Ivan Herman
@ivan-herman.w3c.social.ap.brid.gy
Emeritus W3C team member, still active in digital publishing, semantic web, data, verifiable credentials. Also interested in history, arts (painting, sculpture […]
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The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
January 10, 2026 at 9:15 AM
The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
The fight against media, under the heading of “free speech", is just going on and on…
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/99327-trump-aligned-law-firm-files-civil-rights-complaint-against-prh.html
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/99327-trump-aligned-law-firm-files-civil-rights-complaint-against-prh.html
Trump-Aligned Law Firm Files Civil Rights Complaint Against PRH
America First Legal, founded by Stephen Miller, has asked the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to investigate Penguin Random House’s DEI policies and programs, which it called “apparent race- and sex-based discrimination.”
www.publishersweekly.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:29 AM
The fight against media, under the heading of “free speech", is just going on and on…
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/99327-trump-aligned-law-firm-files-civil-rights-complaint-against-prh.html
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/99327-trump-aligned-law-firm-files-civil-rights-complaint-against-prh.html
I got a typical spam today, mimicking my bank's notification whereby my mobile application is expired, and I should renew it by clicking on a link. So far (alas!) nothing particular. Out of curiosity, I looked up the link that would be the target on my expected click, and it was on the following […]
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w3c.social
January 6, 2026 at 5:25 AM
I got a typical spam today, mimicking my bank's notification whereby my mobile application is expired, and I should renew it by clicking on a link. So far (alas!) nothing particular. Out of curiosity, I looked up the link that would be the target on my expected click, and it was on the following […]
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My niece comes to the U.S. most years from Europe to visit her grandfather.
This year she was stopped at the airport, taken into an interrogation room, accused of being a prostitute, had her phone taken and scanned, and released.
You know, in case you were wondering why tourism to the U.S. is […]
This year she was stopped at the airport, taken into an interrogation room, accused of being a prostitute, had her phone taken and scanned, and released.
You know, in case you were wondering why tourism to the U.S. is […]
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mastodon.social
January 5, 2026 at 2:03 PM
My niece comes to the U.S. most years from Europe to visit her grandfather.
This year she was stopped at the airport, taken into an interrogation room, accused of being a prostitute, had her phone taken and scanned, and released.
You know, in case you were wondering why tourism to the U.S. is […]
This year she was stopped at the airport, taken into an interrogation room, accused of being a prostitute, had her phone taken and scanned, and released.
You know, in case you were wondering why tourism to the U.S. is […]
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Don't say you don't need feminism. You do.
January 4, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Don't say you don't need feminism. You do.
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Yes yes yes and yes. And analysts in Europe have been saying this for quite a while too.
January 3, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Yes yes yes and yes. And analysts in Europe have been saying this for quite a while too.
Someone may help. I've just joined pixelfed, and my posts appear only to followers. As if my account was private, which is not the intention, but I find no way to make it public. The faq refers to a privacy setting but I see no options there. Interestingly my first two entries were all right […]
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w3c.social
January 2, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Someone may help. I've just joined pixelfed, and my posts appear only to followers. As if my account was private, which is not the intention, but I find no way to make it public. The faq refers to a privacy setting but I see no options there. Interestingly my first two entries were all right […]
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I suggest you support Standard Ebooks 📚
“Standard Ebooks is a volunteer-driven project that produces new editions of public domain ebooks that are lovingly formatted, open source, free of … copyright restrictions, and free of cost.” ⚖️
See what’s free to read […]
[Original post on fosstodon.org]
“Standard Ebooks is a volunteer-driven project that produces new editions of public domain ebooks that are lovingly formatted, open source, free of … copyright restrictions, and free of cost.” ⚖️
See what’s free to read […]
[Original post on fosstodon.org]
January 1, 2026 at 9:11 AM
I suggest you support Standard Ebooks 📚
