glynmoody

glynmoody, 3 months ago to random

Donald #Trump ordered to pay over $350m in New York financial #fraud case - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/16/donald-trump-financial-fraud-case "Judge Arthur Engoron’s decision deals devastating blow for ex-president who built reputation as successful real estate developer" more like this please...

glynmoody, 4 months ago to random

A Startup Has Unlocked a Way to Make Cheap #Insulin - https://www.wired.com/story/cheap-insulin-biosimilar-rbio/ absurd that some #diabetics in some countries can't afford this life-saving substance

glynmoody, 4 months ago to uk

Around 450 People Will Be Working On The Enforcement Of The UK’s Online Safety Act – To Begin With, At Least… - https://www.techdirt.com/2024/01/16/around-450-people-will-be-working-on-the-enforcement-of-the-uks-online-safety-act-to-begin-with-at-least/ this is going to be a mess #osa #uk

glynmoody, 4 months ago to Israel

Dozens killed in #Rafah airstrikes as full-scale Israeli ground offensive looms - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/10/dozens-killed-in-rafah-airstrikes-as-full-scale-israeli-ground-offensive-looms "More than a million civilians sheltering in Gaza’s last place of relative safety brace for all-out assault" and so it begins. how many more thousands will die this time? #gaza #israel

glynmoody, 3 months ago to random

No One Cares That Bill Ackman’s Wife May Have Plagiarized; They Care About Ackman’s Hypocritical Double Standard - https://www.techdirt.com/2024/02/27/bill-ackmans-wife-sends-hilarious-misleading-defamation-threat-letter-to-business-insider-that-confirms-bill-ackman-is-a-censorial-hypocrite/ is this @mmasnick's War and Peace or Anna Karenina (without the steam engines...)?

glynmoody, 3 months ago to climate

‘We don’t need air con’: how Burkina Faso builds schools that stay cool in 40C heat - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/29/we-dont-need-air-con-how-burkina-faso-builds-schools-that-stay-cool-in-40c-heat "Architects use local materials and merge traditional techniques with modern technology to make schools and orphanages cool, welcoming places" we have lots to learn here #ClimateCrisis

glynmoody, 3 months ago to random

Air #pollution could be significant cause of #dementia – even for those not predisposed - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/21/air-pollution-could-be-significant-cause-of-dementia-even-for-those-not-predisposed?CMP=twt_a-environment_b-gdneco "People in areas of high PM2.5 concentrations had higher amounts of amyloid plaques in brain"

glynmoody, 3 months ago to india

‘The staff get hush money’: the hidden scandal of rape in Indian prisons - https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/feb/23/rape-sexual-abuse-women-babies-indian-prisons-west-bengal "Female prisoners are ‘supplied’ to male inmates of West Bengal jails, sexual abuse is commonplace and hundreds of children are born in prison. But the women are too scared to speak out" appalling stuff #india #prison

glynmoody, 3 months ago to Scotland

Scrap subsidies to #Scotland’s conifer forests, urges report - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/29/conifer-forest-subsidies-tax-breaks-should-be-scrapped-report "Royal Society of Edinburgh says money should be spent on longer-living native forests with greater biodiversity benefits" perverse incentives

glynmoody, 4 months ago to random

Judge throws out case against #GretaThunberg and other London protesters - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/02/judge-throws-out-case-against-greta-thunberg-and-other-london-protesters "Court rules not enough evidence provided to prove defendants failed to comply with section 14 order at anti-fossil fuel rally"

glynmoody, 3 months ago to london

"#London’s recent #cycling growth is rapid: An estimated 1.26 million biking trips are now made every day in the capital — a 6.2% increase on 2022 and up 20% since 2019" - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-23/london-bike-boom-risks-becoming-a-victim-of-its-own-success good work by Sadiq Khan; more please

glynmoody, 4 months ago to random

Carbon released by bottom trawling ‘too big to ignore’, says study - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/18/carbon-released-by-bottom-trawling-too-big-to-ignore-says-study "Fishing nets churn up carbon from the sea floor, more than half of which will eventually be released into the atmosphere" bottom trawling must end

glynmoody, 3 months ago to random

US to begin aid airdrops into #Gaza but critics dismiss effort as inadequate - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/01/gaza-airdrop-food-aid-us-biden "Decision to airdrop supplies suggests Biden has given up on being able to persuade Israel to coordinate ground-based relief" this is a huge admission of failure...

