Alex Ritter
@ritteralex.bsky.social
😼 Cat Lover | 🐶 Dog Whisperer | 🌳 Tree Hugger
🌿 Proudly pioneering with www.datatribes.nl & www.ecoverum.eu & www.ecoverum.nl
🚀 Innovating for a sustainable tomorrow with tech of today.
#ESG #CSRD #VSME #XBRL #AgriTech #FoodTech
🌿 Proudly pioneering with www.datatribes.nl & www.ecoverum.eu & www.ecoverum.nl
🚀 Innovating for a sustainable tomorrow with tech of today.
#ESG #CSRD #VSME #XBRL #AgriTech #FoodTech
🎤 Live on stage at #DataThursday!
Marnik van Geelen from Van den Borne Campus dives deep into R&D pitfalls in agritech — from real-world complexity to bridging the gap between tech producers and farmers. 🌾💡
#AgriTech #Innovation #DataTribes #EcoVerum
Marnik van Geelen from Van den Borne Campus dives deep into R&D pitfalls in agritech — from real-world complexity to bridging the gap between tech producers and farmers. 🌾💡
#AgriTech #Innovation #DataTribes #EcoVerum
October 30, 2025 at 7:17 PM
🎤 Live on stage at #DataThursday!
Marnik van Geelen from Van den Borne Campus dives deep into R&D pitfalls in agritech — from real-world complexity to bridging the gap between tech producers and farmers. 🌾💡
#AgriTech #Innovation #DataTribes #EcoVerum
Marnik van Geelen from Van den Borne Campus dives deep into R&D pitfalls in agritech — from real-world complexity to bridging the gap between tech producers and farmers. 🌾💡
#AgriTech #Innovation #DataTribes #EcoVerum
🌱 Data Thursday: R&D(ata) Pitfalls within #AgriTech Development
After announcing our partnership at #WSAI, we’re thrilled to continue our journey with Van den Borne Campus — where innovation meets agriculture and data meets the soil. 🌾
RSVP 👉 www.meetup.com/data-thursday/
#DataThursday #SoilHealth
After announcing our partnership at #WSAI, we’re thrilled to continue our journey with Van den Borne Campus — where innovation meets agriculture and data meets the soil. 🌾
RSVP 👉 www.meetup.com/data-thursday/
#DataThursday #SoilHealth
October 29, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🌱 Data Thursday: R&D(ata) Pitfalls within #AgriTech Development
After announcing our partnership at #WSAI, we’re thrilled to continue our journey with Van den Borne Campus — where innovation meets agriculture and data meets the soil. 🌾
RSVP 👉 www.meetup.com/data-thursday/
#DataThursday #SoilHealth
After announcing our partnership at #WSAI, we’re thrilled to continue our journey with Van den Borne Campus — where innovation meets agriculture and data meets the soil. 🌾
RSVP 👉 www.meetup.com/data-thursday/
#DataThursday #SoilHealth
Meetup #DataThursday
R&D Data Pitfalls within Agriculture
Marnik van Geelen, Commercial Director www.vdbornecampus.com
From field to algorithm: how data-driven experimentation reshapes #agritech R&D. Learn how VDBorne accelerates field trials and bridges the gap between innovation and practice 🚜
R&D Data Pitfalls within Agriculture
Marnik van Geelen, Commercial Director www.vdbornecampus.com
From field to algorithm: how data-driven experimentation reshapes #agritech R&D. Learn how VDBorne accelerates field trials and bridges the gap between innovation and practice 🚜
October 27, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Meetup #DataThursday
R&D Data Pitfalls within Agriculture
Marnik van Geelen, Commercial Director www.vdbornecampus.com
From field to algorithm: how data-driven experimentation reshapes #agritech R&D. Learn how VDBorne accelerates field trials and bridges the gap between innovation and practice 🚜
R&D Data Pitfalls within Agriculture
Marnik van Geelen, Commercial Director www.vdbornecampus.com
From field to algorithm: how data-driven experimentation reshapes #agritech R&D. Learn how VDBorne accelerates field trials and bridges the gap between innovation and practice 🚜
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Join us on Sept 25 for an evening of cutting-edge insights into distributed systems and smart mobility!
