Friedemann Bürgel
@friedepeace.bsky.social
Freedom, Democracy and Dignity
Leadership, Opensource, digital sovereignty, critical thinker.
Amiga, @spreadpoint.net, retro computing and music enthusiast.
Leadership, Opensource, digital sovereignty, critical thinker.
Amiga, @spreadpoint.net, retro computing and music enthusiast.
Reposted by Friedemann Bürgel
OPINION by @pbump.com:
“Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resignation is significant because it highlighted something that has mostly been whispered in right-wing conversations over the 12 months since Trump’s reelection: What happens once Trump is gone?”
READ MORE:
www.ms.now/opinion/marj...
“Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resignation is significant because it highlighted something that has mostly been whispered in right-wing conversations over the 12 months since Trump’s reelection: What happens once Trump is gone?”
READ MORE:
www.ms.now/opinion/marj...
Opinion | What MTG’s resignation says about the post-Trump GOP
When Trump finally leaves the stage, six different MAGA coalitions will vie for influence in the Republican Party, says Philip Bump.
www.ms.now
November 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
OPINION by @pbump.com:
“Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resignation is significant because it highlighted something that has mostly been whispered in right-wing conversations over the 12 months since Trump’s reelection: What happens once Trump is gone?”
READ MORE:
www.ms.now/opinion/marj...
“Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resignation is significant because it highlighted something that has mostly been whispered in right-wing conversations over the 12 months since Trump’s reelection: What happens once Trump is gone?”
READ MORE:
www.ms.now/opinion/marj...
Reposted by Friedemann Bürgel
Unabhängigkeit der #Wissenschaft – wie politische Eingriffe und systeminterne Verzerrungen sie bedrohen und wie man sie bewahrt. Mein Gastbeitrag in Deutschlands wichtigstem Blog zur #Wissenschaftspolitik: DerWiadraBlog #Wissenschaftsfreiheit www.jmwiarda.de/blog/2025/11...
Das fragile Ethos der Unabhängigkeit
www.jmwiarda.de
November 25, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Unabhängigkeit der #Wissenschaft – wie politische Eingriffe und systeminterne Verzerrungen sie bedrohen und wie man sie bewahrt. Mein Gastbeitrag in Deutschlands wichtigstem Blog zur #Wissenschaftspolitik: DerWiadraBlog #Wissenschaftsfreiheit www.jmwiarda.de/blog/2025/11...
While „Tin Man“ orgs are terrific at handling complicated problems through top-down, repeatable processes, today’s issues are often complex and unpredictable, requiring distributed decision-making and the ability to sense change in real-time.
hbr.org/2025/11/beco...
hbr.org/2025/11/beco...
Become an Octopus Organization
As companies pour trillions into transformation efforts, few see lasting results. That’s because most organizations approach change like machines—rigidly, predictably, and from the top down, argue Ama...
hbr.org
November 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
While „Tin Man“ orgs are terrific at handling complicated problems through top-down, repeatable processes, today’s issues are often complex and unpredictable, requiring distributed decision-making and the ability to sense change in real-time.
hbr.org/2025/11/beco...
hbr.org/2025/11/beco...
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We are overjoyed to bring our friends @bbpokinsson.bsky.social all the way from Hamburg to play their first-ever gig in Switzerland, live at #mountainbytes 2026!
🐮❤️🐧(little insider joke for those in-the-know)
Sign up now, and get notified once ticket sale starts!
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🐮❤️🐧(little insider joke for those in-the-know)
Sign up now, and get notified once ticket sale starts!
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November 11, 2025 at 10:49 AM
We are overjoyed to bring our friends @bbpokinsson.bsky.social all the way from Hamburg to play their first-ever gig in Switzerland, live at #mountainbytes 2026!
🐮❤️🐧(little insider joke for those in-the-know)
Sign up now, and get notified once ticket sale starts!
mountainbytes.ch/events/speci...
🐮❤️🐧(little insider joke for those in-the-know)
Sign up now, and get notified once ticket sale starts!
mountainbytes.ch/events/speci...
Windows 1.0 was released 40 years ago Nov 20, 1985.
Watch 29 year old Steve Ballmer advertising it.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microso...
Watch 29 year old Steve Ballmer advertising it.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microso...
November 22, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Windows 1.0 was released 40 years ago Nov 20, 1985.
Watch 29 year old Steve Ballmer advertising it.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microso...
Watch 29 year old Steve Ballmer advertising it.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microso...
