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Arne Maibaum
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Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology @TUBerlin / Sociology of technology / STS / HRI / he
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dancow.bsky.social
VC, founder, dumbass
@Nick_Davidov Asked Claude Cowork organize my wife's desktop, it stated doing it, asked for a permission to delete temp office files, I granted it, and then it goes "ooops" Turns out it tried renaming and accidentally deleted a folder with all of the photos my wife made on her camera for the last 15 years. All photos of kids, their illustrations, friends' weddings, travel, everything. It's not in trash, it was done via terminal It's not in iCloud, it already synced the new file structure. She didn't have Time Machine. Disc recovery tools can't see anything. I called Apple and they pointed me to a feature in iCloud allowing to retrieve files that were saved before but are no longer on iCloud Drive (they keep them for 30 days). I'm now watching it load tens of thousands of files. I nearly had a heart attack. Nick Davidov • @Nick_Davidov VC, founder, DVC.ai - backing repeat founders with a community of 200 engineers. e/acc/OSS. Perplexity, Higgsfield, Animation, Etched. Husband to @msdavidova
February 8, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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lambo.openbiblio.social.ap.brid.gy
We are looking for new colleagues for TIB’s Open Science Lab – Help us secure endangered research data from the US

My blog posting, some more background info from @tibhannover and the job vacancies are all available in English as well, see below
⬇️ […]

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February 7, 2026 at 12:24 AM
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konnrex87.bsky.social
Das Weizenbaum-Institut sucht WiMi für die Forschungsgruppe "Digitalisierung und vernetzte Sicherheit", Vollzeit E13 TVöD-Bund, befristet "zunächst bis zum 14.10.2027". Bewerbungsfrist 8.3.2026:

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SERVICE.BUND.DE - Stellenangebote, Ausbildungsplätze und Studiengänge der öffentlichen Verwaltung Deutschlands (Bund, Länder, Städte und Kommunen) - Wissenschaftliche:n Mitarbeiter:in (m/w/d) zum Th...
service.bund.de
February 7, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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arnemaibaum.bsky.social
Fantastic picture: #WestHam 's Jean-Clair Todibo choking Joao Pedro of #Chelsea for the audience's enjoyment.
(David Klein for Reuters)
A football player in a claret kit grabs an opponent in a blue kit by the neck trying to choke him, pulling him close as the blue-shirted player leans backward; behind them, spectators react with shock and excitement, some shouting and others filming on their phones.
February 7, 2026 at 12:42 AM
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victorerikray.bsky.social
I do want to shout-out my fellow sociologists, who have collectively created a discipline so woke that not a single one of our introductory textbooks can make it past Florida's censors.

Great work everyone.
The Board of Governors decided, unilaterally, that no published textbook in the field of sociology could be used in compliance with the law for an Intro to Sociology class. None. Victor: There's not a single existing textbook on the market that could be used that would qualify under state law? Zachary: Correct. Victor: I'm sorry, that's kind of funny. Like, the absurdity of not a single sociology textbook getting past the censors. I mean, it makes me kind of proud of our colleagues, but...
February 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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joeymcallister.com
Was this very mid-2000s emo person press-ganged into ICE servitude?
A very emo looking ICE agent.
February 6, 2026 at 4:13 AM
arnemaibaum.bsky.social
Fantastic picture: #WestHam 's Jean-Clair Todibo choking Joao Pedro of #Chelsea for the audience's enjoyment.
(David Klein for Reuters)
A football player in a claret kit grabs an opponent in a blue kit by the neck trying to choke him, pulling him close as the blue-shirted player leans backward; behind them, spectators react with shock and excitement, some shouting and others filming on their phones.
February 7, 2026 at 12:42 AM
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bencollins.bsky.social
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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ellisjrosen.bsky.social
February 6, 2026 at 7:38 PM
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drlutzboehm.bsky.social
Hab den Überblick verloren. Gehören die WissenschaftlerInnen, deren Stellen von der DFG zwangsläufig nur mit 50-65% betahlter Arbeitszeit gefördert werden eigentlich auch in die Kategorie #LifestyleTeilzeit?
#WissZeitVG #IchBinHanna
February 6, 2026 at 7:25 AM
arnemaibaum.bsky.social
The White Stripes' "Seven Nation Army" One Song podcast

youtu.be/4xabvKnegW0?...
The White Stripes' "Seven Nation Army" | One Song Podcast - Full Episode
YouTube video by One Song Podcast
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February 6, 2026 at 9:17 AM
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perkoch.bsky.social
My friend Nakafeero has published an article about how it is to be a queer refugee in South Sudan.

lgbtqkakuma.blogspot.com/2026/02/livi...

#LGBTQ
Living as LGBTQ Refugees in South Sudan
How is it to live as a LGBTQ refugee from Uganda in a camp in South Sudan?  Nakafeero tells the story. By Nakafeero Swabulah, Ugandan LGBTQ ...
lgbtqkakuma.blogspot.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:58 AM
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adamkinzinger.substack.com
Imagine if four years into our war in Iraq we had only occupied 20 percent of it and lost 1.2 million men. Would anyone say the US is winning?

