Nostr notes by Ruth Mottram

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2026-10-29T21:19:11Z

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https://www.theguardian.com/culture/video/2016/apr/25/patrick-stewart-sketch-what-has-the-echr-ever-done-for-us-video

rigtig godt spørgsmål - ingen anelse, men jeg følger gerne... ...

2026-10-28T05:43:31Z

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rigtig godt spørgsmål - ingen anelse, men jeg følger gerne... (Hvis det skulle være på engelsk, anbefaler jeg ark books på Nørrebro, eller på fransk, den fransk bogcafe i indre byen, men på danske, ved ikke...)

Thirty years of hurt (and eleven years of writing about it) … ...

2026-10-27T15:37:11Z

Thirty years of hurt (and eleven years of writing about it) …

Every September, as the melt season on the Greenland ice sheet fizzles out, I and my colleague Martin Stendel do the same thing: we sit down with a year's worth of daily surface mass balance maps and weather charts from the Polar Portal, work out how the ice sheet fared, and write it up as a guest post for Carbon Brief. Our latest one, the 11th in the series covers September 2025 to August 2026 and this…

http://sternaparadisaea.net/2026/10/27/thirty-years-of-hurt-and-eleven-years-of-writing-about-it/

The afternoon session at the Danish climate symposium is on the ...

2026-10-27T12:53:27Z

The afternoon session at the Danish climate symposium is on the very relevant subject of Arctic security and climate change, including launch of this report on the Greenland perspective of climate and security

#ClimateChange #Arctic #ArcticSecurity

https://pavlinakolouskova.paperturn-view.com/klimaforandringer-og-sikkerhed-i-arktis

Kicking off the 2-day Danish climate symposium this morning with ...

2026-10-27T08:35:49Z

Kicking off the 2-day Danish climate symposium this morning with IPCC vice chair Ladislaus Chang'a, who is also director of Tanzania's meteorology agency.

The Danish climate status report is to be launched here too.

https://www.dmi.dk/nyheder/2026/dmi-tager-temperaturen-paa-klimaet

#NCKF #IPCC #DKklima

This was clear already 5 years ago, simply from conversations ...

2026-10-25T10:17:08Z

This was clear already 5 years ago, simply from conversations with my own kids. I believe its also a factor in the extraordinary move of especygirls to private schools in Denmark. The folkeskole alas does not seem to be able to get to grips with the effects.
https://mastodon.green/@gerrymcgovern/117490218529175287
gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green - Virtually every Danish boy or young man on TikTok is exposed to content from the manosphere. It is beginning to show up in schools.

https://politiken.dk/edition/news/art11032786/Danish-teenage-boys-are-being-bombarded-Now-misogyny-is-moving-into-classrooms

Every boy everywhere is relentlessy exposed every moment of every day to hatred of women by Big Tech.

Throwback Saturday memory: there's something about Paris. ...

2026-10-24T06:38:18Z

Throwback Saturday memory: there's something about Paris.

(This was taken from the high tower on the university campus).

To those who complain about Deutsche Bahn*, wait till you try the ...

2026-10-17T08:33:31Z

To those who complain about Deutsche Bahn*,
wait till you try the Deutsche Autobahn..

We decided to try a new transport mode to cross Germany this week, having left ticket booking too late to be reasonably priced and given recent disruptions on the line.
Our rental EV, a VW ID.4 was perfect, long range, lots of space, good acceleration and a very large network of super fast chargers everywhere.

But I wonder if there is more than a 50km stretch of autobahn between Denmark and the Belgian border that is not currently undergoing some kind of work?

Back to letting the train take the strain next time.

*I admit I am occasionally one of those too.

I feel like the old science twitter would have a good answer to ...

2026-10-14T21:05:59Z

I feel like the old science twitter would have a good answer to this question, but let's try here. I understand Eutel Oneweb can/will make a European equivalent to #starlink.
Perhaps even with higher orbits to avoid the satellite orbit pollution.

Is this true? When will it be ready? How do we switch to it?

Yes this is also a question about how we can help #Ukraine.
#AskFedi

Sometimes, you accidentally find something you once wrote and ...

2026-10-10T10:05:00Z

Sometimes, you accidentally find something you once wrote and think "actually, that was pretty good advice, I should follow my own principles more".

So here's an old one from the blog about surviving and (maybe) thriving in #science and #research more generally
http://sternaparadisaea.net/2025/01/25/just-one-thing/
#AcademicChatter

Ok fedizens, I will shortly be driving a rental EV around rural ...

2026-10-07T18:22:53Z

Ok fedizens, I will shortly be driving a rental EV around rural northern and Western Germany, (+ possibly SE Belgium) - what apps should I download and prepare for charging? Any suggestions on good plans to sign up for?

#EV #AskFedi #AlwaysBeCharging

Antarctic snows For most of this century, the Antarctic Ice Sheet ...

