Yoda is a caricature of ESL (English as a Second Language) speakers. Does that caricature add to Yoda's mystique, or is it just another prejudice inserted into the Star Wars universe? #romanticracism
Interesting Twitter thread on the impact of silicon semiconductor / chip shortages on small hardware producers: https://twitter.com/_MG_/status/1388321639524229120
#AirPollution spikes may impair #older #men’s #thinking, study finds | Air #pollution | The Guardian
Big pharma doesn’t want us to expand #Medicare. We have to fight them | #BernieSanders | The Guardian
Happy May Day everyone!
If you want to catch the wonderful panel put on last night by Forest City Anarchists (@FCA), and featuring Sima Lee (Marooncast), Klee Benally (Indigenous Action Network), and a friend from It's Going Down, the recording of the stream can be found here:
SolarWinds hacking campaign puts Microsoft in the hot seat
https://ca-finance-yahoo-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/ca.finance.yahoo.com/amphtml/news/solarwinds-hacking-campaign-puts-microsoft-114218764.html #privacy #security #bigtech #purism
A handful of billionaires control most of the UK’s national newspapers.
New Internationalist is owned by over 3,600 readers from all around the world. You can join the world’s largest media #coop & help New Internationalist through current economic troubles.
The Ball and Supply Chain – Purism
https://puri.sm/posts/the-ball-and-supply-chain/
They Looked like Protesters to Me https://rall.com/comic/they-looked-like-protesters-to-me
UK moves ahead of EU in closing loophole on airline and ship pollution - https://www.transportenvironment.org/news/uk-moves-ahead-eu-closing-loophole-airline-and-ship-pollution that's good; come on, EU catch up
"A.R.S.E. - Australian Research & Space Exploration"
https://spaceaustralia.com.au/
I'll should probably order the CLINT hoodie:
https://spaceaustralia.com.au/collections/frontpage/products/c-l-i-n-t-hoodie
🤣
Excited to announce that The Intercept now has a Tor onion service version of its website, giving users a more anonymous option for reading the site
https://theintercept.com/2021/04/28/tor-browser-onion/
https://27m3p2uv7igmj6kvd4ql3cct5h3sdwrsajovkkndeufumzyfhlfev4qd.onion/2021/04/28/tor-browser-onion/
"30 Years Of Linux - An Interview With Linus Torvalds: Linux and Git"
https://www.tag1consulting.com/blog/interview-linus-torvalds-linux-and-git
Top Contender for Justice Department Antitrust Post Took Partisan Approach to Google Cases https://theintercept.com/2021/04/28/google-antitrust-justice-department-jonathan-sallet/
Always good to be contacted by a former colleague about a job. It's the best way to explore a new opportunity, because you know someone you used to work with is still interested in working with you. It also gives you a chance to find out what kind of situation you're getting into that is much more informative than an interview.
Destroy the Police in Order to Rebuild It https://rall.com/2021/04/14/destroy-the-police-in-order-to-rebuild-it
#Fedora #Linux 34 is officially here! - Fedora Magazine
#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