Research

Apr 17, 2024 ∞

#Deutschlandfunk Kultur hatte mich zugeschaltet. Wir sprachen über #Elektroschrott: Geräte, Mengen und vor allem #Verantwortung.

www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/zu-viel-e…

#Nachhaltigkeit #Abfall

Apr 3, 2024 ∞

The #technofix is under scrutiny in #sts. But for a somewhat surprising reason: because of its conceptual weakness. So here is the #infrastructure fix. And thoughts from #LeakageSTS in Dresden

This is a hot take that Lee Vinsel has been trying to drive home for a couple of weeks already. “Hot”, as in, a lively idea, something he grapples with. I find the idea puzzling and compelling. So here are a few thoughts, experiences, and links to follow. Describing something as a #technofix has become a staple of critical commentary on technology, and perhaps global capitalism per se. A technofix is not really a fix, rather, it distracts from the actual issues.

Apr 3, 2024 ∞

The chip rush of #Vietnam is in trouble.

As explained by Mike, energy shortages will hit the country this spring. Again. Investors might move on. Some already did

https://open.substack.com/pub/vietnamweekly/p/pdp8s-implementation-plan-green-lit?r=2t5d0a&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

#tech

Mar 5, 2024 ∞

We produced controversy maps on the chip rush in #Vietnam.

26th floor.

A timeline representing corporate, legal and public activities. A timelapse of rural change. A bit artsy.

To be translated into a digital format.

#semiconductors #sts #tech

Semi-transparent aerial pictures in front of a large window with the city of Hanoi in the background. These are industrial fabrications sites Left side: a timeline printed on a wall, left side: the view of the city. Fog, air pollution, actually. A visual reminder of what the facilities are capable of, semiconductor facilities More of the same, but with different material. Left side: part of a timeline, left side: overview of industrial sites in Northern Vietnam with the backdrop of Hanoi. There's also a flip-book using Google Earth histories to trace transitions

Jan 13, 2024 ∞

The #Taiwan election finishes with a call for stability, in a way.

“It may be that the DPP managed to retain power because it is still viewed as the party that defends Taiwanese sovereignty, with backlash against its inability to resolve socioeconomic inequality in Taiwan still not managing to oust it from the presidency.” It comes at a cost, as outlined by @brian_hioe@mastodon.online of New Bloom magazine. Kicking out youth progressives.

newbloommag.net/2024/01/1…

#China

Dec 18, 2023 ∞

Comparing Fediverse software for hosting: Ease of use, efficiency, waste

Here’s a blog post on #hosting a microblogging instance on the #Fediverse with ecological concerns in mind. It’s a longer one. And unfinished, since it’s messy tinkering in progress, not least due to my #Vietnam routing. 👇 Following our Mastodon article, I am exploring options to host a Fediverse instance with a Raspberry Pi and solar power, testing limits. The goal is to host one or multiple bots and report on data.

Jun 15, 2023 ∞

Patchy value chains

With this post, I want to bring a color to the blog, show how I experience my daily life as a researcher in Vietnam, and how I follow material infrastructures. It’s going on in bits and pieces, and some is a patchwork. Last not least, this is also a means of sharing links and snapshots. Bits & Trees of Data Centres What does it actually mean to trace and traverse the infrastructure and production networks of a very specific building?

Jun 13, 2023 ∞

Social sciences, ecology and careful digital communication

How can social science research address planetary concerns and be designed carefully? Two recent articles in Science & Technology Studies address this question with a view to different cases: Conference Mobility on the one hand and Decentralized Social Media on the other. Jumping on the bandwagon In Fieldnotes on FlyingLess Conferencing we discuss our different experiences as train travelers to the EASST conference in Madrid. Some of them were long journeys through Europe, including stops.