This summer, IGD turned 7! As things heat up again on the streets - we're more excited than ever to continue to be an engaging autonomous media platform. We're also in a crisis + need to raise $2k by the end of the month to continue. Help us meet our goal! https://itsgoingdown.org/igd-turns-7-call-for-support/
"Far from reducing extreme poverty, the expansion of capitalism was associated with a dramatic deterioration in human welfare."
https://phys.org/news/2022-09-expansion-capitalism-deterioration-human-welfare.html
Once you realize that GDP can rise at the same time as deteriorating access to essential goods because commons-based and household production isn't as legible to econometrics as being forced to buy essential goods you used to be able to provide for yourself from a corporation is, this shouldn't be surprising at all.
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09/26 Microsoft LinkedIn “Experimented” on Over 20 Million People Over Five Years and May Have Stopped Some of Them From Getting a Job
http://gemini.techrights.org/proxy?url=gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/09/26/linkedin-experiments/index.gmi
How long before we hear similar reports about Microsoft GitHub?
"There will very likely be some softening of labor market conditions," Powell said on Wednesday. "We will keep at it until we are confident the job is done."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fed-interest-rates-unemployment-inflation/
It's so reassuring to know that the people responsible for managing our national economy are hard at working making sure more people become unemployed ("softening labor market conditions"). Heart-warming stuff, that.
Meet the robots coming to a restaurant near you - The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/09/20/robots-automating-restaurant-industry/
Businesses are going to pay $50/hr minimum wage as long as the worker isn't human?
Open-source software that lasts a thousand years? GitHub adds to its frozen Arctic Code Vault | ZDNET
https://www.zdnet.com/article/open-source-software-that-lasts-a-thousand-years-github-adds-to-its-frozen-arctic-code-vault/
Somehow I know that this still follows the principle of "garbage in; garbage out".
Unpatched 15-year old Python bug allows code execution in 350k projects
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/unpatched-15-year-old-python-bug-allows-code-execution-in-350k-projects/
I guess that's better than the designed in bug that allows code interpretation. >;->
I'm only talking about it because it's near my desk and has loud key press sounds enabled. If I remember, I'll have to fix that with settings or wire snips.
Today, we kick-off the OpenWebSearch.eu project.
https://djoerdhiemstra.com/2022/open-web-search-project-kicked-off/
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More US Employers Are Trapping Workers in a New Form of Indentured Servitude
https://truthout.org/articles/more-us-employers-are-trapping-workers-in-a-new-form-of-indentured-servitude/
GOP: Student Loan Forgiveness Hurts Ability to Lure Poor People Into Military
https://truthout.org/articles/gop-student-loan-forgiveness-hurts-ability-to-lure-poor-people-into-military/
Haneefah Khaaliq is running as a write-in candidate for US Senator in Indiana. While there are some issues with her platform, she is a much better candidate than the DNC-supported choice, who managed to get her removed from the primary ballot, and a much, much better choice than the Republican incumbent. Check her out at https://haneefahkhaaliq.org/.
Our Matrix server recipe now supports bridging with Telegram, Discord and Signal! If you're looking to bridge online community chats, drop in to our Matrix channels to get some help setting things up. We have at least one fellow-hoster using and maintaining the bridges so far... see the configs on https://git.coopcloud.tech/coop-cloud/matrix-synapse
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