📆 Sept 25, 2025
🚪open 5pm
📍B.Amsterdam, The Jack
💻 Online via Zoom
#RSVP 👉 www.meetup.com/data-thursda...
#Aerospike #Realtime #Data #Platform #AI #Innovation #Meetup #DataTribes #ScenWise
📆 Sept 25, 2025
🚪open 5pm
📍B.Amsterdam, The Jack
💻 Online via Zoom
#RSVP 👉 www.meetup.com/data-thursda...
#Aerospike #Realtime #Data #Platform #AI #Innovation #Meetup #DataTribes #ScenWise
September 16, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Join us on Sept 25 for an evening of cutting-edge insights into distributed systems and smart mobility!
📆 Sept 25, 2025
🚪open 5pm
📍B.Amsterdam, The Jack
💻 Online via Zoom
#RSVP 👉 www.meetup.com/data-thursda...
#Aerospike #Realtime #Data #Platform #AI #Innovation #Meetup #DataTribes #ScenWise
📆 Sept 25, 2025
🚪open 5pm
📍B.Amsterdam, The Jack
💻 Online via Zoom
#RSVP 👉 www.meetup.com/data-thursda...
#Aerospike #Realtime #Data #Platform #AI #Innovation #Meetup #DataTribes #ScenWise
🚦 On Sept 25 at Data Thursday Amsterdam we welcome Kin Fai Chan (Scenwise)!
He’ll show how smart mobility & crowd systems like SmartRoads and MySmartCity turn data into real-world impact.
🍕 Pizza + people included.
👉 RSVP: meetu.ps/e/NDx4f/zqZr... #DataThursday #Amsterdam #AI #SmartCity #CrowdAI
He’ll show how smart mobility & crowd systems like SmartRoads and MySmartCity turn data into real-world impact.
🍕 Pizza + people included.
👉 RSVP: meetu.ps/e/NDx4f/zqZr... #DataThursday #Amsterdam #AI #SmartCity #CrowdAI
September 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
🚦 On Sept 25 at Data Thursday Amsterdam we welcome Kin Fai Chan (Scenwise)!
He’ll show how smart mobility & crowd systems like SmartRoads and MySmartCity turn data into real-world impact.
🍕 Pizza + people included.
👉 RSVP: meetu.ps/e/NDx4f/zqZr... #DataThursday #Amsterdam #AI #SmartCity #CrowdAI
He’ll show how smart mobility & crowd systems like SmartRoads and MySmartCity turn data into real-world impact.
🍕 Pizza + people included.
👉 RSVP: meetu.ps/e/NDx4f/zqZr... #DataThursday #Amsterdam #AI #SmartCity #CrowdAI
Join me at Data Thursday - Systems That Scale, Systems That Last: Aerospike meetu.ps/e/NDx4f/zqZr...
Data Thursday - Systems That Scale, Systems That Last: Aerospike, Thu, Sep 25, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup
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At[ Data Tribes ](https://www.datatribes.nl/)we organise Meetups because we truly care about sharing knowledge both inside and outside the organisation. We believe tha
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September 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Join me at Data Thursday - Systems That Scale, Systems That Last: Aerospike meetu.ps/e/NDx4f/zqZr...
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Join our #webinar: "Solving Real-World Tech Challenges at Sky, PayPal & Bitcoin Association," on Sep 10, 1:30 PM BST | 2:30 PM CET.
Hear Behrad Babaee share insights on performance, resilience, security, and more from top-tier projects.
https://monkeylink.co/0dc786
Hear Behrad Babaee share insights on performance, resilience, security, and more from top-tier projects.
https://monkeylink.co/0dc786
August 20, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Join our #webinar: "Solving Real-World Tech Challenges at Sky, PayPal & Bitcoin Association," on Sep 10, 1:30 PM BST | 2:30 PM CET.
Hear Behrad Babaee share insights on performance, resilience, security, and more from top-tier projects.
https://monkeylink.co/0dc786
Hear Behrad Babaee share insights on performance, resilience, security, and more from top-tier projects.
https://monkeylink.co/0dc786
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🚀 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝟮𝟱 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗺!
