Coen van der Geest

@vdgeest.net

Owner of popcorn-song.com Zoolook.nl is where I dwell Software developer

De organisatie waar ik werk heeft de intenties om soeverein te kunnen werken. Daarom mogen wij als ITers straks alleen maar Windows of Apple iOS gebruiken, geen Linux...

“The Russian legislative election is currently taking place from 18 to 20 September. This three-day election will determine all 450 seats in the State Duma (the lower house of Russia's parliament), alongside regional elections for 11 governors and 39 regional legislatures.

Meta and X have been quietly downranking external links for ages, but we're now entering a new era of open hostility toward the open web. It's a great time to build your own website, free from any billionaires demanding a tithe for things that have always been free.

Suw@suw.bsky.social · 4w ago

Fucking hell. Facebook is now limiting the number of links that a page or professional profile can include in a post to TWO PER MONTH, unless you pay them $7.99 a month. Fucking assholes.

A warning pop-up from Facebook that says "you used 2 of your posts with links this month. With Meta One, continue sharing links in your posts and comments, plus other subscriber benefits".

Catherine. There was no one like her. A true force of nature. It was a gift to have worked with her (and Fred) and it was an even greater gift to call her a friend. Artiste incomparable, amie incomparable. Catherine, tu nous manqueras. Bisous de tes amis Russell et Ron

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I resigned from ExxonMobil today. I spent the last three years doing fossil fuel extraction research at both BP and ExxonMobil. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing to maximize extraction while the window to act closes, and gambling with our lives. More below.