«Israeli airstrikes kill 33 people in Gaza in escalation of post-ceasefire attacks» “Ceasefire” you say,… https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/20/israeli-airstrikes-gaza-ceasefire-khan-younis

RE: https://todon.eu/@redjives/115571895856944214 You can watch the game online.

I have arrived at the Estadi Olimpic for the game between Catalonia and Palestine! Despite being an hour early there is already a crowd forming. Palestinian and Catalan flags a plenty 🇵🇸 :flag_catalonia: and a friendly upbeat atmosphere all around. #palestine #catalunya #football

I'm super hyped for this football match tomorrow between the Catalan and Palestinian national teams. This is the kind of intersection of sports and politics that I love. As an added bonus two players from CE Europa (my neighborhood team) were selected to play for […] [Original post on todon.eu]

Still 0–0 here between #ceeuropa and FC Cartegena. We had the ball in the net early on but it was chalked off for hands in the build up. (I didn't see it but VAR did apparently.) It's a big game because winner leapfrogs to second in the table. So far we've definitely been on the front foot […]

Coffeeneuring 6 of 7. We have been trying to convince our local coffee spot that he should start selling carquinyolis (the local variant of cantucci/biscotti) as a nice small thing to go with coffee. And today's cafe does exactlt that! So I immediatly sent a photo […] [Original post on todon.eu]

I have only been half following the Wijers thing and it looks like it mostly doesn't matter but: there also seems to be a fundamental problem that the vvd is no longer center right (if it ever was…) or even just right but is actually closer to the PVV than it is to the CDA and everyone has been […]

I know for a long time there was resistance to quote-toots in masto-sphere because of fears that facilitates dunking. But, I think I might actually feel the converse: only quote-toots should be allowed. You should have to formulate an opinion, give context, or something, about whatever you're […]

Some dudes in the gym were going on about how self-censorship has gotten way worse these days. I tried to point out that self-censorship isn't new, it's just that who has to watch what they say has changed. Being out was genuinely dangerous not that long ago. And we're having this conversation […]

#GIS question: Nearly all streets in Barcelona are one-way. I would like to categorize the bike lanes as either being on the left or on the right (or in the median). Neither OSM nor the city's open data contain this information. I presume I can deduce it by […] [Original post on todon.eu]

I made a video about the extension of the tram line here in Barcelona, and the bicycle infrastructure that went along with it. https://tube.todon.eu/w/vVUeLo7JqJjd6BowTpJqWm I'd love to get talks feedback! #BikeTooter #tram

I made a video about the extension of the tram line here in Barcelona, and the bicycle infrastructure that went along with it. https://tube.todon.eu/w/vVUeLo7JqJjd6BowTpJqWm I'd love to get talks feedback! #BikeTooter #tram

I got a ticket for next week's match between Catalonia and Palestine and I could not be more excited!! :flag_catalonia: ⚽🇵🇸 #palestine

New Biking Barcelona video just dropped: The Trammmformation of Diagonal. https://tube.todon.eu/w/vVUeLo7JqJjd6BowTpJqWm

Coffeeneuring 5 of 7. Because of the intersection of the minimum distance requirement, geography, demographics, and how much time we have had these past few weekends this has been the third time we've ended up in Poble Nou. That said, the coffee today was […] [Original post on todon.eu]

I know most people aren't vegetarian, and I promise I am not judging anyone for what they eat. Life is both too complicated and too short for that. But, I am surprised when new hip-looking restaurants open with hardly any vegetarian options on offer. I guess it's a reminder that the hipster […]

For the next Biking Barcelona video I wanted some footage from the Netherlands of a particular kind of bicycle – pedestrian intersection to contrast it with the solution used here. I asked my brother but…the town where he lives has such nice road design that they have essentially eliminated this […]

17th November I release my #crosschannelrail report on the future of the Channel Tunnel. In person in Brussels, and online. Do sign up for the launch event! […]

The right is obsessed with virtue signaling culture wars and disrespecting our history. — The current HQ of the Spanish National Police in Catalonia* is located in what used to house the Political-Social Brigade, the fascist dictatorship’s secret police. During that time the building was a […]

Israel just arrested the person who leaked videos of (absolutely horific) prisoner abuse for smearing Israel's reputation and this is being treated as a way bigger deal (especially by Bibi &Co.) than the abuse itself…so dark.

Coffeeneuring 4 of 7. Today's route happened to mostly follow this video I once made for YouTube and recently uploaded to PeerTube: https://tube.todon.eu/w/xcSPssoPfa7Ao25k6XSg4B … also, I filmed footage for the follow up video to that one on coffeeneuring № 2 and […] [Original post on todon.eu]

Another night of local neighborhood football here. Let's go #ceeuropa!

Another night of local neighborhood football here. Let's go #ceeuropa!

