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Don’t be stupid, people. Get vaccinated, and vaccinate your kids. Vaccines are one of the great gifts of modernity, and all who are eligible should get vaccinated. https://mastodon.social/@GottaLaff/112162205822462070

Langues en danger et multilinguisme num{\'e}rique
Mokhtar Ben Henda (MICA)
https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.16875 https://arxiv.org/pdf…

Langues en danger et multilinguisme num{é}rique
In the era of globalization and digital networks, the so-called ''minored'' or ''endangered'' languages are facing a twofold dilemma: either succeed in their digital modernity by accepting a ''painful'' linguistic management or slide towards a slow extinction in front of hegemonic and ''predatory'' languages which dominate the digital networks.Oral languages and minored not-Romanized writings are the most concerned by the protective measures of the cultural and linguistic diversity on the Inter…

Here’s the video for the song LIQUID MODERNITY from my forthcoming album NEW MODERN STRINGS. It was released today on Bandcamp as a single, & the full album will arrive June 21st on vinyl, CD, & streaming.
The video is also on Bandcamp & the album site at newmodernstrings.com
Http://vimeo.com/926433217

1. Check your sources.
2. Be wary of messaging that amounts to "reject modernity; embrace tradition."
3. If a publication talks about a group of people impacted, consider how the group would feel about the way they're being portrayed.

Many of us, when we refer to the #WarOnCars, really mean the war on us - as individuals, communities, societies, cultures - conducted through the car. This isn't so much an issue of modernity vs tradition as it is one of capital, atomization, and alienation against us all.

"Even if this #growth logic is not of their own making, #art institutions have a responsibility to help change it. For one thing, they should get smarter about how they measure success. Visitor numbers and income are crude measures and fall prey to the illusion of Western modernity that more is better.&quot…

'Building your way to sustainability is a bad idea, no matter how green your new building is'
Renovations need to win out over new extensions, says sustainability professor Martin Müller, and museums need to 'get back to basics

Honestly, if I end up not being able to find a phone with a headphone jack when my current phone dies, carrying around an (open hardware) mp3 player starts to look pretty appealing. https://mastodon.social/@foon/112026547734266924

Joel Kin (@foon@mastodon.social)
Attached: 1 image Reject modernity • embrace tradition

Yes it did. https://worksinprogress.co/issue/how-mathematics-built-the-modern-world/

How mathematics built the modern world - Works in Progress
Mathematics was the cornerstone of the Industrial Revolution. A new paradigm of measurement and calculation, more than scientific discovery, built industry, modernity, and the world we inhabit today.

Many of us, when we refer to the #WarOnCars, really mean the war on us - as individuals, communities, societies, cultures - conducted through the car. This isn't so much an issue of modernity vs tradition as it is one of capital, atomization, and alienation against us all.

Vaccinations are one of the great gifts of modernity. Don’t be dumb, folks. Get vaccinated! https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/measles-has-exploded-in-europe-clinicians-say-it-s-only-a-matter-of-ti…

Measles has exploded in Europe. Clinicians say it's only a matter of time before outbreaks hit Canada | CBC News
Between high rates of global travel, and low rates of vaccination, Canada is vulnerable to measles outbreaks in Europe and beyond, say medical experts.