Two deep dives:
👤Nicolas Wlodarczyk @aerospikedb.bsky.social: Distributed Transactions are Slow!
👤Kin Fai Chan (Scenwise): Smart Mobility & Crowd Safety
🍕 Pizza, drinks & data networking
👉 RSVP: www.meetup.com/data-thursda...
#NoSQL #RealTime #Data
Two deep dives:
👤Nicolas Wlodarczyk @aerospikedb.bsky.social: Distributed Transactions are Slow!
👤Kin Fai Chan (Scenwise): Smart Mobility & Crowd Safety
🍕 Pizza, drinks & data networking
👉 RSVP: www.meetup.com/data-thursda...
#NoSQL #RealTime #Data
August 25, 2025 at 9:34 AM
🚀 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝟮𝟱 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗺!
Two deep dives:
👤Nicolas Wlodarczyk @aerospikedb.bsky.social: Distributed Transactions are Slow!
👤Kin Fai Chan (Scenwise): Smart Mobility & Crowd Safety
🍕 Pizza, drinks & data networking
👉 RSVP: www.meetup.com/data-thursda...
#NoSQL #RealTime #Data
Two deep dives:
👤Nicolas Wlodarczyk @aerospikedb.bsky.social: Distributed Transactions are Slow!
👤Kin Fai Chan (Scenwise): Smart Mobility & Crowd Safety
🍕 Pizza, drinks & data networking
👉 RSVP: www.meetup.com/data-thursda...
#NoSQL #RealTime #Data
August 13, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Reposted by Alex Ritter
☀️ 𝗭𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿, 𝘇𝗮𝗻𝗱 &… 𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶ë𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶è𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀 🌴💻
Lig je op het strand met een Piña Colada en denk je ineens: 𝘞𝘪𝘭 𝘪𝘬 é𝘤𝘩𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘨 38.472 𝘶𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘢𝘯 𝘌𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭_𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘵_28𝘉_𝘷2_𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭_𝘍𝘐𝘕𝘈𝘓?”
Misschien is het tijd voor iets nieuws… 👇
#SummerVibes #DataTribes
Lig je op het strand met een Piña Colada en denk je ineens: 𝘞𝘪𝘭 𝘪𝘬 é𝘤𝘩𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘨 38.472 𝘶𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘢𝘯 𝘌𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭_𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘵_28𝘉_𝘷2_𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭_𝘍𝘐𝘕𝘈𝘓?”
Misschien is het tijd voor iets nieuws… 👇
#SummerVibes #DataTribes
August 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM
☀️ 𝗭𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿, 𝘇𝗮𝗻𝗱 &… 𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶ë𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶è𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀 🌴💻
Lig je op het strand met een Piña Colada en denk je ineens: 𝘞𝘪𝘭 𝘪𝘬 é𝘤𝘩𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘨 38.472 𝘶𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘢𝘯 𝘌𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭_𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘵_28𝘉_𝘷2_𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭_𝘍𝘐𝘕𝘈𝘓?”
Misschien is het tijd voor iets nieuws… 👇
#SummerVibes #DataTribes
Lig je op het strand met een Piña Colada en denk je ineens: 𝘞𝘪𝘭 𝘪𝘬 é𝘤𝘩𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘨 38.472 𝘶𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘢𝘯 𝘌𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭_𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘵_28𝘉_𝘷2_𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭_𝘍𝘐𝘕𝘈𝘓?”
Misschien is het tijd voor iets nieuws… 👇
#SummerVibes #DataTribes
July 30, 2025 at 4:01 AM
🚨 Tomorrow it’s on. Data Thursday - Navigating EU Data Strategy
The last #Meetup before our summer break.
And we’re going out with a bang.
🌍 119 delegates.
🎉 71 first-time attendees.
🍕 Pizza.
⚖️ Policy.
🧠 Strategy.
📍 B. Amsterdam – The Jack. Be there.👇
meetu.ps/e/NDx49/zqZr...
The last #Meetup before our summer break.
And we’re going out with a bang.
🌍 119 delegates.
