2026-07-15T06:02:49+02:00 https://nostr.ae Nithin Coca నితిన్ https://nostr.ae/npub14ctakkz4q88p745t0nrrkg9w8kfaq08s6wuajtk0vm3t2vzc3ntqpekm94 https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/avatars/000/282/084/original/7011aa754baf8a4e.jpeg https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/avatars/000/282/084/original/7011aa754baf8a4e.jpeg https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8g6xr93znd5tj3xc5t5vmephmrxvwfrsrwg45as85sv4nekmp7ngzyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdv5zj5ne In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdzpsc62p35vuatgp82n0e8u4grr25pwcslrq4sn2ngar3qjrcaaqf8yd5d'>nevent1q…yd5d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I just want to be able to access everything on my phone on my laptop as well. Line is the single app that&#39;s causing me issues with this. 2026-06-11T15:46:05+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs844uamn53j72z7afxnuw2guanmktghy4ms45m993md5e7jkx5aeqzyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvhty43k #Line informed last November that its #Chrome app would stop working in February. It&#39;s now June and I&#39;m using it - the only way to access Line on #Linux. It&#39;s probably a massive security risk. Any ideas how else to use Line on Linux? 2026-06-11T06:08:24+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2jwm7ctsfth3ke6lzclrq68nwfl7deszrx9nzr0rkmr3vzg52ccszyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvlv6enn Ever wonder why wearing masks is so common in #Japan every spring? A post-WWII reforestation policy to plant just two types of fast-growing trees has triggered a mass-allergy crisis. My latest for @bbc looks at the roots of this 70-year-old blunder and the massive challenge of fixing it. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260515-the-1950s-blunder-which-causes-mass-hay-fever-in-japan">https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260515-the-1950s-blunder-which-causes-mass-hay-fever-in-japan</a> 2026-06-09T03:09:05+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9up2mcqu8f6zwumxm3xzk39xe0jlth3hm523fmdmt5lwjlujejqczyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdv224kgw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvtlg6jjw0x5l8vcdcxpdndjams4q3xtxf0t383vufwent3sqpsug0u47y2'>nevent1q…47y2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>No mention of #China so far. It&#39;s remarkable that this can be possible. Complain about Palestinian voices being suppressed with doing the same thing to #Uyghurs and #Tibetans... 2026-05-25T09:27:55+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvtlg6jjw0x5l8vcdcxpdndjams4q3xtxf0t383vufwent3sqpsugzyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvvqfp6d Wonder if this #webinar will mention #China&#39;s imperialism and its links to environmental justice in #Asia? <br/><br/>Judging from the panel, and the organizers, I doubt it...but thinking to join just to ask about it. <br/><br/><a href="https://foeasiapacific.org/2026/05/19/webinar-environmental-justice-and-resisting-imperialism-in-the-asia-pacific/">https://foeasiapacific.org/2026/05/19/webinar-environmental-justice-and-resisting-imperialism-in-the-asia-pacific/</a> 2026-05-25T06:06:09+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsww3mfue6r3ry6ufsz48m3g3zs8we9e8zs5y46jkup462exgyd26qzyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvm2pg3t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszkq0hqdqzlx9q7rerlg3x3k45yppk5au68je0jurrtw7npg6eymctxgze6'>nevent1q…gze6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>def get it. Never spent much time there and, now being based elsewhere, it doesn&#39;t seem worth the effort to build a network there. Wish Japan wasn&#39;t co centralized 2026-05-24T13:45:04+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyf5q47dyn885gn2pm8mxy5shlftl3qd8k2qlhmzzmxn2ua7zmjqszyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvq8qhmn I&#39;ve tested and confirmed - it&#39;s cheaper &amp; more fun to visit #Taipei or #Seoul from #Kansai than #Tokyo. Helps that I know more people in both cities too, and both have much more vibrant international journalism &amp; NGO communities.<br/><br/>Kinda don&#39;t see the point in going to Tokyo anymore. If I want to travel in Japan, lots of other places I&#39;d rather go. 2026-05-24T06:30:57+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfyr9k3uvrunetq5dkz0u4ag8g5pq5fhu63na76amnv9y5kjdmnmszyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdv4wus5f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr52cg7czzxr4z0d5tfljtpgjtve6w2kk68jcvwh47elz3tzeqfeqtg6405'>nevent1q…6405</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>oh, I remembered to say no sugar at least. 2026-05-22T09:15:18+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswem2cel45p4pdl988keyq4pz5e2k79n34snqvr4rkqphjhdyycpszyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvxwyrlu Ordered a #cappuccino in #Bangkok and got a ice cappuccino. Forgot that is the default here. #Thailand. 2026-05-21T05:38:33+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvj0me02ck23ut9zafedyxg9sxczaely3s97x9w2wxjkp582y2auszyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvcxguqe In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq8v4zs22jf4g5eazvmxc9qpq6nfe6e6q5cz2f34hldmhcerkh6ysz4wj64'>nevent1q…wj64</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Don&#39;t do it in Japan in the summer though! Any other season - definitely. 2026-05-21T05:36:41+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspc924ptzusmdlhscddzjef8007ts8s8xlk8766222a2gpcc9z6aszyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvr8uhlu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswhr8lndczdjywr40v40jz56xwygxx03y8ckj0ujam67sx3w25xyqs0c35l'>nevent1q…c35l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>its likely that Padang food has a longer history in Malaya than Java, no? I always Jakartans claiming Nasi Padang or dishes like Rendang as overly nationalist when looking at things like this. 2026-05-19T10:19:40+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd35ua6maaevc6pczamftpglt2a7ugrwqvqlruscpl2pl5g4jragszyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvcz4a3l The amount of times someone said &#34;#google #maps works great in #Japan&#34; and then I learn it took them on some weird route that was longer, more expensive, or required excessive walking then the optimal route.