sky
@scroeser.kolektiva.social.ap.brid.gy
Researcher, teacher, and activist when I can manage it, but mostly a dorky mama covered in hummus. Living on Noongar Boodja (Noongar land in Western Australia) […]
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://kolektiva.social/@scroeser, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
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Open for signatures from anyone in the broad AoIR community:
Together with other academics who want the Association of Internet Researchers to live up to the claims that it is "committed to the most fundamental principles of academic freedom, equality of opportunity, and human dignity", we are […]
Together with other academics who want the Association of Internet Researchers to live up to the claims that it is "committed to the most fundamental principles of academic freedom, equality of opportunity, and human dignity", we are […]
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RE: https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/116045968768099650
This is so true. I would highly recommend that every white man commute to work or around town on a bike once a week or so. You get just a taste of the kind of vulnerability everyone else feels much of the rest of the time, and that we so […]
This is so true. I would highly recommend that every white man commute to work or around town on a bike once a week or so. You get just a taste of the kind of vulnerability everyone else feels much of the rest of the time, and that we so […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
February 10, 2026 at 3:56 PM
RE: https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/116045968768099650
This is so true. I would highly recommend that every white man commute to work or around town on a bike once a week or so. You get just a taste of the kind of vulnerability everyone else feels much of the rest of the time, and that we so […]
This is so true. I would highly recommend that every white man commute to work or around town on a bike once a week or so. You get just a taste of the kind of vulnerability everyone else feels much of the rest of the time, and that we so […]
It feels weird to make it to so few protests these days. I feel like I'm not doing my part. But the combination of council meetings between 1 or more nights a week and two little kids just makes it feel very hard, because it's already tricky keeping the kids on an even keel.
I remind other […]
I remind other […]
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kolektiva.social
February 9, 2026 at 11:39 AM
It feels weird to make it to so few protests these days. I feel like I'm not doing my part. But the combination of council meetings between 1 or more nights a week and two little kids just makes it feel very hard, because it's already tricky keeping the kids on an even keel.
I remind other […]
I remind other […]
[anti-semitism, Epstein files]
I just saw my first gross "the Epstein files shows it was a Jewish conspiracy all along" post (on a suggested post on Facebook, yuck).
So, a reminder (given with the hopes that no one following me needs it) that it was always about the rich and powerful, not […]
I just saw my first gross "the Epstein files shows it was a Jewish conspiracy all along" post (on a suggested post on Facebook, yuck).
So, a reminder (given with the hopes that no one following me needs it) that it was always about the rich and powerful, not […]
Original post on kolektiva.social
kolektiva.social
February 9, 2026 at 6:14 AM
[anti-semitism, Epstein files]
I just saw my first gross "the Epstein files shows it was a Jewish conspiracy all along" post (on a suggested post on Facebook, yuck).
So, a reminder (given with the hopes that no one following me needs it) that it was always about the rich and powerful, not […]
I just saw my first gross "the Epstein files shows it was a Jewish conspiracy all along" post (on a suggested post on Facebook, yuck).
So, a reminder (given with the hopes that no one following me needs it) that it was always about the rich and powerful, not […]
A while ago an ex strongly encouraged me to read Pinker's work, and I found it insufferable and unfinishable but didn't quite pinpoint why, so many thanks to whoever shared this: https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/2019/05/the-worlds-most-annoying-man
The World’s Most Annoying Man
Steven Pinker is selling Reason™, not reason…
www.currentaffairs.org
February 8, 2026 at 1:32 PM
A while ago an ex strongly encouraged me to read Pinker's work, and I found it insufferable and unfinishable but didn't quite pinpoint why, so many thanks to whoever shared this: https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/2019/05/the-worlds-most-annoying-man
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Reminder:
Degrowth UK plans to run a series of articles as a stock-take of degrowth and ecosocialism worldwide.
Details and how to submit:
https://degrowthuk.org/2026/01/21/call-for-articles-degrowth-and-ecosocialism-the-global-picture/
#degrowth #ecosocialism
Degrowth UK plans to run a series of articles as a stock-take of degrowth and ecosocialism worldwide.
Details and how to submit:
https://degrowthuk.org/2026/01/21/call-for-articles-degrowth-and-ecosocialism-the-global-picture/
#degrowth #ecosocialism
Call for articles: Degrowth and Ecosocialism: the global picture
Degrowth UK plans to run a series of articles as a stock-take of degrowth and ecosocialism worldwide. We envisage two types of contribution.
