it? npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica Pre-show music before a Lais concert in Mechelen... Wow. I did not know Belgium had a kind of schlager. #Flanders npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica Getting ready for #antwerppride . #polyamory npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica Economic Science Fiction: a selection of works and authors. It's a wiki, so by all means jump in and add your favourite econ-sci-fi works. npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica 24/ npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica 22/ npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica 21/ npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica 18/ npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica 17/ npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica 12/ npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica 11/ npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica 9/ npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica 8/ npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica 6/ npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica 5/ npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica 2/ npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica @npub1r64…q6q7 that's my girl! npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica It's not exactly rocket science: if you control over 95% of a market you are a monopolist in that market. npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica @npub1qg4…augv in fairness, fascist ringleaders are also having Dom Pérignon. npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica @npub1d7j…u8xc did you, as a result of that, come to agree with some version of a limit to the carrying capacity of the planet, measured in number of people that can be carried? npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica @npub1pc2…eqwt wow, kids really are getting a poor deal. npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica @npub1gp7…727z way to go. Hope you do this in Europe at some point. npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica The solid waste management system in Gaza has collapsed. https://x.com/UNDP/status/1818332365816840332 npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica @npub1q87…8rls goodbye Microsoft 365, then? npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica Hilarious thread where people ask LLMs arithmetics questions to see how silly the answers get. Spoiler alert: very. H/t @npub1psd…9sr7 npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica @npub1v2s…mqq5 jeez npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica @npub1cgs…0c0v wow. Whoever that guy is, he's got zero intellectual integrity. npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica @npub1l40…nm43 I was in a meeting yesterday, and two colleagues used the word "delve". Is Delvish becoming the lingua franca? npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica @npub1uyx…dmcm indeed. Missed FOSDEM again this year, was travelling. npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica @npub1uyx…dmcm not there. But kind of wishing I was. Was not aware it existed. npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica Outskirts of Brussels. The massive storm ("supercell") that flooded the city two hours ago has moved on. Amazingly, the train is still on time. Good on you, Deutsche Bahn! #CrossBorderRail npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica Frankfurt, last change for the day. Three more hours to Brussels. Total of four trains, fifteen hours, four countries. #CrossBorderRail npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica Zurich. Still on time npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica Gentlepeople of Mastodon: who do I follow for updates on the French elections? French language sources welcome. npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica @npub1ne0…p3ud half of the street was reclaimed for vegetation, and people have put out small tables and sundeck chairs for hanging out. Other than bycicles, few vehicles in sight. npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica Heads up: gathering of the Science Fiction Economics Lab coming up in Brussels (20th of July). We'll be guests of Parti Collective. Info: https://edgeryders.eu/t/sci-fi-economics-lab-a-get-together-in-brussels-on-july-20th/20267?u=alberto npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica "In sharp contrast, a fundamentally different economics is needed for widespread sustainability transitions based on agroecology, circular economy models, and re-territorialised food systems." npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica Things you find yourself doing when building a #cohousing. In case you are wondering, we were preparing the site for sampling the soil to make sure it's not polluted: Alin here was trying to compact the branches of the buddleyas that have colonized it. npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica @npub1qwt…ykff yes, Ricardo. How do I give you my number without splattering it on the Fediverse? 😁 npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica @npub1pwx…xk5j solid advice npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica @npub1uth…wprp this is so interesting! #neweconomy npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica If you are looking for high-quality shared accommodation in #Brussels, this might be for you: a room has become available in our friendly cohousing in Forest. npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica @npub1hjg…dh78 haha genius npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica @npub1g53…v0hh #DontLookUp npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica "I am convinced that some of today’s democratic disarray stems from the fact that, insofar as the civic and political sphere is concerned, economics has cut itself free from the other social sciences." npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica Are you an expat in #Brussels? You likely have the right to vote in October's municipal elections, but you will need to register ahead of time. I love it that the region has a dedicated website for international residents! Check out the elections FAQs: https://www.commissioner.brussels/i-am-an-expat/election-2024/municipal-elections-faq/ npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica The city of Milan discusses introducing a "just wage" that takes into account a cost of living that is substantially higher than in the rest of the country – and still is below 9 EUR per hour. npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica What does it take to make a #cohousing? I just realized we have been researching and discussing cohousing for _seven years_, with 8,000 posts between the first post and the signing of an offer for a site on which to build our own, The Reef. I made this visualization of the online conversation using Gource as a tribute to the messiness, perserverance and beauty of my future housemates, but also of humans in general. npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica @npub1ta7…n4td thanks Jorge. You can say that again. We mapped 170 sites in Brussels to get to three feasibility studies, and finally put in an offer! npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica Hello fellow menschen in #economics Mastodon! I would like to invest in attending a conference on what goes under the vague label of "new economic thinking" (post-growth, wellbeing economy, mission economy, doughnut. MMT etc etc.). Ideally: npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica Your daily dose of #hope and #economics npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica Now that we have found a site to build our #cohousing on, it's full speed ahead to build it. It you, like me, dream of living in #Brussels in a greener, more social, "together-yet-private" way, come meet our group: we are still looking for some households to join us. We are giving a presentation of the project on June 20th. Go to https://thereef.brussels , then click on "Join us" for the registration link. npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica "With the war in Ukraine, suddenly money was conjured out of thin air". The panel with Mariana Mazzucato is great, but I do see Piketty's point about the successes of modern central banking fueling the temptation to not talk about taxes. Strongly progressive taxes, on income and wealth. npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica "Attracting capital is a constant race to the bottom. What African countries do is never enough, the posts keep shifting." https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/public-purpose/events/2024/jun/new-economic-thinking-new-industrial-strategy npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica "Labour theory is all about formal workers, whereas over 65% of the world's workers are informal. There is a huge literature on informality, but we do not teach it to #economics students." npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica "Transformations are not harmonious processes. They are more battles than ballets. " Mariana Mazzucato at https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/public-purpose/events/2024/jun/new-economic-thinking-new-industrial-strategy npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica Can anyone recommend a #peertube instance where I can upload occasional videos from my #data analysis work, my #cohousing project, or both at the same time? I do about one a year. Thanks! npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica People like to criticise the convoluted politics of #belgium . But you know what? I am grateful for the breadth of choices available to voters. We Belgians can not say "they are all the same". I reviewed the programs, and there is a lot of diversity. Also, yes, several "crocodiles" experienced at the game of politics, but also many competent and idealistic candidates. Overall, not bad at all! #elections npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica New flyers just dropped! #cohousing #brussels npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica Great news: my #cohousing group, The Reef, has signed an offer to acquire a lot in Brussels. The owner accepted it, so we now know the future Reef will be built in Chaussée de Jette. npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica "If Europe has nothing more to offer than market relations, it is by no means certain that it will hold together permanently." npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica Beautiful video by the European Parliament about what's at stake when we vote, and how, too often in Europe's history, we were not allowed to. npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica I am about halfway through Thomas Piketty's "Capital and Ideology". It is magisterial work, well documented and eye-opening on the deep reasons for our unequal societies, and how to move forward to a more just balance. I can only recommend it to all. npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica @npub1csg…pfvq I did say "_in theory _". npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica @npub1sr5…a8ef unfortunately, also mined to train LLMs. npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica @npub1csg…pfvq bit extreme, but interesting, take. npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica @npub10zv…nz7m is Italian "soffione" of interest? npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica AI strike? Now, there's an idea. https://mastodon.green/@gerrymcgovern/112435618108333307 npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica With my sisters and brothers from the Science Fiction Economics Lab, we prototyped a method to develop economically consistent science fictional "imperfect utopias" that are within reach (maybe). The secret sauce is a group with good balance of economists, science fiction authors, and "doers" (activists, policy makers). npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica "Tesla has also increased security around its factory with security personnel, called “Mobile CCTV Unit” guarding the factory’s fence. Their cars’ hoods are decorated with eyes and their licensed plates read 'SAURON.'" npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica @npub1qg4…augv I think I have learned. npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica @npub1g2e…pl0c hello Mario. I just took the 6.40 Italo from Milan to Villa San Giovanni, and then a Bluejet ferry to cross the