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Computational artist | Experience Designer | Interface Developer | 🐝 Mastodon: https://m.xuv.be/@julien (he/him)

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🚫 On Twitter, @elonmusk is no longer following @grimezsz

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19.10.2025 10:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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All Tech Is Human community in BCN: presentations & speed networking Β· Luma ATIHx Barcelona is hosting an informal gathering to discuss how we can collectively affect, inform, and improve the Responsible Tech ecosystem Join us to…

Tuesday 16 sep, we’ll host a #ResponsibleTech meetup in @thoughtworks.com #Barcelona offices at 6:30pm. I’m co-organizer of it with people from the @alltechishuman.bsky.social community of Barcelona.

Meetup is open to all. Register on our events page: luma.com/q8fo337y

#ATIHx

01.09.2025 09:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Since I’m posting mostly over on #Mastodon and @ap.brid.gy is getting better and better (and allowing setting my own user handle), I’ve decided to brigde my Mastodon account over here. So you can interact with it here: @m.xuv.be

03.07.2025 07:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

✨: Read this fascinating article on Meta's Llama 3.1 recalling 42% of Harry Potter! πŸ“šβ†’ https://www.understandingai.org/p/metas-llama-31-can-recall-42-percent

#AICopyright #LlamaModels

17.06.2025 07:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
We demand a safe passage for the Freedom Flotilla

We demand a safe passage for the Freedom Flotilla

08.06.2025 19:17 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

✨: Discover how business dashboard designers can learn from the Information Is Beautiful Awards to balance beauty and functionality! Read more here: https://nightingaledvs.com/business-dashboard-designers-learn-from-iib/

#DataVisualization #BusinessDashboards

03.06.2025 19:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

✨: Hubert Guillaud souligne que l'IA est une technologie banale mais cruciale. Vaut la lecture ! https://danslesalgorithmes.net/2025/06/03/lia-est-une-technologie-comme-les-autres/ #IA #TechCruciale

03.06.2025 11:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

✨: Read "Quoting Steve Krouse" on new coding trends & AI. Full article here: https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/31/steve-krouse/#atom-everything

#stevekrouse #hypecoding

02.06.2025 07:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

✨: Faut-il dΓ©brancher l’IA ? Explore les implications Γ©cologiques, politiques & ontologiques de cette rΓ©volution technologique. http://chatonsky.net/unplug/ #technologie #Γ©cologie #philosophie

30.05.2025 14:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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All Tech Is Human community in BCN: presentations & speed networking Β· Luma ATIHx Barcelona is hosting an informal gathering to discuss how we can collectively affect, inform, and improve the Responsible Tech ecosystem Join us to…

17 June, join us for a #ResponsibleTech event with the #ATIH community of #Barcelona
lu.ma/gz48o71g?tk=...

#ATIHx
cc: @alltechishuman.bsky.social

21.05.2025 20:41 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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13 hours blackout A personal recount of the events of 28 April 2025 in Barcelona, Spain during a country-wide electricity and communication blackout and its impact on lives in a mostly cashless economy. Today, A...

A personal recount of the events of 28 April 2025 in #Barcelona, #Spain during a country-wide electricity and communication #blackout and its impact on lives in a mostly cashless economy. p.xuv.be/13-hours-bla...

30.04.2025 10:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Zuckerbergs Founded Two Bay Area Schools. Now They’re Closing. Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, opened the schools to help communities of color. Some families wonder if the shutting of the schools is related to his D.E.I. retrenchment.

β€œβ€˜Mommy, the guy who’s been giving money to our school doesn’t want to give it to us anymore,’” he told her.

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...

25.04.2025 02:43 πŸ‘ 1548 πŸ” 473 πŸ’¬ 126 πŸ“Œ 183
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πŸŽ‰ **Program public, Registrations open, Donate!** πŸŽ‰

We are thrilled to announce that the program for this year's Libre Graphics Meeting is now public!

This event promises to be a diverse and colorful showcase of our incredible community's talent, creativity, and dedication.

