Fascinating: https://invidious.snopyta.org/watch?v=jN7mSXMruEo or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN7mSXMruEo The history of why #SUVs emerged form the US and how messed up it is.
Are there freelancers in the @FlatpakApps community who can be contracted for a few days' work bundling an (Electron) app as a #Flatpk and submitting it to #Flathub? I'm looking to make an introduction to another organisation that's not so familiar with the platform.
Part 6 already in the phone camera series :D
Culture War Hawks | The Nib
https://thenib.com/culture-war-hawks/
Microsoft Employees Run for Board of the OSI, ‘Forget’ to Disclose Working Full Time for Microsoft | Techrights
http://techrights.org/2023/03/08/osi-conflict-of-interest/
"Durglo repeatedly heard from people who were 'sick and tired' of being told to adapt to a changing environment when they bore little responsibility for those changes. That’s why the plan focuses on climate mitigation, not adaptation, and embracing Indigenous customs and stewardship. Eight tribal elders were invited to share recollections of how the land has changed, and their insights helped shape mitigation projects."
https://nextcity.org/urbanist-news/indigenous-community-wrote-its-own-climate-action-plan
Did you see Glass Onion & get curious about hydrogen? Did you know the utilities want to start blending it into your gas stove? Did you know it’s more NOx-polluting in your house than methane? Find out more March 16, 7 pm, with two walking encyclopedias on the topic:
https://greennewton.org/event/hydrogen-versus-electricity-for-heating-buildings/
On the heels of this major report released yesterday: https://www.gastransitionallies.org/hydrogen-report
In February 1958 London artist and designer Gerald Holtom designed the icon that is commonly recognized today as the “international peace symbol.” At the time, it was created with specific purpose. Holtom created it for the first Aldermaston March—an anti-nuclear weapons demonstration organized by a committee from the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. 🧵
Periodic reminder: the way we do digital education around the world (esp in the wealthier countries) is not the only way, nor, in my opinion, is it a good way. Here's another proven way I think we should all be emulating: https://davelane.nz/openschools #Trust #FOSS #Equity
"It’s worth recognizing people who actually deserve to be admired. Consider this guy: He is spending some of the money he earned building wheelchair ramps to make public spaces in his city more accessible."
"His country, Iceland, voted him Person of the Year in 2022."
"His name is Haraldur Þorleifsson and Elon Musk just fired him over Twitter"
🔥 by @ethanz
https://ethanzuckerman.com/2023/03/07/elon-musks-compelling-case-for-worst-human-of-2023/
Department of "Do Not Buy Ring Surveillance Devices" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/07/privacy-loophole-ring-doorbell-00084979
My contempt for Big Telecom has risen another notch with its foul -- and successful -- smear campaign against FCC nominee Gigi Sohn. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/03/bidens-fcc-pick-withdraws-regrets-that-isps-get-to-choose-their-regulators/
As Gigi said in withdrawing, the American people are the losers to a cartel that defines everything wrong with business and politics.
Here's a story the corporate media won't publish: We've lost our global leadership role in telecom to China because Cisco, with a market cap of $200B, spent $152B propping up its stock prices rather than innovating. ty @Lazonick https://www.ineteconomics.org/research/research-papers/the-pursuit-of-shareholder-value-ciscos-transformation-from-innovation-to-financialization
@billbennett @paulhellyer either of you ever tried Thunderbird? I supported people on Outlook for years and considered Thunderbird vastly better from a configuration, usability, and flexibility perspective. Plus it also runs on Linux unlike MS Outlook.
What am I reading this morning instead of working on the stuff I get paid for, you ask? This 👇, and oh boy is it a doozy.
https://www.wired.com/story/welfare-state-algorithms/
For those who came in late, Accenture - the firm that created this monstrosity of an algo - was formerly known as Arthur Anderson, and they were the accounting firm who signed off on Enron's financial audits...hence the name change. So unsurprising to see them now automating bigotry in Europe, smh.
#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