“Standard Ebooks is a volunteer-driven project that produces new editions of public domain ebooks that are lovingly formatted, open source, free of … copyright restrictions, and free of cost.” ⚖️
See what’s free to read […]
[Original post on fosstodon.org]
“Standard Ebooks is a volunteer-driven project that produces new editions of public domain ebooks that are lovingly formatted, open source, free of … copyright restrictions, and free of cost.” ⚖️
See what’s free to read […]
[Original post on fosstodon.org]
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it's truly amazing what LLMs can achieve. we now know it's possible to produce an html5 parsing library with nothing but the full source code of an existing html5 parsing library, all the source code of all other open source libraries ever, a meticulously maintained and extremely comprehensive […]
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mastodon.social
December 17, 2025 at 3:06 AM
it's truly amazing what LLMs can achieve. we now know it's possible to produce an html5 parsing library with nothing but the full source code of an existing html5 parsing library, all the source code of all other open source libraries ever, a meticulously maintained and extremely comprehensive […]
Nicolas Sarkozy reçoit le “prix de littérature” de la FIFA https://www.legorafi.fr/?p=49565
December 16, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Nicolas Sarkozy reçoit le “prix de littérature” de la FIFA https://www.legorafi.fr/?p=49565
Meata has announced to discontinue the messenger app on Mac (and, I presume, PC). Use the browser instead. So far ok, use Web apps, etc. But, in the browser, initiating audio or video calls is only possible if you’re on Chrome/Chromium. Not on Firefox, not on Safari. That is not ok, to say the […]
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w3c.social
December 12, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Meata has announced to discontinue the messenger app on Mac (and, I presume, PC). Use the browser instead. So far ok, use Web apps, etc. But, in the browser, initiating audio or video calls is only possible if you’re on Chrome/Chromium. Not on Firefox, not on Safari. That is not ok, to say the […]
Good to be aware of this, if you plan to travel to the US.
B.t.w., I'm wondering how exactly the US administration interprets the "free speech" principle, which they consider to be under attack in Europe...
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/12/10/us/us-visa-waiver-social-media-check
B.t.w., I'm wondering how exactly the US administration interprets the "free speech" principle, which they consider to be under attack in Europe...
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/12/10/us/us-visa-waiver-social-media-check
December 11, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Good to be aware of this, if you plan to travel to the US.
B.t.w., I'm wondering how exactly the US administration interprets the "free speech" principle, which they consider to be under attack in Europe...
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/12/10/us/us-visa-waiver-social-media-check
B.t.w., I'm wondering how exactly the US administration interprets the "free speech" principle, which they consider to be under attack in Europe...
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/12/10/us/us-visa-waiver-social-media-check
RE: https://social.vivaldi.net/@brucelawson/115694468117247294
Good reason for _not_ using the google services like mail or chat...
Sigh...
Good reason for _not_ using the google services like mail or chat...
Sigh...
Lawsuit Claims Google Secretly Used Gemini AI to Scan Private Gmail and Chat Data https://reclaimthenet.org/google-gemini-ai-privacy-lawsuit-email-surveillance-claims
December 10, 2025 at 11:23 AM
RE: https://social.vivaldi.net/@brucelawson/115694468117247294
Good reason for _not_ using the google services like mail or chat...
Sigh...
Good reason for _not_ using the google services like mail or chat...
Sigh...
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Magical sight at the festival of lights in Lyon last weekend.
December 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Magical sight at the festival of lights in Lyon last weekend.
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The two relics of exploding stars are black holes and neutron stars.
Both were discovered by women.
Jocelyn Bell discovered neutron stars, in the guise of “pulsars”, in 1967.
Since then, three Nobel prizes have gone to male scientists for their work on pulsars, but none to Bell.
Louise Webster […]
Both were discovered by women.
Jocelyn Bell discovered neutron stars, in the guise of “pulsars”, in 1967.
Since then, three Nobel prizes have gone to male scientists for their work on pulsars, but none to Bell.
Louise Webster […]
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c.im
December 8, 2025 at 5:35 AM
The two relics of exploding stars are black holes and neutron stars.
Both were discovered by women.
Jocelyn Bell discovered neutron stars, in the guise of “pulsars”, in 1967.
Since then, three Nobel prizes have gone to male scientists for their work on pulsars, but none to Bell.
Louise Webster […]
Both were discovered by women.
Jocelyn Bell discovered neutron stars, in the guise of “pulsars”, in 1967.
Since then, three Nobel prizes have gone to male scientists for their work on pulsars, but none to Bell.
