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Stefan Laser

My blog and portfolio—a hub for research experience, personal commentary and street photography. I am situated at Ruhr-University Bochum, GER, an I do research trips to Asia.

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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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