Global IT companies like Google dominate and penetrate individual users life, allowing them to collect massive amounts of user-specific data, which large risks for misuse of information, for example, for micro-targeted advertising, which may also be used to influence public elections. Furthermore, by basing basic apps for banking or authentication (e.g. Mobilt BankID, Freia ID)…
Although Microsoft TEAMS [1] video conferencing software is now available for Linux as package (.deb, .rpm) [2] and flatpak [3], I could not make it work because the mic did not work or the app would not open the MS TEAMS link, which I received. However, MS Teams video calls work after installing the Microsoft…
In recent discussions about the highly negative impact of industrial meat production on the planet’s eco-systems [1, 2], one can often hear the logical demand to reduce meat consumption, and, hence, production. To reduce meat production the following measures are possible: legal: Create laws which make the production of animals for human consumption (above a…
Hurt (Original: Nine Inch Nails, 1995, Cover: Johnny Cash, 2002) I hurt myself today To see if I still feel I focus on the pain The only thing that’s real The needle tears a hole The old familiar sting Try to kill it all away But I remember everything What have I become My sweetest…
Grüner Wasserstoff ist DAS große Zukunftsversprechen der Gaswirtschaft – und der Politik. Aus Wasser hergestellt mit Strom aus Wind und Sonne, klimaneutral und abgasfrei. Zu schön, um wahr zu sein. Was der Bundeswirtschaftsminister da verspricht, ist vor allem eins – ein großes Lügenmärchen. (Georg Restle, TV-Journalist, MONITOR, 2021-04-29) Die deutsche Bundesregierung arbeitet in krimineller Art…
Boston Dynamics [¹] has released a video [²] of human-like (ATLAS), dog-like (SPOT), and bird-like (HANDLE) robots dancing a twist to the song “Do you love me?”. The video shows a astonishing, if not mind-blowing level of cognitive (ie listening to music) and motor (ie dancing, jumping, balancing) skills. I assume Boston Dynamics released this…
Obs! Den här bloggen baserar på en Facebook posting av “Extinction Rebellion Sverige” 2020-12-18 [Web]. Jag formaterade meddelandet och talet för att kunna läsa texten lättare, visa strukturen, och länker referenserna [WI-2020-12-18] 1. Introduktion Förra veckan ställdes rebellen Anna Termine inför rätta för att ha limmat fast sig vid entrén till Socialdemokraternas hus och ha…
After I already pointed out that the root of the climate crisis is psycho-social-political, not natural, at a meeting with members of the German parliament in October 2019 [1], I listened today to an interview with world-leading climate scientist Prof. Hans-Joachim Schellnhuber with newspaper “Svenska Dagbladet” today [2]. I was more than happy to find…
General The Extinction Rebellion Wave 2020 in Berlin faced special challenges because of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. However, up to 500 activists (according to newspaper articles, police statements, member count of activists channels) from XR Germany, XR Poland, and XR Sweden participated in the Rebellion Wave 2020 with multiple actions including protest marches, speeches, art…
Three basic features of secure communication include: Identity, ie to control the identity of the sender (you) and the receiver and protect it against identity theft Privacy, ie to control the information and protect it against information theft Integrity, ie to control the system and protect it against modification from others (“hacking”) The OpenPGP standard…
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