Djoerd Hiemstra 🍉
@djoerd.idf.social.ap.brid.gy
Research, Teaching and More. Also at @djoerd @ https://social.edu.nl
Formerly known as @hiemstra @ https://mastodon.utwente.nl […]
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Formerly known as @hiemstra @ https://mastodon.utwente.nl […]
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://idf.social/@djoerd, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
Hey, social web, I can use your help:
Are there any good tutorials on reading code? *reading* not writing! (I will apply this to reading Java code, but any language will do) #oop
Are there any good tutorials on reading code? *reading* not writing! (I will apply this to reading Java code, but any language will do) #oop
February 11, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Hey, social web, I can use your help:
Are there any good tutorials on reading code? *reading* not writing! (I will apply this to reading Java code, but any language will do) #oop
Are there any good tutorials on reading code? *reading* not writing! (I will apply this to reading Java code, but any language will do) #oop
I am teaching #oop Object Oriented Programming this semester with the great Sebastian Junges! Out of my comfort zone? Certainly, and that feels good for a change, as long as I am just ahead of the crowd. 🙂
February 11, 2026 at 8:53 AM
I am teaching #oop Object Oriented Programming this semester with the great Sebastian Junges! Out of my comfort zone? Certainly, and that feels good for a change, as long as I am just ahead of the crowd. 🙂
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If you have a Ring (Amazon) camera, you are -- or will become -- a tool of the surveillance state. Is that really what you want to be? […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
February 11, 2026 at 6:31 AM
If you have a Ring (Amazon) camera, you are -- or will become -- a tool of the surveillance state. Is that really what you want to be? […]
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We have published the #CFP for our AI and Open Government Workshop, to be held colocated with the International Conference on AI and Law (ICAIL) in Singapore.
Read more:
graus.nu/research/cal...
#AI #OpenGov
Read more:
graus.nu/research/cal...
#AI #OpenGov
Call for Papers: AI & Open Government Workshop at ICAIL 2026 • David Graus
We’re excited to announce the AI & Open Government Workshop (AIOG), co-located with ICAIL 2026 in Singapore on June 8, 2026. The call for papers is now open! Together with Graham McDonald (University ...
graus.nu
February 11, 2026 at 7:07 AM
We have published the #CFP for our AI and Open Government Workshop, to be held colocated with the International Conference on AI and Law (ICAIL) in Singapore.
Read more:
graus.nu/research/cal...
#AI #OpenGov
Read more:
graus.nu/research/cal...
#AI #OpenGov
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I gave 42 years to this thing, and the thing changed into something I’m not sure I recognise anymore. Not worse, necessarily. Just different. And different in a way that challenges the identity I built around it and doesn’t satisfy in the way it did. #ai #llm #softwaredevelopment […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
February 11, 2026 at 7:54 AM
I gave 42 years to this thing, and the thing changed into something I’m not sure I recognise anymore. Not worse, necessarily. Just different. And different in a way that challenges the identity I built around it and doesn’t satisfy in the way it did. #ai #llm #softwaredevelopment […]
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TIl that not only @Radboud_uni switched to FAIRPhone (for work phones), but my own Maastricht University too!
February 11, 2026 at 8:16 AM
TIl that not only @Radboud_uni switched to FAIRPhone (for work phones), but my own Maastricht University too!
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I don't know who originally said or wrote this, but I like to remind myself from time to time. Capitalism isn't natural. It's a vile abomination. It must be stopped.
February 10, 2026 at 3:10 PM
I don't know who originally said or wrote this, but I like to remind myself from time to time. Capitalism isn't natural. It's a vile abomination. It must be stopped.
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We should all get used to no longer saying "GitHub" but "Microsoft AI GitHub" just so it's clearer where your code lies and for what purpose.
February 10, 2026 at 7:46 PM
We should all get used to no longer saying "GitHub" but "Microsoft AI GitHub" just so it's clearer where your code lies and for what purpose.
