Upset by a thread where some programmers voice the opinion ”Why would I care about anything but the assignment given to me?”
This is our problem right there, complicit following and execution with zero interest in the societal impact of one’s own actions.
Posts in English
Every bit this. x.com/elou/status/10…
https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/uppsala/liberalerna-i-knivsta-avstar-fran-valaffischer
Ett steg i rätt riktning tycker jag. Liberalerna i Knivsta har valt att avstå från att valaffischera och beslutat sig för att donera pengarna till plantering av träd i regnskogar istället. https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/uppsala/liberalerna-i-knivsta-avstar-fran-valaffischer
More and more the realization is that we need to work impact assessment into our design processes. But one important and oft-overlooked key - as I see it - is to believe people when they say they are being harmed. We need to be listening.
#designethics wired.com/story/ethical-…
@Mentimeter Quick question: is it possible to have a poll open for two weeks? I want the first slide to be responses to a poll people have responded to before arriving at the event.
Det är när han ska förklara sitt eget partiprogram som Åkesson är som svagast. Det säger en del.
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@harrybr @airtable Whoa! Gonna stay clear of that!! Thanks for the heads up!
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/08/heres-why-alaska-might-seriously-consider-a-carbon-tax/
En i huvudsak republikansk amerikansk stat med blott 700 000 invånare som är beroende av sin oljeindustri är kanske inte de första stället man tror ska införa en koldioxidskatt. Men i Alaska verkar det vara aktuellt. Jag förmodar att på vissa ställen är det svårare än andra att blunda för förändringarna.
”Necessity is one explanation. Alaskans have been at the forefront of climate change for decades now, facing melting permafrost, coastal erosion, and rising seas. And dealing with these problems—building new infrastructure and relocating communities, for instance—is expensive.”
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/08/heres-why-alaska-might-seriously-consider-a-carbon-tax/
Remember when we all hated animated gifs? Good times.
Alltså. 2 graders ökning? Klimatmålets max enligt Paris-avtalet och som vi sannolikt inte kommer klara. Eller, avtalet säger alltså att vi ska begränsa ökningen från förindustriella nivåer till 1.5 grader - en betryggande nivå under 2 grader - men eftersom det i princip redan är kört slänger sig de flesta med '2 grader'.
Men 4 graders ökning? Asch. Det låter ju egentligen inte så mycket. Vid slutet av förra istiden, när det var som kallast, var den globala temperaturen ca 5° C kallare än nu. Så vad är några graders ökning? Kanske den viktigaste frågan mänskligheten har att brottas med.
Som vanligt förklaras dessa temperaturförändringar så bra av XKCD:
https://xkcd.com/1732/
via @[100000520961996:2048:Pär Holmgren]
My best advice for Elon Musk would be a therapist AND a coach. There seem to be a lot of issues to work out. Not least the issue of hurting other people. theguardian.com/technology/201…
Yes this is an ego post for an ego boost, but also a reminder of how some of the work we do and write online has repercussions we need to be made aware of to sometimes muster that energy to keep going.
Three and a half years ago I took the time to respond to an e-mail from a student in a country far away. This person asked questions about getting into working with UX Design. I wrote some notes back and set aside time to finish a blog post with this person in mind. Just before summer this same person wrote back to just let me know they had now completed a BSc in Interaction Design, and finished their letter like this:
"I am not sure if I have anything specific to ask, but it felt good to give a status report. I realized I don't know much about you as a person, just a little as a designer, but that was enough to be inspirational. I never had a Jony Ive, but I had Don Norman, Naoto Fukasawa and a Per Axbom to think about when in need of motivation.
Thank you for replying and finishing that blog post, I didn't truly realize how much it meant to me for a long time. Thanks for doing what you do, please never stop."
It's because of letters like these that I never want to stop. ❤️
”As we design technoogy, technology designs us.” – @[667113597:2048:Pamela Pavliscak]
https://youtu.be/HF6P-sKsiU0
”We need dogs to navigate the working world because pets help us stay in touch with the parts of ourselves that a sexist society is often determined to strip away.”
https://qz.com/work/1347901/powerful-women-told-me-getting-a-dog-was-the-key-to-success-they-were-right/
”As we design technology, technology designs us.” Great presentation Pamela!
“Diversity” and “inclusion” aren’t interchangeable. Here’s how to use them correctly. qz.com/work/1328942/w…
Note to self: Write post about the myth of the edge-case.
All IKEAs in Europe now serve vegan hot dogs. 🙏🙌🌭
North America should be getting this next month.
mynewsdesk.com/se/ikea/pressr…
Very psyched to be giving a 3-week ethics course at the UX-designer programme at @Nackademin trade school in January/February.
So much good will come of it! 😀😍