Heiko
@kwirsch.bsky.social
Slow runner, parkrun enabler, cat servant, beer / fermentation / technology / networking nerd, curious
And this is one of many reasons why the rest of the world is going to work hard to untangle themselves from relying on US technology (yes, the irony of using Google's Translate to translate this article from German to English is not lost on me): www-heise-de.translate.goog/news/Wie-ein...
Digitaler Rückfall in die 90er: US-Sanktionen treffen französischen Richter
Nicolas Guillou wurde von den USA als Richter des Internationalen Strafgerichtshofs sanktioniert. Die Auswirkungen bemerkt er vor allem im Digitalen.
www-heise-de.translate.goog
November 21, 2025 at 12:47 PM
And this is one of many reasons why the rest of the world is going to work hard to untangle themselves from relying on US technology (yes, the irony of using Google's Translate to translate this article from German to English is not lost on me): www-heise-de.translate.goog/news/Wie-ein...
Archive.org is now live streaming the work from their microfiche scanning center, preserving the public record for Democracy's Library. Definitely a good cause to donate to youtu.be/aPg2V5RVh7U
lofi Archive radio 🎞️ beats to scan/read microfiche to
YouTube video by Internet Archive
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May 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Archive.org is now live streaming the work from their microfiche scanning center, preserving the public record for Democracy's Library. Definitely a good cause to donate to youtu.be/aPg2V5RVh7U
You want clean drinking water? Looks like that is not going to be a priority anymore with the gutting of the EPA. www.wect.com/app/2025/05/...
EPA announces rollback for some Biden-era limits on so-called forever chemicals in drinking water
The Environmental Protection Agency says it will roll back limits on several types of so-called forever chemicals in drinking water.
www.wect.com
May 14, 2025 at 4:41 PM
You want clean drinking water? Looks like that is not going to be a priority anymore with the gutting of the EPA. www.wect.com/app/2025/05/...
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I KEEP TELLING YOU THIS when you're like "half of american voted for him." no, they did not. they really DID NOT. also, the margins are tiny. they're REALLY TINY.
Never seen it framed this way by all recent elections
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April 17, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I KEEP TELLING YOU THIS when you're like "half of american voted for him." no, they did not. they really DID NOT. also, the margins are tiny. they're REALLY TINY.
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These bans were hard won and are backed by lots of science.
PFAS chemicals cause cancer (kidney and testicular) and are linked to pregnancy problems and liver and thyroid disorders. And make vaccines less effective.
They really are trying to kill us. 🧪
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
PFAS chemicals cause cancer (kidney and testicular) and are linked to pregnancy problems and liver and thyroid disorders. And make vaccines less effective.
They really are trying to kill us. 🧪
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Trump officials quietly move to reverse bans on toxic ‘forever chemicals’
EPA bids to change chemical risk evaluations, which could expose public to higher levels of PFAS and other pollutants
www.theguardian.com
April 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
These bans were hard won and are backed by lots of science.
PFAS chemicals cause cancer (kidney and testicular) and are linked to pregnancy problems and liver and thyroid disorders. And make vaccines less effective.
They really are trying to kill us. 🧪
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
PFAS chemicals cause cancer (kidney and testicular) and are linked to pregnancy problems and liver and thyroid disorders. And make vaccines less effective.
They really are trying to kill us. 🧪
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Unsurprisingly here is a bill being pushed forward to censor free speech/expression. www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Trump Calls On Congress To Pass The “Take It Down” Act—So He Can Censor His Critics
We've opposed the Take It Down Act because it could be easily manipulated to take down lawful content that powerful people simply don't like. Last night, President Trump demonstrated he has a similar ...
www.eff.org
March 6, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Unsurprisingly here is a bill being pushed forward to censor free speech/expression. www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Cory Doctorow offers some good insights on the causes for enshittification and how any social media service needs to have fire exits, similar to allowing user phone numbers ports between providers. BlueSky still has work to do to get there. pluralistic.net/2025/01/20/c...
Pluralistic: Enshittification isn’t caused by venture capital (20 Jan 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net
January 27, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Cory Doctorow offers some good insights on the causes for enshittification and how any social media service needs to have fire exits, similar to allowing user phone numbers ports between providers. BlueSky still has work to do to get there. pluralistic.net/2025/01/20/c...
Snow and ice make for some for some rare beauty in the South photos.app.goo.gl/VpF6zND1VMwk...
New item by Heiko Rath
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January 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Snow and ice make for some for some rare beauty in the South photos.app.goo.gl/VpF6zND1VMwk...
If there's ever been any doubt that our mobile phones are enabling near perfect location tracking surveillance for the highest bidder read this. www.wired.com/story/gravy-...
Candy Crush, Tinder, MyFitnessPal: See the Thousands of Apps Hijacked to Spy on Your Location
A hack of location data company Gravy Analytics has revealed which apps are—knowingly or not—being used to collect your information behind the scenes.
www.wired.com
January 10, 2025 at 12:33 PM
If there's ever been any doubt that our mobile phones are enabling near perfect location tracking surveillance for the highest bidder read this. www.wired.com/story/gravy-...
Sadly only the tip of the iceberg. The US healthcare system needs a complete overhaul and should look at what other countries are doing. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Annual ‘winners’ for most egregious US healthcare profiteering announced
Selling body parts without consent and billing desperate parents $97,599 for air transport among worst examples
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Sadly only the tip of the iceberg. The US healthcare system needs a complete overhaul and should look at what other countries are doing. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Time Capsule Instructions xkcd.com/3031
December 31, 2024 at 12:01 AM
Time Capsule Instructions xkcd.com/3031
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Me too. And this is a great piece.
December 31, 2024 at 10:14 AM
Me too. And this is a great piece.
Craft beer has been struggling with increasing input costs, competition and changing consumer behaviors. I wonder who will still be around in a few years. Has the Craft Beer Industry’s Keg Finally Kicked? www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/d...
Has the Craft Beer Industry’s Keg Finally Kicked?
After decades of meteoric success, this year marked the first time since 2005 that more breweries closed than opened.
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2024 at 3:35 AM
Craft beer has been struggling with increasing input costs, competition and changing consumer behaviors. I wonder who will still be around in a few years. Has the Craft Beer Industry’s Keg Finally Kicked? www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/d...
Gerrymandering is bad for a healthy democracy: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Did gerrymandering keep Republicans from a bigger majority? Absolutely not | David Daley
Mike Johnson has an explanation for why the Republican majority is so thin – and it’s misleading and cynical
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2024 at 5:37 PM
Gerrymandering is bad for a healthy democracy: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Tailscale is a fantastic networking solution to connect devices/networks securely, easily regardless of where they are. It's rare that I am impressed with a technology solution, this is one of the few.
November 29, 2024 at 7:39 PM
Tailscale is a fantastic networking solution to connect devices/networks securely, easily regardless of where they are. It's rare that I am impressed with a technology solution, this is one of the few.