Volker E.
@volker-e.bsky.social
Medienkonstrukt-or. #Design-System architect @Wikimedia
& @Wikipedia on #Codex. Education #ftw. #a11y care-taker. #cyclist. Private Opinions.
& @Wikipedia on #Codex. Education #ftw. #a11y care-taker. #cyclist. Private Opinions.
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Volker E.
@volker-e.bsky.social
· Jan 9
In 2024, Codex, Wikimedia’s design system, achieved transformative milestones, that redefined user experience and design consistency across projects…
Explore the Design System Team's Codex: Year in Review article. Don’t miss it!
diff.wikimedia.org/2024/12/18/c...
@wikimedia.bsky.social
Explore the Design System Team's Codex: Year in Review article. Don’t miss it!
diff.wikimedia.org/2024/12/18/c...
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AI goes all in… your shit. varlogsimon.leaflet.pub/3m6zrw6k2bs2p
Kohler Can Access Data and Pictures from Toilet Camera It Describes as “End-to-End Encrypted” - /var/log/simon
Claimed end-to-end privacy doesn’t fully conceal your rear-end data
varlogsimon.leaflet.pub
December 3, 2025 at 5:34 AM
AI goes all in… your shit. varlogsimon.leaflet.pub/3m6zrw6k2bs2p
Looks like a good plan to me. Agree with Tzitzikostas on “High-speed rail is not just about cutting travel times - it is about uniting Europeans, strengthening our economy, and leading the global race for sustainable transport…” transport.ec.europa.eu/news-events/...
Commission launches plan to accelerate high-speed rail across Europe
The Commission unveiled a comprehensive plan to accelerate the development of high-speed rail across the EU, offering passengers significantly reduced travel times.
transport.ec.europa.eu
November 12, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Looks like a good plan to me. Agree with Tzitzikostas on “High-speed rail is not just about cutting travel times - it is about uniting Europeans, strengthening our economy, and leading the global race for sustainable transport…” transport.ec.europa.eu/news-events/...
Congratulations once again @archive.org! Next up adding 1 0. 👏🏼
October 23, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Congratulations once again @archive.org! Next up adding 1 0. 👏🏼
As highlighted in recent Greenpeace reports, traveling by train within Europe is twice as expensive as flying and up to 26 times on certain specific routes – an unfair imbalance that undermines climate goals. greenpeace.at/uploads/2023... #mobility #sustainability
greenpeace.at
October 1, 2025 at 10:01 AM
As highlighted in recent Greenpeace reports, traveling by train within Europe is twice as expensive as flying and up to 26 times on certain specific routes – an unfair imbalance that undermines climate goals. greenpeace.at/uploads/2023... #mobility #sustainability
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One day the prophecy will be fulfilled.
September 18, 2025 at 10:27 PM
One day the prophecy will be fulfilled.
Hauptsache wir können jedes kaufbare Online-Produkt durch Upload eines Bildes finden, was macht es da schon wenn die Umwelt zugrunde geht? #klimakatastrophe #siliconvalleyideology
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/04/i...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/04/i...
Google deletes net-zero pledge from sustainability website
Five years ago, Google’s climate action ambitions were the gold standard for Big Tech. Then, with power demand spikes from AI data centres, in July it scrubbed its sustainability website of its 2030 n...
www.nationalobserver.com
September 5, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Hauptsache wir können jedes kaufbare Online-Produkt durch Upload eines Bildes finden, was macht es da schon wenn die Umwelt zugrunde geht? #klimakatastrophe #siliconvalleyideology
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/04/i...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/04/i...
“…schreiben die Forscherinnen, der „einzig sichere Weg, um das Risiko abrupter Umweltveränderungen“ in der Antarktis zu verringern seien „schnelle und tiefgreifende Senkungen“ der Emissionen des Treibhausgases CO2 im Verlauf dieses Jahrzehnts.” Jå Oasch.
science.orf.at/stories/3231...
science.orf.at/stories/3231...
Antarktis: Anzeichen für „abrupte“ Veränderungen
Ein internationales Forschungsteam berichtet im Fachjournal „Nature“ von „neuen Hinweisen auf abrupte Umweltveränderungen“ in der Antarktis. Dazu gehören ein Rückgang des Packeises, die Verlangsamung ...
science.orf.at
August 22, 2025 at 9:51 AM
“…schreiben die Forscherinnen, der „einzig sichere Weg, um das Risiko abrupter Umweltveränderungen“ in der Antarktis zu verringern seien „schnelle und tiefgreifende Senkungen“ der Emissionen des Treibhausgases CO2 im Verlauf dieses Jahrzehnts.” Jå Oasch.
science.orf.at/stories/3231...
science.orf.at/stories/3231...
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⚠️ Every year more than 1 billion pounds of pesticides are used in the United States. One-quarter of that total are so dangerous they've been banned in many other countries.
Tell the EPA it's time to join other countries and ban the use of pesticides that are too dangerous. ⬇️
Tell the EPA it's time to join other countries and ban the use of pesticides that are too dangerous. ⬇️
Demand a U.S. Ban on These Poisons
Every year more than 1 billion pounds of pesticides are used in the U.S. One-quarter of that total are so dangerous they've been banned in many other countries. Tell the EPA to ban pesticides that oth...
act.biologicaldiversity.org
July 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
⚠️ Every year more than 1 billion pounds of pesticides are used in the United States. One-quarter of that total are so dangerous they've been banned in many other countries.
Tell the EPA it's time to join other countries and ban the use of pesticides that are too dangerous. ⬇️
Tell the EPA it's time to join other countries and ban the use of pesticides that are too dangerous. ⬇️
Seit wann heißt das eigentlich Kücken.