<br/><br/>They&#39;re so stuck in the ecosystem that they have no idea how bad it is. 2026-05-17T10:15:52+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstve6ldlsde9a0v3l7ndntl93269p3zhsm9fsnew8uagl5kmftvhgzyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvzux3cm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd5zdmvc46q2mvskrrrx793754s6lj4k20p2m0r6ejucn0ajnfrtqd4kwhn'>nevent1q…kwhn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>thank you 😊 2026-05-07T04:25:04+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdmk89tqrzg6uvxgrlma4h9z0nlc4dem70u8nflgyknep6qsx2pmgzyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvlgljvy Rare that I get a chance to dig into a passion of mine - #urban transit development! <br/><br/>Read about my one-time home, #Jakarta &amp; how its transformed from the world&#39;s most congested city to a model for the global south - but there&#39;s still a long way to go.<br/><br/><a href="https://indevelopmentmag.com/jakarta-transit-transformation/">https://indevelopmentmag.com/jakarta-transit-transformation/</a><br/><br/>#Indonesia #southeastasia #SEAsia #transportation #transport #trains 2026-05-07T04:10:08+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8l40zrejq9ttm9y983jqyvkmjdurnm28r57lehsd27yh9d5ccnsszyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvwfgx6h For &gt;50% of the western expats I meet in #Japan, I can&#39;t figure out why they are here. 2026-05-05T08:55:47+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvasuhg3r9a6j47uhfy8jns6nuykmj5euel9njvafp4hgcqq3g0rczyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdv5x34zl Just got invited to a webinar entitled &#34;76 Years of Indonesia-China Relations: Advancing Cooperation&#34;<br/><br/>Of course, #Indonesia and #China have only re-established diplomatic relations 36 years ago. I guess they&#39;ll just ignore that 23 year gap? 2026-05-04T07:01:45+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgvsq7e6cra0mshwtdndhnd4rzl482p4my7rt5t6j8p34mqvrnltqzyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvku4gpe Really shocking. Comes a few days after #Zambia signed a cooperation agreement with #China and some are wondering if PRC pressure led to this happening.<br/><br/>It was a big effort to bring this conference (which was in #Taiwan last year) to #Africa, and I feel for organizers who had to cancel at the last minute.<br/><br/>Sad state for #humanrights right now all around the world. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.404media.co/rightscon-human-rights-conference-suddenly-postponed/">https://www.404media.co/rightscon-human-rights-conference-suddenly-postponed/</a> 2026-04-30T02:16:48+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsghlwws85c0fx60sfcepc68j3xjeg9ls8aa8g2kxl43qkcfpn7xlgzyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvvzwaa2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrceqrgmenr9lumw56fyp4l2ljhtlgvgnee5skuaez64mk86d3tmswgd670'>nevent1q…d670</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>1 of 2 ended up flaking as expected - without even telling my by email. <br/><br/>But the ones who didn&#39;t were with a disabled persons NGO and were absolutely lovely people. I felt like they might be more tech savvy due to needing to rely on technology much more due to their communities needs. 2026-04-29T11:06:37+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0ynupljhzdx9c0kn8g6sel250c0un9xtrlcgaf92cp2zx8zhfxugzyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvkty8hj Have two interviews scheduled with people in the #Philippines today. For both, I sent #Jitsi links.<br/><br/>I have a strong feeling that one, or both, will either have no-shows or last minute emails about how they can&#39;t use #Jitsi or requests for my non-existent #whatsapp. 2026-04-29T03:51:16+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspt43y8pl302uges3kn0gszrrkdatw7sl7xvn9wpslguy9c738mqczyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvpdlzh7 Just out: For Sierra Magazine I explore a worrying trend that hasn&#39;t gotten much attention - the expansion of #coal gasification in #China, the #US (supported by a new #Trump loan), and #Indonesia three of the world&#39;s largest coal producing countries, with worrying long-term #climate, #Health, and #environmental impacts<br/><br/><a href="https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/coal-gasification-attempts-comeback">https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/coal-gasification-attempts-comeback</a> 2026-04-28T09:17:21+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszr3ypq03vasjt8ac6ryh9832gzqgc76r0r0vmzd73qm9nl5lsegczyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvnth0d0 Interesting for my job posting - the first week I got bombarded with applications from so many countries, but just a few from Indonesians.<br/><br/>The last week, it&#39;s been only #Indonesia applicants coming in. 2026-04-27T04:48:59+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspw2ck0xlgy6mxeym6tdzcejmr3gxk88z04v4rdkdau3guex67zeczyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdv32cqpn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz5krl09gseawh6wukjzm40rvj74xytsg30vcvul8lyfs5xlkydysxhzkuv'>nevent1q…zkuv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>nice, very well done! Will def use this 2026-04-27T04:29:34+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9fggdz87h7g95h2mag4ayhqlvdq7r9d3ujlf08pl0ss3dgyawsgczyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdv79nzu9 One website I use to receive payments recently shifted to a terrible #AI tool for customer service.<br/><br/>I asked it to process a payout. It failed, so I asked customer service to do it. After a few days, they did, and I withdrew the amount.<br/><br/>4 days later, the AI processed my payout...20 times. So now I have 20X the original amount, which I&#39;ve already been paid form, in my &#34;wallet.&#34; <br/><br/>As it&#39;s not my fault, I decided to just leave it there and wait until they figure it out.<br/><br/>2 weeks later, and it&#39;s still there. 