🎉 71 first-time attendees.
🍕 Pizza.
⚖️ Policy.
🧠 Strategy.
📍 B. Amsterdam – The Jack. Be there.👇
meetu.ps/e/NDx49/zqZr...
June 25, 2025 at 8:09 PM
🚨 Tomorrow it’s on. Data Thursday - Navigating EU Data Strategy
The last #Meetup before our summer break.
And we’re going out with a bang.
🌍 119 delegates.
🎉 71 first-time attendees.
🍕 Pizza.
⚖️ Policy.
🧠 Strategy.
📍 B. Amsterdam – The Jack. Be there.👇
meetu.ps/e/NDx49/zqZr...
The last #Meetup before our summer break.
And we’re going out with a bang.
🌍 119 delegates.
🎉 71 first-time attendees.
🍕 Pizza.
⚖️ Policy.
🧠 Strategy.
📍 B. Amsterdam – The Jack. Be there.👇
meetu.ps/e/NDx49/zqZr...
🇪🇺 Bert Klaassens is an economist & policymaker who helped shape the European Digital Decade and EU Data Strategy.
From Brussels boardrooms to big data maps — he’s here to demystify how regulation = opportunity.
www.meetup.com/data-thursda...
#DigitalDecade #DataTribes
From Brussels boardrooms to big data maps — he’s here to demystify how regulation = opportunity.
www.meetup.com/data-thursda...
#DigitalDecade #DataTribes
June 3, 2025 at 8:51 AM
🇪🇺 Bert Klaassens is an economist & policymaker who helped shape the European Digital Decade and EU Data Strategy.
From Brussels boardrooms to big data maps — he’s here to demystify how regulation = opportunity.
www.meetup.com/data-thursda...
#DigitalDecade #DataTribes
From Brussels boardrooms to big data maps — he’s here to demystify how regulation = opportunity.
www.meetup.com/data-thursda...
#DigitalDecade #DataTribes
🎤 Big thanks to Erik Bijl from Neo4j
His talk “Beyond Vectors: How GraphRAG Supercharges GenAI with Contextual Intelligence” connected ALL the dots 🧠✨
👉 GitHub Notebook: github.com/erikbijl/rab...
#Meetup #DataThursday #GraphRAG #GenAI #Neo4j #DataTribes
His talk “Beyond Vectors: How GraphRAG Supercharges GenAI with Contextual Intelligence” connected ALL the dots 🧠✨
👉 GitHub Notebook: github.com/erikbijl/rab...
#Meetup #DataThursday #GraphRAG #GenAI #Neo4j #DataTribes
May 27, 2025 at 12:07 PM
🎤 Big thanks to Erik Bijl from Neo4j
His talk “Beyond Vectors: How GraphRAG Supercharges GenAI with Contextual Intelligence” connected ALL the dots 🧠✨
👉 GitHub Notebook: github.com/erikbijl/rab...
#Meetup #DataThursday #GraphRAG #GenAI #Neo4j #DataTribes
His talk “Beyond Vectors: How GraphRAG Supercharges GenAI with Contextual Intelligence” connected ALL the dots 🧠✨
👉 GitHub Notebook: github.com/erikbijl/rab...
#Meetup #DataThursday #GraphRAG #GenAI #Neo4j #DataTribes
Live on stage: Erik Bijl from neo4j!
Taking us Beyond Vectors into the world of GraphRAG & GenAI.
Context is everything — and he’s connecting the dots!
#DataThursday #GenAI #GraphRAG #Neo4j #LLM #Meetup #LiveNow #DataTribes
Taking us Beyond Vectors into the world of GraphRAG & GenAI.
Context is everything — and he’s connecting the dots!
#DataThursday #GenAI #GraphRAG #Neo4j #LLM #Meetup #LiveNow #DataTribes
May 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Live on stage: Erik Bijl from neo4j!
Taking us Beyond Vectors into the world of GraphRAG & GenAI.
Context is everything — and he’s connecting the dots!
#DataThursday #GenAI #GraphRAG #Neo4j #LLM #Meetup #LiveNow #DataTribes
Taking us Beyond Vectors into the world of GraphRAG & GenAI.