2026-10-06T06:18:21Z

Antarctic snows

For most of this century, the Antarctic Ice Sheet has been losing mass at a pretty steady rate of around 100 Gigatonnes a year, pushing up global sea levels a small amount (about one third of a millimetre per year in fact, a little less than half the Greenland contribution for example). Antarctica is by far the biggest potential contributor to future sea level rise, so this is the number we all watch rather closely, as we also discussed the other week…

http://sternaparadisaea.net/2026/10/06/antarctic-snows/

TFW your #Ukraine based colleague apologises for missing a ...

2026-10-02T12:04:08Z

TFW your #Ukraine based colleague apologises for missing a meeting because of transport collapse triggered by Russian attack. But not to worry "because the paper is coming along fine." 😢

F them all to hell. 😡

Want to hear about our wonderful ESA Earth Observation Data Users ...

2026-09-24T14:20:07Z

Want to hear about our wonderful ESA Earth Observation Data Users PISCO* project?

Together with my ace collaborators: Tabea Rettelbach from DTU Space, Priscilla Mooney of NORCE Research + Norwegian Meteorological Institute's Oskar Landgren - we'll be exploring how bringing together Earth Observation data with climate models can lead to real progress in understanding changing ice sheets in a changing climate..

Join us on Monday (and in the back catalogue forever?) to hear more

*Processes for ice sheets in climate models and earth observation

#ClimateChange #EarthObservation #PISCO #NCKF

https://climate.esa.int/en/climate-change-initiative-training/webinars/

This, from the European Correspondent, is a very good way of ...

2026-09-22T06:20:54Z

This, from the European Correspondent, is a very good way of showing that even though they fill a lot of the media time, the far right are very far from the majority in any country (possible exceptions are Poland Hungary), the main question then is how to ensure the majority views are better represented.
https://europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/going-far-right

Good morning all, for those of you who missed it last week, ...

2026-09-21T05:46:43Z

Good morning all, for those of you who missed it last week, here's the last call on what wordpress informs me is my 💯 th post...

We've been measuring the loss of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets for half a century now, read on for what we have discovered
..

http://sternaparadisaea.net/2026/09/17/half-a-century-of-ice-loss-the-new-imbie-dataset/

bamboo towels often lose their absorbency quite fast, especially ...

2026-09-21T05:38:12Z

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bamboo towels often lose their absorbency quite fast, especially if they're not highest quality but you might be able to revive it.

This worked for us: try soaking in some warm water and bicarbonate of soda for half an hour (don't squeeze or stir just soak), then soak in cold water to which you've added half a cup of white vinegar ,(you don't need to rinse just exchange the water). Then wash on a cold gentle cycle with a neutral washing liquid/powder (not bio) with a bit of bicarb of soda added to the drum. Dry it in the air vertically or on a low heat in tumble dryer until still damp but nearly dry and you should be able to fluff it up with your hands at this stage and then dry the remainder in the free air.

Don't use fabric softener!

If it works you'll probably need to wash it on a cooler gentler cycle in future but periodically add a bit of white vinegar to make it smell fresher.

Here's a question #AskFedi may be able to make some ...

2026-09-18T16:31:29Z

Here's a question #AskFedi may be able to make some suggestions for. I'm looking for an open source security + privacy conscious nutrient tracker - for sporty vegan family member in middle of training for competitive sports. So shouldn't just be calories but also macro (and maybe micro?) nutrition.
There's a tonne on F-droid but hard to know which to choose. Any recommendations welcome

#FOSS #FLOSS #nutrition

Vi fik vores egen Vindy! — Danmarks vejr. Levende. Baseret ...

2026-09-18T13:00:36Z

Vi fik vores egen Vindy! — Danmarks vejr. Levende. Baseret også på DMI (npub1a0d…6hwu) 's modelkørslinger...
https://www.vindy.dk/

Bravo Niklas Jordan 🌍 🛰🔥🌊 (npub1uyc…5yna) 👏👏

Love the Irish. Imagine they were inspired by Celtic cousins in ...

2026-09-13T17:49:32Z

Love the Irish.

Imagine they were inspired by Celtic cousins in Scotland?

https://tech.lgbt/@Natasha_Jay/117264797974236358
Natasha_Jay@tech.lgbt - Protesters at the Irish Open 🇮🇪 😂 ⛳

(it's at the Orange one's international golf links and hotel Doonbeg, Ireland)

Yes! Please make this film.someone. i would watch it! Casting ...

2026-09-13T12:01:51Z

Yes! Please make this film.someone. i would watch it! Casting should include Mads Mikkelsen as Deutsche Bahn boss trying to work how to get the crossing through Hamburg to work on time ..
https://mastodon.online/@Pepijn/117263597189188108
Pepijn@mastodon.online - I would seriously enjoy watching this movie btw. It can become a proper feel good story about two young people on a shared (connected digitally, then physically) adventure. And by traveling by train it can also be a very #european story.

