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What does designing for life mean in practice? Who is doing it? How we can help? I write, talk, and advise. We also host offsite/retreats here in France .

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Mohamad Safa

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The 6-years-old girl who remained under the debris for nearly 60 hours following Nepal floods has made it safely and reunited with her parents. I see no one sharing. If she were dead, everyone would share! Share positivity...

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25 Aug 2092379101705216201

In 2024, our first backers trusted an #AirQualityTracker that didn't exist yet. Just a @Kickstarter page and a promise.

Our small team hand-assembled 400+ units ourselves. Shipped to 30+ countries, from wildfire-affected homes to woodworkers' shops.

We're just getting started.

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Aaron Maté

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25 Aug 2092050815787606068

Congrats to “White Ruler” on the Hero of Ukraine award:

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Mats Nilsson

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25 Aug 2092091117143556313

They figured they can keep the military industrial gravy train going for another year if they conscript a million Ukrainian women to die.

Ursula and Kaja are so happy.

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