John Chang @jrcpl.us · 29/09/2026I wonder why that bit of innovation hasn't made its way over here. 100
John Chang @jrcpl.us · 27/09/2026Winning elections and running a government are very different competencies. It's the rare case that people/parties are good at both. The common case is the former, because that's the fitness function of the system! How can we fix this? 130
John Chang @jrcpl.us · 24/09/2026Why aren't elevator floor buttons toggle buttons? Like if you accidentally push the wrong floor, you should be able to cancel it. 210
John Chang @jrcpl.us · 21/09/2026We had less and larger pixels and much fewer shades of gray in the good old days. 010
John Chang @jrcpl.us · 21/09/2026I can feel it in my leg muscles today. I did so many squats yesterday! 010
John Chang @jrcpl.us · 15/09/2026Keep in mind that these are not referendums. If they get passed by popular vote, these ballot measures directly become law, which the actual legislators then have to work around. 010
John Chang @jrcpl.us · 15/09/2026What did the Swiss person say? In California the system has been hijacked by industry lobbyists and the rich, and it's a lot of work for the average voter to make sense of all the ballot measures. Here are the ones for the upcoming election: voterguide.sos.ca.gov/propositions/voterguide.sos.ca.govPropositions | Official Voter Information Guide | California Secretary of StateOfficial Voter Information Guide, November 3, 2026, General Election. 130
John Chang @jrcpl.us · 08/09/2026Thanks for your support! And yes, that does seem compatible with Volt Europa's general policy stance. You're very welcome to join us and help shape our national policy going forward! 120
John Chang @jrcpl.us · 01/09/2026TIL "quite", which means "a lot" in US English, means "a bit" in UK English www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvWU...youtube.comAmerican English vs. British EnglishYouTube video by Words Unravelled 020
John Chang @jrcpl.us · 29/08/202620 min documentary about Audrey Tang at audreyt.boxaudreyt.boxGood Enough Ancestor · Audrey TangA documentary on democracy, mortality, and the courage to leave a wider canvas for future generations. Directed by Cynthia Wade. 21 min. All material CC0. 030
John Chang @jrcpl.us · 29/08/2026That only works for you, me, and other nerds. This is for everyone. 020
John Chang @jrcpl.us · 28/08/2026I just signed a petition: Kill the Cookie Banner. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/ki...actionnetwork.orgKill the Cookie Banner!Europe must not let powerful lobbies sabotage the one reform that finally hands data power back to citizens Every day you click. Accept. Reject. Manage preferences. There is barely a website left wit... 020
John Chang @jrcpl.us · 25/08/2026Ecosia's shortcuts: support.ecosia.org/article/22-s...support.ecosia.orgSearch shortcutsEcosia shortcuts quickly get you to what you're searching for, faster. Whether you want a certain website's results or to get to a part of Ecosia more quickly, 010
John Chang @jrcpl.us · 25/08/2026I switched from DuckDuckGo to Ecosia, after nudging by @isabel-arens.wsocial.eu 🙂 and discovering that Ecosia also supports some !bang shortcuts. Also Ecosia is a non-profit (technically a GmbH but 100% profits go to climate action). Also Ecosia is helping to develop a European search index. 131
John Chang @jrcpl.us · 22/08/2026I'm at Korean Culture Festival in Kungsträdgården today. There's so many people! Lots of young people. 020
John Chang @jrcpl.us · 17/08/2026My Bluesky data is now hosted in Europe. move.eurosky.tech Thank you, @eurosky.socialmove.eurosky.techEU-HAUL - Start Account Migration 120
John Chang @jrcpl.us · 14/08/2026The Stockholm metro symbol is like "Ⓣ". One of the suburbs is Tensta, where there is a Tensta Gospel Choir. Here's their logo. Good job, designer! 020
John Chang @jrcpl.us · 14/08/2026He got elected, said those things, and didn't get re-elected. www.washingtonpost.com/history/2024...washingtonpost.comJimmy Carter wore a sweater — and ignited years of Republican backlashIn a 1977 fireside chat, a cardigan-wearing Carter suggested turning down the thermostat, drawing Republican criticism and ridicule that endure today. 000
John Chang @jrcpl.us · 11/08/2026because of the way their backend works www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8On...youtube.comMicroservicesYouTube video by KRAZAM 110