About to head out another #coffeeneuring. Because it's within town it feels silly to pull out the Garmin Edge I use for bicycle touring. But, going to a part of town I don't usually frequent (which is part of the point/joy of this exercise!) so even though I know […] [Original post on todon.eu]

Game changing. No need for the evil overlord. `about:translation` is right there! (I'll see how it does with more complex texts but it seems at least adequate.) https://metasocial.com/@trs/115467075855938295

To the extent that the PVV "lost" those voters went to "didn't vote", the VVD (hard right), JA21 (far right), and FvD (far right). This was not a shift to the left. The PVV had their chance to govern the past 11 months, and mucked it up very badly. People want a […] [Original post on todon.eu]

It's good that Wilders will (probably) not be part of the next government, but… This election does not feel like a victory but only a stay of execution. Although W's party lost 11 seats, the other far right parties collectively gained 12. PvdaA/GL (labor) lost 5 seats, and SP (socialists) & Volt […]

Sometimes I don't know what irks me more, intellectual dishonesty or intellectual laziness. #notasubtoot

It's good that Wilders will (probably) not be part of the next government, but… This election does not feel like a victory but only a stay of execution. Although W's party lost 11 seats, the other far right parties collectively gained 12. PvdaA/GL (labor) lost 5 seats, and SP (socialists) & Volt […]

I'm a luddite. I'm not in tech and I don't particularly love computers but… the fact that I can just access this data and write a few lines of code to visualize it is neat-o. This is average household income by census tract in 2023. I won't end up using it for what […] [Original post on todon.eu]

Ik heb ook gestemd … weken geleden eigenlijk omdat ik mijn stembiljet per post moest versturen. #nlpol

My local coffee shop has a very social atmosphere where we regulars know each other and everyone chats with everyone. But, I think we needs pins with "my preferred language is…" or something. We usually default to Spanish, but with so much Catalan, Portuguese, English, and other I often feel […]

I support abolishing day light savings time, if only because the four legged friends don't understand it and are demanding their meals at inconvenient times.

Come follow the On the Concept of History, 500 characters at a time! https://zirk.us/@WalterBenjamin/115411892613178203

If you've been thinking of following @WalterBenjamin today would be the perfect day. Tomorrow the not starts tooting a new text: On the Concept of History. Not only would you be joining at the beginning of the ride, this one is particularly good, like, really really good, like if I was to start […]

As a rule, I try to not criticize how other people protest. Partly because I believe in a diversity of tactics, partly because I'd rather reserve my criticism for our shared enemies and not throw comrades under the bus, but mostly because I am aware of how difficult it is to predict what will […]

Coffeeneuring 2 of 7: We went the same direction as last week…but further, into the (relatively) unknown! It was a great excuse to try a new local roaster. Sensorial Coffee in Poble Nou did not disappoint. And, this time I remembered to charge the camera and get […] [Original post on todon.eu]

If the task doesn't include a win condition ("best/fastest/whatever x wins") then it's always a two part task. I'm surprised they are always surprised by this. #taskmaster

The protests worked. I don't know what will happen with Gaza. I wouldn't be surprised if Bibi et al. grab the first flimsy excuse to continue where they left off. But, in the mean time, there are people who have been able to go home, some (how much remains a bit unclear) aid has made it in, and […]

Dear stranger on reddit, “Can you please stop calling something Nazi (German here)?” is not the argument you think it is.

Coffeeneuring 1 of 7 complete! Went to an old standby, Three Marks. We usually only go there when going to the symphony; our neighborhood is so ridiculously dense and walkable that most of the time there is no point getting on a bike, certainly not for coffee. I'll […] [Original post on todon.eu]

If they make an AI that is as good as Tubman (the cat) at knowing—from anywhere in the house—when my hand has brushed ever so lightly against the bag of treats, then I will be impressed.

Can anyone help me translate a short (~400 word) bit of 16th century French? (Or point me to where I should be asking?) Google translate + my contextual knowledge have given me a good sense of it. But, I may want to cite it for something public so I want to try to get it right.

PSA: AI is not a search engine! Just had someone on Reddit say that they find Google not useful/reliable because there are AI summaries at the top so their solution is…to ask AI directly?? While acknowledging “it is not always accurate”?? A search engine is neither accurate nor inaccurate. It […]

I will never ever be on Taskmaster but if, if, I was on Taskmaster (1) I would never speak to Alex before reading the task. None of this your time started when you first said hello or repeat everything you have said nonsense. (2) My outfit would have many pockets for hiding things. (3) Bring […]

[job search venting] Two of my least favorite things about applying to jobs (not counting being ghosted and never hearing anything after an application + follow up, which is just, grr) are (1) I've done some damn fine writing, in cover letters and in response to prompts and even a few […]

Does “with our XXX lens on YYY is thrown into a new light” make sense? Or is it a mixed metaphor?

I have never used LLM AIs. Mostly I just haven't had a need, or a situation where it would remotely make sense. But also, I just don't get it. I am currently trying to write a short article about violin acoustics (so I can get those ideas out of my head and focus on other things). I honestly […]

I'm not generally a fan of these pop-linguistics lists of “untranslatable” words. Those lists inevitable and by necessity include a translation, if only by description, of those same words. And the whole thing often becomes the kind of podcast-bro factoid that is taken for “smart” in some […]

I can 100% get behind this sentiment. But, last week I passed a bakery already selling panellets, and the other day I saw a castanyera. We have to make sure this nonsense doesn't start to creep earlier than October 1st or we'll be no better than the enemy. #castanyada #totssants