2026-04-24T05:04:40+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsraq3sfxlnvc2sc26ea8yyr4w9hhu3zhd2k2la93v9e5uwavv5tkszyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvqknssz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp4vaz5fmzchh7s2ars07vtmssav85udpt0s6rrq6mx2fc9ecjn9qlmfp9c'>nevent1q…fp9c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A clear war crimes (the latest of many) <a href="https://cpj.org/2026/04/cpj-calls-for-immediate-rescue-of-lebanese-journalist-amal-khalil-trapped-under-rubble-in-southern-lebanon/">https://cpj.org/2026/04/cpj-calls-for-immediate-rescue-of-lebanese-journalist-amal-khalil-trapped-under-rubble-in-southern-lebanon/</a> 2026-04-23T08:17:56+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp4vaz5fmzchh7s2ars07vtmssav85udpt0s6rrq6mx2fc9ecjn9qzyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvcl85q4 Read this and...it&#39;s ruined my day. Full of anger, sadness, and frustration. #Israel #Journalism #murder #Lebanon<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/22/lebanon-accuses-israel-of-blocking-attempt-to-rescue-journalist-after-bomb-strike">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/22/lebanon-accuses-israel-of-blocking-attempt-to-rescue-journalist-after-bomb-strike</a> 2026-04-23T08:17:06+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd4n2ht0rar0s7qh2u8cyth7edkz84stpwkc9k5y5ymju8n5qer7gzyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvsvwxaq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx79ylky4fcufyvly68dj6367ynrdkyw6tnyfe9nvrczdx089lfdqch75tf'>nevent1q…75tf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Saw this from one NGO I want to interview on workers rights. This is insane! Do they want to intentionally put workers at risk???<br/> <img src="https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/116/451/432/875/595/504/original/47cfc8bf9aacff23.png"> <br/> 2026-04-23T03:31:08+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvpxdzz3nwpjmhmh39yqgeum50he55n7zdr024rkg488zt4km4f5szyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdv8ems0h Talked to a friend I&#39;ve not spoken to in a while, and it seems he&#39;s been sucked into the #China disinformation sphere and fully sees it as the world&#39;s only hope.<br/><br/>While I get it somewhat - the search for a &#34;savoir&#34; when everyone else - #Europe #US #India, etc, seems to be going to shit - I honestly don&#39;t have the willpower to deal with this anymore. The final straw may have been when he glowed about an leftist author who has been pushing #Uyghur #genocide denial messaging. 2026-04-20T06:38:44+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsve5z69at76xcwwgezmku5d7l5x8krj37fqn3j3kw3nfmewtej9pgzyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvks0nfs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs85ahj8kvp78497q7sttpvneve6cfkuuz9rvk3q69k6743k6uze9c56hw77'>nevent1q…hw77</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wrote about that program years ago - so long ago it&#39;s no longer up on their website, only on the <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1umd6j4jrnjqdvn9kqttvsgxwzw38s92zn2lsuq0d73neh7mjxa3sa8wfr7" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>internetarchive</span> (<span class="italic">npub1umd…wfr7</span>)</a></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180727012627/https://kernelmag.dailydot.com/issue-sections/features-issue-sections/12815/facebook-india-net-neutrality/">https://web.archive.org/web/20180727012627/https://kernelmag.dailydot.com/issue-sections/features-issue-sections/12815/facebook-india-net-neutrality/</a> 2026-04-19T06:14:32+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx79ylky4fcufyvly68dj6367ynrdkyw6tnyfe9nvrczdx089lfdqzyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvhcfav6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs27rhwy85mqtapzm0ney2e5w7pkh4e8w89n9l0pulp8sm9ujy2yrgxtzn7k'>nevent1q…zn7k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So much respect for you as a #meta-free Filipino. It&#39;s easy to not use their products in Japan - no one uses FB or WA here, but I still use #LINE.<br/><br/>Also can&#39;t believe a government-run hospital only uses FB, how can that be legal??? 2026-04-19T06:12:05+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsza90tk3szud4whp034kgcjfththhlj4jx0l0mhx30paz9s0l5x3gzyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvxeksa0 Geez, this #Philippines #labor union really only has a #Facebook page and a #Whatsapp account, no website, no email, nothing else. That&#39;s it.<br/><br/>So, they&#39;ve made it impossible for me to access or communicate directly with them. 2026-04-17T06:50:44+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8cmwnx4x58fg027fcy6ehpx524wdntl5qedxdm5qpazkuqadye7czyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvy9up03 Has no one noticed that clear parallels that #Hungary&#39;s election has with #Malaysia&#39;s #2018 one?<br/><br/>- Public outcry after massive corruption scandal.<br/>- Overcoming blatant gerrymandering. <br/>- Opposition led by former leader of ruling party (Mahathir &amp; Anwar/Magyar)<br/>- Euphoric public.<br/><br/>With a supermajority in Parliament, we won&#39;t see a backdoor agreement bring Fidesz back to power, but will be curious to see how Tisza rules. I worry Magyar will be like Mahathir in other ways - over-controlling and compromising. 2026-04-14T02:27:45+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp4rw5qyc7rdmdcu5a0qh2d47l67gl52lryun62u82vhzs42nf6qszyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdva4f088 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0mr7rv3zcyt2mwravkcy4synstq8kzq5qfmfr6uzf4emmdhs5hzsr9jnzv'>nevent1q…jnzv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>you should! 2026-04-13T04:57:45+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf75xev762phvft339t6mp4fxhqapwf36kx9055tdxa7rzpvpr9agzyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvv3mty3 Most of the #Indians who applied for my #journalism job neglected to put any language skills on their resume.<br/><br/>Something that others mostly don&#39;t do - including other South Asians.<br/><br/>Why is this? Is it a tacit way of saying that they are really only able to work in English? 2026-04-13T04:08:28+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyvevrxv7wzrm98esmv5h6ljzlqqnlnwurndn5qvshhjn65vpll4szyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdv4y0h34 Posted my #job listing a week ago.<br/><br/>- Within 24 hours, got 50+ applications, more than &gt;50% from just one country, along with more than 80 LinkedIn friend requests, unsolicited messages. <br/>- The next few day, got a bunch of AI-written cover letters, including several with the same exact line.<br/><br/>The last three days - zero applications from that country, zero AI applications. 2026-04-12T11:44:58+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz806l29yrqlrwca46qns045xrwcsz7gp5lwp9fhrpwx300rru8hqzyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvknt40v I was feeling iffy on my #creditunion after they did the bait and switch with a &#34;high-interest&#34; savings account (rapidly dropped the interest rate after a few months). Also found the non-stop life insurance promo letters annoying.<br/><br/>But them charging me a $50 fee for not closing a CD account within a tiny window, and refusing to waive the fee despite me being just a few days late, was the last straw. <br/><br/>Strangely, they don&#39;t seem to mind me leaving (to another credit union, of course). 