Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one
#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
Joined May 2019
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Consumer Reports Study Shows Many 'Smart' Doorbells Are Dumb, Lack Basic Security - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200813/14463045107/consumer-reports-study-shows-many-smart-doorbells-are-dumb-lack-basic-security.shtml "they inadvertently advertise how, in many instances, dumb technology (like a deadbolt, traditional doorbell, or a dog) is consistently the smarter option." you bet
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COVID tracking apps are unproven, untested technology. No one should be compelled to download one, including university students. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/07/university-app-mandates-are-wrong-call
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Democrats: Hey, say what you will about #RichardSpencer, but the nazi vote might give us that edge we need to beat Trump in Nov.
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This Week in Fascism #71: Where We Fail One, We Fail All https://itsgoingdown.org/this-week-in-fascism-71-were-we-fail-one/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
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Boost if you want a cooperative that builds open source means-of-production tech for mutual aid.
Fave if you want to join mine (in PDX).
Comment if you think it'd be a good idea but want more details.
"Why, then, spend public dollars on FBI role-playing? Because the energy industry wanted it."
Tilting at Windmills: The FBI Chased Imagined Eco-Activist Enemies, Documents Reveal https://theintercept.com/2020/08/24/fbi-fusion-center-environmental-wind/
Facebook's Ban on Far-Left Pages Is an Extension of Trump Propaganda https://theintercept.com/2020/08/20/facebook-bans-antifascist-pages/
Kids May Be Using Laptops Made With Forced Labor This Fall https://theintercept.com/2020/08/21/school-laptops-lenovo-chromebooks-china-uyghur/
Inside the Endless Nightmare of Indefinite Detention Under “Civil Commitment” - After serving their criminal sentence, these men discover their punishment may never be over. https://inthesetimes.com/article/civil-commitment-rushville-treatment-detention-facility-prison-indefinite-detention
"when it comes to risky behaviors, such as drug use, teenage sex and socializing during a pandemic, the \“just say no\” approach has been proven not to work."
Social Abstinence Is Not a Sustainable Pandemic Response https://inthesetimes.com/article/harm-reduction-covid-19-pandemic-public-health-abstinence-drug-education
It’s Not Just Trump: The Neoliberal Roots of the Postal Service https://inthesetimes.com/article/its-not-just-trump-the-neoliberal-roots-of-the-postal-service-crisis
Banks Have Made $18 Billion From "Paycheck Protection Program" https://inthesetimes.com/article/paycheck-protection-program-covid-relief-fees-banks
A Pricey Private School Says “Quaker Values” Justify Aggressive Campaign to Destroy Its Union https://inthesetimes.com/article/a-pricey-private-school-says-quaker-value
Incremental change has possibly already killed the world. In the end barbarianism will always triumph. Empires must crumble. Cities must burn.
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Early example from Sweden of #coops being used for anti-trust purposes.
From "A Global History of Consumer Co-operation Since 1850".
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I have some great news about Boston Public Schools and free software. You may know that my Co-op has been hosting some Boston Public School courses over the summer using free software.
Assessments of student progress shows that the teachers that stuck with BBB had better assessment scores for their students!! Especially the Math teachers. Scores were SIGNIFICANTLY higher by about 10-15 percentage points and it is believed that is because BBB allowed for student engagement more than Zoom did.
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HBO Go has been replaced with HBO Max, which you cannot watch on 70% of TV devices. Somehow, this is even worse than the original situation. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/06/streaming-laying-bare-how-big-isps-big-tech-and-big-media-work-together-against
I wonder if we ever see the number of deaths due to COVID-19 handling, not due to COVID-19. Wouldn't it be funny if they were higher than the expected number due to COVID-19 without preventative measures?
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Don't try to outsmart your compiler. Chances are it's better at math than you are.
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No student should be forced to make the choice to either hand over their biometric data and be surveilled continuously, or to fail their class.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/08/proctoring-apps-subject-students-unnecessary-surveillance
#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
Joined May 2019
