Cleveland, OH: Banner Drop in Solidarity with Portland https://itsgoingdown.org/cleveland-oh-banner-drop-in-solidarity-with-portland/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
In a big win for student free speech, the Third Circuit ruled that a public school can't discipline a student for posting "off-campus" social media speech. In this case, saying “fuck cheer” on Snapchat.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/07/historic-opinion-third-circuit-protects-public-school-students-campus-social-media
What if board members of US credit unions would not be unpaid volunteers, but the pay would depend on how large proportion of members vote in board elections.
Most board elections are uncontested, with low voter participation.
It would incentivise an engaging contest. Votes for candidates who did not get elected would still mean more pay for those elected.
To be paid more, one would be encouraged to encourage members to hold one accountable.
Will donate 500$ to 1st CU that wants to do it.
@lightweight @LovesTha That wouldn't surprise me one bit.
Can't believe how long I've owned this Lillingtons/Nothing Cool split and never noticed there was a booklet with the lyrics inside. #braindead
This spring, EFF helped stop the sale of the .ORG domain registry to private equity. At 9:30 AM PT, join EFF's Cara Gagliano and others from @accessnow, @NTENorg, and @article19org for a @rightscon panel on the #SaveDotOrg campaign and .ORG's future. https://www.eff.org/event/rightscon-future-civil-societys-online-home-org
Microsoft is about to shut off its ebook DRM servers: "The books will stop working" https://boingboing.net/2019/06/28/jun-17-2004.html
I have a lot of trouble with focus, so once I gain focus I hate to lose it. According to Peopleware by DeMarco and Lister, lost focus is one of the biggest productivity wasters in knowledge work. That's why I never turn on notifications an my office computers. I also will always advocate for offices with doors. Instead of a standing desk, give me an isolation chamber desk please.
Thanks to #outsourcing, #England's #TestAndTrace system is in chaos | Allyson Pollock | Opinion | The Guardian
This is what happens when you try to get private companies to do what #government should do.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jul/31/outsourcing-england-test-trace-nhs-private
@lightweight Most law firms were using WordPerfect in those days, not Word. (Many on OS/2 as well.)
@lightweight Microsoft got pounded pretty good in Judge Jackson's court. It was the appeals court (after US elections switched presidency from Dem to GOP) that reduced Jackson's remedy to a slap on the wrist.
Customers are asking us about the recent GRUB2 vulnerability so I wrote a quick post explaining how it works and why @purism hardware isn't affected. For even more details, check out Dan Goodin's excellent Ars Technica article I link in my post.
https://puri.sm/posts/why-the-grub2-secure-boot-flaw-doesnt-affect-purism-computers/
the former writers of Deadspin have announced the launch of Defector Media, which will be an honest-to-goodness media co-op owned by the writers and editors themselves. http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/22688/deadspin-worker-owned-media-co
Seattle, WA: Youth Led Anti-ICE Action Report Back https://itsgoingdown.org/seattle-wa-youth-led-anti-ice-action-report-back/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
#ShlaerMellor, #FunctionPointAnalysis, #punk, #environmentalist, #unionAdvocate, #anarchosocialist
"with a big old lie and a flag and a pie and a mom and a bible most folks are just liable to buy any line, any place, any time" - Frank Zappa