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Tim Bray (@timbray) is coming to the Growing the Open Social Web un-workshop March 2 and says:
My position paper will be based on this blog piece: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2025/11/03/Time-to-Migrate
My position paper will be based on this blog piece: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2025/11/03/Time-to-Migrate
February 10, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Tim Bray (@timbray) is coming to the Growing the Open Social Web un-workshop March 2 and says:
My position paper will be based on this blog piece: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2025/11/03/Time-to-Migrate
My position paper will be based on this blog piece: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2025/11/03/Time-to-Migrate
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While platforms like #matrix or #signal manage user identities on a server, #deltachat and #Chatmail are not platforms in the classic sense. They operate without a central registry, meaning there is no central gatekeeper to grant or deny access. This setup for private messaging naturally […]
Original post on chaos.social
chaos.social
February 10, 2026 at 4:17 PM
While platforms like #matrix or #signal manage user identities on a server, #deltachat and #Chatmail are not platforms in the classic sense. They operate without a central registry, meaning there is no central gatekeeper to grant or deny access. This setup for private messaging naturally […]
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Lijsttrekker #tofikdibi weigert te zwijgen terwijl extreemrechts genormaliseerd wordt. Hij liep weg bij een #at5 opname voor een politiek programma omdat hij niet bereid is gezellig te kletsen over koetjes en kalfjes met de lijsttrekker van het extreemrechtse […]
[Original post on social.bij1.org]
[Original post on social.bij1.org]
February 9, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Lijsttrekker #tofikdibi weigert te zwijgen terwijl extreemrechts genormaliseerd wordt. Hij liep weg bij een #at5 opname voor een politiek programma omdat hij niet bereid is gezellig te kletsen over koetjes en kalfjes met de lijsttrekker van het extreemrechtse […]
[Original post on social.bij1.org]
[Original post on social.bij1.org]
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Well well well, if it isn't exactly what privacy nerds have been warning about forever! https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/27/ice_data_advertising_tech_firms/
January 29, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Well well well, if it isn't exactly what privacy nerds have been warning about forever! https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/27/ice_data_advertising_tech_firms/
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February 9, 2026 at 6:27 PM
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BREAKING: There will be an #irrj paper session at the 48th European Conference on Information Retrieval #ecir2026 on 1 April in Delft, The Netherlands. https://ecir2026.eu
ECIR2026
The 48th European Conference on Information Retrieval (ECIR 2026) is Europe's premier forum for cutting-edge research in
ecir2026.eu
February 9, 2026 at 2:36 PM
BREAKING: There will be an #irrj paper session at the 48th European Conference on Information Retrieval #ecir2026 on 1 April in Delft, The Netherlands. https://ecir2026.eu
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February 9, 2026 at 4:42 PM
This year, the #irforgood track will be a part of the main #ecir2026 conference program:
https://ecir2026.eu/calls/call-for-ir-for-good-papers
https://bhaskar-mitra.github.io/posts/2025/09/01/what-is-ir-for-good/
https://ecir2026.eu/calls/call-for-ir-for-good-papers
https://bhaskar-mitra.github.io/posts/2025/09/01/what-is-ir-for-good/
Call for IR for Good Papers
call for ir for good papers
ecir2026.eu
February 9, 2026 at 2:27 PM
This year, the #irforgood track will be a part of the main #ecir2026 conference program:
https://ecir2026.eu/calls/call-for-ir-for-good-papers
https://bhaskar-mitra.github.io/posts/2025/09/01/what-is-ir-for-good/
https://ecir2026.eu/calls/call-for-ir-for-good-papers
https://bhaskar-mitra.github.io/posts/2025/09/01/what-is-ir-for-good/
Someone just used the term #globalmajority that was new for me (the old, white, male me) and I love it!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_majority
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_majority
Global majority - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 9, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Someone just used the term #globalmajority that was new for me (the old, white, male me) and I love it!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_majority
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_majority
Ok, hear me out: A Mastodon server where *everyone* is a moderator.
This server, let's call it Modstodon, gathers local statistics for every account on the global fediverse:
* number of followers from Modstodon
* number of blocks and mutes from people on Modstodon
* number of boosts and […]
This server, let's call it Modstodon, gathers local statistics for every account on the global fediverse:
* number of followers from Modstodon
* number of blocks and mutes from people on Modstodon
* number of boosts and […]
Original post on idf.social
idf.social
February 9, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Ok, hear me out: A Mastodon server where *everyone* is a moderator.
