Reposted by roy bendorWIRED @wired.com · 18/03/2025They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.freedom.pressWired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should followAs the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy 16249137223359
roy bendor @roybendor.bsky.social · 10/03/2025not enough, but better than nothing. #halfglassfull nltimes.nl/2025/03/10/h...nltimes.nlHalf of Dutch electricity produced from renewable sources last yearRenewable energy sources like solar, wind, and biomass accounted for approximately half of electricity production last year, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reported. A year earlier, it was around 47 per... 010
roy bendor @roybendor.bsky.social · 26/02/2025meanwhile in Canada: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...theguardian.comAnti-Trump sentiment drives dramatic upturn in fortunes for Canada’s LiberalsRuling party was deeply unpopular but threat of US tariffs combined with prospect of new leader spurs rise in polls 020
roy bendor @roybendor.bsky.social · 26/02/2025this must be the absolute lunatic cherry on the stupidity cake Trump & Co. have been dishing the world. 021
roy bendor @roybendor.bsky.social · 01/02/2025Jesus looks suspiciously like Shiva in Kerala, India 010
roy bendor @roybendor.bsky.social · 20/01/2025except we will all suffer the consequences. fuck, this is maddening. 000
roy bendor @roybendor.bsky.social · 11/01/2025After divesting from fossil fuels a few years back, ABP (pension fund of Dutch education union among others) dumped Tesla too. Small move but a strong signal. Fuck Musk. nltimes.nl/2025/01/11/a...nltimes.nlABP sells Tesla shares over labor and compensation concernsABP, the largest pension fund in the Netherlands, has sold all its shares in Tesla, citing dissatisfaction with CEO Elon Musk’s 56 billion dollars compensation plan and concerns about labor conditions... 000
roy bendor @roybendor.bsky.social · 10/01/2025In this, 9th year since Bowie's passing, I'll be watching the BBC documentary from 2017: 010
roy bendor @roybendor.bsky.social · 27/12/2024I just donated to Wikipedia because fascists ❤️ ignorance. 120
Reposted by roy bendorMark Ruffalo @markruffalo.bsky.social · 23/11/2024They knew and the world is burning because of it. If you lost a home to climate catastrophe sue the living crap out of these guys who for years have known it would happen and have only lied and muddied the waters of scientific study to stop action. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...theguardian.comBig oil firms knew of dire effects of fossil fuels as early as 1950s, memos showNewly unearthed documents contain warning from head of Air Pollution Foundation, founded in 1953 by oil interests 13584170
Reposted by roy bendorLina Srivastava @linasrivastava.bsky.social · 29/11/2024And here's another great starter pack. go.bsky.app/G69gDx3 1104
roy bendor @roybendor.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Looking forward to talking about design and AI on the second day, with @kars.leapfrog.nl, Dasha Simons, and @davemurrayrust.bsky.social 091
roy bendor @roybendor.bsky.social · 25/11/2024In maliveld because populists❤️ ignorance. stop the cuts in education now! 120
roy bendor @roybendor.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Fresh out of dcode-network.eu, and co-edited by Elisa Giaccardi and myself, Rethink Design: A Vocabulary for Designing with AI, offers several critical entry points into the entangled relations between design and seemingly intelligent systems. Open access: books.open.tudelft.nl/home/catalog... 041