Louise Webster […]
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National parks offered free entrance to the public on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and on Juneteenth. Donald Trump is ending this. Instead National parks will offer free entrance to the public on Trump's birthday. This is called adding insult to injury. It is also called #racism […]
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mastodon.social
December 7, 2025 at 11:04 PM
National parks offered free entrance to the public on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and on Juneteenth. Donald Trump is ending this. Instead National parks will offer free entrance to the public on Trump's birthday. This is called adding insult to injury. It is also called #racism […]
About the power of Big Tech and the importance of privacy | Meredith Whittaker (interview on a Dutch public channel)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTD5Am-KWNY&t=827s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTD5Am-KWNY&t=827s
December 1, 2025 at 4:05 AM
About the power of Big Tech and the importance of privacy | Meredith Whittaker (interview on a Dutch public channel)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTD5Am-KWNY&t=827s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTD5Am-KWNY&t=827s
Interesting...
"The mysterious black fungus from Chernobyl that may eat radiation"
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20251125-the-mysterious-black-fungus-from-chernobyl-that-appears-to-eat-radiation
"The mysterious black fungus from Chernobyl that may eat radiation"
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20251125-the-mysterious-black-fungus-from-chernobyl-that-appears-to-eat-radiation
切尔诺贝利神秘黑菌或能吞噬辐射
The mysterious black fungus from Chernobyl that may eat radiation (www.bbc.com)
11-28 ↑ 105 HN Points
www.bbc.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Interesting...
"The mysterious black fungus from Chernobyl that may eat radiation"
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20251125-the-mysterious-black-fungus-from-chernobyl-that-appears-to-eat-radiation
"The mysterious black fungus from Chernobyl that may eat radiation"
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20251125-the-mysterious-black-fungus-from-chernobyl-that-appears-to-eat-radiation
Sen. Mark Warner calls 28-point plan for Russia-Ukraine truce 'a historically bad deal' - POLITICO
« the Trump administration’s 28-point plan for peace between Russia and Ukraine “would go down, frankly, as a historically bad deal, rivaling Neville Chamberlain giving in to Hitler before World […]
« the Trump administration’s 28-point plan for peace between Russia and Ukraine “would go down, frankly, as a historically bad deal, rivaling Neville Chamberlain giving in to Hitler before World […]
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w3c.social
November 24, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Sen. Mark Warner calls 28-point plan for Russia-Ukraine truce 'a historically bad deal' - POLITICO
« the Trump administration’s 28-point plan for peace between Russia and Ukraine “would go down, frankly, as a historically bad deal, rivaling Neville Chamberlain giving in to Hitler before World […]
« the Trump administration’s 28-point plan for peace between Russia and Ukraine “would go down, frankly, as a historically bad deal, rivaling Neville Chamberlain giving in to Hitler before World […]
November 24, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Holodomor: the famine in Ukraine in the 30's, claiming millions of victims — organized by Stalin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-YJ-IWpQww
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-YJ-IWpQww
November 23, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Holodomor: the famine in Ukraine in the 30's, claiming millions of victims — organized by Stalin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-YJ-IWpQww
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-YJ-IWpQww
The Murky Plan That Ensures a Future War - The Atlantic
"Even if the plan falls apart, this arrogant and confusing ultimatum, […] will do permanent damage to America’s reputation as a reliable ally, not only in Europe but around the world.[…] The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, with its secret […]
"Even if the plan falls apart, this arrogant and confusing ultimatum, […] will do permanent damage to America’s reputation as a reliable ally, not only in Europe but around the world.[…] The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, with its secret […]
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w3c.social
November 23, 2025 at 4:41 AM
The Murky Plan That Ensures a Future War - The Atlantic
"Even if the plan falls apart, this arrogant and confusing ultimatum, […] will do permanent damage to America’s reputation as a reliable ally, not only in Europe but around the world.[…] The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, with its secret […]
"Even if the plan falls apart, this arrogant and confusing ultimatum, […] will do permanent damage to America’s reputation as a reliable ally, not only in Europe but around the world.[…] The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, with its secret […]
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Sales of AI-enabled teddy bear suspended after it gave advice on BDSM sex and where to find knives https://edition.cnn.com/2025/11/19/tech/folotoy-kumma-ai-bear-scli-intl
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Sales of AI-enabled teddy bear suspended after it gave advice on BDSM sex and where to find knives https://edition.cnn.com/2025/11/19/tech/folotoy-kumma-ai-bear-scli-intl