✨ Join us in […]

12.03.2025 16:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A great idea! Pass it on. πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

09.03.2025 15:48 πŸ‘ 3613 πŸ” 1047 πŸ’¬ 155 πŸ“Œ 95
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El pasado lunes, dΓ­a 3, Jerez de la Frontera (aeropuerto) batiΓ³ el rΓ©cord de lluvia acumulada en 24 para un mes de marzo, con 71.1 mm.

β†’ El rΓ©cord anterior era reciente (del aΓ±o pasado), con 61 mm. La estaciΓ³n registra datos desde 1946.

05.03.2025 05:04 πŸ‘ 120 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
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Early experiments from my Sliced Poems series.

22.02.2025 15:00 πŸ‘ 74 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Scatterplot titled β€œEmpirical Evidence of Ideological Targeting in Federal Layoffs: Agencies seen as liberal are significantly more likely to face DOGE layoffs.”
	β€’	The x-axis represents Perceived Ideological Leaning of federal agencies, ranging from -2 (Most Liberal) to +2 (Most Conservative), based on survey responses from over 1,500 federal executives.
	β€’	The y-axis shows Agency Size (Number of Staff) on a logarithmic scale from 1,000 to 1,000,000.

Each point represents a federal agency:
	β€’	Red dots indicate agencies that experienced DOGE layoffs.
	β€’	Gray dots indicate agencies with no layoffs.

Key Observations:
	β€’	Liberal-leaning agencies (left side of the plot) are disproportionately represented among red dots, indicating higher layoff rates.
	β€’	Notable targeted agencies include:
	β€’	HHS (Health & Human Services)
	β€’	EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
	β€’	NIH (National Institutes of Health)
	β€’	CFPB (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau)
	β€’	Dept. of Education
	β€’	USAID (U.S. Agency for International Development)
	β€’	The National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE), despite its conservative leaning (+1 on the scale), is an exception among targeted agencies.
	β€’	A notable outlier: the Department of Veterans Affairs (moderately conservative) also faced layoffs despite its size.

Takeaway:

The figure visually demonstrates that DOGE layoffs disproportionately targeted liberal-leaning agencies, supporting claims of ideological bias. The pattern reveals that layoffs were not driven by agency size or budget alone but were strongly associated with perceived ideology.

Source: Richardson, Clinton, & Lewis (2018). Elite Perceptions of Agency Ideology and Workforce Skill. The Journal of Politics, 80(1).

Scatterplot titled β€œEmpirical Evidence of Ideological Targeting in Federal Layoffs: Agencies seen as liberal are significantly more likely to face DOGE layoffs.” β€’ The x-axis represents Perceived Ideological Leaning of federal agencies, ranging from -2 (Most Liberal) to +2 (Most Conservative), based on survey responses from over 1,500 federal executives. β€’ The y-axis shows Agency Size (Number of Staff) on a logarithmic scale from 1,000 to 1,000,000. Each point represents a federal agency: β€’ Red dots indicate agencies that experienced DOGE layoffs. β€’ Gray dots indicate agencies with no layoffs. Key Observations: β€’ Liberal-leaning agencies (left side of the plot) are disproportionately represented among red dots, indicating higher layoff rates. β€’ Notable targeted agencies include: β€’ HHS (Health & Human Services) β€’ EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) β€’ NIH (National Institutes of Health) β€’ CFPB (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau) β€’ Dept. of Education β€’ USAID (U.S. Agency for International Development) β€’ The National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE), despite its conservative leaning (+1 on the scale), is an exception among targeted agencies. β€’ A notable outlier: the Department of Veterans Affairs (moderately conservative) also faced layoffs despite its size. Takeaway: The figure visually demonstrates that DOGE layoffs disproportionately targeted liberal-leaning agencies, supporting claims of ideological bias. The pattern reveals that layoffs were not driven by agency size or budget alone but were strongly associated with perceived ideology. Source: Richardson, Clinton, & Lewis (2018). Elite Perceptions of Agency Ideology and Workforce Skill. The Journal of Politics, 80(1).

