Dan Higbie

@danhigbie.bsky.social

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Designer doing ops work Critical of tech Opinionated about most things Lover of burgers Drinker of Topo Chico Believes things can be better

A tweet from Onye Nkuzi username: @cchukudebelu People often forget that 100 years ago, Germany, not the USA, had the best research universities in the World. Political interference by the Nazis, chased many of the best and brightest scientists away from Germany (e.g. Albert Einstein), US has dominated ever since. (Some of you will glibly say, "but America has more money to spend than anyone else" - remember it wasn't money that chased prominent German scientists away, it was a lack of academic freedom). Contemporary American Conservatives/ Republicans believe they should emulate Hungary's Viktor Orban, but Hungary does not matter. Whatever Orban does to Hungarian universities does not matter - but Harvard matters, a lot, to America's global reputation and the reputation of the US university system. Anyway, it a lot easier to destroy a thing than to build a thing.
An extreme close up of a vibrant green Hawaiian gecko
The animated Rice Krispies mascots; snap, crackle, and pop
A van parked in a driveway that has vinyl graphics applied that say “economy exterminators”
Three large modern vehicles two of which are large American trucks and one much smaller kei truck. The kei truck is between the two trucks. Its small scale is exaggerated by the enormous trucks.
A winter view of Yosemite valley from tunnel view the rock faces and trees are lightly dusted with snow and stand in front of a blue sky backdrop
A daytime image of the Ponte Vecchio (Italian for "Old Bridge"). It is a stone closed-spandrel segmental arch bridge over the Arno, in Florence, Italy. Lined from end to end with shops.
An excerpt from an article that is linked. It reads “They do not see us as remarkable things that generate ideas both stupid and incredible, they do not see talent or creativity as something that is innately human, but a commodity to be condensed and monetized and replicated so that they ultimately own whatever value we have…”
A spoofed Spotify wrapped screen that reads “You spent 138000 minutes listening to tech workers complain about RTO in 2024”
Interior of kei truck
White kei truck parked in front of a home.
A white kitchen counter with a light blue bowl filled with turkey fried rice.