Edwin Gardner

Edwin Gardner

@monnik.org

Historic-Futuristic Research and Design at Studio Monnik / dechrononauten.nl (substack) / Researching design principles for the Public Sphere in the Digital Age / Musicking and #eurorack nerd / https://sifa.id/p/monnik.org / Amsterdam, NL

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Edwin Gardner
@monnik.org
Tegenlicht@vprotegenlicht.bsky.social

In een brief vragen 230 voormalige bestuurders en diplomaten het kabinet om een volledig wapenembargo en het opschorten van het EU-Israël handelsverdrag. Volgens oud-diplomaat Angélique Eijpe blijft kabinet-Jetten, net als zijn voorganger, steken in symbolische maatregelen die geen impact hebben.

Edwin Gardner
@monnik.org

I'm going to "40verse pre-launch".

atmo.rsvp40verse pre-launchOn Monday 7 September, we will present the first version of 40verse at Garage Noord: an autonomous cultural agenda built on a open social network for the city. After years of technical pioneering, open social networks are beginning to emerge as a serious alternative to the platforms we currently depend on. In Amsterdam in particular, a broad movement is taking shape in which technology, culture and municipal policy are coming together to develop practical alternatives. Together with Waag Futurelab and the City of Amsterdam’s Innovation Department, we would like to show you what this makes possible. We would be delighted to have you there, not only as a guest, but also as someone who, from your own position, can play a part in what comes next. We are honoured that Deputy Mayor Van der Horst, responsible for Digital Affairs, will attend and open the programme. The evening will also bring together a broad group of people from across Amsterdam: large and small cultural organisations, ticketing partners, funds, knowledge institutions, policymakers and those who have supported 40verse from the very beginning. Programme 5:00 PM – Doors open 5:30 PM – Introduction by Deputy Mayor Van der Horst, subject to confirmation 5:45 PM – 40verse presentation ✨ 6:30 PM – The future of open social media and the Culture Coalition 7:00 PM – Drinks, demonstration and Q&A After the presentations, you will be able to create your own account, try out 40verse and continue the conversation over drinks. Practical information Date: Monday 7 September 2026 Time: 5:00–8:00 PM Location: Garage Noord Address: Gedempt Hamerkanaal 40, Amsterdam Background Amsterdam’s cultural sector has become increasingly dependent on a small number of commercial platforms to reach its audiences. As a result, our visibility, audience data and digital relationships now largely lie beyond our own control. During the pre-launch, we will demonstrate how cultural events can be exchanged between different organisations and systems through open social networks. We will also present the progress of the Culture Coalition, a growing partnership working towards a future-proof digital infrastructure for the cultural sector. This evening marks the completion of an important phase in the development of 40verse, but above all, the beginning of something bigger.

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Rudy Fraser
@rude1.blacksky.team

@blackskyweb.xyz is building an interconnected suite of products reshaping how people connect, participate, organize, and transact online. We’re looking for a Head of Design to lead and shape how our products and brands look, feel, and work. please circulate widely. blackskyweb.xyz/about/jobs/h...

blackskyweb.xyzHead of DesignProduct, brand, and visual identity About Blacksky Algorithms Blacksky Algorithms is building an interconnected suite of products reshaping how people connect, participate, organize, and transact onli...
Edwin Gardner
@monnik.org

Eat the rich! — Love etymological underpinnings of organising here: organs coalescing into a body. Bodies that need to eat :)

Ronen Tamari@ronentk.me

Just today I was thinking of my fav fish meme (as one does 😅) and I realized that "organize" has roots in the word "organ", eg organize literally means "To furnish [a body] with organs", "to endow with capacity for the functions of life" en.wiktionary.org/wiki/organize

Edwin Gardner
@monnik.org

Love this 🦠

Oops! All Paperclips@all-paperclips.bsky.social

Introducing fluoddity.com! Hundreds of thousands of particles self organize into a stunning variety of structures. Explore a world of possibilities with mutation and artificial selection! This is my personal tool for exploring Fluoddity, rebuilt for the web by Opus 5

Edwin Gardner
@monnik.org

Aaaah now I finally understand how a record produces a stereo signal! — Great and beautiful explainer - thanks @shrikhalpada.dev

shri@shrikhalpada.dev

My latest interactive explainer all about the technology behind record players is done! perthirtysix.com/how-the-heck...

Edwin Gardner
@monnik.org

Help @martijnlindeboom.bsky.social #Utopia te realiseren! Een verhalenbundel met Nederlandse speculatieve fictie voor een betere wereld ✨

martijnlindeboom.bsky.social@martijnlindeboom.bsky.social

Nieuw boekproject: Utopia! 19 positieve toekomstverhalen van zeer diverse auteurs. Uitgeverij Passage is een crowdfunding gestart op voordekunst. Steun je Utopia? uitgeverijpassage-nieuws.blogspot.com/2026/08/steu...

uitgeverijpassage-nieuws.blogspot.comSteun je Utopia?Nieuws van en rond Uitgeverij Passage, Groningen
Edwin Gardner
@monnik.org

Voor alle wereldverbeteraars die naar het #ITGWO eiland gaan

Ferry Roseboom@frrr.bsky.social

Geknipt voor u, in die zin: Mocht u zich herkennen in het mensbeeld zoals geschetst door Joost Oomen, dan verneem ik dat graag.

Edwin Gardner
@monnik.org

@margin.at a feature request: Would it be possible to have an option in the setting that enables you to forward your annotations and/or highlights as a Blue-sky post? I would use that! (and it would expose Margin to more potential users)

Edwin Gardner
@monnik.org

The recommendation engines, LLM's and prediction models that play a crucial role in the information we consume and the overall culture we inhabit (on and offline) should value exploration and produce diversity. It is essential for a resilient culture and a healthy democracy. — Great piece!

Lauren Leek@laurenleek.eu

We have more data about ourselves than ever. So why is everything converging on the same? In my new post I use data on high streets, Billboard hits, a million films and my own AI personas to expose the algorithms behind the sameness and how to regulate them. laurenleek.substack.com/p/temperatur...

laurenleek.substack.comTemperature Zero for Culture: Why Everything Is Starting to Look the SameWhat 640 London shopping streets, 4,000 Billboard hits, a million films and synthetic AI personas tell us about why everything is flattening into sameness and how to regulate the algorithms behind it.
Edwin Gardner
@monnik.org

Climate is starting to disrupt supply-chains (edited)

Kees van der Leun@sustainable2050.bsky.social

Climate bills are coming in now, big time: Rhine shipping cut in two as ships coming from Rotterdam can't get any further than Duisburg or Cologne anymore, instead of being able to reach Switzerland or even further via the Danube. Billions of damage for German industry. nos.nl/l/2626584

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Blaine
@blaine.bsky.social

Today feels like celebrating a twenty-year wedding anniversary, five years after a catastrophic divorce ended the relationship. For me, the relationship started well before the ceremony, and the fault lines of the relationship were visible soon after the honeymoon ended. bsky.app/profile/newp...

New_ Public@newpublic.org

Twitter publicly launched exactly 20 years ago today! ⏪ What was that moment really like? New_ Public’s @blaine.bsky.social was working frantically to keep it up and running as demand exploded during SXSW 😅

youtube.comRebuilding Social Media From Scratch!YouTube video by revolution.social with @rabble