JETZT UNTERSCHREIBEN:
Nur wenn der Bundesrat spürt, dass die Schweizer Bevölkerung volle Transparenz verlangt, können wir verhindern, dass die Schweiz in einen schädlichen Deal gedrängt wird.
trump-deal-stoppen.ch
Nur wenn der Bundesrat spürt, dass die Schweizer Bevölkerung volle Transparenz verlangt, können wir verhindern, dass die Schweiz in einen schädlichen Deal gedrängt wird.
trump-deal-stoppen.ch
Jetzt Appell unterzeichnen und Trump-Deal stoppen.
Es wird immer deutlicher, dass SVP-Bundesrat Parmelin beim Trump-Deal entscheidende Punkte verschweigt – mehr US-Waffen, Chlorhühner & Cybertrucks, politische Abhängigkeit. Unterschreibe jetzt unsere ...
trump-deal-stoppen.ch
November 21, 2025 at 8:54 PM
JETZT UNTERSCHREIBEN:
Nur wenn der Bundesrat spürt, dass die Schweizer Bevölkerung volle Transparenz verlangt, können wir verhindern, dass die Schweiz in einen schädlichen Deal gedrängt wird.
trump-deal-stoppen.ch
Nur wenn der Bundesrat spürt, dass die Schweizer Bevölkerung volle Transparenz verlangt, können wir verhindern, dass die Schweiz in einen schädlichen Deal gedrängt wird.
trump-deal-stoppen.ch
If we want to save democracy, we have to reclaim attention - because attention is the gateway to discernment, agency, and citizenship.
nickknudsenus.substack.com/p/the-oligar...
nickknudsenus.substack.com/p/the-oligar...
The Oligarchic Capture of the American Mind
There is a great struggle ahead of us: a fight for freedom from manipulation. For sovereignty over our own attention.
nickknudsenus.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:33 PM
If we want to save democracy, we have to reclaim attention - because attention is the gateway to discernment, agency, and citizenship.
nickknudsenus.substack.com/p/the-oligar...
nickknudsenus.substack.com/p/the-oligar...
In ihrer Recherche für AlgorithmWatch CH untersucht Tamara Keller den Rechenzentren-Boom und stellt sich die Frage, welche Folgen diese Entwicklung für die Schweiz und ihre Ressourcen hat
algorithmwatch.ch/de/recherche...
algorithmwatch.ch/de/recherche...
Rechenzentren in der Schweiz: Generieren ohne Grenzen? Wie der Ausbau digitaler Infrastruktur die Energiewende herausfordert. - AlgorithmWatch CH
Die Elektrizitätswerke Zürich (EKZ) sind gefordert: Sechs der neun Unterwerke der EKZ entstehen zwischen 2014 und 2030 - primär, um den Stromhunger von neu entstandenen Rechenzentren zu stillen. In Vo...
algorithmwatch.ch
November 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM
In ihrer Recherche für AlgorithmWatch CH untersucht Tamara Keller den Rechenzentren-Boom und stellt sich die Frage, welche Folgen diese Entwicklung für die Schweiz und ihre Ressourcen hat
algorithmwatch.ch/de/recherche...
algorithmwatch.ch/de/recherche...
Reposted by Friedemann Bürgel
In der Stadt Zürich läuft ein Projekt zur Ablösung von M365. Beim Bund zwar ebenfalls, doch dort harzt es wegen interner Widerstände.
Der Text dazu von Stefanie Pauli und mir in der @nzz.ch am Sonntag.
www.nzz.ch/nzz-am-sonnt... ($)
--> DM für das PDF
Der Text dazu von Stefanie Pauli und mir in der @nzz.ch am Sonntag.
www.nzz.ch/nzz-am-sonnt... ($)
--> DM für das PDF
Kampf um digitale Souveränität: Prüfung von Microsoft-Alternativen harzt
Software von amerikanischen Firmen steht wegen der Unberechenbarkeit der Regierung Trump zunehmend in der Kritik. Nun prüft auch die Stadt Zürich Alternativen zu Microsoft. Der Bund hingegen kommt tro...
www.nzz.ch
November 9, 2025 at 6:02 AM
In der Stadt Zürich läuft ein Projekt zur Ablösung von M365. Beim Bund zwar ebenfalls, doch dort harzt es wegen interner Widerstände.
