CO2 levels are the highest since humanity began
https://www.engadget.com/2019/05/13/co2-levels-415-ppm-highest-human-history/ #climatechange
#MondayMotivation 'New EU legislation will prolong the lives of popular household items and dampen demand for new ones.' via @PositiveNewsUK@twitter.com
Great to see the progress 🙌 As we've always said: if you can't open it, you don't own it 🔝📱#WeAreFairphone https://bit.ly/2YqVCg5
[Essay] Is Poverty Necessary? by Marilynne Robinson | Harper's Magazine https://prismo.xyz/posts/2d6afbd7-7ace-4611-9da2-d38e20d17150
“The End of Ice” takes you on a journey through the impact, science, and emotions of the climate apocalypse. https://interc.pt/2Jm6mZ3 #climatechange
Nearly all the world's countries sign deal to prevent plastic waste – except US - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/may/10/nearly-all-the-worlds-countries-sign-plastic-waste-deal-except-us I'm sorry, #murica, but you're a disgrace...
Microsoft has released their new Terminal application to GitHub, marketing it as another demonstration of their commitment to "open source". While the project is MIT licensed, did you know it is inextricably linked and dependent upon numerous proprietary SDK tools, headers, and the Visual C++ ATL.
Do not be fooled, see through the mirage of feigned support to undermine and sabotage the original ethics of the free software movement!
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.en.html
Woman, 81, killed herself after #pension was frozen in error | #UK news | The Guardian
A direct consequence of the #Tories’ #austerity policies
If you think something is worth discussing, then you shouldn't censor it. Being not willing to discuss or understand something means you have no interest in it. Refusing to study something isn't a scientific approach. Refusing to study something and hoping it'll go away is a faith-based approach. I'll stick to science.
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I also don't believe in nationalism or capitalism. Don't ask me to support your police or armed forces, or I'll just tell you to fuck off.
The more I read about Mastodon, the more I see it's considered good form to do an #introductions post. The best introduction I ever got was my freshman year in college, when I met one of my dorm suitemates, he held out his hand and said, "Yeah. You look like a cunt.", as we shook. I probably can't live up to that, so I'll just talk about myself.
I've been a #software engineer for the past 30 years, but I've been a #punk all my life. I'm all for #anarchist #socialism and #environmentalism.
#Labour weighs up delisting #UK firms if they fail to fight #ClimateChange | Business | The Guardian
I think this is a positive step.
Bengal Tigers May Not Survive Climate Change
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/06/science/tigers-climate-change-sundarbans.html #climatechange #extinction
British #Plastics Federation lobbied ministers to water down #tax plan | #Environment | The Guardian
"Most people want to opt-in to what they want to follow, be that a news feed, a celebrity, a friend, or family. Most people do not want to be force-fed a constant stream of manipulated content to catch and keep their attention."
https://puri.sm/posts/opt-in-no-ads-and-no-tracking-solve-a-lot-of-problems-in-society/
How Volkswagen Has Gotten Away With Union-Busting
Labor law is not workers’ law. That’s the lesson learned by pro-union workers at Volkswagen’s sole U.S. factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Please Let’s Never Call Uber “The Future of Work” Ever Again
It was back in 2015 that Obama administration alum David Plouffe, freshly decamped to Silicon Valley, firstsuggested that the gig economy was “the future of work.”
#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