SamuelJohnson
@samueljohnson.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy
Scientist, MBA, ex IT professional, Irish & European
Lived 30+ years on 4 continents, now back in Ireland.
[bridged from https://mstdn.social/@samueljohnson on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
Lived 30+ years on 4 continents, now back in Ireland.
[bridged from https://mstdn.social/@samueljohnson on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
Reposted by SamuelJohnson
During the Cold War the United States military had 15,000 soldiers stationed in Greenland. That presence has been reduced by 99% to just 150 soldiers today.
Denmark has given the US exclusive and full military access to Greenland but the US does not use it. This has nothing to do with security.
Denmark has given the US exclusive and full military access to Greenland but the US does not use it. This has nothing to do with security.
January 9, 2026 at 8:47 PM
During the Cold War the United States military had 15,000 soldiers stationed in Greenland. That presence has been reduced by 99% to just 150 soldiers today.
Denmark has given the US exclusive and full military access to Greenland but the US does not use it. This has nothing to do with security.
Denmark has given the US exclusive and full military access to Greenland but the US does not use it. This has nothing to do with security.
RE: https://mastodon.energy/@Sustainable2050/115871201503946891
His email address if you care to disabuse him is douglas_burgum@ios.doi.gov
His email address if you care to disabuse him is douglas_burgum@ios.doi.gov
mastodon.energy
January 10, 2026 at 2:25 PM
RE: https://mastodon.energy/@Sustainable2050/115871201503946891
His email address if you care to disabuse him is douglas_burgum@ios.doi.gov
His email address if you care to disabuse him is douglas_burgum@ios.doi.gov
Reposted by SamuelJohnson
If you have a moment, file a complaint against X with the Apple App Store.
January 7, 2026 at 5:03 PM
If you have a moment, file a complaint against X with the Apple App Store.
January 10, 2026 at 8:53 AM
To watch or not to watch, the pot calling the kettle... you know.
January 8, 2026 at 4:45 PM
To watch or not to watch, the pot calling the kettle... you know.
RE: https://mastodon.social/@eff/115855597425346286
So much for the well armed militia & resisting tyranny...
So much for the well armed militia & resisting tyranny...
mastodon.social
January 8, 2026 at 8:42 AM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@eff/115855597425346286
So much for the well armed militia & resisting tyranny...
So much for the well armed militia & resisting tyranny...
Reposted by SamuelJohnson
The EU is working on what is in essence a new Open Source strategy for Europe, and the call for evidence is now open. This is our cue to provide feedback and input to the strategy!
If you are involved in the Open Source community in any way, if you benefit (or could benefit) in any way from […]
If you are involved in the Open Source community in any way, if you benefit (or could benefit) in any way from […]
Original post on camp.smolnet.org
camp.smolnet.org
January 7, 2026 at 12:36 PM
The EU is working on what is in essence a new Open Source strategy for Europe, and the call for evidence is now open. This is our cue to provide feedback and input to the strategy!
If you are involved in the Open Source community in any way, if you benefit (or could benefit) in any way from […]
If you are involved in the Open Source community in any way, if you benefit (or could benefit) in any way from […]
Google warns: my Google Drive storage is 90% full.
Will I pay for more storage? No.
A lot of it is photos, which I now self-host using immich, a free and open source substitute for Google Photos, with facial recognition, geolocation etc.
My GDrive storage is now mounted in Linux Mint, being […]
Will I pay for more storage? No.
A lot of it is photos, which I now self-host using immich, a free and open source substitute for Google Photos, with facial recognition, geolocation etc.
My GDrive storage is now mounted in Linux Mint, being […]
Original post on mstdn.social
mstdn.social
January 8, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Google warns: my Google Drive storage is 90% full.
Will I pay for more storage? No.
A lot of it is photos, which I now self-host using immich, a free and open source substitute for Google Photos, with facial recognition, geolocation etc.
My GDrive storage is now mounted in Linux Mint, being […]
Will I pay for more storage? No.
A lot of it is photos, which I now self-host using immich, a free and open source substitute for Google Photos, with facial recognition, geolocation etc.