glynmoody, 3 months ago to privacy

Legal campaigners challenge UK.gov decision to redact #NHS-#Palantir contract - https://www.theregister.com/2024/02/20/legal_campaigners_challenge_government_decision/ "the Palantir contract drew criticism owing to sections relating to data privacy being heavily censored." IOW, we won't have data #privacy...

glynmoody, 4 months ago to privacy

UK lawmakers say live facial recognition lacks a legal basis - https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/30/uk_law_makers_say_live/ "Lords warn Home Secretary there is nothing to regulate wider trawl of large populations" #privacy

glynmoody, 4 months ago to random

‘They deserve love!’ Last-chance pets – and the people who rescue them - https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/feb/07/they-deserve-love-last-chance-pets-and-the-people-who-rescue-them "Shelters are full of old, unwanted animals no one wants. Or almost no one ... Here are the heroes giving cats and dogs their final homes" these are good people...

glynmoody, 4 months ago to random

Post-Brexit food labelling rules to appease DUP will lead to higher prices, says industry - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/feb/01/post-brexit-food-labelling-rules-to-appease-dup-will-lead-to-higher-prices-says-industry of course - this is all that #brexit has achieved - higher prices, lost business, futures foreclosed...

glynmoody, 4 months ago to random

Three million malware-infected smart #toothbrushes used in Swiss #DDoS attacks — #botnet causes millions of euros in damages - https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/three-million-malware-infected-smart-toothbrushes-used-in-swiss-ddos-attacks-botnet-causes-millions-of-euros-in-damages what a headline...

glynmoody, 4 months ago to ArtificialIntelligence

#Robots Are Fighting Robots in #Russia's War in #Ukraine - https://www.wired.com/story/robots-are-fighting-robots-in-russias-war-in-ukraine/ "Aerial drones have changed the war in Ukraine. Now, both Russia's and Ukraine's militaries are deploying more unmanned ground robots—and the two are colliding." this is the future of #war...

glynmoody, 4 months ago to Sony

#Sony is erasing digital libraries that were supposed to be accessible “forever” - https://arstechnica.com/culture/2024/02/funimation-dvds-included-forever-available-digital-copies-forever-ends-april-2/

glynmoody, 4 months ago to generativeAI

Research Suggests A Large Proportion Of Web Material In Languages Other Than English Is Machine Translations Of Poor Quality Texts - https://www.techdirt.com/2024/01/29/research-suggests-a-large-proportion-of-web-material-in-languages-other-than-english-is-machine-translations-of-poor-quality-texts/ interesting issue #generativeai #linguistics

glynmoody, 4 months ago to Israel

‘I’m so scared, please come’: Hind Rajab, six, found dead in #Gaza 12 days after cry for help - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/10/im-so-scared-please-come-hind-rajab-six-found-dead-in-gaza-12-days-after-cry-for-help "Girl who pleaded with Red Crescent to rescue her found dead along with several relatives and two paramedics who tried to save her" another #hamas terrorist, presumably... #israel

glynmoody, 4 months ago to random

EU citizens are being kicked out of the UK. In Spain people are asking: why not treat Brits the same way? - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/jan/18/eu-citizens-entry-britain-spain-europeans-uk-border "Does turning away Europeans with valid paperwork really make British borders ‘safe and secure’? It’s hard to imagine" #brexit

glynmoody, 4 months ago to random

UK farmers vow to mount more blockades over cheap post-Brexit imports - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/10/uk-farmers-vow-to-mount-more-blockades-over-cheap-post-brexit-imports-and-supermarket-prices #brexit betrayal of farmers - who were big supporters of "taking back control" (yeah, sure)

kzimmermann, 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago) to random

The more I read @glynmoody 's Walled Culture book, the more I think how the copyright industry is a bunch of fucking crybabies.

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