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Cause and Neglect

It seems like every decision nowadays requires an impossible ethical calculation!

Microsoft are fucking with our Kernel and we need to do something about it

Ah yes, and Microsoft show's its ugly face.

http://techrights.org/2019/06/29/ousting-linus-torvalds/

Thanks @AvnSgt for sharing

Probiotic bacteria reduces the impact of white-nose syndrome in bats

Researchers did a field trial on the effect of probiotic bacteria on white-nose syndrome in bat populations. They found that it reduces the impact of the disease about five-fold.

Why Does the BLS Think That Taxes Tripled in 2013?

After posting some numbers for income and consumption among different generations this morning, I found myself diddling around with the Consumer Expenditure Survey later in the day. As I did so, I discovered some anomalies and peculiarities that made me wonder if the stuff I had posted was really very reliable. More about that later. […]

#Anonymous      #ThereWillBeNoBackingDown

https://youtu.be/mYalsVzbCXw

Latinx Voters Will Be a Core 2020 Voting Bloc. Are Democrats Paying Enough Attention?

Latinos are projected to account for more than 13 percent of eligible voters in 2020 — slightly more than the share of black voters.

The post Latinx Voters Will Be a Core 2020 Voting Bloc. Are Democrats Paying Enough Attention? appeared first on The Intercept.

It's good to circulate without being tracked. #QwantMaps

➫ https://www.qwant.com/maps https://www.qwant.com/maps

They should rename "Tracking Protection" on all Chrome/Chromium-based browsers to "Third-party tracking protection", because Google is still tracking you.

So, the US Government is probably the most intrusive one known to man. The people of America are without privacy. However, for a Government that is being so god damn intrusive, they're terrible at protecting their people from awful events?
So how do they justify this spying? Just look at how ridiculous this article is!

https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/pentagon-heartbeat-identification/

Farmers Have a Secret Weapon to Save Your Food From Climate Chaos

This spring’s relentless storms severely delayed planting in the Midwest and will likely pinch this year’s corn and soybeans. Fifth-generation farmer Brian Corkill called 2019’s the wettest spring he’d ever seen in his 29 years of tending the land. Volatile, rainy springs are already on the rise in the upper Midwest, and will likely occur […]

Going the distance: Brain cells for 3D vision discovered

Scientists have discovered neurons in insect brains that compute 3D distance and direction. Understanding these could help vision in robots.

Students chowing down tuna in dining halls are unaware of mercury exposure risks

Some students are helping themselves to servings of tuna well beyond the amounts recommended to avoid consuming too much mercury. Researchers surveyed students on their tuna consumption habits and knowledge of mercury exposure risks, and also measured the mercury levels in hair samples. Hair mercury levels were closely correlated with how much tuna the students said they ate. And for some, the measurements were above what is considered a 'level of concern.'

OWC’s external USB-C SSD offers 2TB of storage, Thunderbolt 3 & insane speeds https://www.idownloadblog.com/2019/06/25/own-envoy-pro-ex-with-usb-c/ #Thunderbolt3 #Accessories #Thunderbolt #Featured #Storage #Apple #News #OWC #SSD

Political Ploy by Mitch McConnell Blocks Attempt to Stop War With Iran

Though the amendment failed to pass, it represented a major bipartisan challenge to Trump’s escalatory Iran policy.

The post Political Ploy by Mitch McConnell Blocks Attempt to Stop War With Iran appeared first on The Intercept.

Toxic substances found in the glass and decoration of alcoholic beverage bottles

New research shows that bottles of beer, wine and spirits contain potentially harmful levels of toxic elements, such as lead and cadmium, in their enameled decorations.

Take two E. coli and call me in the morning

What if the bacteria in your daily probiotic were also able to detect diseases in the gut and indicate when something is awry? New research has created an effective, non-invasive way to quickly identify new bacterial biosensors that can recognize and report the presence of various disease triggers in the gut, helping set the stage for a new frontier of digestive health monitoring and treatment.

The Problem For Blue-Collar Workers Isn’t China, It’s Lousy Economic Recoveries

I think Brad DeLong makes a good point today. It’s true that we lost a lot of traditionally blue-collar-male jobs to China in the early aughts, but the trade deficits that crowded-out those jobs also had a mirror-image effect: Imports crowd-in traditionally-male blue-collar wholesale trade jobs, and finance traditionally-male blue-collar construction (and capital-goods manufacturing) jobs. […]

First Amendment Case Against Restrictive Copyright Law Can Proceed, Says Judge

A federal judge has ruled that litigation can go forward to determine whether Section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act violates the First Amendment as applied. EFF brought this litigation on behalf of security researcher Matt Green, technologist bunnie Huang, and bunnie's company Alphamax, in order to vindicate the right to speak, learn, and innovate despite this overly-broad and harmful law.

Originally passed to combat infringement, the sweeping language of Section 1201 allowed courts to interpret its provisions to leave out critical speech protections such as the fair use doctrine. This has interfered with educational uses of copyrighted works, accessibility, security research, remix art, and even your ability to repair your own car or tractor.

The ruling is a mixed bag. While the "as-applied" First Amendment claims will go forward, the court did not agree that rulemaking by the Librarian of Congress is subject to judicial review under the Administrative Procedure Act, even when the Librarian is performing an executive branch function rather than a congressional one. The court also did not agree that the Librarian's rulemaking is subject to the First Amendment scrutiny that applies when a government official is making determinations about what speech to permit. Finally, the court saw no need to adjudicate the claims that Section 1201 is overly broad, because it concluded that determining the constitutionality of the statute as applied to the plaintiffs will turn on the same issues as with other potential targets of the law.

The bottom line is that the case is going forward and we will continue the fight to help you understand and modify the devices in your life and remix the culture we all share.

Related Cases:  Green v. U.S. Department of Justice

Apple Goes All In on China

Farewell Mac Pro, we hardly knew ye: Apple Inc. is manufacturing its new Mac Pro computer in China, according to people familiar with its plans, shifting abroad production of what had been its only major device assembled in the U.S. as trade tensions escalate between the Trump administration and Beijing….With the previous Mac Pro model, […]