My GDrive storage is now mounted in Linux Mint, being […]
mastodon.me.uk
January 7, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Reposted by SamuelJohnson
Excellent argument from @pluralistic.
https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/01/39c3/#the-new-coalition
"Thanks to Trump's incontinent belligerence, we are on the cusp of a 'Post-American Internet,' a new digital nervous system for the 21st century. An internet that we can build without worrying about […]
https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/01/39c3/#the-new-coalition
"Thanks to Trump's incontinent belligerence, we are on the cusp of a 'Post-American Internet,' a new digital nervous system for the 21st century. An internet that we can build without worrying about […]
Original post on fediscience.org
fediscience.org
January 7, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Excellent argument from @pluralistic.
https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/01/39c3/#the-new-coalition
"Thanks to Trump's incontinent belligerence, we are on the cusp of a 'Post-American Internet,' a new digital nervous system for the 21st century. An internet that we can build without worrying about […]
https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/01/39c3/#the-new-coalition
"Thanks to Trump's incontinent belligerence, we are on the cusp of a 'Post-American Internet,' a new digital nervous system for the 21st century. An internet that we can build without worrying about […]
Reposted by SamuelJohnson
What I find particularly remarkable is how so much American debate seems oblivious to how much the foundations of US global power is dependent on access to infrastructure, bases and depots in Europe and Canada
Walk through what that 'mask off' world looks like: Europe accelerates rearmament, functioning as an independent power bloc - to which the United States' neighbors, threatened by our bullshit, will want to realign, creating flash-points for potential trans-Atlantic Big Boy Wars. 4/
January 7, 2026 at 8:49 AM
What I find particularly remarkable is how so much American debate seems oblivious to how much the foundations of US global power is dependent on access to infrastructure, bases and depots in Europe and Canada
RE: https://mastodon.green/@mathzy/115852668659820859
Europeans: quit if you can. Cut back if you can't.
We send hundreds of billions of € to the US annually.
Alternatives exist
https://european-alternatives.eu/categories
👇
https://tante.cc/2026/01/05/exiting-the-billionaire-castle/
Europeans: quit if you can. Cut back if you can't.
We send hundreds of billions of € to the US annually.
Alternatives exist
https://european-alternatives.eu/categories
👇
https://tante.cc/2026/01/05/exiting-the-billionaire-castle/
mastodon.green
January 7, 2026 at 10:52 AM
RE: https://mastodon.green/@mathzy/115852668659820859
Europeans: quit if you can. Cut back if you can't.
We send hundreds of billions of € to the US annually.
Alternatives exist
https://european-alternatives.eu/categories
👇
https://tante.cc/2026/01/05/exiting-the-billionaire-castle/
Europeans: quit if you can. Cut back if you can't.
We send hundreds of billions of € to the US annually.
Alternatives exist
https://european-alternatives.eu/categories
👇
https://tante.cc/2026/01/05/exiting-the-billionaire-castle/
Reposted by SamuelJohnson
Is see Danish citizens online are now proposing to invade USA and MAAG. (Make America Actually Great)
Under occupation they would ensure Americans got.
Universal healthcare
Fairer wages + lower income inequality
Paid parental leave
Bike-friendly cities
Free […]
[Original post on aus.social]
Under occupation they would ensure Americans got.
Universal healthcare
Fairer wages + lower income inequality
Paid parental leave
Bike-friendly cities
Free […]
[Original post on aus.social]
January 6, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Is see Danish citizens online are now proposing to invade USA and MAAG. (Make America Actually Great)
Under occupation they would ensure Americans got.
Universal healthcare
Fairer wages + lower income inequality
Paid parental leave
Bike-friendly cities
Free […]
[Original post on aus.social]
Under occupation they would ensure Americans got.
Universal healthcare
Fairer wages + lower income inequality
Paid parental leave
Bike-friendly cities
Free […]
[Original post on aus.social]
Reposted by SamuelJohnson
Unhook ourselves from oil and gas and we unhook ourselves from dependency on dictators, autocrats and expansionist regimes all over the planet.
Renewables and other low-carbon energy sources are not just good climate sense. They are also good political sense.
