Why did the Reverse Brainstorming session end early?
Because everyone agreed the worst idea was to keep going!
Global cereal production is one of the modern industries that is built on the legacy of the colonial and imperial politics of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It exploits lands that were once home to indigenous, self-sufficient communities, using new technologies that include satellite-guided machines, chemical fertilisers, gene manipulation, and chemical sprays, plus a sophisticated infrastructure of ports and shipping lines that make it possible to deliver vast quantities of grain to anywhere in the world, undercutting the viable market price for any small-scale, sustainable produce in the area.
Fascinating blog on traditional farming methods.
Nice to see diaspora* is still alive and kicking.
♲ @tomgrzybow@diasporasocial.net:Hey everyone, I’m #newhere.
I'm new here but not elsewhere. I left societas.online because I was having some difficulties using the site. Let's see how this goes...
Pay 400 USD to debate how universities chase market-led impact and monetised outcomes... at a conference that does exactly the same. wtf
Russia attacked Poland last night--and the NATO response indicates institutional and national failure. They were clearly not prepared, cannot even call the Russian attack an attack, and do not understand their real security concerns.
---Phillips P. OBrien, 10 Sep 2025
NATO States Have Failed
They have not prepared and do not understand their national interestsPhillips P. OBrien (Phillips’s Newsletter)
Everyone was puzzled in the yoga class... so many people arriving without any kit.
Turns out they were looking for the language class next door.
I guess the sanskrit sign on the yoga studio door was a stretch even for the aspiring linguists.
And now, for you, Lyra's tune... courtesy of Wayward Jane.
Shout-out to Ariel Elias. That was a good joke. 🤣
Jenny Tian's standup storytelling shines.
The reading group concluded that being human is, at its core, a deeply social experience.
Participant in the radical sociology group drew the line at Bourdieu. 😂
Just dropped by to see what condition our condition is in.
Really impressed by how the coffeeshop attendant handled the situation... like a total pro she smoothly defused tension and left everyone smiling.
I think I even learned something while getting that hot cappuccino.
I've watched a few videos on "multipreneurship". Funny how many people peddle buzzword concepts promising quick wins…
A quick look at the literature tells us "portfolio entrepreneurship" is real. But it's a niche for some very experienced founders and probably the exception rather than the rule. Defo not the way to start a business.
Someone has put together this excellent walkthroughs to help new users get started with JabRef, an open-source, cross-platform citation and reference management tool.
blog.jabref.org/2025/08/14/wal…
For those who (unfortunately) still need to write their papers in word, you can use JabRef too: docs.jabref.org/cite/export-to…
phatic utterances
I got caught beneath the weight of promising undeliverables.
But it turned out not everything has to arrive on linear time. Sometimes directions take the scenic route and make a temporal return.
So here we are my friends. Wishing you a pleasant day.
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The improv session turned out okay. Initially, my own dramaturgical approach was a little too rigid, and it looked like I was trying to manage expectations of our unfolding interaction. Of course, as with any free-flow endeavour, overly prescriptive actions tend to stifle the performance. But we worked with this imposed limitation collaboratively, and pushed forward the plot as characters and events emerged.
Overall, it also helped us to appreciate uncertainty as much as clarity. We discovered that doubt about our roles or contributions isn't a weakness, but can provide meaningful material for exploration.
Good show, thespian boys and girls.
Interesting discussion over lunch: Process-oriented vs outcome-oriented collaboration...
We reflected on how, in our current settings, collaborative practices such as sound-boarding, critical dialogue, and genuinely supportive check-ins tend to be overlooked.
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One of the book club members voiced concern about their comrade. Apparently, they’re doing a Carlos Castaneda somewhere beyond rational civilisation.
I tried to be supportive, but my own methodological indifference led me to conclude this could go either way.
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in reply to Emelia 👸🏻 • •Someone had moved unattended personal belongings to take over a chair... which led to a little disagreement.
The girl didn't take any sides; she just told them to be nice to each other and added whoever gave up the seat would get some kind of voucher.
And suddenly, both of them were "just about to leave anyway" each insisting the other should take the seat. 😂