Just listened to #PlanetMoney episode about the #XZ security incident...
Includes a brief, seemingly accessible introduction to #OpenSource
Though they talked a lot about the weakness of relying on arbitrary overworked underappreciated maintainers basically keeping "The Internet" working...
They did not apparently point out that that same open model was part of what allowed the issue to be discovered in the first place...
To say "The mainstream media is failing us" is to wrongly presume that the mainstream media exists to inform and educate us, and not indoctrinate us into the worldview necessary to maximize benefit and comfort for the criminally wealthy.
The mainstream media is in fact succeeding at its' intended goal.
Heard an awesome story about a marine rescue on #NPR#PlanetMoney - the crew of an oil tanker risked their lives to rescue a tugboat in trouble during Hurricane Gordon. They discover after the fact that the tug was towing a $51 million Space Shuttle external tank, and under marine salvage law they were entitled to a reward. The rest of the story is a bit of a ride (spoiler: they DID get paid). I was disappointed to see this great story and historic court case not mentioned anywhere on Wikipedia so I've added it to a few relevant articles. https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1197956698
The majority of #inflation is caused by corporate profiteering and not wage increases or supply chain bottlenecks. The Kansas City Fed even found that "corporate profit growth accounted for nearly 60% of inflation" in 2021.
I really don't think enough people are mad about this. There are 2 main ways to rein in corporate profiteering: consumer response and price controls. And price controls are slow and clumsy. So people need to be angrier!