Rafa Font 🌻 🇪🇺 🏀
@rafa-font.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy
Writing The European Perspective
https://europeanperspective.news/
IT Engineer in the European institutions, currently at EFSA (Parma)
Green activist […]
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https://europeanperspective.news/
IT Engineer in the European institutions, currently at EFSA (Parma)
Green activist […]
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IMPORTANT: The Dutch invest €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart governments do the math on investing in better mobility.
Let’s be clear— it WASTES public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
Let’s be clear— it WASTES public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:09 AM
IMPORTANT: The Dutch invest €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart governments do the math on investing in better mobility.
Let’s be clear— it WASTES public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
Let’s be clear— it WASTES public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
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Hoy ha tocado lidiar con la paradoja administrativa de cómo justificar al Instituto que falté 3 días por un gripazo.
No pueden confiar solo en mi palabra.
Yo lo entiendo y lo respeto: tienen que controlar. La mayoría de profes son íntegros, pero no todos lo son.
El problema es que, con […]
No pueden confiar solo en mi palabra.
Yo lo entiendo y lo respeto: tienen que controlar. La mayoría de profes son íntegros, pero no todos lo son.
El problema es que, con […]
Original post on masto.es
masto.es
January 22, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Hoy ha tocado lidiar con la paradoja administrativa de cómo justificar al Instituto que falté 3 días por un gripazo.
No pueden confiar solo en mi palabra.
Yo lo entiendo y lo respeto: tienen que controlar. La mayoría de profes son íntegros, pero no todos lo son.
El problema es que, con […]
No pueden confiar solo en mi palabra.
Yo lo entiendo y lo respeto: tienen que controlar. La mayoría de profes son íntegros, pero no todos lo son.
El problema es que, con […]
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European Union companies' annual purchases of cloud software services that benefit the US economy amount to €264 billion … If the EU were able to produce 15% of the cloud software services it currently purchases from the United States in 2035, this would result in 463,000 additional jobs in the […]
Original post on social.vivaldi.net
social.vivaldi.net
January 20, 2026 at 10:44 AM
European Union companies' annual purchases of cloud software services that benefit the US economy amount to €264 billion … If the EU were able to produce 15% of the cloud software services it currently purchases from the United States in 2035, this would result in 463,000 additional jobs in the […]
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Rubén Sánchez: "Si cancelan un tren🚅 y no nos facilitan un bus, podemos pagarlo nosotros y pedir el dinero💶" https://facua.org/noticias/ruben-sanchez-hay-quienes-hacen-negocio-de-forma-repugnante-con-las-tragedias-inflando-ilegalmente-sus-precios/
Rubén Sánchez: "Si cancelan un tren y no nos facilitan un bus, podemos pagarlo nosotros y pedir el dinero"
Luchamos contra los abusos
facua.org
January 20, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Rubén Sánchez: "Si cancelan un tren🚅 y no nos facilitan un bus, podemos pagarlo nosotros y pedir el dinero💶" https://facua.org/noticias/ruben-sanchez-hay-quienes-hacen-negocio-de-forma-repugnante-con-las-tragedias-inflando-ilegalmente-sus-precios/
En busca de mecenas para comprar cinco hectáreas privadas que albergan vestigios “únicos” de la ciudad romana de #caraca
El Ayuntamiento de Driebes, el pequeño municipio de #guadalajara donde se ubica este emblemático yacimiento, Bien de Interés Cultural, quiere comprar, para su expropiación […]
El Ayuntamiento de Driebes, el pequeño municipio de #guadalajara donde se ubica este emblemático yacimiento, Bien de Interés Cultural, quiere comprar, para su expropiación […]
Original post on mastodon.online
mastodon.online
January 20, 2026 at 8:24 AM
En busca de mecenas para comprar cinco hectáreas privadas que albergan vestigios “únicos” de la ciudad romana de #caraca
El Ayuntamiento de Driebes, el pequeño municipio de #guadalajara donde se ubica este emblemático yacimiento, Bien de Interés Cultural, quiere comprar, para su expropiación […]
El Ayuntamiento de Driebes, el pequeño municipio de #guadalajara donde se ubica este emblemático yacimiento, Bien de Interés Cultural, quiere comprar, para su expropiación […]
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I detest LinkedIn but it seems to have become the professional platform of choice, but then I found nolto - part of the fediverse so you can use a Mastodon account to log in. Let's see where this goes...
