Kerim's Micro Blog

Good Bye Micro.Blog

Sun, 20 Nov 2022 17:56:50 +0800

I’m going to be shutting down my micro.blog account, as well as the associated Twitter account and Facebook page that got reposted to here. I liked the idea of micro.blog, but the lack of discovery meant that I was never really able to connect with people who shared my interests here. Even though I brought the issue up many times over the years, nothing was done about it. Then, with the destruction of Twitter, I was suddenly able to connect with hundreds of people on Mastodon in a matter of days, making that a viable option for the first time. I met some interesting people here on micro.blog, but it always found like a private club. If you like you can find me on Mastodon: @kerim@zirk.us

Nov 11, 2022, 22:14

Sat, 12 Nov 2022 06:14:55 +0800

Swiss funder draws lots to make grant decisions: “In cases of grant applications of similar quality, bias often creeps in and influences the final call”

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01232-3 #mb

Nov 11, 2022, 22:08

Sat, 12 Nov 2022 06:08:48 +0800

Masks Cut Covid Spread in Schools, Study Finds - The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/10/health/covid-schools-masks.html #mb

Nov 10, 2022, 22:55

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 06:55:43 +0800

Andrew Cuomo stacked New York’s highest court with conservatives who hijacked the state’s redistricting process.

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/11/2022-midterms-new-york-republicans-cuomo-maloney.html #mb

Nov 10, 2022, 01:28

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 09:28:04 +0800

The Story of Baby O—and the Case That Could Gut Native Sovereignty | The Nation

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/icwa-supreme-court-libretti-custody-case/ #mb

Nov 09, 2022, 23:33

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 07:33:14 +0800

How Taiwan’s Midterm Elections Work – Lev Nachman in The Diplomat

https://thediplomat.com/2022/11/how-taiwans-midterm-elections-work/ #mb

Nov 09, 2022, 23:32

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 07:32:33 +0800

Algorithms quietly run the city of DC—and maybe your hometown | Ars Technica

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/11/algorithms-quietly-run-the-city-of-dc-and-maybe-your-hometown/ #mb

Nov 09, 2022, 23:32

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 07:32:13 +0800

Mastodon's Founder Has a Vision to Democratize Social Media (Nice interview in Time Mag)

https://time.com/6229230/mastodon-eugen-rochko-interview/ #mb