2026-04-10T06:33:19+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2kpdg8mhahut63u7jkpxt528f0a6g30dhz2xgzs8lvdeh3t02eqczyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvnt4efk Over 100 applications for my part-time #journalist assistant job. I&#39;m amazed how many people will apply using acronyms that only people from that country would know.<br/><br/>I know what it means that someone is &#34;fluent in BM&#34; but have no what &#34;graduated from GW&#34; &#34;technical AEO&#34; &#34;studied at SPPU&#34; or &#34;wrote stories on ATP/WTA&#34; means. 2026-04-09T12:34:04+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdf30d5sp9678f5jrcjngnn5ycpt30sxxzgjkaxq5m3hxxkjtew0czyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvayz3qc One of my favorite things about #Japan is that they rarely, almost never, add unnecessary raw #onions to things like salads or sandwiches. 2026-04-09T04:09:35+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9hhrdfvpv78d0h9tgp264twygguz6hk83qkm3zc0au4e9dnk586szyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvcnwg9t I think the next time I post a #job, I&#39;ll add a note saying - &#34;all applications that arrive in the next 48 hours will be immediately deleted.&#34; <br/><br/>That should get rid of most of the #AI #AIslop. 2026-04-08T02:18:39+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdrtmsds92x8qasyxkekx2etput7493jkrm2a4mywvwrjv88wnumczyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvhn536e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvzdp9f8mqzw2q490k053s2r3p8fwyjchptrk5g7x6g55hv9d28acmkqgd3'>nevent1q…qgd3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>well, it does make it easy to filter out, it not a good format all all for a journalism-focused position. Also noticed that several have the exact same line in it, too... 2026-04-07T06:38:49+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxdn2m7fcxwnj0clhrc5s3v3vmhgy0v49pq72t7yvxxgr7ylvymvszyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdv3rn3aa #Hiring for a #journalism assistant and got way too many applications. Too many cover letters have the same exact format, with bullet points summaries in the middle. <br/><br/>Is this how #AI writes cover letters? 2026-04-07T04:18:06+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw6atwtfl4dz0v8d54sg7lckn4e5ad2ys89xj7mym07rcrs5avnaczyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdveym6m0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdy60693fkqudmkhtem9tuq98z3dwjddtpqpfj8rzyvkd8pswgrlgwyq4rs'>nevent1q…q4rs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Woke up to 40+ applications, which I guess says something about the journalism market these days... 2026-04-07T01:42:41+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdy60693fkqudmkhtem9tuq98z3dwjddtpqpfj8rzyvkd8pswgrlgzyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvzjtvq6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2up3w5va32ahcd730nqxq28l60uwx0f4234sffrw6g4uaxuczkvcpv2fgj'>nevent1q…2fgj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Other things not to do<br/><br/>- End your cover letter with a &#34;message me on/here&#39;s my #Whatsapp&#34;<br/>- Spell my name wrong (something that only applicants from North #India seem to do, amazingly enough.) 2026-04-06T15:07:03+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2up3w5va32ahcd730nqxq28l60uwx0f4234sffrw6g4uaxuczkvczyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvzhnu44 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfqujnkwn76xvlkrrx567nszmel2x6efjww5hjxvwkdy8n7ptjt4ggszr7g'>nevent1q…zr7g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>As many people are asking, this is the job - it&#39;s not #tech focused, but journalism focused - <a href="https://nithincoca.com/journalism-publicist.html">https://nithincoca.com/journalism-publicist.html</a> 2026-04-06T15:02:07+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfqujnkwn76xvlkrrx567nszmel2x6efjww5hjxvwkdy8n7ptjt4gzyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvz7h2ps I&#39;m #hiring again and I really do wish people would look me up more before they applied. I&#39;m not going to be impressed with your #google workplace skills, or your use of #canva, or any #socialmedia app. <br/><br/>If one, just one applicant, mentioned their open source or #selfhosting skills, that would be a ticket to an immediate interview. 2026-04-06T10:09:18+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswj9jyfyl2ue2dkr2hyzgrd6pafr4kf2zyf2h8egcr6r8aekfklggzyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvhkaens Watched a #Chinese film about an Ivorian living in #Guangzhou, and, as it had an African director, might show an interesting perspective about a migrant community not often visible in the media.<br/><br/>It was...disappointing. When the main character interacts with Chinese, they&#39;re absurdly nice. Her life in #China is easy - lovely apartment in a quiet neighborhood, a good job, lots of friends. <br/><br/>But it was, when about halfway through, when she pushes back on another African complaining about a really minor incident (getting annoyed at a Chinese man panhandling at a black hair salon) with a &#34;we&#39;re in their country, we need to be quiet and integrate,&#34; I stopped watching. 2026-03-31T12:25:44+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst6zdq8n0hkpyv55lqhzu5zvxw9z6zecgy6n886dsg845vkrruchszyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvd3fd22 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0un88lg0xs9zrcxps6xkdk52dv3w58djwlraadmx50gethydpwkgzfm32k'>nevent1q…m32k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I want to quit but it would impact my career and networking too much. Wish there was a viable alternative 2026-03-12T04:55:32+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqzlh4gepxdevs5ghtmynjp62ftv0y29dwsjfl5lgcaq7syklepsgzyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvk0f7c9 #LinkedIn - the last bigtech platform I still have an account on - it getting worse and worse with ads and promoted posts. Every month I need to update my #ublock custom filters. 