1) Short pieces (up to 2,000 words) summarising the situation with regard to degrowth thinking and practice at a country level (or for large countries at a more regional level).
2) Longer pieces (up to 5,000 words) reviewing the state of degrowth and ecosocialism in relation to key issues, such as colonialism, imperialism and decolonisation; geopolitics; , feminism; racism; disability; class; collapse.
We are also open to contributions that don’t fit nicely into the above two categories but which nevertheless address the overall ‘worldwide’ theme (do discuss with us first).
Contributions may focus on degrowth or ecosocialism, or both. However, since this is a degrowth network website, they must be broadly in tune with the philosophy of degrowth.
Contributions should be sent to degrowthuk@steadystatemanchester.net. They will be reviewed by the degrowth uk coordinators.
Style and format should be broadly consistent with that of previous articles on this site. Illustrations should be open-access or have the relevant permission for their use. Articles will be published under a creative commons licence.
Mark H Burton and Anna Gregoletto, co-cordinators
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February 7, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Reminder:
Degrowth UK plans to run a series of articles as a stock-take of degrowth and ecosocialism worldwide.
Details and how to submit:
https://degrowthuk.org/2026/01/21/call-for-articles-degrowth-and-ecosocialism-the-global-picture/
#degrowth #ecosocialism
Degrowth UK plans to run a series of articles as a stock-take of degrowth and ecosocialism worldwide.
Details and how to submit:
https://degrowthuk.org/2026/01/21/call-for-articles-degrowth-and-ecosocialism-the-global-picture/
#degrowth #ecosocialism
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Sign up to join the great bike count in Australia!
There are still a bunch of spots available for volunteers, and this data helps a lot in advocating for cycle infrastructure and planning it well: https://counts.bicyclenetwork.com.au/traffic-survey/254/
#BikeTooter #australia
There are still a bunch of spots available for volunteers, and this data helps a lot in advocating for cycle infrastructure and planning it well: https://counts.bicyclenetwork.com.au/traffic-survey/254/
#BikeTooter #australia
February 6, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Sign up to join the great bike count in Australia!
There are still a bunch of spots available for volunteers, and this data helps a lot in advocating for cycle infrastructure and planning it well: https://counts.bicyclenetwork.com.au/traffic-survey/254/
#BikeTooter #australia
There are still a bunch of spots available for volunteers, and this data helps a lot in advocating for cycle infrastructure and planning it well: https://counts.bicyclenetwork.com.au/traffic-survey/254/
#BikeTooter #australia
[unskilled linux nonsense]
I can work out linux stuff but it's always the most ridiculous bodgy solutions.
Like, okay, I've worked out how to do manual backups to a hard drive/USB again, like Back in the Old Days.
Except my unique and probably embarrassing solution involves looking at drive […]
I can work out linux stuff but it's always the most ridiculous bodgy solutions.
Like, okay, I've worked out how to do manual backups to a hard drive/USB again, like Back in the Old Days.
Except my unique and probably embarrassing solution involves looking at drive […]
Original post on kolektiva.social
kolektiva.social
February 6, 2026 at 5:40 AM
[unskilled linux nonsense]
I can work out linux stuff but it's always the most ridiculous bodgy solutions.
Like, okay, I've worked out how to do manual backups to a hard drive/USB again, like Back in the Old Days.
Except my unique and probably embarrassing solution involves looking at drive […]
I can work out linux stuff but it's always the most ridiculous bodgy solutions.
Like, okay, I've worked out how to do manual backups to a hard drive/USB again, like Back in the Old Days.
Except my unique and probably embarrassing solution involves looking at drive […]
I love the chats I have with my kids on the bike.
Yesterday, out of nowhere, the 3yo suddenly asked, "How did you learn to speak Greek?"
"Well, I went to classes and I practiced a lot!"
"Can you teach me?"
"I can try!"
So I taught him a few words, which then devolved into him pointing at […]
Yesterday, out of nowhere, the 3yo suddenly asked, "How did you learn to speak Greek?"
"Well, I went to classes and I practiced a lot!"
"Can you teach me?"
"I can try!"
