Close the gate on your way in

I am back from a lovely holiday in Malaysia and even though it’s a short newsletter, let’s keep the momentum going. This time it’s sustainable festivals, age restricting the internet, and more.

xx Chinch

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  Gateway board game Ticket to Ride gets a Netflix movie and we're as confused as you are

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  Every gamer I know is confused…

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  Marco D'Eramo UNESCOcide NLR 88 JulyAugust 2014

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  We recently visited Georgetown in Penang, Malaysia and while we enjoyed it, were surprised as to how much more expensive it was than Kuala Lumpur, a much bigger city. Then I came across the concept of “UNESCOcide”, when a place given UNESCO status to help preserve it, suffers the complete opposite affect.

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  Discords age verification mandate is a leap toward a gated internet | The Verge

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  I administer a handful of Discord servers, and while these changes don’t really affect any of those as we don’t use the features that come under this new policy, the gates of the web are slamming shut. I appreciate that age restricting certain sections of the internet makes a form of sense, but also feel that “think of the children” and “terrorists” are often excuses to sneak in wider behaviour and anyone with a modicum of knowledge or dedication will find a way around restrictions anyway. I was recently back in Australia and asked friends with children (one of whom was also a teacher) what impact the social media ban for Children had had, and he echoed much the same sensibilities. Very little impact.

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  Festivals generate 25800 tonnes of waste 22876 tonnes of CO2 and use 185 million litres of water annually: How Massive Attack set a new benchmark for the future of sustainable live music events | MusicRadar

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  While I am sad that Massive Attack tour less because of their sustainability goals, I can’t help but admire the band’s unrelenting dedication to their causes.

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  Building a European digital stack: The alternatives to US big tech you should know

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  European tech is finally, decidedly, pushing back against American tech. If you’re also interested in doing something similar, then Tech EU is maintaining this great starting point guide of alternatives to your software stack of choice.

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