"The reason websites continue to load, bank transfers go through, and civilization persists is because of the thousand or so people living aboard 20-some ships stationed around the world"

#internet #technology

🍜 The invisible seafaring industry that keeps the internet afloat https://www.theverge.com/c/24070570/internet-cables-undersea-deep-repair-ships

"In several areas of the city, pollution levels were more than 50 times higher than the World Health Organization’s recommended safe limit."

#india #pollution #health

🍜 Severe Delhi AQI: GRAP-4 curbs imposed as air pollution chokes capital / AP News https://apnews.com/article/new-delhi-air-pollution-india-ae1ec1e6292009db198f18b113047cd5

"I will keep using Bluesky and Mastodon for now. I find interesting content on both. But I will not live under the illusion that Bluesky is the same as Mastodon when it comes to decentralization and openness."

#mastodon #bluesky

🍜 Thoughts on Bluesky - Can's blog https://canolcer.com/post/thoughts-on-bluesky/

"These, however, show a slightly different side of the public transport experience. Quieter, as well as less generic moments captured before, after and between journeys."

#japan #photography

🍜 Scenes from Japanese train and subway stations https://www.tokyotimes.org/scenes-from-japanese-train-and-subway-stations/

"Features like adjustable page width, image lightbox, and the assets section make Scribbles an excellent choice for photo blogging and art blogs."

#scribbles #blogging

🍜 Thank You Vincent! https://dhester.blog/post/thank-you-vincent

"no pude evitar pensar que su aparente fragilidad es el camuflaje del fotógrafo callejero definitivo. Viéndole, nadie pensaría que ese adorable abuelito con un andador es en realidad un fotógrafo de la agencia Magnum capaz de la crítica más mordaz."

#photography #martinParr

🍜 Fujikina 2024 y Martin Parr – Erica Fustero https://www.ericafustero.com/2024-11-fujikina-2024-y-martin-parr

"You can primarily post to your blog on Micro.blog, to have more control over your content, but stay engaged with followers on Bluesky."

#microBlog #bluesky

🍜 Micro.blog and Bluesky https://help.micro.blog/t/micro-blog-and-bluesky/3273

"This simple yet powerful policy can address some of our most pressing challenges: improving public health, combating climate change, reducing traffic congestion, and enhancing mental well-being."

#cycling #publicHealth #climateChange

🍜 Governments Should Start Paying People to Bike to Work / Momentum Mag https://momentummag.com/is-it-time-governments-start-paying-people-to-bike-to-work/

"the news organisation said it considered the benefits of being on the platform formerly called Twitter were now outweighed by the negatives, citing the “often disturbing content” found on it."

#x #theGuardian #wellDone #news

🍜 Guardian will no longer post on Elon Musk’s X from its official accounts https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/nov/13/the-guardian-no-longer-post-on-x-twitter-elon-musk

"Today I am bringing back the Lifetime plan deal for Scribbles. A lot of folks have asked for this, so it's back!"

#scribbles #blogging

🍜 Lifetime plan & looking ahead / Scribbles Updates https://scribbles.page/updates/posts/lifetime-plan-looking-ahead

"The accounts created on Bluesky this week, many of which are left-leaning, shared cat videos alongside their hopes that the platform might offer a reprieve from the misinformation and hateful speech that have swirled on X since Mr. Musk’s takeover."

#socialMedia #bluesky

🍜 Bluesky Adds One Million New Users After Election - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/12/style/bluesky-users-election.html?unlocked\_article\_code=1.Zk4.MK2e.Dmlt4Y4QVTaO&smid=url-share

"The proposed legal change also deprives women of rights to divorce, child custody and inheritance."

#iraq #women

🍜 Iraq to lower the ‘age of consent’ for girls to nine https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/women-and-girls/iraq-poised-to-lower-the-age-of-consent-for-girls-to-nine

"It’s not revolutionary - it’s simply a better translation service.

Our combination of advanced language models and precise output selection delivers translations that surpass existing solutions, including Google Translate and DeepL."

#translation #kagi

| 🍜 Kagi Translate - We speak your language | Kagi Blog https://blog.kagi.com/kagi-translate |

"There were many chapters of history in which America did the wrong thing for years or decades. Maybe we are living through such a period now."

#uspol #us #election

🍜 Trump Won. Now What? - The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/11/trump-wins-second-term-presidency/680546/?utm\_campaign=feed&utm\_medium=referral&utm\_source=later-linkinbio

"That a convicted felon, rapist, liar, fraudster and fascist could beat an accomplished public servant tells you all you need to know about contemporary US politics. It's just soundbites, tribalism and reality TV ethics."

#uspol #us #election

🍜 Four more years...? https://www.macpsych.blog/posts/four-more-years