#Coronavirus #pandemic leading to huge drop in #AirPollution | #Environment | The Guardian
C++ is just a terrible language. #nuffsaid
On Rent Strike against Gentrification and the Pandemic: An Interview with Residents of Station 40 in San Francisco https://itsgoingdown.org/on-rent-strike-against-gentrification-and-the-pandemic-an-interview-with-residents-of-station-40-in-san-francisco/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Greenland shed ice at unprecedented rate in 2019; Antarctica continues to lose mass
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200318143630.htm #climatecrisis #climatechange
Take action against #EarnIt: https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/earn-it-barr-encryption/ #Fight4Privacy #Fight4Encryption
“Capitalism Is the Virus”: Right-Wing, ‘Free-Market’ Think-Tanks Vandalized in DC https://itsgoingdown.org/capitalism-is-the-virus-right-wing-free-market-think-tanks-vandalized-in-dc/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Tattoo recognition is like face recognition, but with your body art. EFF sued the federal government to find out which institution received access to an unethical database. Then we demanded they delete it.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/03/tattoo-recognition-score-card-how-institutions-handled-unethical-biometric
Almost 100% of e-waste is recyclable, yet barely 20% of the world’s e-waste is collected and delivered to recyclers. Ahead of Global Recycling Day, we are reflecting on the problem of e-waste. It’s time to act and we can start with spreading awareness: https://frphn.co/lfsnm
Sure, and there are even more working people who don't have the option to work from home, either. But I'm not trying to rub this into anyone's face, either. It's simply long overdue that it's considered an acceptable form of work in those professions where it already is an option.
I wonder how desirable all those open office spaces are looking in the face of a pandemic? #officewithadoorplease
A fascinating #debate between the side arguing that we need to ditch #capitalism to mitigate #climatechange, and those arguing it needs deep reform.
Not going to spoil the result for those who want to tune in, but it's worth noting that neither side think business as usual would solve the problem. Especially US-style #cronycapitalism
#climatechaos
#environment
#latestagecapitalism
https://www.intelligencesquared.com/events/to-stop-climate-collapse-we-must-end-capitalism/
Welcome home, @xychelsea. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/03/chelsea-manning-is-out-of-jail-after-almost-a-year/
#ShlaerMellor, #FunctionPointAnalysis, #punk, #environmentalist, #unionAdvocate, #anarchosocialist
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