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"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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Twitter's photo cropping algorithm has been shown to have a problem—it seems to prioritize displaying white faces over others. And Twitter isn't alone. (thread) https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/sep/21/twitter-apologises-for-racist-image-cropping-algorithm
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In summary, the company's ToS allow it to access user data to "protect Google" so does that extend to everyone involved in a legal case against Google? Interesting implications for people (and govts) who have brought cases against Google while using Google services.
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"Attorneys representing a Google employee suing the company want to know whether the search engine giant thinks it is allowed to view his digital communication... [and] access the personal data of non-employees involved in the case, including the judge." https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/09/22/google-employee-surveillance-lawsuit/
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The MEC Board of Directors has approved a deal for the Co-ops assets to be acquired by a private investor, without the permission of the MEC membership, or any kind of meaningful consultation, as reported by CBC news:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/mec-acquired-private-investment-firm-1.5723934
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#petition #privateequity #mountaincoop #canada #cooperative #privatization
New study reveals that .5 trillion is being upwardly redistributed from the bottom 90% to the top 1% https://basicincometoday.com/new-study-reveals-that-2-5-trillion-is-being-upwardly-redistributed-from-the-bottom-90-to-the-top-1/
How the Finland Experiment Has Newly Informed the Basic Income Debate https://basicincometoday.com/how-the-finland-experiment-has-newly-informed-the-basic-income-debate/
The Green New Deal’s Public Infrastructure Should Be Funded by the Public https://www.dissentmagazine.org/online_articles/the-green-new-deals-public-infrastructure-should-be-funded-by-the-public
Seeing climate change firsthand? She’ll help you document it. https://grist.org/fix/seeing-climate-change-firsthand-shell-help-you-document-it/
Soap on tap? A startup arrives in NYC with a plan to take the plastic out of cleaning products. https://grist.org/article/soap-on-tap-a-startup-arrives-in-nyc-with-a-plan-to-take-the-plastic-out-of-cleaning-products/
How to make a net-zero pledge that actually means something https://grist.org/climate/walmart-google-how-to-make-a-net-zero-pledge-that-means-something/
As Fires Rage Across the West, Trump Bails Out Big Oil & Picks Climate Denier for Top Role at NOAA http://www.democracynow.org/2020/9/18/noaa_david_legates_climate_crisis
Affirming Jim Crow, Israeli Parliament Votes Down Bill Guaranteeing Equality for Palestinian-Israelis https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/09/20/affirming-jim-crow-israeli-parliament-votes-down-bill-guaranteeing-equality
Bill Gates' Global Agenda and How We Can Resist His War on Life https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/09/21/bill-gates-global-agenda-and-how-we-can-resist-his-war-life
'Sledgehammer to Permanently Silence Opposing Voices': Outrage Over Florida Gov. DeSantis' Proposed Anti-Protest Bill https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/09/21/sledgehammer-permanently-silence-opposing-voices-outrage-over-florida-gov-desantis
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These apps are stealing your most private data and it should be a crime | iMore
https://www.imore.com/these-apps-are-stealing-your-most-private-data-and-it-should-be-crime
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Did the FBI Downplay the Far-Right Politics of Las Vegas Shooter Stephen Paddock? https://theintercept.com/2020/09/22/stephen-paddock-las-vegas-shooting-far-right/
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Patent trolls still plague the software industry. Join EFF’s @alexhmoss tomorrow for a panel discussion about the best ways to defeat them. https://www.eff.org/event/defeating-software-based-patent-trolls
#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
