jeff

jeff, 1 day ago to berlin

Berlin’s culture, history and people make it an ideal place to live.

However, there’s one quirky obstacle: the German aversion to Durchzug (drafts).

I love fresh air, but many Germans, especially older generations, believe drafts cause illnesses like colds or a stiff neck.

This results is windows being shut even when it’s sweltering inside, and a reluctance to use air conditioning or fans.

#Berlin
#Durchzug
#FreshAir
#Ventilation

jeff, 1 day ago (edited 1 day ago) to mastodon

https://HoneyTreeTech.com team has released a Bash script to automate the installation and hardening of LibreTime, the open-source radio automation suite. 🚀

It simplifies the setup and security hardening

You can check it along with the other installer/hardener scripts we've created for #Mastodon #PixelFed #Ghost #Bluesky and other popular #fediverse apps at the following URL

https://github.com/orgs/Honeytree-Technologies/repositories

jeff, 1 day ago (edited 1 day ago) to random

The Jewish Museum.
Berlin.

The Holocaust Tower

"The Holocaust Tower is the space which somehow ends the old history of Berlin." – Architect Daniel Libeskind

The Holocaust Tower is accessible through an unmarked, nearly invisible black steel door.

This unheated, uninsulated concrete structure is lit by a single narrow slit high above.

Outside noises are audible but feel distant and unreachable.

#Berlin #HolocaustTower #DanielLibeskind #Architecture
#HolocaustMemorial #BerlinArchitecture

jeff, 1 day ago to random

A small photo dump.

The Jewish Museum.
Berlin.

The Memory Void and Shalekhet (fallen leaves)

More than 10,000 faces with open mouths, cut from heavy round iron plates, cover the floor of the ground floor void.

The space is brutal, still and largely silent. Visitors are allowed to walk on them - the sound created tangles from single sharp clicks, to a painful chorus of shifting and moving metal.

The echos briefly linger.

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#Berlin #JewishMuseum #Art #photography

jeff, 2 days ago to berlin

“Hear the truth… whoever speaks it.”
Moses Maimonides (1135–1204)
From the Jewish Museum Berlin.

#Berlin

jeff, 2 days ago (edited 2 days ago) to random

So we crashed an Arab language group at the old German Parliament. Lucky for us they are giving it first in English and translating to Arabic

#germany #berlin

The conversations and questions from this group are fascinating.

jeff, 2 days ago to journalism

St. Louis National Public Radio is claiming sovereign immunity as "an arm of the state exercising exclusively governmental functions" and argues it should be immune from the defamation lawsuit.

https://missouriindependent.com/2024/05/24/st-louis-public-radio-makes-unprecedented-sovereign-immunity-claim-in-defamation-case/

It's worth noting that NPR objected when X/Twitter labeled it "state-affiliated" and "government-funded" media, arguing that such labels undermined their journalistic independence.

#MediaEthics #PublicRadio #LegalClaims #FreePress #Legal #journalism #NPR

jeff, 2 days ago to random

I'll add that this is a great way to seriously undermine public support and sentiment in journalism and public broadcasting.

https://newsie.social/deck/@jeff/112511003212674687

jeff, 2 days ago to berlin

As an American in #Berlin this #MemorialDay, it's a particularly poignant time for reflection.

With the rising threat of extremism in #America, visiting the #TopographyOfTerror exhibit later today feels especially relevant.

https://www.topographie.de/en/exhibitions/weimar-under-attack

#History #Reflection #StayVigilant #Democracy

ai6yr, 6 days ago to random

Boy, I have not gotten this many reports on people on my server in some time. (carry on folks on my server, no violations here... but everyone is reporting everyone they disagree with on Gaza and Israel left and right...). #MastoAdmin

jeff, 4 days ago to random

"If the liberties of the American people are ever destroyed, they will fall by the hands of the clergy." - Marquis de Lafayette.

jeff, 5 days ago to random

An informed citizenry is the keystone of democracy.

As Thomas Jefferson said, 'Wherever the people are well informed they can be trusted with their own government.'

#Democracy #ThomasJefferson #CivicDuty #KnowledgeIsPower #StayInformed #PublicEngagement

MissingThePt, 7 days ago to random

Did you know? People now have enough microplastics that when they pass you can just put them in the recycling bin.