Klaus-Gerd Giesen

Retired University Professor of Political Science
Cyclist (mostly on #Brompton G-Line #bike )
Location: Southern France
Website: https://www.giesen.fr
Blog (in French): https://distinguos.net

#politicalscience #philosophy #cycling

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2026-04-20 20:31:33 UTC

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@nprofile…y789 Could it be that your blog post of December 3 triggered the cancelation of your teaching?

2026-01-11 21:14:09 UTC

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@nprofile…mudw Interessant. Vermutlich hängt die Leistung u.a. auch vom Alter des Akkus ab.

2026-01-10 19:33:58 UTC

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@nprofile…mudw Wieviel wiegt so ein Akku?

2026-01-09 21:31:10 UTC

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@nprofile…mudw Beeindruckend.

2026-01-09 19:13:23 UTC

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@nprofile…mudw Wieviele km kann man denn so im Sommer bei relativ flacher Strecke damit fahren?

2026-01-09 14:32:27 UTC

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@nprofile…mudw Wieviel Autonomie (in km) hat eigentlich die Batterie im Winter?

2025-12-17 00:00:24 UTC

After #Mozilla 's #Firefox turn towards #AI and monetization the question is once more: which desktop #browser to use for better #privacy ? #Librewolf (a fork of Firefox) or #Mullvad (based on #Tor ), and why?

2025-12-01 15:42:14 UTC

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@nprofile…rx7z Merci vielmals. Es fühlt sich aber anders an: beim G-Line trampele ich ab 25 km/h wie ein Hamster. Dafür komme ich besser die Hügel hoch.

2025-12-01 11:56:22 UTC

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@nprofile…rx7z Wo kann man einen Vergleich der Spreizung zwischen C-Line 6 Gänge und G-Line 8 Gänge finden?

2025-11-13 22:58:28 UTC

Hendrik #Streeck ,a leading politician in #Germany 's #CDU #government party (and #university professor of #medicine ), has questioned the provision of expensive #drugs to the very elderly because of the high costs for #society. This brings #eugenics back into the #political debate in a country in which arguments for improving national efficiency by eliminating what the #Nazis termed ‘useless eaters’ or ‘lives not worth living' once became the #scientific rationale for #euthanasia .

2025-11-11 14:25:31 UTC

On my #Mastodon feed, I am seeing more and more profiles claiming to live in #Gaza and asking,often with #photos of #children ,for donations to support their families during these difficult times.As the layout of the messages and the wording are similar, I wonder if there isn't a #cybercriminal #mafia behind it,using #AI bots to create #fake profiles,exploiting the compassion of certain internet users,while actually located in #China , #Dubai, #USA ,or possibly even #Israel (or #Hamas related ).

2025-11-06 21:21:59 UTC

Unfortunately, #Mullvad 's excellent #web #search engine #Leta will be discontinued at the end of the month. What is the best alternative in terms of #privacy and no- #AI ? #Mojeek ? #Startpage ? #DuckDuckGo? Something else?

2025-11-04 12:55:13 UTC

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@nprofile…rx7z Thanks.

2025-09-18 13:46:49 UTC

Day 14 of my #retirement #bikepacking tour on #Brompton folding #bike : Fano -> Ancona (54 km along the #coast – it's a pity that the #CyclePath north of #Ancona is still not extended and you're forced to ride into the #city on a four-lane #road with heavy truck and car #traffic )
Thank you for your attention to this matter!
#bikepacking #BikeTooter #cycling #CycleTravel #cyclotourisme #cyclotouring #fahrrad #vélo #radreise #radfahren #cyclisme #criticalmass #radtour #BikeItalia #Italia #Italy
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2025-09-07 14:31:53 UTC

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@nprofile…8kev @nprofile…rnx7 That's a great idea. How can one find them?

2025-07-16 06:12:54 UTC

" #Cycling represents one of the most energy-efficient forms of #transport ever invented, allowing #humans to #travel faster and farther while using less energy than #walking or #running ."
#BikeTooter #vélo #radfahren #biking #fedibike
https://theconversation.com/cycling-can-be-4-times-more-efficient-than-walking-a-biomechanics-expert-explains-why-257120

2025-05-29 01:30:00 UTC

"In an ever-evolving #conflict ,soldiers have had to rapidly adapt to new threats posed by changing #technology .And the latest threat comes from fibre optic #drones ."
#Ukraine #Russia #RussiaInvadesUkraine #war
https://bbc.com/news/articles/ckgn47e5qyno

2025-05-23 07:47:39 UTC

#Mozilla shuts down #Pocket . I don't quite understand why. Any good #FOSS alternatives - preferably hosted and managed in #Europe - to #archive and categorize #web links?

2025-04-08 10:35:03 UTC

"Geopolitical shifts are accelerating the push for sovereign #satellite #networks ,fueling momentum for #connectivity operators outside the #USA .Providers [...] anticipate a surge in demand as nations seek #alternatives to #SpaceX ’s sprawling low Earth orbit (LEO) network — but can they scale fast enough to compete?
Nowhere is this shift more evident than in #Europe, which has heavily relied on SpaceX amid a shortfall of launch and satellite broadband capabilities."
https://spacenews.com/geopolitical-shifts-accelerate-demand-for-starlink-alternatives/

2025-04-01 06:35:54 UTC

#BendingSpoons is a #PrivateEquity firm. #Komoot #bike users should download their already ridden or planned #tracks as #GPX files as soon as possible before they have to pay a lot for them (or even to get a #map update). Better alternatives to Komoot: #Routing with #Brouter , #Cyclers , #VisuGPX or #Valhalla ; (free) navigation with #OrganicMaps or #CycleTravel . Everything else (photos, etc.) is anyway a #socialmedia feature.
#BikeTooter #fahrrad #vélo #cyclotourisme
https://road.cc/content/news/job-cuts-expected-komoot-after-tech-firm-purchase-313159

2025-03-24 18:15:50 UTC

#FediAsk / #BikeTooter : Is there a #free and #opensource software ( #FOSS ) on #Android for #bike #navigation which allows to upload a #GPX route, *easily* and quickly modify it before as well as *during* navigation, and at the end download the GPX file? I love the #OsmAnd navigation tool, but, since I am by far not a #geek ,somehow fail to quickly modify the tracks.
Thank you.
#biking #bikepacking #vélo #fahrrad #fahrradbubble #cyclotourisme

2025-02-28 17:51:26 UTC

#Skype will soon shut down. An excellent occasion to switch to an #opensource solution outside the #GAFAM . Any #FOSS suggestions? Is #Jitsi reliable and easy to use?
#meeting #onlineconference
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/02/on-may-5-microsofts-skype-will-shut-down-for-good/

2025-02-26 18:57:57 UTC

First the CEO of #Proton openly praised #Trump 's #election ,and now the #Swiss company leaves #Mastodon to focus on #X and similar #socialnetworks . Strange, isn't it?
#Protonprivacy #ProtonMail #ProtonDrive #ProtonPass #ProtonVPN #ProtonWallet