Bert Hubert 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦
@berthubert.bsky.social
Software developer, entrepreneur, former government regulator, current government advisor, amateur scientist, publicist. https://berthub.eu/ More active on Mastodon -> @[email protected] -> Nederlandse BlueSky @berthub.eu
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German taxpayers are handing BMW €273m to once again attempt to push hydrogen-powered cars, when battery prices have once again dropped >50% in the past ~18 month and CATL is on its 5th-gen LFP battery.
CATL, BYD et al must be laughing all the way to the bank.
Sigh.
www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/w...
CATL, BYD et al must be laughing all the way to the bank.
Sigh.
www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/w...
Wasserstoff-Autos: BMW erhält staatliche Förderung zur Entwicklung
Hat der Einsatz von Wasserstoff eine Zukunft bei der Autoentwicklung? BMW glaubt nach wie vor daran. Jetzt erhält der Konzern eine staatliche Förderung für die Weiterentwicklung der Technologie.
www.spiegel.de
November 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM
German taxpayers are handing BMW €273m to once again attempt to push hydrogen-powered cars, when battery prices have once again dropped >50% in the past ~18 month and CATL is on its 5th-gen LFP battery.
CATL, BYD et al must be laughing all the way to the bank.
Sigh.
www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/w...
CATL, BYD et al must be laughing all the way to the bank.
Sigh.
www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/w...
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Please teach this in politics school.
Project management is not the same as strategic leadership. Confusing the two is proving to be very costly.
November 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Please teach this in politics school.
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Kate Manne coined the term “himpathy” to describe “the disproportionate or inappropriate sympathy extended to a male perpetrator over his similarly or less privileged female targets or victims, in cases of sexual assault, harassment, and other misogynistic behavior.”
The Costs of Male Entitlement
The philosopher and author of “Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women” discusses Brett Kavanaugh, Donald Trump, and what differentiates sexism from misogyny.
www.newyorker.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Kate Manne coined the term “himpathy” to describe “the disproportionate or inappropriate sympathy extended to a male perpetrator over his similarly or less privileged female targets or victims, in cases of sexual assault, harassment, and other misogynistic behavior.”
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This is the kind of thing that makes Ms. Kabas required reading.
NEW — I spoke to DoorDash about the White House claiming the company's report shows "inflation has been tamed" and whether that's an interpretation one should make. An economist also weighed in, pointing out dictatorships use data obfuscation as a tool, and right now they're "grasping at straws."
WH claims 'inflation tamed,' per DoorDash stats. Company says that's not in its report.
It comes the same week we learned the WH would likely not release key economic reports for October.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 14, 2025 at 4:22 PM
This is the kind of thing that makes Ms. Kabas required reading.
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a “Space Force”, if you will
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
a “Space Force”, if you will
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The UK govt: "Hmm, we might have to ban VPNs & a whole range of otehr basic privacy safeguards, to Protect The Children, y'know."
Also the UK govt: "It's perfectly fine to let Nazi billionaire & friend of Epstein Peter Thiel trawl through the entire corpus of NHS personal data on your children."
Also the UK govt: "It's perfectly fine to let Nazi billionaire & friend of Epstein Peter Thiel trawl through the entire corpus of NHS personal data on your children."
November 13, 2025 at 9:28 AM
The UK govt: "Hmm, we might have to ban VPNs & a whole range of otehr basic privacy safeguards, to Protect The Children, y'know."
Also the UK govt: "It's perfectly fine to let Nazi billionaire & friend of Epstein Peter Thiel trawl through the entire corpus of NHS personal data on your children."
Also the UK govt: "It's perfectly fine to let Nazi billionaire & friend of Epstein Peter Thiel trawl through the entire corpus of NHS personal data on your children."
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Me, wisely: "But *his* emails"
November 13, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Me, wisely: "But *his* emails"
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Millennials: “What is wrong with kids today, shouting ‘6 7’ all the time? It doesn’t even mean anything.”
Also millenials: “BADGER BADGER BADGER BADGER!”
Also millenials: “BADGER BADGER BADGER BADGER!”
November 13, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Millennials: “What is wrong with kids today, shouting ‘6 7’ all the time? It doesn’t even mean anything.”
Also millenials: “BADGER BADGER BADGER BADGER!”
Also millenials: “BADGER BADGER BADGER BADGER!”
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Barbara Kathmann (GL-PvdA) kan mede dankzij #NerdVote blijven strijden tegen techbro’s in de VS
Barbara Kathmann (GL-PvdA) kan mede dankzij #NerdVote blijven strijden tegen techbro’s in de VS
www.volkskrant.nl
November 13, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Barbara Kathmann (GL-PvdA) kan mede dankzij #NerdVote blijven strijden tegen techbro’s in de VS
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“This is a very important development,” says Dyann Wirth, a malaria researcher at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health who was not involved in the work. “We’ve been looking for this for a long time.”
🧪 #IDsky
www.science.org/content/arti...
🧪 #IDsky
www.science.org/content/arti...
