Patrick Meier

Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · 2h

It’s been *totally* overcast for 6 (!) days in a row now ☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️

So I went back to the mountaintops this morning in search of the sun. 🏔️🇨🇭

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Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · 11h

And this morning’s sunrise! 🫶

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by Patrick Meier

Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · 1d

Stunning sunset above the clouds in the Swiss Alps this evening 🏔️🇨🇭

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by Patrick Meier

Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · 2d

Found another sunny spot above the clouds in the Swiss Alps today (during my lunch break). Perhaps a good reminder about life in general: “Above the clouds it is always sunny.” 🏔️🇨🇭

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by Patrick Meier

Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · 5d

Whoa!

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by Patrick Meier

Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · 5d

The top of the mountain that disappears into the clouds in this photo is where I took the above video!

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by Patrick Meier

Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · 5d

Today in the Swiss Alps. I love this cloud effect over the lake. Only happens 2-3 times a year during colder months. During the winter it’s so dark & grey below the clouds (see next photo in thread), so finding the sun & blue skies on mountain tops is one of my favorite things about planet Earth. 🏔️🇨🇭

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by Patrick Meier

Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · 6d

💯 agreed: how reliable? And so many other questions, eg:

* What is the net climate impact of manufacturing and operating humanoids at scale?

* What are the social ramifications of deploying these units at scale?

* Are these robots actually takling any of the world’s most pressing problems?

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Tombmas Spooks @thomasfuchs.at · 6d

I remember like 10 years ago when fascism was seen by most people for what it is: criminal behavior, and not “political opinions”.

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by Patrick Meier

Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · 8d

This! 💯 Spot on 🎯

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John Cusack @johncusack.bsky.social · 8d

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Trita Parsi (@tritaparsi)

.@GretaThunberg's full video is 🔥🔥🔥 "We have truth, morality, international law, justice, love, history, solidarity, as well as basic f****** common sense on our side. The war criminals have hate, l...

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by Patrick Meier

Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · 10d

Thanks for sharing! 🙌

by Patrick Meier

Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · 10d

On my way from Lausanne to Berlin by train. So much more comfortable than dealing with airports and airplanes. More importantly, far better for the climate! Just 8 more hours to go 🚅 🚃🚃🚃🚃 #SlowTravel #Trains

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Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · 12d

Migrating to Blacksky PDS: Complete Guide | Blacksky Documentation

Complete guide to migrating your Bluesky account to Blacksky's infrastructure. Covers migration tools, step-by-step instructions, troubleshooting, and how to use Blacksky services without migrating.

docs.blacksky.community

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by Patrick Meier

Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · 13d

theconversation.com/any-means-ne...

‘Any means necessary’: the police who adopt the skull symbol of the ultra-violent comic book vigilante the Punisher

The classic Marvel comic book anti-hero is known for ultra-violence and vigilante justice: why is he so appealing to law enforcement?

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by Patrick Meier

Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · 14d

Just one

by Patrick Meier

Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · 14d

Good find! Keen to look into this further…

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Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · 16d

Timeline moment of Zen, from last weekend in the Swiss Alps 🏔️🇨🇭

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Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 17d

my takeaway from climate week nyc is that "climate storytelling" is a little too much "we must reimagine our deepest souls in relationship to mother nature and the moral abyss of the polycrisis into which we must now stare" and not enough "ok but get a heat pump"

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by Patrick Meier

Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · 18d

Today in the Swiss Alps 🏔️🇨🇭

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 19d

jolly_good_ginger Retired Army Vet Dropping Facts

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Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · 21d

A wide ranging convo between me & @rabble.nz for @revolution.social
→ past, present and future of Blacksky (the community + company)
→ mutual aid, susus, people's assemblies, etc
→ building protocols for people

wherever you get your podcasts.

Rudy Fraser on Blacksky, Mutual Aid & Reclaiming Social Media

YouTube video by revolution.social with @rabble

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by Patrick Meier

Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · 22d

Sunset on the Swiss Riviera #Montreux 🏔️🇨🇭

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by Patrick Meier

Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · 28d

Remember the part in “V For Vendetta” when the late-night comedy host gets canceled for upsetting the dictator?

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by Patrick Meier

Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · Sep 16

From the 1878 World Fair in Paris, this solar energy concentrator could heat water and produce steam. It also produced ice. The inventor, Augustin Mouchot, also experimented with the conversion of solar energy into electricity, nearly 150 years ago!

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by Patrick Meier

Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · Sep 15

Every billionaire is a staggering policy failure.

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by Patrick Meier

Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · Sep 15

From 1987: SOLAR, the Sony Walkman WM-F107, was a cassette player and stereo radio powered by an integrated solar panel. It was equipped with a rechargeable battery for rainy days. #RetroSolar

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by Patrick Meier

Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · Sep 14

Will check it out, thanks!

by Patrick Meier

Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · Sep 14

Very nice! 👏 Thanks for sharing 😊

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by Patrick Meier

Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · Sep 14

Very nice re reading light 😊

I spotted this at an exhibition in Lausanne, Switzerland. Not sure if the artist produced more than one. Here’s the full description of the solar lamp:

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