https://fediverse-career.lovable.app/post/9f7a3419-7ecf-4b08-aca8-91ede67d99f8
https://fediverse-career.lovable.app/post/9f7a3419-7ecf-4b08-aca8-91ede67d99f8
Nolto - Professional Social Network
A professional social network that runs on the ActivityPub federation protocol, focusing on privacy, accessibility, and a healthy user culture.
fediverse-career.lovable.app
January 19, 2026 at 10:19 PM
I detest LinkedIn but it seems to have become the professional platform of choice, but then I found nolto - part of the fediverse so you can use a Mastodon account to log in. Let's see where this goes...
https://fediverse-career.lovable.app/post/9f7a3419-7ecf-4b08-aca8-91ede67d99f8
https://fediverse-career.lovable.app/post/9f7a3419-7ecf-4b08-aca8-91ede67d99f8
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[Train accident]
Update this morning: the death toll is 39, and over 150 injured.
A thread of the facts I have gathered from the various reports in Spanish:
⁃ The Iryo, a Hitachi Frecciarossa 1000, travelling towards Madrid, suffered a derailment of the last of the 8 carriages, near a set of […]
Update this morning: the death toll is 39, and over 150 injured.
A thread of the facts I have gathered from the various reports in Spanish:
⁃ The Iryo, a Hitachi Frecciarossa 1000, travelling towards Madrid, suffered a derailment of the last of the 8 carriages, near a set of […]
Original post on cupoftea.social
cupoftea.social
January 19, 2026 at 11:11 AM
[Train accident]
Update this morning: the death toll is 39, and over 150 injured.
A thread of the facts I have gathered from the various reports in Spanish:
⁃ The Iryo, a Hitachi Frecciarossa 1000, travelling towards Madrid, suffered a derailment of the last of the 8 carriages, near a set of […]
Update this morning: the death toll is 39, and over 150 injured.
A thread of the facts I have gathered from the various reports in Spanish:
⁃ The Iryo, a Hitachi Frecciarossa 1000, travelling towards Madrid, suffered a derailment of the last of the 8 carriages, near a set of […]
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We're also #hiring a coupled climate and ice sheet modeller for a 3 year position @dmidk.bsky.social
Come and work with me + colleagues on the @icelink-project.bsky.social developing #ecearth + #PISM in both Greenland + Antarctica
Job based @dmidk in Copenhagen
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#academicjobs #FediHire […]
Come and work with me + colleagues on the @icelink-project.bsky.social developing #ecearth + #PISM in both Greenland + Antarctica
Job based @dmidk in Copenhagen
🇩🇰🇬🇱🇦🇶🇪🇺🌍
#academicjobs #FediHire […]
Original post on fediscience.org
fediscience.org
January 19, 2026 at 10:35 AM
We're also #hiring a coupled climate and ice sheet modeller for a 3 year position @dmidk.bsky.social
Come and work with me + colleagues on the @icelink-project.bsky.social developing #ecearth + #PISM in both Greenland + Antarctica
Job based @dmidk in Copenhagen
🇩🇰🇬🇱🇦🇶🇪🇺🌍
#academicjobs #FediHire […]
Come and work with me + colleagues on the @icelink-project.bsky.social developing #ecearth + #PISM in both Greenland + Antarctica
Job based @dmidk in Copenhagen
🇩🇰🇬🇱🇦🇶🇪🇺🌍
#academicjobs #FediHire […]
Is #greenland the Final Breaking Point of Transatlantic Relations? - Is Greenland a Real Security Issue? - What are possible scenarios?