strait. npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica I am travelling by train from Brussels, in Belgium, to Messina, in Sicily. I am used to international rail travel, but this is my longest one-way trip yet at 2,500 km. Day one was Brussels - Paris - Geneva - Milan. Day two is today, Milan - Messina with an early start that should take me to Messina by dinner time. Beautiful early morning light! #rail npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica "From where I'm standing, the American Climate Corps has the potential to be the flagship Green New Deal policy. It delivers climate action, workforce upskilling, workers’ rights and Keynesian benefits, all at the same time. It has the scale and the lineage. If the CCC’s experience is anything to go by, it will lift the morale of those participating in it, and will be hugely popular." npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica @npub1yzd…yl0x thank you, will check it out. npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica @npub1auc…gwhk let me know when you find one, please? npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica @npub1uyx…dmcm you seem to be a bit of a Mastodon ninja. Can you help me find a new server that does not plan to federate with Threads? Where I am now: EU-based, interested in climate, lots of European languages (German, Dutch, French, Spanish...) I pay a little every month. npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica @npub1hhl…zfdd but are we federated? npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica @npub1tem…mjga @npub106d…kkta @npub1uu0…hnds Hmm. @npub1hhl…zfdd , where are we with federation with Threads? npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica @npub1jq9…jqnl @npub1auc…gwhk just @npub1qzc…yetl having a similar take on "The Dawn of Everything", but one of us being more impressed with the book than the other. I would be curious about your own take. npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica If you live in the European Union, I would ask, as a personal favour, that you consider signing this petition for a tax on great wealth. It is reasonable; it would have major impact if put into place; it is very feasible (no revision of the Treaties needed). It is the brainchild of French economist Thomas Piketty, a leading scholar of inequality. https://tax-the-rich.eu #economics #ClimateCrisis npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica @npub1xg3…nyjk have you seen this? https://tax-the-rich.eu . Does not look like it will make it to Parliament, not without a push. npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica @npub1psa…xhme @npub192j…w9st I don't quite understand how the activitypub plugin for WordPress (self-hosted) works. Does the plugin transform my blog into its own instance, with one user per author? If not, should I create an account for my blog? Checked the GitHub Readme, but it seems the point is to obvious that it is not worth mentioning... but not to me! npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica All I want is for people to pull together and tackle this climate mess, whatever it takes. Is that too much to ask? Yes, it's going to be hard, but, by the Gods, what an adventure. What a way to make our lives count. npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica @npub1hn5…mzl8 sure. But if I look at a cumbersome recruitment process and decide not to apply, I am not disqualifying MYSELF. I am disqualifying THE EMPLOYER. npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica @npub1hn5…mzl8 my personal rule: if no one is willing to have an informal chat before the formal application, then you are just a number and should probably not apply. npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica @npub1hn5…mzl8 ... except applications are expensive (in terms of time). npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica I like doing economic analysis of #sciencefiction work (man needs a hobby, I guess). Looking for advice: what do I read next? Preference for recent work depicting #solarpunk economic systems. npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica @npub1xxe…zxth hello and thanks for the info you share. I work for a UN agency, and would try to lobby it for greener computing. I am by no means a powerful person, so it's probably going to be a dud, but I am curious to try. Could you help me by: npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica @npub1xxe…zxth the EU mandates maximum prices for spare parts of some computing devices, like smartphones and tablets, under the Ecodesign Directive. npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica @npub1lce…r0hp @npub1uyx…dmcm Thanks both! npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica Hello all, I am interested in following the news about the "PIS rollback" in #Poland, but I cannot speak or read Polish. What can I read in Englis, French or Italian? @npub1uyx…dmcm , any pointers? npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica @npub120w…6rfp any suggestions for our future cohousing? https://thereef.brussels npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica @npub1u27…plqf doing visualizations with plasticine now? 😂 npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica This man and his cat escaped a large wildfire. Evacuating a town threatened by a wildfire looks like a major traffic jam: cars are jammed together back to back, crawling towards the few (or only) escape rout that is not blocked by fire. npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica @npub1xxe…zxth which statistical sources would you recommend on material (energy, water, minerals) consumption of computing? npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica @npub1esh…5fqz you can't make this stuff up. npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica Il dinosauro perde le scaglie, ma assolutamente NON il vizio. È uscita (si dice ancora "è uscita" di una canzone?) "Combat folk" con Cisco Bellotti, Giovanni Rubbiani e Massimo Giuntini. https://open.spotify.com/album/3rigNzGtPlT48iSdPWTQ7D?si=BAedNTbGS12SEVax259tOQ&nd=1 npub1dk0xmaghjq5ak9z2jwmhp9y3kkjedt4dyy6wp792uhv4vwvrxprstren6v Alberto Cottica Is there a Firefox extension to always reject performance and marketing cookies? Y'all AI wizards must have solved that problem with classifiers and shit.
