Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

Naming GPU events, "doorbells", is an idiotic kind of obfuscation.

C++ hating #currently

One Way to Boost Workers and the Labor Movement? Give Unions Power Over Unemployment Insurance. https://inthesetimes.com/article/unemployment-insurance-ui-ghent-unions-labor

Chicago Nurses Are Going on Strike—And Management Is Bringing in Scabs Through a Text Blast https://inthesetimes.com/article/chicago-nurses-strike-seiu-nnu-cch-stroger

No Evil But Plenty of Union Busting at Vegan Food Company - Two former workers at No Evil Foods in Asheville, North Carolina, sound off on the company's recent layoffs. https://inthesetimes.com/article/no-evil-foods-union-busting

"People under time pressure don't think faster." - Tim Lister. Tom DeMarco calls this piece of wisdom, "Lister's Law", in his book, Slack.

Consider this variation of Parkinson's Law from Peopleware (DeMarco and Lister)(3rd ed.), "Organizational busy work tends to expand to fill the working day." Unlike Parkinson's Law, this one has studies to back it up. Pressure doesn't work on knowledge workers.

These Spotify-like services will be the death of humanity; when you've heard the nth variant of <some band>'s song, there is no alternative left but to shoot yourself in the head. Whole bars filled with suicides due to bad music.

Feeling ready to eat my cholesterol higher. #livefastdieyoung

It gets harder and harder to come up with a unique band name.

Thinking about the electronics shortage, and whether there's really a shortage or a gluttony. Overconsumption and overproduction are big issues in the world. e.g., how many new cars are really needed vs how many are made and bought. Agriculture has many well documented issues, including throwing pigs into a wood chipper due to decreased demand and grain rotting in government storage.
#eattherich #capitalismsucks

There should be something better than LinkedIn in the fediverse. Wonder what it should look like?

1. Connect to colleagues by company.
2. Follow companies.
3. Technology forums.
4. No ads from companies/products you don't follow.
5. No way to view any information you don't make public.

Does Matrix already fit the bill, or is something more focused needed?

Help the Poor Bosses! There’s a Labor Shortage! https://rall.com/comic/help-the-poor-bosses-theres-a-labor-shortage #rall

Cops to People: We Quit. People to Cops: Good. https://rall.com/comic/cops-to-people-we-quit-people-to-cops-good #rall

Interior secretary recommends Biden restore national monuments Trump trashed https://grist.org/politics/interior-secretary-recommends-biden-restore-national-monuments-trump-trashed/

Why hasn't this already been done?

Detroit’s first new assembly line in 30 years will compound pollution in Black neighborhoods https://grist.org/equity/detroits-first-new-assembly-line-in-30-years-will-compound-pollution-in-black-neighborhoods/

"Southeast Michigan is already a nonattainment region for ozone levels, regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency. ...in order to expand its Detroit facility on the east side, Stellantis agreed to reduce emissions[9] from its existing
plant in Warren, a mostly white, higher income city."

Biden Subsidies for Liquid Natural Gas Could Doom International Climate Goals https://theintercept.com/2021/06/21/biden-lng-subsidies-fossil-fuel-climate/

U.S. Military Training Document Says Socialists Represent "Terrorist" Ideology https://theintercept.com/2021/06/22/socialists-counterterrorism-political-terrorists-navy-antifa/

If you use VSCode, you're supporting Microsoft's agenda. You're saying you're okay with abusive monopolists who want to restrict choice and freedom in technology. There are other, more open, tools out there that work just as well or better. The only really valid reason for using Microsoft's tools is to write programs for Microsoft's platforms. #microsoftsucks