> The paper is essentially a mathematical proof that a world with universal basic income is more meritocratic than a world without one, because luck-based distribution — which is what we have now — throws away most of the talent in the room.

https://www.scottsantens.com/the-angine-de-poitrine-argument-for-ubi/

UBI Guide

The Angine de Poitrine Argument for UBI

Why Angine de Poitrine's viral microtonal math rock KEXP session, Ireland's permanent basic income for artists, and Albert Einstein are three sides of the same human triangle Two guys in papier-mâché masks from Saguenay, Quebec, have been playing music together for 20 years since they were 13

Gerrit Niezen @gendor@merveilles.town

· 5mo ago

Cory Doctorow: Comrade Trump is the unwitting hero of a green revolution

The Nerve

Cory Doctorow: Comrade Trump is the unwitting hero of a green revolution

In the first of a new monthly column for the Nerve, the author and cyber-activist argues that by dumping cheap solar panels on Asia and starting a catastrophic war in the Gulf, the president has started a headlong rush for cleantech that no eco-activism could match

Gerrit Niezen @gendor@merveilles.town

· 9mo ago

A good reminder that slowing down can increase enjoyment
https://www.raptitude.com/2025/12/maybe-the-default-settings-are-too-high/

raptitude.com

Gerrit Niezen @gendor@merveilles.town

· 3mo ago

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@delta@chaos.social The apps of course! That said, I also like the passwordless signup and the clarity of the audio calls.

Gerrit Niezen @gendor@merveilles.town

· 5mo ago

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@moanos have you come across the BrailleRAP project?

Gerrit Niezen @gendor@merveilles.town

· 5mo ago

Loved this critique of the scientific method. https://youtu.be/v7a65AvELdU

Gerrit Niezen @gendor@merveilles.town

· 9mo ago

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@csepp@merveilles.town Yes! I should definitely try this with some comics - I always feel like I'm rushing through without spending enough time on the illustrations!

Gerrit Niezen @gendor@merveilles.town

· 7mo ago

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@Mandrake Looks like you have to support it being a legal requirement?

Gerrit Niezen @gendor@merveilles.town

· 5mo ago

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@gkalinkat@det.social They conveniently left out the part that Celera was a private company competing against a community of scientists and if it won it could have laid claim to royalties on virtually all medical progress from that point on. https://johnsundman.substack.com/p/oligarchs-triumphant-and-biopunks

johnsundman.substack.com

Gerrit Niezen @gendor@merveilles.town

· 18mo ago

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@cryptpad@fosstodon.org When I click on the link in the article I get "This account was deleted because of inactivity"?

Gerrit Niezen @gendor@merveilles.town

· 18mo ago

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@cryptpad@fosstodon.org I see, thanks for checking. It does indeed work in a private window. I cleared out some CryptPad cache files in my browser's local storage and now it works there as well. I have to admit, that was a bit of a confusing user experience! 😉

Gerrit Niezen @gendor@merveilles.town

· 5mo ago

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@evilpie@hachyderm.io @firefoxnightly@mastodon.social This is so exciting!

Gerrit Niezen @gendor@merveilles.town

· 4mo ago

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@vincent@merveilles.town For sure, but at this stage something is better than nothing.