Traveling by train also makes for an excellent opportunity to show lots of relatable human interaction on the way, both on trains and in the places along the way.

Anyway. I'd watch it.

#film #europe #train

I'm on board with basically all of this but I miss the focus ...

2026-09-13T07:43:30Z

I'm on board with basically all of this but I miss the focus on climate, green transition and biodiversity...
https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission/117262489741948435
EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu - What can we expect for the year ahead? 🇪🇺

This week, President Ursula von der Leyen will deliver the State of the Union address, laying out the concrete steps that will shape Europe’s future. As we move from promise to progress, our 5 core priorities are:

🛡️ Security & Defence
🤝 Support for Ukraine
🚀 Competitiveness & AI innovation
📱 Social Media & child safety online

More info: https://link.europa.eu/v9vtvh

Today! See you later? ...

2026-09-11T06:43:53Z

Today! See you later?
https://fediscience.org/@Ruth_Mottram/117245920950114136
Ruth_Mottram - In Brussels and at a loose end tomorrow (Friday 11th September) evening?

Come and join us and our Ukrainian colleagues from National Antarctic Scientific Center of #Ukraine to talk Penguins, Floats and Balloons and learn more about our OCEAN ICE work on the #Antarctic peninsula

5pm to 6.30pm at the Museum of Natural Sciences in Brussels. There will also be refreshments on offer and activities for children so bring the whole family.

Reserve a spot: https://www.eventbrite.de/e/a-story-of-penguins-floats-and-balloons-in-antarctica-tickets-1990394996013

In Brussels and at a loose end tomorrow (Friday 11th September) ...

2026-09-10T08:59:36Z

In Brussels and at a loose end tomorrow (Friday 11th September) evening?

Come and join us and our Ukrainian colleagues from National Antarctic Scientific Center of #Ukraine to talk Penguins, Floats and Balloons and learn more about our OCEAN ICE work on the #Antarctic peninsula

5pm to 6.30pm at the Museum of Natural Sciences in Brussels. There will also be refreshments on offer and activities for children so bring the whole family.

Reserve a spot: https://www.eventbrite.de/e/a-story-of-penguins-floats-and-balloons-in-antarctica-tickets-1990394996013

Publication day! Our finalised paper on melange processes at ...

2026-09-09T09:54:07Z

Publication day! Our finalised paper on melange processes at Greenland glacier fronts and what it means for calving glacier stability is finally out...

If you want to know what I've been doing in #Greenland the last few years, why it is so important and what conclusions we have drawn, I've written a hopefully easy to follow summary here:

http://sternaparadisaea.net/2026/09/09/a-jumble-of-broken-ice-and-what-it-means-for-greenlands-calving-glaciers/

This👇 https://mastodon.world/@SuneAuken/117222990990397690 ...

2026-09-06T18:28:19Z

This👇

https://mastodon.world/@SuneAuken/117222990990397690
From Sune Auken (npub1qhe…emuj) - If your first reaction to a positive development is to start listing why it's not enough, I'll block you.

The development probably came about through the concerted, intelligent efforts of a lot of people.

You're telling them their efforts do not matter.

More work needs doing. We all know that. Keep you allies standing to do the work. Appreciate what they have done and what they are doing.

jeg oplever det også some redaktør til Cryosphere journalen. Vi ...

2026-08-29T14:37:05Z

In reply to nevent1q…n43z
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jeg oplever det også some redaktør til Cryosphere journalen. Vi får sindssygt mange fra Kina i øjeblikket - dog ville jeg ikke sige de er særligt høj impakt, mange af dem er virkelig inkrementelle i forskningsmæssige terminologi og de er stort set bygget på åbent europæiske og Amerikanske datasets (ERA, NASA osv)..

Meet the EU borders plan for biometric data and the opaque and ...

2026-08-20T05:09:27Z

Meet the EU borders plan for biometric data and the opaque and often #UStech dominant companies that are going to be implementing it..

🗞️ Borders Inc.
https://newsletter-cdn.europeancorrespondent.com/go/0cs3kj8tcubbz16qw6hvdbp9jh1axp66qwao00cwo705/2866

The absolutely essential @npub1qk5…wj88 #ENSO #ElNino ...

2026-08-18T13:54:57Z

The absolutely essential Carbon Brief (npub1qk5…wj88) #ENSO #ElNino visualisation you didn't know you needed..

https://interactive.carbonbrief.org/el-nino-explainer/index.html

The Oslo not so express. A 20 minute journey that has now taken ...

2026-08-17T07:10:36Z

The Oslo not so express.

A 20 minute journey that has now taken 40 and still not moving...

What on earth has happened to the railways in Europe this year?

