Installation of an XMPP-based messenger using
MOVIM as frontend and PROSODY as backend
on Linux Debian 12 – A tutorial

1. Overview The following tutorial is a complete, detailed and tested set of instructions to install an XMPP-based messaging service (Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol) [1, 2] using the PROSODY [1] server as a backend and the MOVIM [4, 5] client as web browser-based frontend. This installation corresponds to company-owned social messengers, such as the…

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Hope is Dope.

Although any political discussion should not only analyze a problem, but also try to find solutions, I think discussions around climate “hope” (aka “hopium”) are dangerous. First, it frames the climate crisis as something beyond one’s agency. For example, I do not “hope” that I will go for a jog tomorrow morning, because it is…

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A review of the electric cargo bike Douze G4e

Introduction I am reviewing the “DOUZE G4e” two-wheeled electric cargo bike (“long-john”) which I have been sharing with other family members between February 2021 and December 2023, but do not own anymore. I am writing this review to drive forward the development of the DOUZE G4e model in particular and electric cargo bikes, which I…

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Add a source to strengthen your message! :-)

“Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.” Abraham Lincoln [0] Background As a politically active social media user one may often come across posts, which make specific claims about events or people and are often only supported by an image or foto to trigger attention, but it is unclear…

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A reading list on current political issues with a focus on high-quality, non-mainstream, progressive sources

Introduction After a weekend with intensive discussions with friends, I have compiled important sources of information to support my political views on a broad variety of current political issues with a focus on high-quality, non-mainstream, progressive authors and media comprising authors, news sources, (scientific) articles and books (printed, audio, and video). To understand current developments,…

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The cause of climate justice – A universal moral-legal strategy

1. Introduction The following text describes a universal moral-legal strategy to enforce climate action via international and national legal systems. Thereby, general  legal principles which can be found across jurisdictions and general moral principles are applied combining conventional (consensus-based) and post-conventional (absolute) moral principles. This text is a synthesis of previous blogs discussing legal means…

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Is capitalism an intelligent agent threatening humanity?

1. Background A recent research article [1]  warned that: “an advanced agent motivated to intervene in the provision of reward would likely succeed and with catastrophic consequences” First Author Michael Cohen also summarized the contents of the paper in a presentation [2] and on social media [3]: https://twitter.com/Michael05156007/status/1567240026307575808 In addition, the article got considerable attention…

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Travel agencies for train travel in Europe

The booking system for trains in Europe is still inconsistent and error prone especially for international train travel. Therefore, travel agencies still provide valuable services to organize the most convenient and cheapest train travels in the age of the internet. The following travel agencies are serving individual train travelers: https://gleisnost.de https://globrailer.de https://simpletrain.ch https://togreijse.dk https://resebutiken.se Only…

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Action Mappers for Civil Rights Actions

The following list presents web sites which collect information on actions for civil rights, e.g. demos, protests, and civil resistance actions. Action mappers can serve as archives of past events and calendars for future events. In addition, some action mappers are associated with social networks, which allow connecting with other activists, e.g. dhub.global is associated…

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