No? Then how in the hell can you say Russia is winning?!
February 5, 2026 at 1:12 PM
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bgrueskin.bsky.social
A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
Pinned lizzie johnson @lizziejohnsonnn · Aug 19, 2021 Almost three years ago, my editor called me early one November morning. A wildfire had sparked near a town called Paradise, he said. Could I go? (1/13) 0:02 / 0:10 lizzie johnson @lizziejohnsonnn · 47m I was just laid off by The Washington Post in the middle of a warzone. I have no words. I'm devastated. Quote lizzie johnson @lizziejohnsonnn · Jan 25 Waking up without power, heat, or running water. (Again.) But the work here in Kyiv continues. Warming up in the car, writing in pencil — pen ink freezes — by headlamp.
February 4, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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litschko.bsky.social
‼️ Das Urteil gegen Maja T. in Ungarn ist gefallen: 8 Jahre Haft! Deutlich weniger als die möglichen bis zu 24 Jahre, welche die Staatsanwaltschaft wollte. Aber auch kein Freispruch, wie die Verteidigung beantragte.
February 4, 2026 at 12:53 PM
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golod.bsky.social
Russland schießt die Ukraine vor den Augen der Welt weiter in eine humanitäre Katastrophe. Und die Welt schaut weiter zu. Die Unterstützung reicht angesichts des russischen Energieterrors bei Minusgraden nicht aus. Das müssen die Partner anerkennen und daraus Handlungen ableiten.
February 3, 2026 at 11:37 AM
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karilancaster.bsky.social
#STS job in Sydney, at WSU - Senior Research Fellow, Technology and Society who will contribute to a world-leading inquiry exploring how technologies shape, and are shaped by, social, political and cultural forces. jobs.smartrecruiters.com/WesternSydne...
Senior Research Fellow, Technology and Society
Job Description: Full-time, Ongoing position.Parramatta South campus with flexible working arrangements.Salary: $147,138 – $169,011 per annum, plus 17% Super and Leave Loading.Lead impactful interdisc...
jobs.smartrecruiters.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:46 AM
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bmceuen.bsky.social
Look, of all the things to talk about 5 minutes after you had your head repeatedly smashed in with a fist, apologizing for slavery isn’t the worst
February 2, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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4sweb.bsky.social
Submission to open panels—Extended deadline for 4S Toronto 2026!
Call closes Feb 9th 2026. You can submit here: www.xcdsystem.com/4sonline/abs...
February 2, 2026 at 2:25 PM
arnemaibaum.bsky.social
Ich habe bei der Runde zur Robotern/Robotik mitgemacht und das geht ohne größere Vorbereitung. Die Fragen der Kids sind sehr unterschiedlich, aber es ist eine einzigartige Möglichkeit mit Schüler*innen über die eigene Forschung in den Dialog zu treten.
w-i-d.de Wissenschaft im Dialog @w-i-d.de · 7d
Last Call für I’m a Scientist: Als Wissenschaftler*in kannst du dich noch bis Donnerstag, den 5. Februar, für die aktuelle Themenrunde zu Künstlicher Intelligenz bewerben! Sei dabei und tausche dich vom 23. bis 27. mit Schüler*innen über deine Forschung aus!
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#Wisskomm
I'm a Scientist Get Me Out of here. Forscher*innen für Live-Chats mit Schüler*innen gesucht. Themenrunde KI 23. bis 27. Februar 2025. Bis zum 5. Februar bewerben! Wissenschaft im Dialog Rhet AI VolkswagenStiftung Forschungsbörse
February 2, 2026 at 1:19 PM
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w-i-d.de
Last Call für I’m a Scientist: Als Wissenschaftler*in kannst du dich noch bis Donnerstag, den 5. Februar, für die aktuelle Themenrunde zu Künstlicher Intelligenz bewerben! Sei dabei und tausche dich vom 23. bis 27. mit Schüler*innen über deine Forschung aus!
imascientist.de/bewerbungsfo...
#Wisskomm
I'm a Scientist Get Me Out of here. Forscher*innen für Live-Chats mit Schüler*innen gesucht. Themenrunde KI 23. bis 27. Februar 2025. Bis zum 5. Februar bewerben! Wissenschaft im Dialog Rhet AI VolkswagenStiftung Forschungsbörse
February 2, 2026 at 12:12 PM
arnemaibaum.bsky.social
Schlittschuhlaufen auf Fahrradweg in Berlin

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Schlittschuhlaufen auf Fahrradweg in Berlin
YouTube video by Colonel Forellenmann
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February 2, 2026 at 1:06 PM
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onachtwey.bsky.social
Hahaha
February 2, 2026 at 12:08 PM
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cschbrt.bsky.social
Sektionsveranstaltung mitorganisiert von Simon Egbert, Stefanie Raible und @juliaschubert.bsky.social.
Wir freuen uns auf Einreichungen rund um die Herstellung von Zukunftswissen. Insbesondere, aber nicht nur, aus Perspektive der Wissenschafts- und Technikforschung.
#sts
February 2, 2026 at 11:31 AM