iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Anand Bhardwaj @anandb.wsocial.eu · 08/10/2026

It's always a delight to discover something new about oneself! Recently discovered that my trusty coffee weighing scale of many years is actually Scandinavian! This old flea market find from years ago is in fact a Mått-vågen Gullan, a classic mid century retro Swedish kitchen tool from the 50s.

ROK Manual espresso and grinder, Mått-vågen Gullan weighing scale

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Anand Bhardwaj @anandb.wsocial.eu · 07/10/2026

In Denmark, the cats have already read the herding guidelines. A fascinating read. In Danish universities at least, compliance is presupposed rather than won through persuasion. No comment on whether I infer CBS is in the Danish sample :)

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Anand Bhardwaj @anandb.wsocial.eu · 06/10/2026

This is cool, and I wish them well. Notably, DAWO already runs on French and German components. Digital sovereignty is a shared European stack that's reliable enough for governments to run on. www.techspot.com/news/114018-... (More in Dutch at: tweakers.net/reviews/1533...)

techspot.com

The Netherlands is building its own Linux OS to break free from Microsoft

The Dutch government is trying to solve its digital sovereignty problem with its own Linux operating system. A local source recently highlighted the development efforts being poured...

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Anand Bhardwaj @anandb.wsocial.eu · 05/10/2026

A beautifully presented article, and the story of many organizations: the 'lower decks,' through sheer determination, absorb the incompetence and/or malfeasance at the top. The top takes the credit or dodges blame. If only our institutions didn't reward mismanagement so reliably. 1/2

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Anand Bhardwaj @anandb.wsocial.eu · 04/10/2026

Good but flawed set of alternatives; they often exist in isolation, without a broader ecosystem of tech, teachers, & habits. A fine start to diversifying your digital footprint. The more emancipatory move is away from Big Tech, toward a blend of open source/community-maintained tools.

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Anand Bhardwaj @anandb.wsocial.eu · 29/09/2026

Much of what we do in organizations is discretionary and relational, and never makes it into formal digital traces. When we try to automate the version of the organization we know from the traces, we miss an invisible glue, perceived only in its absence.

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Anand Bhardwaj @anandb.wsocial.eu · 28/09/2026

A small milestone: I just accepted my 10th journal review of the year (not counting 14 conference reviews) Peer review is one of the pleasures of the job. It is also my one indulgence in paper: I print every manuscript, and choosing the fountain pen and ink for it has become a small ritual. 1/3

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Anand Bhardwaj @anandb.wsocial.eu · 27/09/2026

First post, and a one-line manifesto. On the use of AI in complex work: Excellence should be a precondition, not an outcome.

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