So I taught him a few words, which then devolved into him pointing at […]
Original post on kolektiva.social
kolektiva.social
February 6, 2026 at 2:26 AM
I love the chats I have with my kids on the bike.
Yesterday, out of nowhere, the 3yo suddenly asked, "How did you learn to speak Greek?"
"Well, I went to classes and I practiced a lot!"
"Can you teach me?"
"I can try!"
So I taught him a few words, which then devolved into him pointing at […]
Yesterday, out of nowhere, the 3yo suddenly asked, "How did you learn to speak Greek?"
"Well, I went to classes and I practiced a lot!"
"Can you teach me?"
"I can try!"
So I taught him a few words, which then devolved into him pointing at […]
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"𝑰𝒕 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅𝒏'𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒖𝒍𝒌𝒚 𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒃𝒚 𝒄𝒂𝒓 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒖𝒓𝒃𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒖𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒉𝒐𝒎𝒆"
Are e-cargo trailers a game changer for urban logistics? Natalia Tomiyama, Founder and CEO of NÜWIEL, argues that they are.
Find out why ➔ www.youtube.com/watch?v=npgb...
Are e-cargo trailers a game changer for urban logistics? Natalia Tomiyama, Founder and CEO of NÜWIEL, argues that they are.
Find out why ➔ www.youtube.com/watch?v=npgb...
February 5, 2026 at 8:49 AM
"𝑰𝒕 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅𝒏'𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒖𝒍𝒌𝒚 𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒃𝒚 𝒄𝒂𝒓 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒖𝒓𝒃𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒖𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒉𝒐𝒎𝒆"
Are e-cargo trailers a game changer for urban logistics? Natalia Tomiyama, Founder and CEO of NÜWIEL, argues that they are.
Find out why ➔ www.youtube.com/watch?v=npgb...
Are e-cargo trailers a game changer for urban logistics? Natalia Tomiyama, Founder and CEO of NÜWIEL, argues that they are.
Find out why ➔ www.youtube.com/watch?v=npgb...
As we join the group chats for each school class, I'm going to experiment with sharing the No Crap Parties pledge with other parents: https://nocrapparties.org/
The Kids Party Pact | Sustainable Kid's Parties | No Crap Parties
A community of parents who want to make children's parties more affordable & sustainable. Sign The Kids Party Pact & help change the culture.
nocrapparties.org
February 5, 2026 at 6:54 AM
As we join the group chats for each school class, I'm going to experiment with sharing the No Crap Parties pledge with other parents: https://nocrapparties.org/
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- Grim that media barons are buying up mainstream media and making them fascism-enabling propaganda engines
- ULTAGRIM that so many of the big-name journalists escaping that fire are voluntarily leaping directly into a completely separate newsletter website trap set by the same fascists
- ULTAGRIM that so many of the big-name journalists escaping that fire are voluntarily leaping directly into a completely separate newsletter website trap set by the same fascists
Substack’s “Nazi problem” won’t go away after push notification apology
Substack may be legitimizing neo-Nazis as “thought leaders,” researcher warns.
arstechnica.com
October 8, 2025 at 9:46 AM
- Grim that media barons are buying up mainstream media and making them fascism-enabling propaganda engines
- ULTAGRIM that so many of the big-name journalists escaping that fire are voluntarily leaping directly into a completely separate newsletter website trap set by the same fascists
- ULTAGRIM that so many of the big-name journalists escaping that fire are voluntarily leaping directly into a completely separate newsletter website trap set by the same fascists
Step 1* of my shift away from big tech is done! No more dropbox!
* well, this makes it sound more linear - given that I already use Linux on my personal laptop, deleted all my data from twitter, and am on here, 'step 1' may not be quite accurate...
* well, this makes it sound more linear - given that I already use Linux on my personal laptop, deleted all my data from twitter, and am on here, 'step 1' may not be quite accurate...
February 5, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Step 1* of my shift away from big tech is done! No more dropbox!
* well, this makes it sound more linear - given that I already use Linux on my personal laptop, deleted all my data from twitter, and am on here, 'step 1' may not be quite accurate...
* well, this makes it sound more linear - given that I already use Linux on my personal laptop, deleted all my data from twitter, and am on here, 'step 1' may not be quite accurate...
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You don't have to obey anyone's framing. Calling them British Petroleum. Call it a chatbot instead of "artificial intelligence". Use real emissions, not adjusted for offsets or certificates. It's all allowed!!!