2026-03-12T03:32:42+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfql5mkgs2phhn4lf3h3t6uqrrfxhphjddpfhkwxhxz4d2qt4s3hgzyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvvks5w2 Curious why they included #China on this list of regulators to target #keepandroidopen <br/><br/>Do they not know that #Google #Play is blocked there, and that Chinese users rely on local apps stores and #Apple, which happily complies with any #CCP takedown order)<br/><br/>keepandroidopen.org 2026-03-11T05:26:45+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2czlu20q2q60wk23fyemqyvxx3esnh0srp7ns2jjqqr8wsr7gmvgzyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvzrq9ja In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8tnq3jfz08ratx6qqndnwj7nx22nvwprw2es23atdyx5k5ftw3vgmamt60'>nevent1q…mt60</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>same, but occasionally I&#39;m forced too, and spoofing usually works. Only rarely do I need to try with Chromium 2026-03-11T02:01:01+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs245yj0y8z5rqfffxdpygynd34lcamsmn0k60evnw8jfd4pv58e4qzyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvcfy2ly In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd4hpg5mexjj63wf4z0wx0kpdlmudlyps9g7373l9yxpzz5a63e8s2s5kl2'>nevent1q…5kl2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>oh I know, but hopefully enough annoying messages and they&#39;ll at least start to think about it. 2026-03-11T01:19:12+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstrq62xsce6wkxu2wxm40e8zeurctfrzwuzlyxxz2sy4627sqm4qczyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvkqy48c Wow, #BlueBottle #Coffee is now #Chinese-owned. I used to live near its tiny initial coffee stall in SF (and even then thought it was overrated).<br/><br/>The coffee chain that stole its idea from a #Kyoto cafe, sold out #Nestle, is now being sold to #LuckinCoffee.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.semafor.com/article/03/04/2026/chinas-luckin-coffee-acquires-blue-bottle">https://www.semafor.com/article/03/04/2026/chinas-luckin-coffee-acquires-blue-bottle</a> 2026-03-11T01:18:30+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdchtde7fe8xy75jy8p5gw9uxr5t9254q9596yg6v4euqtk34syjgzyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdv0g86mh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsddp5nec4nlhljjegtmpn04attfm7nu6uglfpdxfns99snzw6fzsclnqz65'>nevent1q…qz65</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve found, to my annoyance, that they often work if you spoof Firefox as being Chrome. 2026-03-10T07:23:23+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswmz47hpq05ytqmwftjd4pnlj87t4m23t79r5j3qsanmcax9p3nfszyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdv65szw8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxz7fs3mu2830f3ugfl6m70wcvdu7d6k0akucfx6nscpmf3ckfdpga23fjf'>nevent1q…3fjf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I just went ahead and told them to stop using #Microsoft products. 2026-03-10T07:22:43+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9erww2pmelaz3eh2ruqsmx7l63kqu93wek4zypwu5ljqt785d35szyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvnseg3y This is a new one. Got a #press release, tried to download the attached #report, and got this message.<br/><br/>&#34;Unsupported #PDF viewer&#34; I assume means every PDF viewer available on #Linux. <br/><br/>This is after, earlier today, getting a press release that required a #Google account to access...<br/><br/>#Microsoft #microslop #DRM #bigtech<br/> <img src="https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/116/203/402/494/640/286/original/92db950946bbb022.png"> <br/> 2026-03-10T07:17:33+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxc8m66dj0ks2xa206p94cpa77gx64yyvtwe7uc59l93x5yj63nmgzyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvyvtrtg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszq9r58c92djhylvljxs594d6dwday86h323caqc9jv4c7tjcqfrgetlcjc'>nevent1q…lcjc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s really a big misconception how widely English is spoke in India. In certain parts of certain cities, yes. But 80% of the population is in the countryside and won&#39;t find much English spoken there. <br/><br/>Even if 10% speaks English, that&#39;s 100 million + so a lot, but still just a minority. 2026-03-10T02:00:29+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw2nvlple0qq8q0tnjg5gjr8favcjeazlgfz0p308s3ey0u75l9yszyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvtn4ug4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsykem6hxg0ajqkttmeu0wd74p0l9dmy72tnfqzx78cc2ca4uxlq5qhpxuuf'>nevent1q…xuuf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It must be - on that platform, there are something like 15 comments about this initiative and none that mention - hey, shouldn&#39;t it be available in the language spoken by 85% of the residents of this city? <br/><br/>The worrying thing is that the RSS and those on the right are most definitely communicating in local languages. 2026-03-07T13:26:12+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyh0ruuujakvrjggl8ttadrhcf0zn5vvnuumjuexsg5mu50aazyjszyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvgasalk Found this cool-sounding initiative to make a major #Indian city more #representative, #safer, #livable, etc, through a public engagement platform.<br/><br/>But the manifesto, platform, social media, etc, are all just in one language - #English. <br/><br/>So...who does this really represent? 2026-03-07T12:23:55+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv39c95ksftnwltx7470kjv3fsrkqtgv2d64ecq2hyusj2xry83tczyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvtptguq How often you hear right-wingers in the #west conflate or equate #Islam with #Communism is quite jarring when you&#39;re a journalist who first started covering politics in #Indonesia. 2026-03-05T13:43:58+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswyetds72y47mjluk2etwhl57kd6f5w7ay67rsxsy5a3ye3yveyqqzyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvkcxqyc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr98mna3p9mz0zz4dac02sgnjfnrllt4qcl5tu0xee83062gnx6dgupf45h'>nevent1q…f45h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>might give it a try myself - Meet.Coop was using BBB and I like it a lot better than Jitsi. 2026-03-03T02:58:32+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxrcnhpcxd0ay8p029egv4ntgne8ppvz403w7ksmt5a92kauf9n6szyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdv8lrk4z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfknw43ssuntcwj8rhwqpkc2ewq7kgtt6nh09pw45n0wpv7tgdqjqtz92jm'>nevent1q…92jm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Will next time! 2026-03-02T07:59:01+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqcec684k4nazcuvgxy0jgcftvy8djvdwag3hf08pc27kgspe8f7gzyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvuu53cg Someone I asked to do a call via #Jitsi liked it so much, they started using it instead of #zoom. <br/><br/>It is possible to reach some people! 2026-03-02T07:58:09+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs24vwhqzn777yclvh0376h8mfqz275mddezx6hxx0ujshhuzzwsvszyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvr8t85t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsygal0vvhy4g9m7mj9jqh00j2wlmwzgz3zu54pwe0emd4nxlkegfcfn74dn'>nevent1q…74dn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Perhaps even four, if you include Turkey? 