#Tag · bonfire.cafe

I'm a bit late to the party and somehow missed this, but here's an open letter to Dutch Universities (both academic and of applied sciences) and their executive boards, to ask that they stop the uncritical adoption of AI technologies in higher education.

openletter.earth/open-letter-stop-the-uncritical-adoption-of-ai-technologies-in-academia-b65bba1e

Please sign!

#AcademicChatter #AcademicMastodon #GenAI #AI #StochasticParrots #HigherEducation #Netherlands #DutchAcademia

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JiKo

@jikomayo@mastodon.world · 6 days ago

Ireland, Spain, Slovenia and the Netherlands to boycott European singing contest due to Israel's participation despite calls by several participating broadcasters for its exclusion over the war in Gaza.

#Europe #Gaza #Occupation #War #Entertainment #EuroVision #Spain #Slovenia #Ireland #Netherlands #EU #Competition #Singing

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/dec/04/ireland-spain-and-the-netherlands-to-boycott-eurovision-2026-as-israel-cleared-to-compete

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Aral Balkan

@aral@mastodon.ar.al · 6 days ago

Fucking yes… finally! Thank you, Ireland, Spain, and Netherlands!

“Ireland will not participate in next year’s Eurovision Song Contest, and it will not be broadcast on RTÉ, after organiser the European Broadcasting Union confirmed today that Israel will be allowed to take part … Spain’s national broadcaster RTVE and the Netherlands’ AvroTros also announced that they would boycott the contest.”

Maybe we should rename it to the Genocidevision Song Contest?

Now… any more European countries with a backbone?

https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2025/1204/1547300-rte-to-boycott-eurovision-song-contest-over-israel/

#eurovision #genocideVision #boycott #EU #israel #genocide #Gaza #Palestine #StopIsrael #FreePalestine #Ireland #RTE #Spain #Netherlands

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Dan Stowell

@danstowell@mastodon.social · last week

It's official: Meredith Whittaker confirms that The Netherlands is "a country of very sensible people who like cool things" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTD5Am-KWNY #oranje #netherlands #huphollandhup

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Dennis Wilkinson

@djwtwo@mastodon.social · 7 days ago

One of four LEGO dioramas at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam depicting different scenes from Van Gogh's life; this one shows him painting "Sunflowers in a Vase".

#photography #travel #amsterdam #netherlands #vangoghmuseum #lego

A photograph of a LEGO diorama at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, depicting Van Gogh, seated in a chair, using his brush to estimate dimensions as he paints his still life "Sunflowers in a Vase" on an easel next to him. Two other paintings appear on the walls, along with a green-painted window, numerous letters are "floating" around him and on the floor, and a small case with tubes of paint sits beneath the flowers he's painting.

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Dr. Anna Latour

@anna@mathstodon.xyz · last week

Travelling from Netherlands to Italy by train today. How many times will I get Deutsche Bahned? Place your bets!

Jokes aside: I already met a friend on the first train this morning and I’m now on the second in the quiet zone with few people around me and a nice seat, so all’s good 😊

#Train #Trains #Travel #TrainTravel #Netherlands #Germany #Switzerland #Italy #DeutscheBahn

Federation Bot

@Federation_Bot · 6 days ago

Three countries have pulled out of the Eurovision Song Contest after organizers opted not to vote on Israel's future participation, allowing it to take part in next year's event. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/05/world/countries-boycott-eurovision-over-israel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #israel #eurovision #spain #ireland #netherlands #music