This server, let's call it Modstodon, gathers local statistics for every account on the global fediverse:
* number of followers from Modstodon
* number of blocks and mutes from people on Modstodon
* number of boosts and […]
This server, let's call it Modstodon, gathers local statistics for every account on the global fediverse:
* number of followers from Modstodon
* number of blocks and mutes from people on Modstodon
* number of boosts and […]
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Siemens is pumping $1 billion into manufacturing fossil fuel infrastructure on the bet that power demand from ultra-inefficient text, image and video generation based off plagiarised internet content will grow massively in the future
Gift link -->>
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/b...
Gift link -->>
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/b...
Siemens Energy Bets $1 Billion That A.I. Power Demand Will Last
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Siemens is pumping $1 billion into manufacturing fossil fuel infrastructure on the bet that power demand from ultra-inefficient text, image and video generation based off plagiarised internet content will grow massively in the future
Gift link -->>
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/b...
Gift link -->>
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/b...
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Amazon was thought it was cute to call their webservices "the mechanical Turk" after the fraudulent chess-playing robot with a person inside.
But these revelations about Waymo, and also Amazon shops... the fact they they hide and must be forced to admit "what we claimed was software is just […]
But these revelations about Waymo, and also Amazon shops... the fact they they hide and must be forced to admit "what we claimed was software is just […]
Original post on sauropods.win
sauropods.win
February 7, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Amazon was thought it was cute to call their webservices "the mechanical Turk" after the fraudulent chess-playing robot with a person inside.
But these revelations about Waymo, and also Amazon shops... the fact they they hide and must be forced to admit "what we claimed was software is just […]
But these revelations about Waymo, and also Amazon shops... the fact they they hide and must be forced to admit "what we claimed was software is just […]
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from an article about the bitcoin crash: “Bitcoin is crashing hard, reaching historic lows of well below the $70,000 mark. At the time of writing, the token is hovering just above $63,000, levels we haven’t seen since October 2024.”
Given that I personally remember people being excited that […]
Given that I personally remember people being excited that […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
February 8, 2026 at 6:29 AM
from an article about the bitcoin crash: “Bitcoin is crashing hard, reaching historic lows of well below the $70,000 mark. At the time of writing, the token is hovering just above $63,000, levels we haven’t seen since October 2024.”
Given that I personally remember people being excited that […]
Given that I personally remember people being excited that […]
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[Grave Robbery as a Service]
Because my brain is essentially a pinball machine, I was thinking about that era in Western history when grave robbery was a serious problem due to the lack of cadavers for medical students to disect. See for example the 1788 "Doctors Riot" in NYC […]
Because my brain is essentially a pinball machine, I was thinking about that era in Western history when grave robbery was a serious problem due to the lack of cadavers for medical students to disect. See for example the 1788 "Doctors Riot" in NYC […]
Original post on oldbytes.space
oldbytes.space
February 7, 2026 at 6:02 PM
[Grave Robbery as a Service]
Because my brain is essentially a pinball machine, I was thinking about that era in Western history when grave robbery was a serious problem due to the lack of cadavers for medical students to disect. See for example the 1788 "Doctors Riot" in NYC […]
Because my brain is essentially a pinball machine, I was thinking about that era in Western history when grave robbery was a serious problem due to the lack of cadavers for medical students to disect. See for example the 1788 "Doctors Riot" in NYC […]
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This weekend I'm in the depths of a foggy Drenthe playing trains with a model railway club called FREMO.
FREMO started out in Germany and has now grown to have members across Europe. The name is an acronym which translates from the German as "friends of European […]
[Original post on social.v.st]
FREMO started out in Germany and has now grown to have members across Europe. The name is an acronym which translates from the German as "friends of European […]
[Original post on social.v.st]
December 20, 2025 at 9:31 AM
This weekend I'm in the depths of a foggy Drenthe playing trains with a model railway club called FREMO.
FREMO started out in Germany and has now grown to have members across Europe. The name is an acronym which translates from the German as "friends of European […]
[Original post on social.v.st]
FREMO started out in Germany and has now grown to have members across Europe. The name is an acronym which translates from the German as "friends of European […]
[Original post on social.v.st]