Gerlinde Boback
@gbo74.bsky.social
Undying fan of planet earth. Mom. Vegan. Runner. Psychologist. Mentor. Coach. All round people person. Bookworm.
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Gerlinde Boback
@gbo74.bsky.social
· Aug 23
I’m curious how it felt to live in the early 1930’s. Have started searching for some books that tell the stories first hand. Plan to share here some snippets that jump out at me as I read. First up: Die Moorsoldaten (Pear bog soldiers). The first known account of a concentration camp. #history
Unfortunately the powers of the world have learned from history and are repeating it - intentionally. They’re taking the bits of the NAZI playbook that worked, adding better tech, weapons and media psyops.
We are watching a new Axis and are just as powerless as our grandparents were.
We are watching a new Axis and are just as powerless as our grandparents were.
January 4, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Unfortunately the powers of the world have learned from history and are repeating it - intentionally. They’re taking the bits of the NAZI playbook that worked, adding better tech, weapons and media psyops.
We are watching a new Axis and are just as powerless as our grandparents were.
We are watching a new Axis and are just as powerless as our grandparents were.
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Yeah, I noticed at the bathroom door doesn’t swing both ways
December 22, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Yeah, I noticed at the bathroom door doesn’t swing both ways
#apple effectively bricked my iPhone SE with the last update. Slowed it way down and battery life is now 20 minutes of Duolingo. I guess that is the end of 20 years of apple products for me. What non Apple smartphone would you recommend?
December 15, 2025 at 5:05 AM
#apple effectively bricked my iPhone SE with the last update. Slowed it way down and battery life is now 20 minutes of Duolingo. I guess that is the end of 20 years of apple products for me. What non Apple smartphone would you recommend?
November 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
This one is a novel, published in 1933 by an English woman who had spent a lot of time in small town Germany in the early thirties. A review at the time said „it’s a blessing to read a novel which deals … with the poignant predicament of our time“
November 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
This one is a novel, published in 1933 by an English woman who had spent a lot of time in small town Germany in the early thirties. A review at the time said „it’s a blessing to read a novel which deals … with the poignant predicament of our time“
Made ramen from scratch yesterday. Spent the day chopping and stewing. Individual ingredients tasted flavourful but harmless. The combination was hellfire! (But so delicious) #vegan #whatveganseat #ramen
November 17, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Made ramen from scratch yesterday. Spent the day chopping and stewing. Individual ingredients tasted flavourful but harmless. The combination was hellfire! (But so delicious) #vegan #whatveganseat #ramen
Does anyone know whether this big ambitious project to modernise the SSA codebase has been accomplished?
The plan to migrate to a more modern infrastructure in itself is very likely the right thing to do. The problem is the approach.
BREAKING: DOGE is starting to put together a team to migrate the SSA's computer systems entirely off one of its oldest programming languages in a matter of months, potentially putting the integrity of the system—and the benefits on which tens of millions of Americans rely—at risk.
November 9, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Does anyone know whether this big ambitious project to modernise the SSA codebase has been accomplished?
Funky things while travelling: Just saw a totally random border control check in the train. Two officers took care of checking the one black passenger. I took out my passport and they didn’t even look at me. Nor at the obviously ticketless travelling (white) dude.
November 8, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Funky things while travelling: Just saw a totally random border control check in the train. Two officers took care of checking the one black passenger. I took out my passport and they didn’t even look at me. Nor at the obviously ticketless travelling (white) dude.
Funky things while travelling. The person who forgot to shower for the last week or so. Travel is stressful. I get it. But please be mindful of the other people on that plane. ✈️
November 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Funky things while travelling. The person who forgot to shower for the last week or so. Travel is stressful. I get it. But please be mindful of the other people on that plane. ✈️
It’s November and I slept with the window open. The real kicker was the mosquito waking me up at 2am. We’re having a “November-Summer” in Europe. THATs a thing now. #climatechangeisreal
November 5, 2025 at 5:07 AM
It’s November and I slept with the window open. The real kicker was the mosquito waking me up at 2am. We’re having a “November-Summer” in Europe. THATs a thing now. #climatechangeisreal
Funky things while travelling: The person who comes into your row, plunks down on the aisle seat and proceeds to fill the middle seat with junk before realising shes not in business class and has to gather all her stuff to allow someone to sit in the middle.
November 3, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Funky things while travelling: The person who comes into your row, plunks down on the aisle seat and proceeds to fill the middle seat with junk before realising shes not in business class and has to gather all her stuff to allow someone to sit in the middle.