Der Text dazu von Stefanie Pauli und mir in der @nzz.ch am Sonntag.
www.nzz.ch/nzz-am-sonnt... ($)
--> DM für das PDF
Der Text dazu von Stefanie Pauli und mir in der @nzz.ch am Sonntag.
www.nzz.ch/nzz-am-sonnt... ($)
--> DM für das PDF
Der «Deal» mit den USA ist bis jetzt eine rechtlich unverbindliche Absichtserklärung. Daraus soll ein Abkommen werden, das auch noch durch das Parlament kommen und allenfalls eine Volksabstimmung überstehen muss - re „Chlorhühner“.
www.srf.ch/news/schweiz...
www.srf.ch/news/schweiz...
Zolleinigung mit den USA - US-Regierung veröffentlicht Rahmenbedingungen des Zolldeals
Zuvor hatten Bundesrat Guy Parmelin und Staatssekretärin Helene Budliger Artiega die Einigung vor den Medien erläutert.
www.srf.ch
November 14, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Der «Deal» mit den USA ist bis jetzt eine rechtlich unverbindliche Absichtserklärung. Daraus soll ein Abkommen werden, das auch noch durch das Parlament kommen und allenfalls eine Volksabstimmung überstehen muss - re „Chlorhühner“.
www.srf.ch/news/schweiz...
www.srf.ch/news/schweiz...
Reposted by Friedemann Bürgel
In new video and written analysis tried to make some sense of this momentous week. The bottom line - Trump is a very weakened figure, and Democrats need to ambitious and aggressive in challenging him now 👇
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/epstein-el...
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/epstein-el...
Epstein, Election Blowout, Failed Government - Trump And His Presidency Are In Deep Trouble
People are pissed, and we need to keep fighting
www.hopiumchronicles.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
In new video and written analysis tried to make some sense of this momentous week. The bottom line - Trump is a very weakened figure, and Democrats need to ambitious and aggressive in challenging him now 👇
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/epstein-el...
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/epstein-el...
Via Marc Sniukas:
"High performance isn't about working harder.
It's about aligning the system.
You can’t fix one element in isolation.
A brilliant strategy with a broken structure fails.
A strong culture with weak metrics drifts."
etc.
www.linkedin.com/posts/sniuka...
"High performance isn't about working harder.
It's about aligning the system.
You can’t fix one element in isolation.
A brilliant strategy with a broken structure fails.
A strong culture with weak metrics drifts."
etc.
www.linkedin.com/posts/sniuka...
Most leaders optimize parts.
The best align the whole.
High performance isn’t a mystery.
It’s a system.
And when it’s out of balance,
even the smartest strategy fails.
💡 These six elements define… ...
Most leaders optimize parts.
The best align the whole.
High performance isn’t a mystery.
It’s a system.
And when it’s out of balance,
even the smartest strategy fails.
💡 These six elements define e...
www.linkedin.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Via Marc Sniukas:
"High performance isn't about working harder.
It's about aligning the system.
You can’t fix one element in isolation.
A brilliant strategy with a broken structure fails.
A strong culture with weak metrics drifts."
etc.
www.linkedin.com/posts/sniuka...
"High performance isn't about working harder.
It's about aligning the system.
You can’t fix one element in isolation.
A brilliant strategy with a broken structure fails.
A strong culture with weak metrics drifts."
etc.
www.linkedin.com/posts/sniuka...
Music Video by Bernese artist ZEROPAGE
youtu.be/gKFJgG1MCMo
youtu.be/gKFJgG1MCMo
Zeropage - Better Hallucination
YouTube video by Zeropage
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Music Video by Bernese artist ZEROPAGE
youtu.be/gKFJgG1MCMo
youtu.be/gKFJgG1MCMo
Neues Positionspapier der @digitale-gesellschaft.ch zu „Digitale Souveränität“.
IT-Infrastruktur - einschliesslich Hardware, Software und Daten - soll in der Schweiz von Fachkräften vor Ort betreibbar und anpassbar sein, ohne Abhängigkeit vom Ausland.
www.digitale-gesellschaft.ch/uploads/2025...
IT-Infrastruktur - einschliesslich Hardware, Software und Daten - soll in der Schweiz von Fachkräften vor Ort betreibbar und anpassbar sein, ohne Abhängigkeit vom Ausland.
www.digitale-gesellschaft.ch/uploads/2025...
www.digitale-gesellschaft.ch
November 8, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Neues Positionspapier der @digitale-gesellschaft.ch zu „Digitale Souveränität“.
IT-Infrastruktur - einschliesslich Hardware, Software und Daten - soll in der Schweiz von Fachkräften vor Ort betreibbar und anpassbar sein, ohne Abhängigkeit vom Ausland.
www.digitale-gesellschaft.ch/uploads/2025...