John Chang @jrcpl.us · 11/08/2026More info at www.fastmail.com/blog/fastmai... (for some reason I was never informed directly about this, I learned about it from Hacker News)fastmail.comFastmail offers EU data regionChoose if you want to make the European Union the primary home for your Fastmail data, on our own secure servers in Amsterdam. 220
John Chang @jrcpl.us · 11/08/2026Finally!! As a customer resident in the EU, thank you @fastmail.com! This was my only qualm and now it's gone. 130
John Chang @jrcpl.us · 10/08/2026First day of tennis training at Haga Tennis. Wish me luck! I feel out of shape, esp after eating lots of heavy Bavarian food. 110
John Chang @jrcpl.us · 10/08/2026Configured Bsky to be tolerable. Namely, I stopped relying on Following/Muting accounts & the built-in Feeds. Instead - made a List of friends (IRL) and pinned to top - turned on push notifs for a few friends - add muted words like "Trump" - made & pinned Lists for some topics - add foryou.club feed 030
John Chang @jrcpl.us · 10/08/2026Franconia has impressive (and affordable) food/bev options, seemingly in the middle of nowhere. Like in the countryside, not even near a highway. My friend says these places get a lot of hikers, & they actually serve as hiking destinations. I knew Germans were big into hiking. Now I really get it! 130
John Chang @jrcpl.us · 10/08/2026Turns out it's hard to fill the list. There are of course obvious options for Italian, Spanish, British, Irish, Austrian, Czech, Greek, etc. but only 1 for Danish, and none for our other neighbors. No Norwegian or Finnish or Estonian restaurants! None! 010
John Chang @jrcpl.us · 10/08/2026One idea we (Volt Stockholm) have for after elections is to organize a weekly-ish dinner series, each at a local restaurant representing a European country's cuisine and culture, sort of a virtual tour of Europe. I started looking into this (because fun). But 100
John Chang @jrcpl.us · 10/08/2026MDG is #3 regardless of "vet ikke", no? Interesting that it's divided on centrist vs extremist lines (am I reading it correctly?) rather than traditional left-right. 100
John Chang @jrcpl.us · 10/08/2026Hello, Bluesky. I've decided to try to use this more, to post more thoughts and observations here and break them out of private conversation silos. 130
John Chang @jrcpl.us · 09/08/2026I'm in Germany. Upper Franconia, to be exact. It sure reminds me of Indiana (my home state) sometimes. 020
John Chang @jrcpl.us · 04/06/2026🇸🇪 Welcome to Sweden, @audreyt.org! A few of us members of @voltsverige.org @volteuropa.org 💜🇪🇺 are super-excited to hear your talk about participatory democracy in #Gothenburg tomorrow! rightlivelihood.org/news/audrey-...rightlivelihood.orgAudrey Tang joins democracy dialogue in Sweden - Right LivelihoodRight Livelihood Laureate Audrey Tang is visiting Sweden for a public conversation on the future of participatory democracy, organised by Digidem Lab in collaboration with Right Livelihood and Gothenb... 050
John Chang @jrcpl.us · 02/06/2026Nope, not yet. Commission adopts plan to complete Madrid–Lisbon high-speed connection by 2034 - Mobility and Transport transport.ec.europa.eu/news-events/...transport.ec.europa.euCommission adopts plan to complete Madrid–Lisbon high-speed connection by 2034The Commission has adopted an implementing decision setting out key milestones and deadlines for completing the high-speed rail connection between Madrid and Lisbon. 000
John Chang @jrcpl.us · 18/05/2026I did not. Sorry, looks like my RSS reader cached the original version. FWIW I also made the same mistake about the website, originally thinking it was from Google. 000
John Chang @jrcpl.us · 15/05/2026@gruber.foo Re "Aluminium OS: Google’s ‘Android for PC’ OS for Googlebooks", the bottom of that website says "This is an informational resource about Aluminium OS. Not officially affiliated with Google." 100
John Chang @jrcpl.us · 07/05/2026So purpose, abundance being the new ones. Looking forward to heading more about this from meaningalignment.org 000
Reposted by John ChangVolt Europa @volteuropa.org · 01/05/2025🎉 Former President of the Republic of Estonia 🇪🇪 Toomas Hendrik Ilves joins Volt! 🎉 💜 Read our joint message: loom.ly/f1_LC3o @ilvestoomas.bsky.social @francescaromanadantuono.volteuropa.org @reiniervanlanschot.volteuropa.org 813532
John Chang @jrcpl.us · 26/04/2026My email provider @fastmail.com added an API for AIs. Their approach: 👌❤️ 020