‘A sigh of relief’: New malaria drug succeeds in large clinical trial
As existing drugs falter because of resistance, the world gets a backup—but hard choices loom on how to use it
www.science.org
November 12, 2025 at 10:21 PM
“This is a very important development,” says Dyann Wirth, a malaria researcher at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health who was not involved in the work. “We’ve been looking for this for a long time.”
🧪 #IDsky
www.science.org/content/arti...
🧪 #IDsky
www.science.org/content/arti...
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November 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Getting Rosalind Franklin’s story right is crucial, because she has become a role model for women going into science
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure
Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.
www.nature.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Getting Rosalind Franklin’s story right is crucial, because she has become a role model for women going into science
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
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Even a simple factoid like this gets overlooked, but it was not long ago that *everyone* directly knew multiple examples of people taken away by this at something preposterous like age 22
November 10, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Even a simple factoid like this gets overlooked, but it was not long ago that *everyone* directly knew multiple examples of people taken away by this at something preposterous like age 22
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same is true for European journalists and opinion makers. The US has gone off the deep end and we need to start thinking for ourselves.
European officials and colleagues who hanker after a world in which America returns to its pre-2015 centrist "normal" are kidding themselves
November 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
same is true for European journalists and opinion makers. The US has gone off the deep end and we need to start thinking for ourselves.
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Anybody who has watched the Times pull this shit for ages knows this game. Good piece.
November 8, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Anybody who has watched the Times pull this shit for ages knows this game. Good piece.
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I want to thank a generation for bringing the expression “cringe” into the mainstream
November 8, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I want to thank a generation for bringing the expression “cringe” into the mainstream
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It's important for Europeans, and others from visa-waiver countries, to understand they don't have freedom of speech rights when visiting the United States.
The Trump regime is still deporting visitors for critical comments made online, because they can.
The Trump regime is still deporting visitors for critical comments made online, because they can.
How My Reporting on the Columbia Protests Led to My Deportation
As an Australian who wrote about the demonstrations while on campus, I gave my phone a superficial clean before flying to the U.S. I underestimated what I was up against.
www.newyorker.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:05 AM
It's important for Europeans, and others from visa-waiver countries, to understand they don't have freedom of speech rights when visiting the United States.
The Trump regime is still deporting visitors for critical comments made online, because they can.
The Trump regime is still deporting visitors for critical comments made online, because they can.
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I wish those weather people on the radio would announce the currently unusual warm weather in a slightly less enthusiastic way.
18 degrees in November is not normal.
18 degrees in November is not normal.
November 5, 2025 at 8:09 AM
I wish those weather people on the radio would announce the currently unusual warm weather in a slightly less enthusiastic way.
18 degrees in November is not normal.
18 degrees in November is not normal.
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In an ideal world, these #dronesightings would be free training for our counterdrone measures
#Brusselsairport
#Brusselsairport
November 4, 2025 at 9:24 PM
In an ideal world, these #dronesightings would be free training for our counterdrone measures
#Brusselsairport
#Brusselsairport
Periodical reminder, if you care about The Netherlands and/or my Dutch language posts, please also follow my other account: @berthub.eu !
November 4, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Periodical reminder, if you care about The Netherlands and/or my Dutch language posts, please also follow my other account: @berthub.eu !
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GL-PVDA'er @barbarakathmann.bsky.social (plek 32) is met voorkeursstemmen opnieuw gekozen.
Lijkt het werk te zijn geweest van @berthubert.bsky.social en zijn initiatief NerdVote - een stem op een kandidaat die tech snapt - en de nerds die de campagne hebben verspreid :-)
berthub.eu/articles/pos...
Lijkt het werk te zijn geweest van @berthubert.bsky.social en zijn initiatief NerdVote - een stem op een kandidaat die tech snapt - en de nerds die de campagne hebben verspreid :-)
berthub.eu/articles/pos...
Het Nerdvote Effect - Bert Hubert
tl;dr: Barbara Kathmann (GroenLinks-PvdA, 32) zal met voorkeursstemmen herkozen worden als kamerlid. Kwam dit door de NerdVote.nl campagne? Of kwam het door het mooie initiatief Stem op een Vrouw? Hie...
berthub.eu
November 4, 2025 at 12:15 PM
GL-PVDA'er @barbarakathmann.bsky.social (plek 32) is met voorkeursstemmen opnieuw gekozen.
Lijkt het werk te zijn geweest van @berthubert.bsky.social en zijn initiatief NerdVote - een stem op een kandidaat die tech snapt - en de nerds die de campagne hebben verspreid :-)
berthub.eu/articles/pos...
Lijkt het werk te zijn geweest van @berthubert.bsky.social en zijn initiatief NerdVote - een stem op een kandidaat die tech snapt - en de nerds die de campagne hebben verspreid :-)
berthub.eu/articles/pos...
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Terechte tik op de vingers voor @devolkskrant.bsky.social over het missen van het aspect #nerdvote. Wel sportief om er de brief van de dag over te plaatsen. @barbarakathmann.bsky.social @berthubert.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Terechte tik op de vingers voor @devolkskrant.bsky.social over het missen van het aspect #nerdvote. Wel sportief om er de brief van de dag over te plaatsen. @barbarakathmann.bsky.social @berthubert.bsky.social