By Juraj Majcin, European Policy Centre (EPC) in Brussels
"The EU should therefore push back where it has leverage, notably in trade and technology regulation […]
By Juraj Majcin, European Policy Centre (EPC) in Brussels
"The EU should therefore push back where it has leverage, notably in trade and technology regulation […]
Original post on mastodon.online
mastodon.online
January 19, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Is #greenland the Final Breaking Point of Transatlantic Relations? - Is Greenland a Real Security Issue? - What are possible scenarios?
By Juraj Majcin, European Policy Centre (EPC) in Brussels
"The EU should therefore push back where it has leverage, notably in trade and technology regulation […]
By Juraj Majcin, European Policy Centre (EPC) in Brussels
"The EU should therefore push back where it has leverage, notably in trade and technology regulation […]
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Estoy intentando planificar una ruta por las vías de ancho métrico del norte de España, la antigua FEVE, que empezaría en León, subiría a Bilbao, y luego cruzaría a Ferrol. Lo haré en agosto, después del eclipse.
Estas vías tienen más de un centenar de estaciones, mayoritariamente de pueblos […]
Estas vías tienen más de un centenar de estaciones, mayoritariamente de pueblos […]
Original post on cupoftea.social
cupoftea.social
January 18, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Estoy intentando planificar una ruta por las vías de ancho métrico del norte de España, la antigua FEVE, que empezaría en León, subiría a Bilbao, y luego cruzaría a Ferrol. Lo haré en agosto, después del eclipse.
Estas vías tienen más de un centenar de estaciones, mayoritariamente de pueblos […]
Estas vías tienen más de un centenar de estaciones, mayoritariamente de pueblos […]
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My books cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 4:45 PM
My books cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com
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Unix - BSD developers : this code should run and be maintained as long as computers exist.
Linux - GNU dev : this code should run and be maintained as long as someone is willing to do the work
Consultant: this code should run until the end of my contract.
Enterprise grade B2B software : this […]
Linux - GNU dev : this code should run and be maintained as long as someone is willing to do the work
Consultant: this code should run until the end of my contract.
Enterprise grade B2B software : this […]
Original post on mamot.fr
mamot.fr
December 2, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Unix - BSD developers : this code should run and be maintained as long as computers exist.
Linux - GNU dev : this code should run and be maintained as long as someone is willing to do the work
Consultant: this code should run until the end of my contract.
Enterprise grade B2B software : this […]
Linux - GNU dev : this code should run and be maintained as long as someone is willing to do the work
Consultant: this code should run until the end of my contract.
Enterprise grade B2B software : this […]
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Come un orologio fermo segna l'ora giusta due volte al giorno, anche trumpo ha degli effetti positivi
January 16, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Come un orologio fermo segna l'ora giusta due volte al giorno, anche trumpo ha degli effetti positivi
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¿A alguien le suena si algúnx divulgadorx científicx se ha especializado en divulgar filosofía de la ciencia? Ya ideal si van un poquito más allá de fundamentos de hace un siglo (Schrodinger, Planck, etc) y los 2 clásicos de hace +medio siglo largo (Popper y Kuhn)
January 16, 2026 at 10:17 AM
¿A alguien le suena si algúnx divulgadorx científicx se ha especializado en divulgar filosofía de la ciencia? Ya ideal si van un poquito más allá de fundamentos de hace un siglo (Schrodinger, Planck, etc) y los 2 clásicos de hace +medio siglo largo (Popper y Kuhn)
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Many of you might have already seen the ultra cute "sea sheep" (Costasiella kuroshimae), but yesterday I learned 2 mind-blowing facts about the family of sea slugs they belong to:
1. They incorporate chloroplasts (the organelles in plant cells that do the […]
[Original post on berlin.social]
1. They incorporate chloroplasts (the organelles in plant cells that do the […]
[Original post on berlin.social]
November 27, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Many of you might have already seen the ultra cute "sea sheep" (Costasiella kuroshimae), but yesterday I learned 2 mind-blowing facts about the family of sea slugs they belong to:
1. They incorporate chloroplasts (the organelles in plant cells that do the […]
[Original post on berlin.social]
1. They incorporate chloroplasts (the organelles in plant cells that do the […]
[Original post on berlin.social]
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As the old joke goes, an American diplomat and Soviet diplomat met up, and the American says "I really admire your country's propaganda." The Soviet says, "True, it is good, but it is nothing compared to American propaganda." The American, confused, responds "We don't have propaganda."
