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Check the new EASST Review published just in time for the big #sts conference. Our editorial is quite a political one. easst.net/easst-rev… Indeed, it’s time for #easst4s2024! On my way to the registration in Amsterdam, filled with memories of an Utrecht book/zine store. #easst4s
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Pre-conference travels. Stopping in #Utrecht before heading to Amsterdam and the #easst4s train. #sts Wonderful city, we even found a quirky space incl. #permacomputing.
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This Samsung protest (a remarkable one) reminds me of my recent travels to #SouthKorea. I came across a protest against an upcoming LG expansion. Lively publics Samsung Union Workers Launch Indefinite Strike www.nytimes.com/2024/07/0…
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Listening to another great podcast episode w/ Daniela and her critical-theory-ish #energy approach. Future Histories: Daniela Russ zu Energie(wirtschaft) und produktivistischer #Ökologie futurehistories.podbean.com/e/s03e16-…
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I get the critique of the left re: #labour in #Britian. The obvious danger is that an unpopular government, made complacent by its grossly disproportionate majority, systematically imposes an agenda that the majority don’t want, and which will make most people worse off. newleftreview.org/sidecar/p… Yet this is a sort of win (incl. strategic lessons). Think “The Shock of Victory” srslywrong.com/podcast/3…
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“Coal plants are being reinvigorated because of the AI boom. This should be alarming to anyone who cares about the environment. And workers. Life. This is obvious when checking the financial markets, and you feel #AI here in SEA and #Vietnam, with new #coal #energy records, and #airpollution records, amid an alleged chip rush and new factories. Discussed extensively by This Machine Kills. feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/18…
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Liminal Excavations A zine that explores alternative visions, ideas and critiques on the topic of #sustainability and #ICT We’re proud to be of this project. Our 6 pages discuss the Good Data Centre w/ interview material. Graphic novel-style. sflab.eecs.kth.se/pub/pj7s6…
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#Putin is next door. Spicy for many reasons. Russia has a significant stake in Vietnam’s lucrative oil and gas sector. Vietsovpetro, a joint venture run by Russia’s Zarubezhneft and Vietnam’s state-owned PetroVietnam, operates Vietnam’s largest oil field. The profits from Vietsovpetro have generated millions of dollars for both #Russia and #Vietnam. Why Is Putin Traveling to Vietnam? www.nytimes.com/2024/06/1…