Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

First, we lock you in; then we push features you don't want--and may even jeopardize your core mission; then we charge you for those unwanted tools,

#EdTech #Schools #K12 #HigherEd #HigherEducation

https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2023/07/18/furthering-our-ai-ambitions-announcing-bing-chat-enterprise-and-microsoft-365-copilot-pricing/

@lightweight I was pleasantly surprised to learn several US cities have banned them:
https://kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/news-insights/think-globally-on-climate-act-locally-on-leaf-blowers/
My bugbear is the gas-powered patio heater which is banned in France at least.

The incessant drone of petrol powered leaf blowers in the environment (I can hear one now) is exhausting. Also, people have forgotten the art of raking. I'd argue that a competent rake user silently expends far less energy (and little CO2) than someone lugging a blower around, and the results are better in every way.

Amid a world wide heat wave and massive floods, it is depressing how little we are willing to do to prevent climate catastrophe. We know the primary cause - the burning of too much fossil fuel - more CO2 produced than the earth can absorb. Yet any moves to seriously curtail this burning seem to be off the table.I would like to see worlwide rationing of fossil fuel at a level that is more sustainable. That the free market is unable to do this underlines the failure of capitalism

Are the reasons to leave GitHub more persuasive than the reasons to stay? https://ntietz.com/blog/moving-off-github/

You know what fulfils me? Feeling connected to my community - that I'm an integral, valued, contributing part of a vibrant, interesting neighbourhood & broader society that's always striving to be better.

What doesn't fulfil me: a positive balance of trade, greater productivity (GDP), corporate shareholder profits (a the cost of polluted lakes & rivers & a ruined environment), higher house prices, or how much an overseas company bought someone else's startup for (moving it offshore).

@AlexVoss @DemocracyMattersALot the specific context here is Ohio Republicans snuck a ballot measure in a special election this August which, if passed, will make it incredibly difficult to make constitutional amendments via citizen-initiated ballot measures (both making it harder to get amendments on ballot and harder to pass).

this is most specifically targeting an abortion access measure that has already managed to get on the ballot this November; if the issue in the special election passes, the abortion amendment will require 60% to pass instead of 50%, and the other changes introduced will make it next to impossible to introduce amendments fixing any other popular issue that Republicans are against (raising minimum wage, fixing the terrible gerrymandering problem we have, etc).

and indeed, the "abortion" amendment is actually worded to protect "reproductive choices" which would protect contraception in our constitution, preventing any future awful law.

The cognitive dissonance and mental gymnastics of Microsoft's security team can't be overstated.

Are you sick of hearing how wind and solar can't scale, and nuclear power is the only and fastest way to save the planet? I certainly am.

My first batch at recurse center I told a friend I kept hearing "what if we train them and they leave?" and he told me the correct response is "What if we don't train them and they STAY?"

Researchers showed asbestos contaminated talcum powder caused cancer. Johnson and Johnson spun the resulting liability off into a subsidiary, and has now started suing the researchers who uncovered the link. https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/johnson-johnson-sues-researchers-who-linked-talc-cancer-2023-07-13/

If you identify responsibility or ethics in the behaviour of large multinational corporations, it’s an oversight.

📝 Blog post: I have published post about my migration to #Codeberg, features guide on setting up redirect from GitHub and extended guide on setting up Codeberg pages with #jekyll

https://daudix-ufo.codeberg.page/blog/posts/Migration%20from%20GitHub%20to%20Codeberg

Did you know that "pushing your #code to #GitHub" is not how to #OpenSource a project?

It is about adding a Free #License, and you can push anywhere you want, including #Codeberg, for example :)

#FreeSoftware #ServiceTweet

Do any #NeedleFelt, #FiberArts, or other #crafts people have advice on displaying needle felt while keeping it safe from wool moths?

(boosts welcome)

BIGOTRY: RFK Jr. spreads hateful COVID-19 conspiracies about Jews https://washingtonpress.com/2023/07/15/bigotry-rfk-jr-spreads-hateful-covid-19-conspiracies-about-jews/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon