I am a lecturer at #AUC (Amsterdam University College).
I teach #PoliticalEcology & #EarthScience.
I spend too much time playing around with #linux, #emacs.
I have a small blog: https://mishathings.org/
I like to make #music: https://mishathings.org/music/_things/
I play a small role in #BIJ1 #Amsterdam
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The mass protest of 25000 people has failed to convince the cabinet to reverse the disastrous cuts to higher education in the #Netherlands.
The mass protest of 25000 people has failed to convince the cabinet to reverse the disastrous cuts to higher education in the #Netherlands.
The #FNV, together with all #unions, has therefore decided to go on #strike nationwide. These cuts must be completely off the table!
On Wed, Feb 11 at 5pm, employees of the University of #Amsterdam are organizing an action meeting to discuss how the #strike will take shape.
More info and sign up: https://www.fnv.nl/cao-sector/overheid/onderwijs-onderzoek/kabinet-sloopt-hoger-onderwijs/universiteit-van-amsterdam-in-actie
From Monday (tomorrow) up to and including Thursday unionised staff from the #UniversityOfAmsterdam are on #strike over the university's executive boards' unwillingness to cut (or even pause) ties
From Monday (tomorrow) up to and including Thursday unionised staff from the #UniversityOfAmsterdam are on #strike over the university's executive boards' unwillingness to cut (or even pause) ties with Israeli academic institutions.
For more information see https://fnv.nl/uva
Keep track of this thread for updates and details about the strike.
\#Palestine #Israel #Union @unions #FNV
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Re-publishing this, because I rewrote the post a bit.
Re-publishing this, because I rewrote the post a bit.
Target audience is people who like to talk about "negative externalities" and the need to "internalize" them.
Although at this point, it might make strategic sense to use the language of neoclassical economists to push for (e.g.) a carbon tax, we should recognize the fundamental flaws in the underlying world view.
https://mishathings.org/posts/internalize-this-environmental-economics/
Ok. I would say the main question should be "are there sufficiently accessible alternatives to the usage of Twitter in the communication between companies and customers?"
I guess in practice, at least in Europe, there are often multiple ways to reach out to companies? (Twitter, contact form etc.) So in that sense it makes sense?
But the fact that Twitter is also used (much more) to share memes should not matter?
(Disclaimer: I haven't looked into this case in too much detail).
@abff08f4813c @OpenTech_AUC Just curious: what do you mean "not its primary purpose"?
Carbon is the work of the devil.
Carbon is the work of the devil.
Last Friday, during a class about the short and long term organic #carbon cycle, a student raised his hand:
"So, 6 protons, 6 neutrons, and 6 electrons...", 666....carbon must be the work of the devil."
Maybe this can help us sell carbon neutrality to religious conservatives.