Das hat für mich seine Tücken.
Kann ich dem entkommen?
Wär vom Kummer unbenommen.
Freund der deutschen Sprache und der Küken.
Das hat für mich seine Tücken.
Kann ich dem entkommen?
Wär vom Kummer unbenommen.
Freund der deutschen Sprache und der Küken.
July 28, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Seit wann heißt das eigentlich Kücken.
Das hat für mich seine Tücken.
Kann ich dem entkommen?
Wär vom Kummer unbenommen.
Freund der deutschen Sprache und der Küken.
Das hat für mich seine Tücken.
Kann ich dem entkommen?
Wär vom Kummer unbenommen.
Freund der deutschen Sprache und der Küken.
Liked today: greekreporter.com/2025/07/01/l...
Lighthouse of Alexandria Rises Again as Giant Blocks Resurface After 2,000 Years - GreekReporter.com
After centuries beneath the waves, 22 massive stone blocks from the ancient Lighthouse of Alexandria have been recovered from the seafloor.
greekreporter.com
July 17, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Liked today: greekreporter.com/2025/07/01/l...
Hilarious to see current US gov't to back #railway projects overseas. www.railwaygazette.com/infrastructu...
US backs Philippines freight railway project
PHILIPPINES: The US Trade & Development Agency is to fund technical assistance to develop the planned 212 km Subic Bay - Clark - Manila - Batangas railway, which would connect three of the Philipp...
www.railwaygazette.com
July 17, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Hilarious to see current US gov't to back #railway projects overseas. www.railwaygazette.com/infrastructu...
"Because there's no place, online or IRL, more inherently autistic than #Wikipedia" Thanks Tor 🤍. Context: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ_p...
Wikipedia's Biggest Mystery (ft. depthsofwikipedia)
YouTube video by Tor's Cabinet of Curiosities
www.youtube.com
July 3, 2025 at 7:39 PM
"Because there's no place, online or IRL, more inherently autistic than #Wikipedia" Thanks Tor 🤍. Context: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ_p...
Examples of car free inner-city streets around the globe have shown that reducing car traffic is attracting consumers and letting businesses flourish.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/ab...
actionnetwork.org/petitions/ab...
Tell Mayor Lurie: Keep Market Street Moving!
Market Street is a critical corridor for San Francisco’s downtown. It’s the spine of our transit network, San Francisco’s grand boulevard, and a street where hundreds of thousands of people walk, bike...
actionnetwork.org
June 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Examples of car free inner-city streets around the globe have shown that reducing car traffic is attracting consumers and letting businesses flourish.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/ab...
actionnetwork.org/petitions/ab...
Very nice, list of most translated Wikipedia articles across all language wikis. sohom.dev/most-transla...
sohom.dev
May 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Very nice, list of most translated Wikipedia articles across all language wikis. sohom.dev/most-transla...
What’s making hurricanes more frequent and more ferocious? In fact burning fossil fuels. So why not name hurricanes after the real culprits? Which Big Oil company should the first hurricane of 2025 be named after? act.350.org/survey/may-2...
Take the 2025 Hurricane Survey
Hurricane season is coming, and scientists are already sounding the alarm. We know what’s making these devastating storms more frequent and more ferocious: burning fossil fuels. And who’s responsible ...
act.350.org
May 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
What’s making hurricanes more frequent and more ferocious? In fact burning fossil fuels. So why not name hurricanes after the real culprits? Which Big Oil company should the first hurricane of 2025 be named after? act.350.org/survey/may-2...
Erbärmlich dass keine einzige #österreichische Universität darunter ist. Chances liegen gelassen
Best non-US universities. If the US actively continues to undermine academia, these institutions stand to benefit the most.
May 8, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Erbärmlich dass keine einzige #österreichische Universität darunter ist. Chances liegen gelassen
May 8, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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🚨 The internet shapes whose stories are heard and whose are overlooked. But digital spaces can evolve to be more inclusive and representative. 🧵⬇️ (1/3)
March 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🚨 The internet shapes whose stories are heard and whose are overlooked. But digital spaces can evolve to be more inclusive and representative. 🧵⬇️ (1/3)
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If you didn’t already know that Rochelle Constantine is a total badass, check out this footage and you will see. They got drone and underwater views of it?! Incredible.
🧪🌎🦑
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March 22, 2025 at 1:37 AM
If you didn’t already know that Rochelle Constantine is a total badass, check out this footage and you will see. They got drone and underwater views of it?! Incredible.
🧪🌎🦑
🧪🌎🦑
Reposted by Volker E.
Here are some nice mushrooms
January 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Here are some nice mushrooms
In 2024, Codex, Wikimedia’s design system, achieved transformative milestones, that redefined user experience and design consistency across projects…
Explore the Design System Team's Codex: Year in Review article. Don’t miss it!
diff.wikimedia.org/2024/12/18/c...
@wikimedia.bsky.social
Explore the Design System Team's Codex: Year in Review article. Don’t miss it!
diff.wikimedia.org/2024/12/18/c...
@wikimedia.bsky.social
January 9, 2025 at 8:38 PM
In 2024, Codex, Wikimedia’s design system, achieved transformative milestones, that redefined user experience and design consistency across projects…
Explore the Design System Team's Codex: Year in Review article. Don’t miss it!
diff.wikimedia.org/2024/12/18/c...
@wikimedia.bsky.social
Explore the Design System Team's Codex: Year in Review article. Don’t miss it!
diff.wikimedia.org/2024/12/18/c...
@wikimedia.bsky.social