Hello from Bern! 👋
 
From September, Swiss Federal Railways transport police will be equipped with bodycams to help de-escalate conflicts and increase accountability. 
 
In other countries, such as the UK and the US, bodycams are already in use, and the implementation has been more or less successful, raising ethical questions surrounding transparency and accountability, such as who can view the footage, how is it stored and how is it shared. 
 
Have you encountered bodycams where you live? How should bodycam footage be handled to ensure transparency and accountability, while also protecting the privacy rights of individuals?
 
Share your insights and experiences with us 👉 https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/life-aging/bodycams-essential-for-good-law-enforcement-or-a-privacy-risk/87265976#utm_campaign=messenger&utm_medium=social&utm_source=telegram&utm_content=o

Hey, sorry to break the peaceful silence. Hopefully we will be around after Unplugust to share more interesting things than this:
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/telegram-messaging-app-ceo-pavel-durov-arrested-france-tf1-tv-says-2024-08-24/

Wie gendert man Non-Binarität?
https://www.larissaschwarz.de/2019/01/24/ich-gendere-also-bin-ich-und-wenn-ich-nicht-gegendert-werden-kann-was-dann/

We worship perfection because we can't have it; if we had it, we would reject it. Perfection is inhuman, because humanity is imperfect.

We secretly hate paradise. Our yearnings are like those of the poor wretch who hopes for the countryside in heaven. Indeed it's not abstract ecstasies or marvels of the absolute tht can enchant a feeling soul; it's homesteads and hillsides, green islands in blue seas, wooded paths and restful hours spent on ancestral farms, even if we've never had these things. If there's no land in heaven, then better there were no heaven. Better that everything be nothing and that the plotless novel come to an end.

To achieve perfection would require a coldness foreign to man, and he would lose the human heart that makes him love perfection.

In awe we worship the impulse to perfection of great artists. We love their approximation to perfection, but we love it because it is only an approximation.

Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet

Good idea: try dumpster diving

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/04/dumpster-diving-cost-of-living-waste

Now that unplugust is over, its time to dig through the old posts trash.
Where other people see trash, dumpster divers sees possibilities – quirky secondhand clothes, collectible antiques, even family heirlooms and photographs that have been casually discarded.

Dumpster diving is becoming a popular trend as more people seek creative ways to combat waste, save money, and find valuable items that would otherwise end up in landfills. This movement, driven by concerns over rising living costs and the environmental impact of waste, demonstrates that dumpster diving is not only a practical way to reduce expenses but also a meaningful step towards a more sustainable and resourceful lifestyle.

Ruhe in Frieden: https://open.spotify.com/track/2jGUAB6hKlzK0pZmZpQ02g

And this is the official release of the song from the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games: https://open.spotify.com/track/4AFjPeecGnS3999PV5iOSK