Context is everything — and he’s connecting the dots!
#DataThursday #GenAI #GraphRAG #Neo4j #LLM #Meetup #LiveNow #DataTribes
Reposted by Alex Ritter
Supreme court blocks Trump bid to resume deportations under 1798 law
Supreme court blocks Trump bid to resume deportations under 1798 law
Administration’s appeal to quickly deport Venezuelans under Alien Enemies Act rejected with two dissenting
The supreme court on Friday rejected the Trump administration’s appeal to quickly resume deportations of Venezuelans under an 18th-century wartime law.
Over two dissenting votes, the justices acted on an emergency appeal from lawyers for Venezuelan men who have been accused of being gang members, a designation that the administration says makes them eligible for rapid removal from the United States under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
May 16, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Supreme court blocks Trump bid to resume deportations under 1798 law
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Reposted by Alex Ritter
Moody's downgrades United States credit rating on increase in government debt www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
Moody's downgrades United States credit rating on increase in government debt
The U.S. is running a massive budget deficit as interest costs for Treasury debt continued to rise due to a combination of higher interest rates and more debt to finance.
www.nbcnews.com
May 16, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Moody's downgrades United States credit rating on increase in government debt www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
Reposted by Alex Ritter
The US was downgraded by Moody’s Ratings on an increase in government debt, a landmark move that casts doubt on the nation’s status as the world’s highest-quality sovereign borrower.
US Credit Rating Cut by Moody’s on Government Debt Increase
The US was downgraded by Moody’s Ratings on an increase in government debt, a landmark move that casts doubt on the nation’s status as the world’s highest-quality sovereign borrower.
bloom.bg
May 16, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The US was downgraded by Moody’s Ratings on an increase in government debt, a landmark move that casts doubt on the nation’s status as the world’s highest-quality sovereign borrower.
Reposted by Alex Ritter
Chris Hayes highlighting the ridiculousness of Elon Musk programming Grok to spread his conspiracy theories about South Africa.
May 16, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Chris Hayes highlighting the ridiculousness of Elon Musk programming Grok to spread his conspiracy theories about South Africa.
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“Your agency acts as if laws don’t matter—as if the election gave you some mandate to violate the Constitution and the laws passed by this Congress. It did not give you that mandate.” — Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
May 9, 2025 at 8:03 PM
“Your agency acts as if laws don’t matter—as if the election gave you some mandate to violate the Constitution and the laws passed by this Congress. It did not give you that mandate.” — Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
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Today, our client Rümeysa Öztürk was released on bail from ICE detention in Louisiana, and she will return to New England to continue her studies.
📸 Giancarlo D’Agostaro
📸 Giancarlo D’Agostaro
May 9, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Today, our client Rümeysa Öztürk was released on bail from ICE detention in Louisiana, and she will return to New England to continue her studies.
📸 Giancarlo D’Agostaro
📸 Giancarlo D’Agostaro
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"They completely violated my rights."
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka when asked by @jenpsaki.msnbc.com on @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social if he's considered taking legal action following his arrest and release from ICE custody.
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka when asked by @jenpsaki.msnbc.com on @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social if he's considered taking legal action following his arrest and release from ICE custody.
May 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
"They completely violated my rights."
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka when asked by @jenpsaki.msnbc.com on @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social if he's considered taking legal action following his arrest and release from ICE custody.
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka when asked by @jenpsaki.msnbc.com on @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social if he's considered taking legal action following his arrest and release from ICE custody.
Reposted by Alex Ritter
Earlier today, Ras Baraka, the mayor of Newark, was arrested outside of an immigration detention facility. Last fall, Kelefa Sanneh wrote about Baraka's efforts to revive his city, and his emergence as an eloquent voice of political protest.
Ras Baraka, Reasonable Radical
How the mayor of Newark is working to revive his city.
www.newyorker.com
May 10, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Earlier today, Ras Baraka, the mayor of Newark, was arrested outside of an immigration detention facility. Last fall, Kelefa Sanneh wrote about Baraka's efforts to revive his city, and his emergence as an eloquent voice of political protest.