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#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
Joined May 2019
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The software engineering research community has a problem with (lack of) ethic approval culture when experimenting on free/open source software developers.
@zacchiro A little bit of a stretch to indict the whole"software engineering research community" (whatever that means) over this.
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I don't think there's much hugely controversial in this essay, but I do think it's worth a read, as a reminder to keep things in perspective. Alternative agriculture has tendencies toward solutionism that parallel conventional / ecomodern solutionism.
https://smallfarmfuture.org.uk/2021/04/alternative-agriculture-a-polite-discussion/
Progressive Groups Fight AT&T and T-Mobile’s New Texting Rules https://theintercept.com/2021/04/20/att-tmobile-texting-10dlc-political-campaigns/
Rashida Tlaib on Defunding the Police: “Property Should Not Have More Value than Human Life” https://inthesetimes.com/article/rashida-tlaib-defund-police-george-floyd-derek-chauvin-daunte-wright-black-lives-matter
The Neoliberal Fantasy at the Heart of 'Nomadland' https://inthesetimes.com/article/nomadland-chloe-zhao-oscars-film-culture-amazon-workers
Snow in April is rare, but not unheard of in this climate. Of course, we aren't in the same climate as we were 40 years ago. According to the birds, we are 200 miles further south, but we seem more exposed to Arctic air currents.
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#ShowerThoughts Both philosophically and technically, federation is the middle ground between "the centre should have total authority and control over the edges" (authoritarianism), and "there should be no centre, only edges" (individualism or egoism). The essence of federation is that its useful to have centres, but power ought to reside mostly at the edges.
#federation #authoritarianism #individualism #egoism #philosophy
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Remember, you have a First Amendment right to record on-duty police officers. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/06/you-have-first-amendment-right-record-police
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Bystander video of the police officers was surely critical in the prosecution and conviction of Derek Chauvin. https://abcnews.go.com/US/george-floyds-voice-haunted-derek-chauvin-murder-trial/story?id=77185802
Wall Street's Cooked Books Fueled the Financial Crisis in 2008. It's Happening Again. https://theintercept.com/2021/04/20/wall-street-cmbs-dollar-general-ladder-capital/
The invention of whiteness: the long history of a dangerous idea https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/apr/20/the-invention-of-whiteness-long-history-dangerous-idea
The Guardian view on an America First Caucus: a warning democracy is under siege https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/apr/19/the-guardian-view-on-an-america-first-caucus-a-warning-democracy-is-under-siege
How US helmet laws are used against cyclists of colour and homeless people https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/20/us-helmet-laws-police-citations-cyclists-of-colour-homeless
We must end ‘qualified immunity’ for police. It might save the next George Floyd | Killer Mike https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/apr/20/george-floyd-derek-chauvin-killer-mike-police
After the Cops: New Agencies That Serve and Protect by Ezra Clayton Daniels https://thenib.com/after-the-cops/
Terminated by Brian McFadden https://thenib.com/terminated/
The Never-Ending News by Tom Tomorrow https://thenib.com/the-never-ending-news/
@thesunshinesushi There's a third aspect of wellness, as pushed by healthcare insurance providers in backwards countries that don't offer healthcare benefits to all citizens: wellness as self help.
Best described as, "you can make time to practice wellness, so your lack of wellness is all your fault." The main side effect of this kind of wellness is added stress, which is bad for wellness.
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What wellness is marketed as:
-Body lotions
-Supplements
-Fancy juices
-Candles
-Crystals
What wellness ACTUALLY looks like:
-Health care coverage
-Access to therapy
-Walkable cities
-Green spaces
-Living wages
-Paid time off
-Physical activity
-Close knit communities
-Sleep
#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
Joined May 2019