Renewables and other low-carbon energy sources are not just good climate sense. They are also good political sense.
January 6, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Unhook ourselves from oil and gas and we unhook ourselves from dependency on dictators, autocrats and expansionist regimes all over the planet.
Renewables and other low-carbon energy sources are not just good climate sense. They are also good political sense.
Renewables and other low-carbon energy sources are not just good climate sense. They are also good political sense.
Reposted by SamuelJohnson
#finland battery innovation - I’m being told this is a technology breakthrough in EV
“Donut Lab’s all-solid-state battery delivers 400 Wh/kg of energy density, enabling longer range, lighter structures, and unprecedented flexibility in vehicle and product design. It can be charged to full in […]
“Donut Lab’s all-solid-state battery delivers 400 Wh/kg of energy density, enabling longer range, lighter structures, and unprecedented flexibility in vehicle and product design. It can be charged to full in […]
Original post on agora.echelon.pl
agora.echelon.pl
January 6, 2026 at 1:12 PM
#finland battery innovation - I’m being told this is a technology breakthrough in EV
“Donut Lab’s all-solid-state battery delivers 400 Wh/kg of energy density, enabling longer range, lighter structures, and unprecedented flexibility in vehicle and product design. It can be charged to full in […]
“Donut Lab’s all-solid-state battery delivers 400 Wh/kg of energy density, enabling longer range, lighter structures, and unprecedented flexibility in vehicle and product design. It can be charged to full in […]
Reposted by SamuelJohnson
Reposted by SamuelJohnson
"42% of Danes want to try new alternatives to Big Tech. 68% would like to reduce their screen time … Danmark Skifter [Denmark shifts] is a national campaign where thousands of Danes take back control of their digital lives – not alone, but together.
The campaign runs from January 1 to March 20 […]
The campaign runs from January 1 to March 20 […]
Original post on social.vivaldi.net
social.vivaldi.net
January 5, 2026 at 10:38 AM
"42% of Danes want to try new alternatives to Big Tech. 68% would like to reduce their screen time … Danmark Skifter [Denmark shifts] is a national campaign where thousands of Danes take back control of their digital lives – not alone, but together.
The campaign runs from January 1 to March 20 […]
The campaign runs from January 1 to March 20 […]
Alternatives to US-hosted digital services continued:
Next due for renewal is Vimeo (video hosting).
Looks like the best EU-hosted alternatives are
https://bunny.net/stream/
&
https://dailymotion.com
based in Slovenia and France respectively.
Bunny Stream supports importing content from […]
Next due for renewal is Vimeo (video hosting).
Looks like the best EU-hosted alternatives are
https://bunny.net/stream/
&
https://dailymotion.com
based in Slovenia and France respectively.
Bunny Stream supports importing content from […]
Original post on mstdn.social
mstdn.social
January 5, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Alternatives to US-hosted digital services continued:
Next due for renewal is Vimeo (video hosting).
Looks like the best EU-hosted alternatives are
https://bunny.net/stream/
&
https://dailymotion.com
based in Slovenia and France respectively.
Bunny Stream supports importing content from […]
Next due for renewal is Vimeo (video hosting).
Looks like the best EU-hosted alternatives are
https://bunny.net/stream/
&
https://dailymotion.com
based in Slovenia and France respectively.
Bunny Stream supports importing content from […]
Reposted by SamuelJohnson
Completely different topic, so ripping this quote out of the context from the article I just boosted:
"I wonder how much Venezuelan sensitive information was in fact stored on Google/Microsoft services and accessed by the US military to prepare their recent strike."
This is indeed a pretty […]
"I wonder how much Venezuelan sensitive information was in fact stored on Google/Microsoft services and accessed by the US military to prepare their recent strike."
This is indeed a pretty […]
Original post on mstdn.social
mstdn.social
January 5, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Completely different topic, so ripping this quote out of the context from the article I just boosted:
"I wonder how much Venezuelan sensitive information was in fact stored on Google/Microsoft services and accessed by the US military to prepare their recent strike."
This is indeed a pretty […]
"I wonder how much Venezuelan sensitive information was in fact stored on Google/Microsoft services and accessed by the US military to prepare their recent strike."