2026-02-28T07:00:25+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstfvvqhse2ctgwuvmuqrpx3hz0e96yr5ungxkflf55esy3m2j9fpszyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvcfs7sz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvyjrm7vvc839lvsnez8fvv8mdztuqjpaepwngq75hhzxzwlpqw3qfrr8hx'>nevent1q…r8hx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hopefully it&#39;s just this! I joined a call a few days ago and found the button. Only today, couldn&#39;t find it. I&#39;ll look harder next time. 2026-02-27T07:04:53+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0qt49qev4zscp56skhang3mu4xsy3l6hw0dmklq2p99rlj5f9r3gzyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdv3a0fqn So is #Zoom requiring you to use their app to join calls now? For the first time today, didn&#39;t get the option to join via a browser when trying to join a call. If so, how lame. 2026-02-27T02:28:12+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstg4me8fh269g66cx6jg658j3p72yh0ls85wn5gc9e43rqgxl3amqzyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvznhhjh It was only a matter of time: transnational repression to support #China overseas business interests, this time in #Australia. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/australia-hungrypanda-delivery-riders-allege-threats-from-chinese-police-over-planned-protests-incl-co-comment/">https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/australia-hungrypanda-delivery-riders-allege-threats-from-chinese-police-over-planned-protests-incl-co-comment/</a> 2026-02-26T01:53:33+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8srfyf8wxsm5zx43n64kmukd8sumtg0d4kvn54jpfsjd2c8h034czyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdv7jpc4q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgveg6zspprd27yqn8uyzc6z7lsjhepwa0hhqeedxzzdtdalfv43qrfvfeh'>nevent1q…vfeh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What&#39;s a good alternative? Mother Jones? 2026-02-25T07:17:44+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9vdncp8cyrac37kxhrxgdxytkflnp50g0mmruusrlq04tv9049hczyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdv85gken Saw an outlet refer to a region as the &#34;Malay Archipelago&#34;<br/><br/>Outside of Academia, does anyone actually use that term for the region anymore? <br/><br/>#Indonesia #Malaysia #Philippines #SEAsia #SoutheastAsia 2026-02-24T09:26:01+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfhum9wshmt8a55fup7tq6m7un40fyd6g5hknl5g6hfldxkgf7uxgzyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdv95samp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstjv3wmycn3f7sx35z4fr5ddvtpvu4aqhp9hzn20a8strxdqqqcxgehp7f7'>nevent1q…p7f7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What makes it more sad or disappointing is that most of my clients are non-profits/NGOs.<br/><br/>That they, of all orgs, can&#39;t quit #bigtech really says something about the state of technology these days. 2026-02-20T03:58:32+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0m6zqr52r4tfz52372cup4q78xwvmy04she8vcexhfk25pek35gczyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdv9pxeew One of the biggest reasons now that I think I may stay as a freelancer and not job hunt is that I don&#39;t want to be forced to use some &#34;productivity&#34; suite like #google #docs or #microsoft #office365 or #teams everyday.<br/><br/>Having to use one of those now for a short-term project with a client and its so annoying and very, very unproductive. <br/><br/>Also wonder - how come I can setup flexible, self-hosted secure systems for my own data, but a org with 30+ staff and multiple ops people can&#39;t? 2026-02-20T03:15:19+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswpsyft73ad64gqk8a079antm8lk70yrjy8efmvn9lljv32gfhuaszyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdv98nfma All these people who claim they can&#39;t afford to pay for a privacy-minded alternative to #Google or #Microsoft all don&#39;t have #Amazon or #Netflix subscriptions, right? 2026-02-19T03:16:05+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrv9rd2f9m7kkrcn5c9avefjgz3ju4hdznmkp7tw46huv7zvkvllczyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdv69pkz4 Just saw an article refer to a village as being located in &#34;#Indonesia’s Eastern Borneo province.&#34;<br/><br/>Strangely, later the article mentions &#34;South Sulawesi&#34; and not Southern Celebes... 2026-02-18T08:47:34+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfgp0f36ne8sv98x254yp62899uet5y7fexsuap6wpcndz7v9903czyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdv6hlxpr Another milestone - just had my first article published in a #SouthAsian language.<br/><br/>Not #Hindu, not #Telugu, but #Benglali (or #Bangla), on investigative reporting in #Asia <br/><br/><a href="https://gijn.org/bn/stories/%e0%a6%85%e0%a6%ac%e0%a7%88%e0%a6%a7-%e0%a6%ac%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%b2%e0%a7%81-%e0%a6%89%e0%a6%a4%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%a4%e0%a7%8b%e0%a6%b2%e0%a6%a8-%e0%a6%86%e0%a6%b0-%e0%a6%a4%e0%a6%b2%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%af/">https://gijn.org/bn/stories/%e0%a6%85%e0%a6%ac%e0%a7%88%e0%a6%a7-%e0%a6%ac%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%b2%e0%a7%81-%e0%a6%89%e0%a6%a4%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%a4%e0%a7%8b%e0%a6%b2%e0%a6%a8-%e0%a6%86%e0%a6%b0-%e0%a6%a4%e0%a6%b2%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%af/</a> 2026-02-18T07:06:35+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqlrpyhecyqhsz79aq3k6ueyknq75jxjja022wctpcdgcelpstztgzyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvzqmqfl Happy #Tibetan New Year - Losar Tashi Delek!<br/><br/>Despite it often falling on the same day as #Chinese, #Korean, and other lunar new years, it&#39;s actually a different calendar and not always aligned.<br/> <img src="https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/116/088/943/076/796/342/original/2fa7f793bea4cc1c.png"> <br/> 2026-02-18T02:05:17+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspahws9yn7gyle5p0pty85cwhcpd56sgu3r57at6ndlvxle4k0lhgzyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvxdjgwk I&#39;m in something like 13 different #Slack communities, mostly for various #journalist groups.<br/><br/>Lots of discussion in many about ICE. <br/><br/>Discussions about leaving slack due its ties to #Salesforce, who are supporting ICE?<br/><br/>Nothing. 