Roman #Monopoly piece? A bronze figurine of #dog found at the #Roman roadside station on the Brandsteig, Aichhalden-Rötenberg, where a votive altar dedicated to Diana Abnoba was found. #Dogs were associated with Diana. The figurine may have been an offering to the goddess.
Break 'Em Up: Recovering Our Freedom From Big Ag, Big Tech, and Big Money by Zephyr Teachout, 2020
"[We need] a grassroots, bottom-up movement that understands the challenge in front of us, and then organizes against monopoly power in communities across this country. This book is a blueprint for that organizing."
―From the foreword by Bernie Sanders.
🫠 Apple Announces Half Measure to Make iPhones More Repairable Immediately After Law Banned Its Repair Practices | 404media
「 The current announcement will not allow for aftermarket parts to be used, which is a critical distinction. Aftermarket parts are widely used in other electronics, other companies’ smartphones, and they used to be widely used in iPhones prior to the parts pairing restrictions 」
#TheMetalDogArticleList #MetalInjection
US Department Of Justice Reportedly Preparing To Sue Live Nation Over Breaking Antitrust Laws
Not exactly surprising, given how things have gone.
Margot Robbie is taking on yet another of our childhood memories — her company LuckyChap is set to produce a live-action feature film based on Monopoly. Here's more from Variety.
'Big business in Australia faces less competition than almost anywhere in the world and likes it that way. The era of privatisation and “light-handed” regulation has only made matters worse. Turning the situation around will require a full set of policy tools, including conduct measures, divestiture and, in some cases, a return to public ownership.'
Amarcord di oggi: la classica edizione di Monopoli quadrata della Editrice Giochi (si chiamava ancora senza la Y finale 🙂 ).
Non so come abbia fatto ad arrivare fino ad oggi con me da quanto è frusta dal tempo e dal giocarci per terra in cortile da piccolo 😁
Ce l'ho dalle elementari, quando si giocava con le regole inventate, perchè guai a leggere le istruzioni, e non si capiva cos'era l'ipoteca, ma tutti a picchiarsi per avere il candelabro 🤭
On the #enshitification of Google, but not much many of us can do. For one, I can't just write a check to something like Kagi for my search needs (and I highly doubt my library would pony up for it either). Will just have to keep looking for options, but it gets harder. And not only does the company not care, very often my brethren #librarians don't care either.
From what I read, it doesn't teach you #solarpunk or #degrowth mindsets, it merely adds some pollution tokens, it doesn't reward players for cooperation.
Instead it implements some questionable #gameDesign allowing - and promoting - a win condition of betraying any climate alliances at the last moment to get the most points - essentially a prisoner's dilemma.
Sometimes there is value in #gameDesign which doesn't try to copy neoliberal economical values, but instead challenges players to go for a different goal, like cooperating. Co-op games do not need to be boring!
I feel as if a lot of people forgot that the #monopoly was initially designed as a caricature of capitalism, not as a family-friendly game of bankrupting everyone else.
Note to self.
When listing stuff for sale on #eBay I must remember they will take 14%. They'll also take 14% on the postage.
...and they'll pay no tax to the Australian Government #corporategreed#monopoly