May 20, 2025 at 12:06 PM
You don't have to obey anyone's framing. Calling them British Petroleum. Call it a chatbot instead of "artificial intelligence". Use real emissions, not adjusted for offsets or certificates. It's all allowed!!!
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It’s good to see that not all men are shitty. Two academics, Norman Finkelstein and Joseph Chaney, are in the Epstein files calling out who he is. 💪
https://www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/2026/02/03/finkelstein-epstein/
https://www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/2026/02/03/finkelstein-epstein/
Finkelstein appears in latest Epstein release with brutal rejection of overtures
Anti-Zionist academic Professor Norman Finkelstein appears in the latest release of Epstein files – and comes out rejecting the paedophiles overtures. Robert Trivers is an academic who defended Epstein as a “person of integrity” even after Epstein’s conviction for child rape. He also took cash from Epstein. The Epstein files show Trivers was in the […]
By Skwawkbox
www.thecanary.co
February 4, 2026 at 7:48 AM
It’s good to see that not all men are shitty. Two academics, Norman Finkelstein and Joseph Chaney, are in the Epstein files calling out who he is. 💪
https://www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/2026/02/03/finkelstein-epstein/
https://www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/2026/02/03/finkelstein-epstein/
[incredibly non-tech attempt to do very mildly tech-stuff whinge]
I haven't done much Computer Stuff but I am trying to set up an external hard drive to back up all my stufff and I have forgotten how much nonsense can be involved when things don't magically work
I JUST WANT MY EXTERNAL HARD […]
I haven't done much Computer Stuff but I am trying to set up an external hard drive to back up all my stufff and I have forgotten how much nonsense can be involved when things don't magically work
I JUST WANT MY EXTERNAL HARD […]
Original post on kolektiva.social
kolektiva.social
February 4, 2026 at 5:23 AM
[incredibly non-tech attempt to do very mildly tech-stuff whinge]
I haven't done much Computer Stuff but I am trying to set up an external hard drive to back up all my stufff and I have forgotten how much nonsense can be involved when things don't magically work
I JUST WANT MY EXTERNAL HARD […]
I haven't done much Computer Stuff but I am trying to set up an external hard drive to back up all my stufff and I have forgotten how much nonsense can be involved when things don't magically work
I JUST WANT MY EXTERNAL HARD […]
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"Teaching with AI is not without value; it is a case study in how even well-meaning educators operating in good faith can become inadvertent agents of a pedagogical de-skilling and institutional dehumanization."
This scathing book review really is worth reading.
This scathing book review really is worth reading.
One of the best AI critiques I’ve seen read.dukeupress.edu/critical-ai/...
A Pedagogy of the Inevitable
Over the last couple of years, two altogether incompatible discourses of “AI literacy” have emerged. One seeks just enough literacy to support a smooth, perhaps even joyful, integration with new techn...
read.dukeupress.edu
February 2, 2026 at 9:28 AM
"Teaching with AI is not without value; it is a case study in how even well-meaning educators operating in good faith can become inadvertent agents of a pedagogical de-skilling and institutional dehumanization."
This scathing book review really is worth reading.
This scathing book review really is worth reading.
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I think this is representative of fossil-fuelled weather extremes reportage not just in Aus but in many countries, where (a) the cause, fossil fuels, is simply never mentioned and (b) the change is treated as essentially inevitable and un-mitigatable, all that's left is figuring out how to 'adapt'
Australians to experience more 50C days as heatwaves intensify, experts say | ABC NEWS
YouTube video by ABC News (Australia)
www.youtube.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:42 AM
I think this is representative of fossil-fuelled weather extremes reportage not just in Aus but in many countries, where (a) the cause, fossil fuels, is simply never mentioned and (b) the change is treated as essentially inevitable and un-mitigatable, all that's left is figuring out how to 'adapt'
The kids are back in school and I am once again sitting here as the the Wolf Who Loves Public Education and the Wolf Who Loves the Idea of Unschooling drink tea together in my brain and have a long and inconclusive discussion
February 2, 2026 at 5:38 AM
The kids are back in school and I am once again sitting here as the the Wolf Who Loves Public Education and the Wolf Who Loves the Idea of Unschooling drink tea together in my brain and have a long and inconclusive discussion
Could anyone in Australia use an Urban Arrow capsule attachment, which allows you to use the baby car seat?