Oslo doesn't even have a heatwave and wildfire to blame...

It doesn't sound like it from the headline, but this article ...

2026-08-16T18:56:13Z

It doesn't sound like it from the headline, but this article on the FT is about building #ClinateResilience.
The FT makes this sound highly novel, but Copenhagen, Amsterda, Seville and many other cities have been doing it for decades... Nice to see London catching on.
(Also is the Duke of Westminster, Britain's richest man really just a "landlord")

How the West End’s landlords are preparing London for Saudi summers - https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/12aaa0aa-3422-4951-8516-b094f1c8fad8 via @FT

Currently planning a holiday in the Eifel this October, not quite ...

2026-08-15T13:56:49Z

Currently planning a holiday in the Eifel this October, not quite what I was expecting to read about here...
https://mastodon.social/@carstenfranke/117097064884848091
carstenfranke@mastodon.social - So in my home state in Germany there is a forest on fire, the largest wildfire in the history of North Rhine-Westfalia.
Size wise nothing compared to what we see here in the US, but there is a little quirk: firefighters have to be extra cautious and can't access all areas, because of WWII ammunition, mines and grenades that still are in the soil.
I remember hiking that general area with my parents in the 1980s and occasionally finding rifle rounds.
Wars have long lasting consequences.

The staggering moment the pinhole box actually worked... ...

2026-08-12T18:44:40Z

The staggering moment the pinhole box actually worked... #eclipse2026

Sometimes in science people discourage you from talking about ...

2026-08-11T20:25:47Z

Sometimes in science people discourage you from talking about wild ideas because what if someone "steals" it.

But that misunderstands several points: you are rarely the first or only person to have an idea, we are all swimming in the same water, reading the same literature, attending the same conferences. It would be odd if only one person has a given idea.
Maybe someone already tried it and found it didn't work. Discussing ideas might help to stop you wasting your time and resources in that case.

And there are more than enough scientific questions to go round!

Ideas are the easy part. Doing the work is the difficult bit.

And so what if someone publishes similar ideas to you beforehand? It's science, it's supposed to be replicable (odd incentives like publish or perish culture notwithstanding) and there is always a new angle to explore.
Science is a group pursuit anyway. It's rare you do everything by yourself, discussion with other scientists is as essential as oxygen. And sometimes the more discussion you have the wilder and cooler the ideas get

#AcademicChatter

https://social.wildeboer.net/@jwildeboer/117078561059020813
jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net - So. Share your wildest ideas. Not because you want to be praised for it. But because you might inspire other strangers with specific knowledge to build stuff inspired by your idea without even telling you. Ideas want to travel to find new friends. Set them free. They might come back to you or not. Just share. That's what the Real Internet is for ;)

An interesting aspect is that for the first 2 weeks, the young ...

2026-08-09T10:22:26Z

An interesting aspect is that for the first 2 weeks, the young people at efterskole have all their screens taken away. And apparently this is a popular choice among the teenagers themselves
https://www.efterskolerne.dk/om-efterskoleforeningen/nyheder/skaerm/unge-oensker-en-pause-fra-skaermen-paa-efterskolen/

https://fediscience.org/@Ruth_Mottram/117064929859511737
Ruth_Mottram - Dropping one of the teenagers off at efterskole today, every 4th car on the motorway has a bike on the back, presumably also with teens efterskole-bound.
It's a rite of passage and also a kind of reverse migration to the countryside away from the city.

*Efterskole is an optional year, usually at a boarding school between basic school and 6th form/further education (in British terms). Around 40% of Danish kids do it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efterskole

TIL about the #Tvind wind turbine, by visiting the site, which is ...

2024-06-19T21:43:19Z

TIL about the #Tvind wind turbine, by visiting the site, which is not far from our #PolarRES #ECR bootcamp. It's actually an astonishing story and an incredible feat: a community with no major know-how or backing decides to build a wind turbine and ends up building the then largest wind turbine on earth, and likely the first multiMW turbine ever.

It's still working too. Quite an inspiring story, even if some parts of the organisation have layer come into question.

that's cool! Just wondering what you're using to host ...

2024-06-17T17:23:24Z

In reply to nevent1q…tka0
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that's cool! Just wondering what you're using to host this? Heat Wave (npub12vu…h3qv)

Was describing #Linux to a friend and happened to mention most of ...

2024-06-01T10:15:48Z

Was describing #Linux to a friend and happened to mention most of the internet is built on it, which naturally also led us on to the XZutil moment we had earlier this year. And which he, a well-informed person, had never heard of and was shocked to hear. I guess most people here know about #XZutils attack but I discovered @zetlandmag@bird.makeup have a very nice summary (in Danish, DeepL works well) which I'm sharing again here for those who don't.
🎁
https://www.zetland.dk/historie/sOPAKRQp-moGnNy6v-846bf