IT-Infrastruktur - einschliesslich Hardware, Software und Daten - soll in der Schweiz von Fachkräften vor Ort betreibbar und anpassbar sein, ohne Abhängigkeit vom Ausland.
www.digitale-gesellschaft.ch/uploads/2025...
If you have never left your hometown, exclusively consume products made in your country of residence, and have no interest in global affairs whatsoever: feel free to skip this one.
asiasociety.org/switzerland/...
asiasociety.org/switzerland/...
STATE OF ASIA 2025
STATE OF ASIA, Asia Society Switzerland's yearly flagship conference, provides a condensed overview of current and future developments in Asia, and how they affect the world. It brings together our mo...
asiasociety.org
November 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
If you have never left your hometown, exclusively consume products made in your country of residence, and have no interest in global affairs whatsoever: feel free to skip this one.
asiasociety.org/switzerland/...
asiasociety.org/switzerland/...
Vintage Computer Festival 2025
8. + 9. November 10 - 18 Uhr, Enter Technikwelt in Derendingen
Exciting exhibits, talks and workshops as well as access to the museum exhibition
Large vintage computing flea market
vintagecomputerfestival.ch/en/home-en/
8. + 9. November 10 - 18 Uhr, Enter Technikwelt in Derendingen
Exciting exhibits, talks and workshops as well as access to the museum exhibition
Large vintage computing flea market
vintagecomputerfestival.ch/en/home-en/
Vintage Computer Festival Solothurn 2025
Immerse yourself in the Vintage Festival Solothurn - with retro exhibitions, games and talks. An unforgettable event full of nostalgia and inspiration!
vintagecomputerfestival.ch
November 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Vintage Computer Festival 2025
8. + 9. November 10 - 18 Uhr, Enter Technikwelt in Derendingen
Exciting exhibits, talks and workshops as well as access to the museum exhibition
Large vintage computing flea market
vintagecomputerfestival.ch/en/home-en/
8. + 9. November 10 - 18 Uhr, Enter Technikwelt in Derendingen
Exciting exhibits, talks and workshops as well as access to the museum exhibition
Large vintage computing flea market
vintagecomputerfestival.ch/en/home-en/
Stay attuned to your team members’ frustrations, ask for their input on decisions that affect their work, and pay attention to their career progress and well-being.
Small, consistent actions matter. Remove obstacles where you can, and treat people like they matter.
hbr.org/2025/10/empl...
Small, consistent actions matter. Remove obstacles where you can, and treat people like they matter.
hbr.org/2025/10/empl...
Employee Discontent Is on the Rise. Here’s What to Do About It.
Recent data shows that discontent is a growing problem in today’s workplaces. While budget constraints, corporate policies, and market conditions are often beyond your reach, you can control how you l...
hbr.org
November 3, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Stay attuned to your team members’ frustrations, ask for their input on decisions that affect their work, and pay attention to their career progress and well-being.
Small, consistent actions matter. Remove obstacles where you can, and treat people like they matter.
hbr.org/2025/10/empl...
Small, consistent actions matter. Remove obstacles where you can, and treat people like they matter.
hbr.org/2025/10/empl...
Modern authoritarian propaganda can be entertaining, provocative and contradictory, designed to confuse and distract rather than convince and persuade. The idea is often not to motivate people, but to demotivate them.
anneapplebaum.substack.com/p/you-are-no...
anneapplebaum.substack.com/p/you-are-no...
You Are Not Supposed to Believe in Anything
The New Propaganda
anneapplebaum.substack.com
November 1, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Modern authoritarian propaganda can be entertaining, provocative and contradictory, designed to confuse and distract rather than convince and persuade. The idea is often not to motivate people, but to demotivate them.
anneapplebaum.substack.com/p/you-are-no...
anneapplebaum.substack.com/p/you-are-no...
The Swiss software industry is facing increasing pressure and shows less confidence for 2025. Profit margins are declining from 9.1% in 2023 to 6.4% in 2024. In terms of employment, companies anticipate a largely stagnant development over the coming years.
www.sieberpartners.com/s/sieberpart...
www.sieberpartners.com/s/sieberpart...
October 31, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The Swiss software industry is facing increasing pressure and shows less confidence for 2025. Profit margins are declining from 9.1% in 2023 to 6.4% in 2024. In terms of employment, companies anticipate a largely stagnant development over the coming years.
www.sieberpartners.com/s/sieberpart...
www.sieberpartners.com/s/sieberpart...