I’m currently reading (auto)biographical accounts of Europe in the 1930’s and 1940’s. It strikes me that every one at some point relates how friends and family members encouraged later survivors to leave and how they stayed because
a) don’t want to leave family behind
b) it won’t happen here
a) don’t want to leave family behind
b) it won’t happen here
October 27, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I’m currently reading (auto)biographical accounts of Europe in the 1930’s and 1940’s. It strikes me that every one at some point relates how friends and family members encouraged later survivors to leave and how they stayed because
a) don’t want to leave family behind
b) it won’t happen here
a) don’t want to leave family behind
b) it won’t happen here
hot take: if your HR team is still manually writing job descriptions in 2025, you’re basically hand-washing clothes when washing machines exist 🧺
GenAI means your HR department can finally stop cosplaying as excel sheets with feelings. Delegate the boring bits to the robots already
#AI #HR #AIinHR
GenAI means your HR department can finally stop cosplaying as excel sheets with feelings. Delegate the boring bits to the robots already
#AI #HR #AIinHR
October 19, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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WORLD’S FIRST INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIFICATION AUCTION: EU Commission releases final T&Cs for a €1B Innovation Fund pilot to decarbonise industrial process heat — scaling electrification & direct renewable heat, paving the way for the Industrial Decarbonisation Bank. climate.ec.europa.eu/news-other-r...
Commission publishes Terms and Conditions for the first pilot auction for industrial heat decarbonisation with a budget of €1 billion
For the first time, the Innovation Fund will launch an auction to decarbonise industrial process heat, awarding subsidies linked to carbon abatement and paving the way for the future Industrial Decarb...
climate.ec.europa.eu
October 13, 2025 at 6:56 AM
WORLD’S FIRST INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIFICATION AUCTION: EU Commission releases final T&Cs for a €1B Innovation Fund pilot to decarbonise industrial process heat — scaling electrification & direct renewable heat, paving the way for the Industrial Decarbonisation Bank. climate.ec.europa.eu/news-other-r...
These two posts next to each other on my feed describe the fundamental issue with so much of the world: cherish your pet while torturing an equal being. As long as we can tolerate that brainsplitting fact I don’t think we can evolve into a peaceful world.
#vegan #noplanetb
#vegan #noplanetb
October 13, 2025 at 3:46 AM
These two posts next to each other on my feed describe the fundamental issue with so much of the world: cherish your pet while torturing an equal being. As long as we can tolerate that brainsplitting fact I don’t think we can evolve into a peaceful world.
#vegan #noplanetb
#vegan #noplanetb
Reposted by Gerlinde Boback
History repeats.
October 4, 2025 at 6:54 AM
History repeats.
Time for quinces!
September 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Time for quinces!
Attending a webinar on generative AI. One of the speakers‘ accent makes it sound like „degenerative AI“ and got me thinking about how this might truly be degenerative to us humans and our natural intelligence.
September 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Attending a webinar on generative AI. One of the speakers‘ accent makes it sound like „degenerative AI“ and got me thinking about how this might truly be degenerative to us humans and our natural intelligence.
This article explains a lot imho. It has been extremely puzzling to me to see how quickly Silicon Valley had abandoned their principles. This might be the reason.
Reporter Steven Levy admits that he was taken by surprise by the utter moral surrender of Silicon Valley.
I Thought I Knew Silicon Valley. I Was Wrong
Tech got what it wanted by electing Trump. A year later, it looks more like a suicide pact.
www.wired.com
September 23, 2025 at 4:20 AM
This article explains a lot imho. It has been extremely puzzling to me to see how quickly Silicon Valley had abandoned their principles. This might be the reason.
Today I made some apple pies. From tree to belly in under two hours. Yum.
September 14, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Today I made some apple pies. From tree to belly in under two hours. Yum.
Super delicious #vegan dinner at Ellis in Mechelen, BE. I think they call their cauliflower bites “Flowerwings” not sure anymore. The whole meal appetizer, veggie burger and fries was only €20. Totally worth it. Burger patty of red beets, lentils and loads of fresh herbs. Yum.
#whatveganseat
#whatveganseat
September 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Super delicious #vegan dinner at Ellis in Mechelen, BE. I think they call their cauliflower bites “Flowerwings” not sure anymore. The whole meal appetizer, veggie burger and fries was only €20. Totally worth it. Burger patty of red beets, lentils and loads of fresh herbs. Yum.
#whatveganseat
#whatveganseat