2026-02-17T03:08:53+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstv8yd0ku6u0dljzkljewxd8eyfsclmreqjqa3mtpzyme2qer4qvszyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvvkhv8w Read an analysis that claimed that Chinese solar is &#34;unfairly criticized&#34; that then went on to make no mention of any of the many #humanrights concerns linked to solar production, such as #Uyghur forced labor in #Xinjiang.<br/><br/>How is the solution to &#34;unfair&#34; criticism to put out biased de-facto promotion? 2026-02-16T13:39:35+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswvs8xenjlwd63mjw7xaees0vgxse9tt376q2w0q4rf4xzlusly3czyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdv67c2nm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvj2m9x9g5sxadhhtvwvl0nqw7svu7a3v5julse72253nfslz7gwqwuvm0h'>nevent1q…vm0h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>it&#39;s really the core problem - privacy is only for the well-off. 2026-02-12T03:56:20+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd7at3zcpzeddjex8p8cxudellhpng22y3sn7399khue64th5q2cszyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvqc74qq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq59agdr3ntyy7kqmweccvqy90psf6hg6fxrqcptsthl6ady7td4ckf7tq2'>nevent1q…7tq2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>great guide for Google and big tech alternatives - <a href="https://www.privacyguides.org/">https://www.privacyguides.org/</a> 2026-02-12T03:19:05+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstmxgd9d72xjg5zey7adflef3z7wxvgswtc6e6nzezdarvw5pa5tqzyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdv4qzjju What&#39;s actually supporting #Palestine more - holding a sign at a rally, or actually quitting using platforms that enable their oppression?<br/><br/>It&#39;s not safe to be an activist, journalist, or, often, a minority and use #bigtech platforms<br/><br/><a href="https://theintercept.com/2026/02/10/google-ice-subpoena-student-journalist/">https://theintercept.com/2026/02/10/google-ice-subpoena-student-journalist/</a> 2026-02-12T01:54:40+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst9cewdd50k755yamvjspr4tyhsa8ardda239j20dwvydudl9f7nszyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvgstpp9 RE: <a href="https://mstdn.social/@globalvoices/116049009777708678">https://mstdn.social/@globalvoices/116049009777708678</a><br/><br/>Pay attention to how many so-called #China experts have said nothing about Lai&#39;s unjust sentencing - or the many others in #HongKong who have been jailed just for expressing their political rights.<br/><br/>Too many of them stay silent for a variety of reasons - visits, or partnerships, or perhaps, I wonder, funding. We need to call them out more.<br/>nostr:note1542ftlt7vvwpwysncnpuwtce9zdh0emryt0hdqjfe3z7hz48fv7q7jrmu5<br/> 2026-02-11T01:02:16+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqed9ut6cqk6mtm83fzt9crjyur5tnrwcwvnanquuczqd98ntvcgqzyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvlft57y My feed, both here and at #Bluesky, is much more about the #Thailand election than the #Japan #election today, despite living here now for nearly 3 years... 2026-02-08T10:27:02+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr3c7xefregtj8lhx3z7gdjadk68ngxz03lnnkzxq3kp3lllacypczyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvcahujd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqdhruh5ktfnwxg7txe5dvtcjc5q9mn46pzw4ggsvuzuwy20vgjrsmeyrm2'>nevent1q…yrm2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Besides Ghost, is there really any other alternative worth considering? 2026-02-05T04:02:45+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2c4j3lvc5xrf2lwkshkfe80nyrn7u2kt8t8z5u47a8aywps3ntuczyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvf6shrz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8dau4n30rhjy0qdslx7qmyj4azq3g83mdk4k7z6ytq8t3pks06asr39pey'>nevent1q…9pey</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>since you have a Pixel, you should really consider switching to GrapheneOS. Super easy to install and works really well, can run sandboxed Google Play if you need it. 2026-02-05T04:01:48+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2dan3vtafhcmcpsu05a3a98q943ypvngh5mnrkqumjywfaj79j5czyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvtttdes Another reason to not use #Google - they&#39;ll readily share your data with the government and give you minimal opportunities to respond. It&#39;s not worth it.<br/><br/><a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/206088/homeland-security-67-year-old-us-citizen-criticized-email">https://newrepublic.com/post/206088/homeland-security-67-year-old-us-citizen-criticized-email</a><br/><br/>#bigtech #degoogle #techgiants #Gmail 2026-02-04T08:02:09+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2hnmd3js23wppghyc35xsmx0cjz2n0qvenzuy3j9cm3dm3jnvlmszyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvfkq947 Reached out to a thinktank that does good #China research while in #SEAsia for a meeting, and was surprised when they never responded.<br/><br/>Saw yesterday them post about a meeting with the #Chinese embassy, and now wondering - is that why?<br/><br/>#TootsSEA #SoutheastAsia 2026-02-01T03:11:21+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8k8fnmecaw329qxu26tt4cnf8f6ammr0yeldk9at6ana3h4ht26czyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvgczdpy So now that Meet.Coop isn&#39;t working (they shut down the <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1yq9n2hc37282nked54wqc4cxvgxf34qcj8fhsl8rqe4hg0u9dhtss9z5wx" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Social.coop</span> (<span class="italic">npub1yq9…z5wx</span>)</a></span> instance and don&#39;t seem to be able to bring it back) wondering if anyone knows of another #privacy or #cooperative alternative for video conferences.<br/><br/>#Jitsi is fine and what I&#39;m using now, but I would prefer something with a few more features and customizations. 2026-01-28T03:22:52+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfzqv3fclw87yg98lmkn8k2kz9yalkh35m264ctfs8nmkq8nfd4jszyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvyfqucr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9vrayqukj4dr0wzqa3gxqxvp325v3z75uu79ul8ch7ljcew26egg0d0u34'>nevent1q…0u34</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Unfortunately it doesn&#39;t seem like this is going to fixed. Such a shame as I really preferred Meet.Coop/BBB to Jitsi and liked having my own rooms. 2026-01-28T03:16:45+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvcntku3vr9htt9rfzpjvuy0xp94ln8lj9aadulk2nesazp86je7gzyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvrd63tl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf7yhkzauspqjjm6qrpemx94d0sjdygjczatf0mr6gd2e2kpp0gss378mya'>nevent1q…8mya</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>true, but I expect better from a tech privacy expert... 