Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

The EV tax credit can save you thousands — if you’re rich enough https://grist.org/energy/the-ev-tax-credit-can-save-you-thousands-if-youre-rich-enough/

Texas repeatedly failed to protect its power grid against extreme weather https://grist.org/energy/texas-repeatedly-failed-to-protect-its-power-grid-against-extreme-weather/

France and the Myth of the Colorblind Society https://theintercept.com/2021/02/26/deconstructed-france-race-colorblind-myth/

India Targets Climate Activists With the Help of Big Tech https://theintercept.com/2021/02/27/india-climate-activists-twitter-google-facebook/

An example of moral relativism; while it was moral to resign, it would have been more moral to resign the Amazon post.

Amazon VP Abruptly Resigns From Board of Liberal Legal Organization https://theintercept.com/2021/02/27/amazon-american-constitution-society-andrew-devore-union/

One thing we need to recognize post-pandemic is that we really don't need to travel as much for business reasons. Telecommute jobs should stay as such; business air travel should be mostly eliminated in favor ofremote options. The caution with remote options is that workers should refuse to allow productivity tracking devices aimed at punitive control, but most of our capitalistic productivity advances revolve around a lack of trust. We have a long way to go on this.

Sustainable aviation fuel is the only way forward if we want to keep flying https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2021/feb/27/sustainable-aviation-fuel-is-the-only-way-forward-if-we-want-to-keep-flying

Can we put an end to <any name> office software suites? There's never been a good technical reason to bundle orthogonal pieces of office software together. It's always been about marketing and monopoly.

From Work Won't Love You Back by Sarah Jaffe, 'Work-life balance is something that these workers choose to give up, missing the way that their choices quickly become job requirements...Those who move up in the organization through such a style of work then impose it on others.' #unpaidOvertimeIsExploitiveAlways

Bored with first impressions and reviews of Librem 5; all are now irrelevant until mine arrives, and by that time everyone will be bored with unpacking videos, etc.

This is different than news on advances in development and delivery of the Librem 5. The technology is still very interesting.

Saw a job ad today with so many different responsibilities listed, that it was hard to determine the actual job. Is this a sign of HR/management cluelessness, a commentary on the rise of generalization in software, or a call to do more with less? IAC, probably a red flag about a burnout company. #pass

After fighting the OS wars, I'm resigned to the fact that most people don't care about the evil inherent in big tech. Just try to survive off the leavings and take pride in pyrrhic victories. Us former OS/2, Amiga, and Atari users are the former (Firefly universe) Browncoats of today.