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ncoca

@ncoca@social.coop

Asia-focused (🇯🇵🇲🇾🇮🇩 & #Tibet) global #journalist covering #environment, #energy #sustainability #HumanRights & supply chains. DM for Signal 🔑

Location: Usually #Japan, sometimes California or #Indonesia. searchable via tootfinder.ch

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ncoca, to india
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Every time I check the #India #election results, the #NDA seat projection keeps dropping. Now 286. Is it possible they don't get a majority?

ncoca, (edited ) to india
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A reminder that could have preferred in to die, with no consideration for the lives of those - , , activists, , communities, and others - who would suffer under majoritarian rule, especially if they got a 400+ seat mandate.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/stock-market-live-updates-today-4th-june-bse-sensex-nifty50-pm-modi-stocks-market-reaction-to-lok-sabha-election-results-2024/liveblog/110686035.cms

ncoca, to india
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Of all the elections this year, was not one I expected to be a sign of hope for .

ncoca, to Japan
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The overwhelming attention that the #Trump case has gotten in #Japan media (and probably most #Asia media) compared to the #Taiwan protests is a bit ridiculous.

The latter, IMO, is far more important the the region.

#journalism #China

ncoca, to twitter
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#AmericanAirlines #twitter support (which is fantastic) is literally the only reason I am still on the #birdsite. I haven't posted in over a year, never check it, but have DMed AA regularly.

Their app, chat, phone, website, all shit. Couldn't even order a veg meal, but Twitter support fixed it in minutes.

ncoca, to linux
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Glad I switched, fully, to #Linux a few months ago. I'm not a programmer or techie, and struggled with Linux in the past, but compared to a decade ago, the installation was really easy & it the user interface has improved dramatically.

For reference, using #LinuxMint

#microsoft #recall #spyware #privacy #AI

ncoca, to Japan
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An #NGO in #Japan has been dealing with weeks of criticism & turmoil for having a foreign logo in a presentation they submitted to the government.

The reason? Essentially, copying & pasting of copyrighted images & not realizing they were watermarked. It could have been avoided w/ some basic #data and #security practices.

  • Only use #CreativeCommons or your own photos/images/graphics.
  • Clear metadata from any images you share publicly.
  • Share PDFs, not powerpoints.
ncoca, to telegram
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So...apparently it's time to quit & ? Soon I'm basically going to be just here and on .

ncoca, to Japan
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A friend connected me to someone he knows in my city, via Reddit.

My excitement about potentially meeting another westerner here was quickly tempered by finding several posts on his profile.

ncoca, to workersrights
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Depressing to see someone actively tooting about respond to one of my posts and denying . Not the first time I've seen or experienced this.

Though, notably, I've yet to meet an actual who does this. It's nearly always western leftists.

ncoca, to TeslaMotors
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Too much criticism of 's ignoring basic facts about &

A reminder about why vehicles are so cheap - more than mere "innovation"

  • non-existent labor protections, & no real labor unions in Chinese factories = cheap workforce (unlike unionized Detroit)

  • minimal lacking sourcing standards for raw materials = widespread supply chain & abuses

  • massive subsidies & domestic market protectionism

https://leadthecharge.org/scorecards-summary/

ncoca, to indonesia
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is getting spyware from (and elsewhere). Is this why the government has been fairly quiet on ?

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2024/05/unravelling-a-murky-network-of-spyware-exports-to-indonesia/

ncoca, to microsoft
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Does no longer allows people to open .ODT files? Have, a few times, had to safe .ODT files as .DOCX via LibreOffice so that Word users could open it.

.ODT is an open source file format, so its a deliberate choice for Word to not be compatible.

Why do people pay for a shitty product that lacks such basic functionality?

ncoca, to Japan
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The worst type of in are the westerners who complain about tourists (quite often, actually , or but they don't know or care to tell the difference) and don't realize that it's actually them who are the most annoying.

I see way more bad or stupid behavior, especially in , from western tourists than Asian tourists.

ncoca, to random
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Absolutely insane - only 10% of American men eat enough vegetables. Being unhealthy is somehow "masculine"

ncoca, to Japan
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Tourists and expats always complain about how cash-dependent is, but after visiting and for the first times in years, noticed that both countries are similar. Stark contrast from and where digital payments have taken over the markets.

Is it a cultural thing that differentiates these countries from others?

ncoca, to climate
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Stunning. 34% of the population in Chinese prisons are #Uyghurs, who make up ~1-2% of the population.

China has a top-down strategy to, basically, criminalize an entire ethnic group and, with time, eliminate their unique cultural, religious, and social identity.

Partnering or working with the Chinese government means supporting these genocidal policies. That includes #climate & #environment groups, too.

#Genocide #Uyghur #China #Islam #Muslim

https://uhrp.org/insights/uhrp-analysis-finds-1-in-26-uyghurs-imprisoned-in-region-with-worlds-highest-prison-rate/

ncoca, to chinese
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The idea of any democratic government essentially an app or platform for political reasons is deeply worrying $ hypocritical

Yet, I strongly freel something has to be done about TikTok, and its potential as a tool in state-led campaigns. But there's a more fundamental problem. Why should TikTok have access to the US, Japanese & European markets when platforms like , , & can't be used in China?

https://thediplomat.com/2024/04/reciprocal-access-how-to-deal-with-tiktok-and-other-chinese-apps-fairly-and-democratically/

ncoca, to TikTok
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I've dipped into the debate, with a unique proposal. No ban, instead, mandate reciprocity.

Liberal democracies should restrict TikTok and other Chinese apps like and from accessing their digital markets until allows foreign platforms like , , , and equal and fair access to the Chinese market.

Read my entire piece in The Diplomat 👇

https://thediplomat.com/2024/04/reciprocal-access-how-to-deal-with-tiktok-and-other-chinese-apps-fairly-and-democratically/

ncoca, to Japan
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I'd always wondered why it seems like, despite their limited size, environmental in would all put out basically the same report, or press release, on the same issues, leaving so many others untouched. Why not diversify a little and broaden, instead of all pushing the same message?

Now I've figured out why. Because they're getting funding from the same sources, who's pushing that issue.

(the one exception seems to be https://www.renewable-ei.org)

ncoca, to workersrights
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Amazing to see the finally taking forced seriously. Knowing what I do about the organization, this is a huge shift and one that, I imagine, only happened due to the dedicated work of academics and activists on this issue.

https://jamestown.org/program/updated-ilo-forced-labor-guidelines-directly-target-uyghur-forced-labor/

ncoca, to Bangladesh
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A pleasant surprise that 's civil society isn't so -centric like or . They check emails! and use @Signal!

ncoca, to Japan
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Despite attempts, groups didn't get much traction on their message about 's support during 's trip. Most media coverage is about#geopolitics, , and

Of course, is a geopolitical issue, but environmental groups weren't willing to criticize China (something I've called them out on numerous times) and that limited their message - and impact.

ncoca, to japanese
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Saw a #Japanese press release that mentioned #oil/#gas expansion "in the gulf" and assumed, naturally, that they meant the #Persian Gulf.

but no, they meant the US Gulf Coast.

ncoca, to indonesia
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Campaigning can be effective.

really runs the risk of having its and EV mineral sector completely dependent on a single country, . was really the only other game in town (yes, I know there's a big planned German-French project too - I expect that one to get significant pushback from activists/media)

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/hyundai-motor-ends-indonesia-aluminium-deal-after-climate-campaign-by-k-pop-fans-2024-04-02/

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