The DOGE firings have nothing to do with β€œefficiency” or β€œcutting waste.” They’re a direct push to weaken federal agencies perceived as liberal. This was evident from the start, and now the data confirms it: targeted agencies overwhelmingly those seen as more left-leaning. πŸ§΅β¬‡οΈ

20.02.2025 02:18 πŸ‘ 10677 πŸ” 4785 πŸ’¬ 252 πŸ“Œ 397

We shouldn't be letting these tech kids design web forms. They don't know what it's like to have to scroll through all the years to get to your birth year. Just let me type it, please. We have integer validation form inputs!

18.02.2025 14:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Why the argument that you have to stay on social networks to provide opposition is complete nonsense <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> Author: Mike Kuketz, translated from the original in German The argument that you can’t leave platforms like X or TikTok because there would otherwise be a lack ...

leavex.eu/posts/why-st...

18.02.2025 17:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Mastodon Near Me - Fediverse communities by country, region, and language A curated selection of well-moderated Mastodon service providers that are are open for registration and serving specific countries, regions or languages. Most allow anyone to join, but they tend to be...

@francescabria.bsky.social Tambien la cuantidad de servidores #Mastodon me parece mas importante en Europa que el resto del mundo. umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/masto...

Tienes un cuento en Mastodon donde puedo seguirte?

16.02.2025 20:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@francescabria.bsky.social
Porque no hablar tambien de #mastodn como alternativa totalemente desarollada por europeos. Bluesky, de nuevo, es una initiativa norte-americana.

16.02.2025 17:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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bit.ly/eXit β€” Organizations and individuals who have left X (and where they've gone)

For those interested in finding out which organizations have left #Twitter, here's a list Bit.ly/eXit If you see some orgs that are missing lmk

10.02.2025 12:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Anyone #onHere is tracking a list of brands that have exited (or silently quitted) ExTwitter?

27.01.2025 16:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Anyone #onHere is tracking a list of brands that have exited (or silently quitted) ExTwitter?

27.01.2025 16:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 Only 5 Days Left! 🚨

Our Call for Participation deadline is fast approaching, and we need your contributions to make this a success! Now’s the time to rally and showcase your amazing projects.

https://libregraphicsmeeting.org/2025/call-for-participation/ […]

[Original post on post.lurk.org]

25.01.2025 13:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Adieu, bel oiseau twitter que j'ai tant aimΓ© – davduf.net Lettre Γ  ce rΓ©seau social qui m'a tout donnΓ©, tout pris --- et que je salue, une derniΓ¨re fois, avant de le quitter. Mon cher oiseau bleu, On s'est tant aimΓ©s, tellement frΓ©quentΓ©s, combien de nuits…

Adieu, bel oiseau twitter que j’ai tant aimΓ©.

Lettre à ce réseau social qui m'a tout donné, tout pris --- et que je salue, une dernière fois, avant de le quitter. davduf.net/adieu-bel-oi...

16.01.2025 17:47 πŸ‘ 225 πŸ” 56 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 7
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Day 2 of SK8plotlib development completed πŸ’ͺπŸ›ΉπŸ‘©β€πŸ’»

Today I did a complete rewrite of the physics engine - it is now MUCH more stable, supports user input, and can rotate the board to match the line below it!

All you need to do is pass a matplotlib figure to sk8plot() - it sets itself up automatically!

18.01.2025 22:56 πŸ‘ 132 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 8

@minipetite.bsky.social Y feliz reyes. I'm aware this sounds like I'm promoting bridgy and can sound very spammy. But you can check it out, it's a legit service bridging Bluesky and Mastodon and other things. I wasn't a big believer in it initially, but it's catching momentum.

06.01.2025 18:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Provide app password - Bridgy

@minipetite.bsky.social Hi Marta. I'm not here much but would love to follow your posts from the Fediverse. Would you mind allowing brid.gy/bluesky/ for your account so we can follow you from Mastodon?

06.01.2025 11:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

^ for your collection @effy.space

06.12.2024 22:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0