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Chris Hartgerink

Chris Hartgerink

Open sourcing the news

Open sourcing the news

I read a lot of news, but I do not like being consumed by it. The balance between what's happening now (news), the short or long past (history), and potential futures (foresight or analysis) is a rough one to keep. This post is about making sure that sources

Starting at data.org

Starting at data.org

In October, I shared I started to look for a regular job --- last week, I started as a senior software engineer for data.org until end of 2025. In this role, I will be contributing to digital public goods using data for social impact. Specifically, I will be dusting

Political microtargeting

Political microtargeting

Inching towards the Dutch elections, increasing amounts of claims are being made about the (micro)targeting of different campaigns. Here are some: New Social Contract does not do any online ads. The Greens-Labour Party spent €323,000 - more than twice as much as the Democrats 66 (D66), who spent

Upstream reflections

Upstream reflections

Recently, I left the Upstream editorial team as a result of changing priorities. I figured it would be a good idea to reflect before I forget. During my tenure at Upstream, I helped realize the following posts: 1. Language Diversity in Scholarly Publishing 2. The Environmental Impact of Research Infrastructures:

Some professional updates

Some professional updates

What will change in my professional life?

Applying as a parliamentary candidate

Applying as a parliamentary candidate

I explain a bit about why I applied to be a parliamentary candidate for the list of New Social Contract in the upcoming elections on November 22nd, 2023.

Finally leaving Twitter

Finally leaving Twitter

Leaving Twitter Today marks the thirty day period of my Twitter deactivation, which means my account is now slated for deletion. Taking this step is reminiscent of when I deleted my Facebook account over a decade ago. It again feels like a bigger thing than it practically is - I