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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
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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
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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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“Your manuscript had been submitted”, nice. We have prepared a sweet volume on shaping platforms. #sociology #valuationstudies As always with these publications, the layout takes so much time and will definitely raise trouble in the PDF proofing. A devilish joy to push this through
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Publication formats: Maybe you need do decide what side you're on, GenAI or Zine?

As part of digital infrastructure research, we are exploring alternative forms to publish academic work. Currently and in different iterations: zines (from “magazine”). It really makes a difference to think about knowledge production in an open, playful format. Just make things.

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