2026-01-26T08:02:17+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrq95x8gn6gxepcpc0dpyns39vvrx3rc5lhjdl7p0t326fmvadqpgzyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvwndnz0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg5c4t5lntlxwrmczz6wj8zk9dkdxtncjsyqj270zejsyhakyulps0hvg48'>nevent1q…vg48</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Not at all what I said. Rather than saying its the &#34;worst&#34; - a value judgement - explain how it&#39;s bad, what impacts that has, etc.<br/><br/>I&#39;ve covered privacy concerns of US tech platforms extensively as a journalist, &amp; avoid using any of their products. 2026-01-26T08:00:25+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr0j0ssqsd5e0h0kz55ykej3m4559qpza8gyxh4wkcr759gm8qlngzyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvh93fpv Saw on #LinkedIn a European tech expert claiming that the #US is &#34;by far the worst in the world in terms of privacy violations&#34; <br/><br/>I honestly feel like #Asia doesn&#39;t exist to a lot of Europeans. Do they really not know how bad privacy and data laws are in many countries here? Have they not heard of the #GreatFirewall or how #Chinese users have basically zero data privacy? <br/><br/>Lots to critique in the US and of big tech, but that&#39;s not the way to do it. 2026-01-26T01:09:17+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxskgpstp02eedamdssdsvv24tglgsc03ranvh2fzcxp060wrrq5gzyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvgnrpq9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspn80cp4q66v597y0zyysd06aaeswll570ljz3qlr5zugumqm32vg9397d3'>nevent1q…97d3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah, it&#39;s always Sydney/Melbourne time. But why is it up to me to figure out what they mean by &#34;Australia&#34; time? 2026-01-21T10:43:21+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9trh0heqpde3cf9nxp4v4n7gs99ahpg477034n2pyjz7fu5lqa5qzyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvxaurhn Some Australians sometimes do this strange thing where they say a call is at XX o&#39;clock &#34;Australia&#34; time.<br/><br/>But Australia has multiple time zones... 2026-01-19T13:22:26+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvx4eygacuhlej2llavm5gljh5eqhly0yzyg6nplzgpwxv5t3tnmgzyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvar3p4z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspw0d66laf46hwx0xxtgdsvtrvtqp3tt64lrr6978xk6pq3nka4xq8j49ap'>nevent1q…49ap</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Having the same problem myself - can&#39;t login and Socialcoop.meet.coop doesn&#39;t work. 2026-01-19T13:19:09+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdfr6tkdnfvhv8lw6ezh48pr8qy4408h6j5lt5trathkq9u8akfnczyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvtl3xhu My favorite #udon place in #Saitama has, apparently, closed and become just another #ramen place.<br/><br/>I feel like this is an metaphor for something...<br/><br/>#Japan 2026-01-14T06:48:38+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgymlx8nxnxr7qvay29h6l9nepv0anuc8tgy8jdql6etj0djtgtwqzyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvut89am In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd27u5q4sj5sccgpm43sjuhugk66j5f55v6n7j2kvv4zrx74h6m2qzda52r'>nevent1q…a52r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>wonderful, thank you! Doesn&#39;t seem like I can login, and socialcoop.meet.coop doesn&#39;t seem to work. 2026-01-11T03:28:15+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8svhacsa4vjc4ndnhqkj2ysppuc6f3qylwr0pfs7jfk57m7wcn2gzyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvpswgz2 I&#39;ve always felt this was, at least, partly true. Can be extrapolated to also be a reason why #China dominated cleantech too - something that most #climate &amp; #environment groups don&#39;t want to acknowledge.<br/><br/><a href="https://thediplomat.com/2026/01/why-chinas-exploitative-labor-system-gives-it-a-strategic-edge/">https://thediplomat.com/2026/01/why-chinas-exploitative-labor-system-gives-it-a-strategic-edge/</a> 2026-01-10T13:53:47+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsweyqsv0c0k2fph3ytzyt2rjtj3nr50ckuwp6yp9s22tg7jdpenlczyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvsf92jc This trip, got to try #Manado food a few times and, it&#39;s officially up there with #Sunda &amp; #Padang as my favorite regional #Indonesia cuisines.<br/><br/>Need to go visit and try it in North #Sulawesi and see if its as #spicy as claimed. 2026-01-10T08:53:15+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsws3xyq35rs2vutulzujzp0lzkcrlkxrexmjevjxy9zukqcsk05cgzyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvfyz5ah #socialcoop So our Meet.Coop instance has been down for 3+ weeks, and from what I see on <a href="https://forum.meet.coop/t/meet-coop-update-october-2025/1739/47">https://forum.meet.coop/t/meet-coop-update-october-2025/1739/47</a>, it&#39;s not clear when it will work, if ever.<br/><br/>Wondering what this means for our collective membership there? 2026-01-08T02:30:59+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgtw0ph5ahvuueevxmp2e89vlf0vmpxm43evysd9rf3lx9t2dka3qzyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvu7uf2t Wonder why this #Indonesia #fire, which I only just read about, didn&#39;t get nearly as much attention as the one that happened in #Switzerland a week later.<br/><br/><a href="https://en.antaranews.com/news/397993/manado-retirement-home-fire-kills-16-victims-identification-ongoing">https://en.antaranews.com/news/397993/manado-retirement-home-fire-kills-16-victims-identification-ongoing</a> 2026-01-05T11:03:21+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstxs9qyslp2fasfu65fkt3re2npt85fzrv4a6h0wrfneyqgef827szyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvx00y2q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0zs4p2wuaasawd369f5rs9230f5fr3da4zgf948afsrjvsk9z0qctq6xun'>nevent1q…6xun</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>thank you, good to know! Used the Jitsi server for another call and it worked well, but like having my own room. 2026-01-05T05:36:06+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv8we27u0dxgspxyjvrpnp2zzdkq2p6jta8q8f8he3ukgldknf85gzyzhp0k6c25quu86k3d7vvweq4c7e85pu7rfmnkfweanw9dfstzxdvnhlc59 I ordered a vegetable curry - which the day before, I had confirmed had no meat.<br/><br/>But today&#39;s staff decided to do me a favor and add chicken to it. Yay. Thanks...<br/><br/>#Indonesia #Vegetarian #Travel 2026-01-04T09:19:22+01:00