January 15, 2026 at 6:21 PM
As the old joke goes, an American diplomat and Soviet diplomat met up, and the American says "I really admire your country's propaganda." The Soviet says, "True, it is good, but it is nothing compared to American propaganda." The American, confused, responds "We don't have propaganda."
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“Nuestras instituciones no pueden tener una relación de dependencia con una empresa abierta y orgullosamente inmoral, máxime cuando ahí fuera ya hay lugares decentes funcionando”. https://elpais.com/opinion/2026-01-14/elon-musk-contra-la-mas-minima-decencia.html
Elon Musk contra la más mínima decencia
Las instituciones no pueden seguir un día más en un entorno en el que la explotación de los más bajos instintos no solo está permitida; está fomentada
elpais.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:14 PM
“Nuestras instituciones no pueden tener una relación de dependencia con una empresa abierta y orgullosamente inmoral, máxime cuando ahí fuera ya hay lugares decentes funcionando”. https://elpais.com/opinion/2026-01-14/elon-musk-contra-la-mas-minima-decencia.html
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@hennavirkkunen Welcome to Mastodon! Looking forward to hear more about the work of @EUCommission standing for European Tech and European citizens online!
January 14, 2026 at 8:00 AM
@hennavirkkunen Welcome to Mastodon! Looking forward to hear more about the work of @EUCommission standing for European Tech and European citizens online!
@hennavirkkunen Welcome to Mastodon! Looking forward to hear more about the work of @EUCommission standing for European Tech and European citizens online!
January 14, 2026 at 8:00 AM
@hennavirkkunen Welcome to Mastodon! Looking forward to hear more about the work of @EUCommission standing for European Tech and European citizens online!
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Scott Adams, creator of Dilbert, passed away today from cancer. Despite what he later became, he was an enormous inspiration to me, and I think a lot of the comedic flow I do still derives from him.
January 13, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Scott Adams, creator of Dilbert, passed away today from cancer. Despite what he later became, he was an enormous inspiration to me, and I think a lot of the comedic flow I do still derives from him.
I've taken a big step away from #spotify and installed #qobuz because it's a European alternative (@european_alternatives) and they pay artists much better
The tipping point was the recommendation by @europeanspodcast in their last episode. They say Qobuz pays artists between 3 and 6 times more […]
The tipping point was the recommendation by @europeanspodcast in their last episode. They say Qobuz pays artists between 3 and 6 times more […]
Original post on mastodon.online
mastodon.online
January 13, 2026 at 8:51 AM
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I often hear Americans & rich brits justify buying oversized, polluting vehicles by claiming they need them because they live in the "countryside".
I call bullshit, Ladies and Gentlemen, allow me to introduce, the Citroen C15⬇
I call bullshit, Ladies and Gentlemen, allow me to introduce, the Citroen C15⬇
January 8, 2026 at 5:20 PM
I often hear Americans & rich brits justify buying oversized, polluting vehicles by claiming they need them because they live in the "countryside".
I call bullshit, Ladies and Gentlemen, allow me to introduce, the Citroen C15⬇
I call bullshit, Ladies and Gentlemen, allow me to introduce, the Citroen C15⬇
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Those who call for the end of #nato amid US threats against #greenland are wrong.
NATO must still exist, and America, being a hostile power that resorts to military threats against its own allies, must no longer a part of it.
Europe must speed up its process towards a federal political union […]
NATO must still exist, and America, being a hostile power that resorts to military threats against its own allies, must no longer a part of it.
Europe must speed up its process towards a federal political union […]
Original post on manganiello.eu
manganiello.eu
January 9, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Those who call for the end of #nato amid US threats against #greenland are wrong.
NATO must still exist, and America, being a hostile power that resorts to military threats against its own allies, must no longer a part of it.
Europe must speed up its process towards a federal political union […]
NATO must still exist, and America, being a hostile power that resorts to military threats against its own allies, must no longer a part of it.
Europe must speed up its process towards a federal political union […]