This year my plan is not just to write more but also to write a bit out of my usual wheelhouse. Do something that's not just sociotechnological critique.
Not sure how to get the ball rolling there but I really love what Mike Monteiro is doing with his Newsletter ( https://buttondown.com/monteiro ). Bu…
»Ransomware-Angriffe in der DACH-Region steigen deutlich:
Die Bedrohung durch Ransomware wächst weiter. Kaspersky registrierte 2025 in Deutschland 384 Angriffe – ein deutlicher Anstieg im Vergleich zu 233 im Jahr 2024.«
Betreffen kann dies uns alle aber das min die E-Mails kryptografisch signiert sind wenn nicht verschlüsselt, wäre ein Punkt mehr für mehr Sicherheit und setzt nicht blind ua auf Microschrott.
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Lawmakers demand audio and video of boat attack as follow-up strike raises concern on Capitol Hill (CNN)
https://cnn.com/2025/12/01/politics/congress-boat-strike-demand-answers-briefing
http://www.memeorandum.com/251202/p83#a251202p83
Die Linke im Bundestag zu den imperialistischen Angriffen auf Venezuela von der Trump-Regierung
„Venezuela wird unter dem Vorwand des Kampfes gegen Drogenkartelle zum nächsten Schauplatz imperialer Machtpolitik der USA. Der US-Angriff auf die venezolanische Hauptstadt Caracas ist ein klarer Bruch mit dem Völkerrecht. Dass laut US-Angaben Präsident Nicolšs Maduro gefangen genommen und außer Landes gebracht wurde, ist eine weitere gefährliche Eskalation und m…
Brennpunkt: US-Angriff auf Venezuela - #ARD #swr
https://www.ardmediathek.de/video/brennpunkt/us-angriff-auf-venezuela-oder-brennpunkt/das-erste/Y3JpZDovL3dkci5kZS9CZWl0cmFnLXNvcGhvcmEtNDk4MGIyODMtMWMyZS00ODcxLWE2MmUtMmNlNDU3ZmMwYjI0 (15min)
Op Das Erste voegt Brennpunt een heel overzicht toe van eerdere ingrepen vsn de VS in de achtertuin van de VS.
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A Comparative Study of Time on Mars with Lunar and Terrestrial Clocks: #Mars? NIST Physicists Have the Answer: https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2025/12/what-time-it-mars-nist-physicists-have-answer
I came up with a comic strip but I won't be trying to achieve the level of a 5-year old drawing using their non-dominant handed with their eyes closed.
First frame: a journalist asks: "Does the presence of cat hair on the bed affect the children's DNA?"
Second frame: camera moves right. A scientist appears, wearing a white coat with pens in the pocket, eyeglasses, cat ears and tail. They answer: "No."
#DaddyJoke
…it’s a mistake to •stop• the analysis there. This is not the same old US imperialism as ever. The false wisdom of “They’re all the same” is as always a giant intellectual trap for the left. This is not Iraq again. This is not Chile again. This is not a rerun.
The salty anger of @… is appropriate here; see posts below.
US imperialism was and is a terrible thing with a long history. Also, we are now in uncharted waters. Both these things are true.
https://jorts.horse/@AnarchoNinaWrites/115832859270597712
https://jorts.horse/@AnarchoNinaWrites/115832871321693950
https://jorts.horse/@AnarchoNinaWrites/115832717964769375