This is indeed a pretty […]
Long spoon time (from now on).
I have now cancelled all my Patreon contributions, most of which were to open source software projects based in Europe (eg. Linux Mint, Mastodon). These were paid in $ and Patreon (a US business) took a cut (7% I think).
In […]
[Original post on mstdn.social]
I have now cancelled all my Patreon contributions, most of which were to open source software projects based in Europe (eg. Linux Mint, Mastodon). These were paid in $ and Patreon (a US business) took a cut (7% I think).
In […]
[Original post on mstdn.social]
January 5, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Long spoon time (from now on).
I have now cancelled all my Patreon contributions, most of which were to open source software projects based in Europe (eg. Linux Mint, Mastodon). These were paid in $ and Patreon (a US business) took a cut (7% I think).
In […]
[Original post on mstdn.social]
I have now cancelled all my Patreon contributions, most of which were to open source software projects based in Europe (eg. Linux Mint, Mastodon). These were paid in $ and Patreon (a US business) took a cut (7% I think).
In […]
[Original post on mstdn.social]
My main resolution for 2026:
Reduce US$ expenditures to 0 or as close as possible.
Just got a reminder about an imminent annual contribution (to Mastodon) via Patreon, payable in $.
Nope.
Seems switching to Stripe is the only alternative?
@Gargron
Reduce US$ expenditures to 0 or as close as possible.
Just got a reminder about an imminent annual contribution (to Mastodon) via Patreon, payable in $.
Nope.
Seems switching to Stripe is the only alternative?
@Gargron
January 5, 2026 at 12:56 AM
My main resolution for 2026:
Reduce US$ expenditures to 0 or as close as possible.
Just got a reminder about an imminent annual contribution (to Mastodon) via Patreon, payable in $.
Nope.
Seems switching to Stripe is the only alternative?
@Gargron
Reduce US$ expenditures to 0 or as close as possible.
Just got a reminder about an imminent annual contribution (to Mastodon) via Patreon, payable in $.
Nope.
Seems switching to Stripe is the only alternative?
@Gargron
Reposted by SamuelJohnson
What's horrifying about this graph is that we're emitting CO2 from fossil hydrocarbons NOW at four times the rate we were when I was a child, and twice the rate we were in 1972, when we already knew that #climatechange was an existential problem.
Source […]
[Original post on mastodon.scot]
Source […]
[Original post on mastodon.scot]
November 14, 2025 at 8:03 AM
What's horrifying about this graph is that we're emitting CO2 from fossil hydrocarbons NOW at four times the rate we were when I was a child, and twice the rate we were in 1972, when we already knew that #climatechange was an existential problem.
Source […]
[Original post on mastodon.scot]
Source […]
[Original post on mastodon.scot]
Canada next?
https://youtu.be/Lubxjcar31I
Todd Maffin's channel is superb. See also https://farandwide.news
https://youtu.be/Lubxjcar31I
Todd Maffin's channel is superb. See also https://farandwide.news
From Far and Wide
The Canadian News You Didn't Hear. But Should Have.
farandwide.news
January 4, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Canada next?
https://youtu.be/Lubxjcar31I
Todd Maffin's channel is superb. See also https://farandwide.news
https://youtu.be/Lubxjcar31I
Todd Maffin's channel is superb. See also https://farandwide.news
In Fiona Hill's testimony p58 Putin suggested that the US should have Venezuela in return for Russia taking Ukraine
https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/11/FionaHill-compressed.pdf
Plus ça change
The Monroe doctrine being revived now originally entailed, at Russian instigation […]
https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/11/FionaHill-compressed.pdf
Plus ça change
The Monroe doctrine being revived now originally entailed, at Russian instigation […]
January 4, 2026 at 9:29 AM
In Fiona Hill's testimony p58 Putin suggested that the US should have Venezuela in return for Russia taking Ukraine
https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/11/FionaHill-compressed.pdf
Plus ça change
The Monroe doctrine being revived now originally entailed, at Russian instigation […]
https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/11/FionaHill-compressed.pdf
Plus ça change
The Monroe doctrine being revived now originally entailed, at Russian instigation […]