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Stefan Laser

My blog and portfolio—a hub for research experience, social media posts, and Fujifilm photography. No cookies. 10kb. Just me navigating global economies, waste, energy, and planetary troubles. RUB Bochum, GER, with some research trips to Hanoi, VN.

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Nov 16, 2024 ∞
Die #FDP mit einer billigen Show, die ihr jetzt kosten könnte. Was nun folgt, ist ein Ausbruch des Parteichefs, der bei einigen in der Runde lange nachhallt: Die FDP müsse da raus, die Ampel müsse enden. Er könne diese Fressen einfach nicht mehr sehen, soll Lindner gerufen haben. www.zeit.de/politik/d…
Nov 13, 2024 ∞
#Bluesky wächst und wächst. Ihr flieht von #X. No personal information that you submit will be available to any user…specified by…your privacy settings. Das war 2005, #Facebook vs #MySpace. Viele Versprechen. 2024, Bluesky hat als Hauptinvestor “Blockchain Capital”. Wo soll das enden
Nov 12, 2024 ∞
Mapping university #data #infrastructure. Last week, we hosted a workshop with our interlocutors. This snapshot is from an analysis session, digging into details and tensions. Using group discussions pays off. And, re: #sustainability, the university has serious structural issues. #sts #sociology
Nov 11, 2024 ∞
Investing in alternative social media like the #Fediverse (and to a lesser degree, #Bluesky), has been my digital strategy. Making news and taking part is essential in this place. But is it enough? Studies have shown that the contraction of local news has created a vacuum — which has been filled by partisan news sources and social media (both polarizing and more likely to spread misinformation). www.politico.com/news/maga…
Nov 6, 2024 ∞
The third night in a row I could barely sleep. Turns out that the turn out drove my anxiety—my body predicting. Time for mobilization, more European collaboration, ditching the austerity politics in Germany, left populism, I suppose. I cannot stand four years of over-attention on the US, once again.
Nov 2, 2024 ∞
Vom Eisenbahnnetz im Kaiserreich bis hin zu faszinierenden Zuglandschaften, historische Eisenbahnlinien auf der ganzen Welt Doku-Stimme auf Dauerschleife. Nur ein Beispiel dafür, warum die Kürzung von #3Sat ein absurder Fehler wäre. #ÖR www.3sat.de/themen/th…
Nov 2, 2024 ∞
Everything and everyone is “prompting” and “generating” nowadays, even in qualitative methods. I refuse and turn to the good old terms of stimulus, experiment or, behold, … “to discuss.” #AI #sociology #AcademicChatter
Oct 29, 2024 ∞
Here’s a detective thriller on semi-legal #semiconductor shipments to #Russia via #India and #Malaysia. #Bloomberg reporting The (shipped) servers, known as PowerEdge XE9680, contain high-end processors optimized for artificial intelligence made by Nvidia archive.is/ITRmb
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