#BikeTooter #cargobikes
#BikeTooter #cargobikes
February 1, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Could anyone in Australia use an Urban Arrow capsule attachment, which allows you to use the baby car seat?
#BikeTooter #cargobikes
#BikeTooter #cargobikes
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As the curator of the #storyseedlibrary I am honored to receive my first #ai-generated #blockchain Prompt submission!
The answer is still NO.
You don't need to show me the link to the AI conversation to boast your #llm skills.
Just no.
The library is for human #solarpunk #artist s and #writers .
The answer is still NO.
You don't need to show me the link to the AI conversation to boast your #llm skills.
Just no.
The library is for human #solarpunk #artist s and #writers .
January 26, 2026 at 8:24 PM
As the curator of the #storyseedlibrary I am honored to receive my first #ai-generated #blockchain Prompt submission!
The answer is still NO.
You don't need to show me the link to the AI conversation to boast your #llm skills.
Just no.
The library is for human #solarpunk #artist s and #writers .
The answer is still NO.
You don't need to show me the link to the AI conversation to boast your #llm skills.
Just no.
The library is for human #solarpunk #artist s and #writers .
Just went to the on-campus grocery store and the staff working there were arguing about putting up signs.
Person 1: I want to put up some bigger signs.
Person 2: We already have signs at eye level. People will not read more signs.
1: But...it will be a problem if they don't read the signs.
2 […]
Person 1: I want to put up some bigger signs.
Person 2: We already have signs at eye level. People will not read more signs.
1: But...it will be a problem if they don't read the signs.
2 […]
Original post on kolektiva.social
kolektiva.social
January 30, 2026 at 6:15 AM
Just went to the on-campus grocery store and the staff working there were arguing about putting up signs.
Person 1: I want to put up some bigger signs.
Person 2: We already have signs at eye level. People will not read more signs.
1: But...it will be a problem if they don't read the signs.
2 […]
Person 1: I want to put up some bigger signs.
Person 2: We already have signs at eye level. People will not read more signs.
1: But...it will be a problem if they don't read the signs.
2 […]
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WTF!
At a time when we should be ditching all US tech! @camwilson #auspol
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/29/palantir-investment-100-million-future-fund/
At a time when we should be ditching all US tech! @camwilson #auspol
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/29/palantir-investment-100-million-future-fund/
Revealed: Australia's $100 million investment in controversial surveillance giant Palantir
Australia's Future Fund drastically increased its stake in Palantir in the year since Donald Trump took office, according to its latest figures.
www.crikey.com.au
January 29, 2026 at 9:50 AM
WTF!
At a time when we should be ditching all US tech! @camwilson #auspol
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/29/palantir-investment-100-million-future-fund/
At a time when we should be ditching all US tech! @camwilson #auspol
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/29/palantir-investment-100-million-future-fund/
[auspol, racism, the Referendum]
This is a good, if long article. This section is worth noting: Advance Australia, "boasted that it ran contradictory messages for different audiences during the Voice referendum campaign.
It said its main campaign, Fair Australia, told people that the Voice was […]
This is a good, if long article. This section is worth noting: Advance Australia, "boasted that it ran contradictory messages for different audiences during the Voice referendum campaign.
It said its main campaign, Fair Australia, told people that the Voice was […]
Original post on kolektiva.social
kolektiva.social
January 29, 2026 at 7:08 AM
[auspol, racism, the Referendum]
This is a good, if long article. This section is worth noting: Advance Australia, "boasted that it ran contradictory messages for different audiences during the Voice referendum campaign.
It said its main campaign, Fair Australia, told people that the Voice was […]
This is a good, if long article. This section is worth noting: Advance Australia, "boasted that it ran contradictory messages for different audiences during the Voice referendum campaign.
It said its main campaign, Fair Australia, told people that the Voice was […]
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Make an exhaustive list of everything you might do and do the last thing on the list
#obliquestrategies
#obliquestrategies
January 29, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Make an exhaustive list of everything you might do and do the last thing on the list
#obliquestrategies
#obliquestrategies
I've realised that the first thing I can do on this year's big tech detox is finally, long after I initially wanted to, get off Dropbox.
January 29, 2026 at 4:45 AM
I've realised that the first thing I can do on this year's big tech detox is finally, long after I initially wanted to, get off Dropbox.