Also, the fact that it restricts posts to having only a maximum of 4 images (when from a different technology) is a bit of a red flag regarding its approaches.
@strypey I consider people donating as them consenting to have a proportion of their funding going to political activities.
On the otherhand the surplus of the same workers going to an opposing party because of the person at the top unilaterally doing something is non consensual (within the labour force) and should be capped as an individual donation).
"[LIANZA President Richard Misilei] says while obviously books are the basis of libraries, they do so much more.
They are polling places; adjuncts to WINZ where people are sent to print out forms or get help setting up an email account; homework clubs; job seeker support...
'There's a whole bunch of people who don't even have a laptop at home,' he says, which is why the computers set up in libraries are in huge demand."
@janneke You may appreciate a breakdown of Ken Thompson's in/famous compiler backdoor, which he alluded to in his famous lecture, Reflections On Trusting Trust: https://research.swtch.com/nih
✨ It’s true. I’ve been working on this blog post for ten years.
You see, I’ve been slowly buying up nearly seventy super rare issues of a 80s/90s gadget catalog that meant the world to me growing up. And in the process, I’ve uncovered the secret history of this lost copywriting art.
PLUS, as a bonus, I’ve scanned every single issue — so you can read them all.
I guess calling Michael Gove a wanker for liberal reasons makes me an extremist:
> Government officials have drawn up deeply controversial proposals to broaden the definition of extremism to include anyone who “undermines” the country’s institutions and its values,
> ...
> The documents state: “Extremism is the promotion or advancement of any ideology which aims to overturn or undermine the UK’s system of parliamentary democracy, its institutions and values.”
In case there are any obvious conclusions I'm missing:
What do people think the biggest lessons from the history of the web are? What do you hope "comes back", what are you hoping stays dead, and what do you hope is to come?
I'd appreciate RTs (and long detailed replies lol)!
Really sad how we have compartmentalized and created dichotomies for ways of thinking, feeling for "creative" "artistic" pursuits and logical, analytical ones. Sucks that there's a schism between art and science
Ever wonder what if physics, math was taught alongside or via fine arts/performing arts? How interesting the pedagogy would be
Imagine learning about food science, biochemistry along with cooking! or fashion design, sewing, drapery along with Non-Euclidean geometry
@impactology Derek Baileys writings on improvisation and discussions with Steve Beresford on 'conduction', as well at the works by Alvin Lucier on feedback music were more illuminating for me understanding social systems and socio technological systems - far more interesting than my social sciences course.
Admittedly it does not make it easier as a technologist among either IT engineers or hackerspace types but it gives me 'special sauce' regarding understanding the world and possible solutions
@jon I thought it would be great to run a night train service as a nightclub, time the terminal destination to arrive at 4am, so that people can make the most of their Friday getting there.
@jon No need to joke, there would be demand for it.
Think about nocternal groups.
One could run hackathons for instance on some carriages and midnight screenings of films at others.
Who knows, such scenes could cross fertilize in unexpected ways.
Imagine how fun it could be to realise you are (unexpectedly) getting tired and having an app that could take you to a random B&B at the next stop at 2am!
Imagine the exploring the next morning based upon such serendipity!
The rest of you may consider yourself Innocent Victims of Awful Humor (you can also mute the thread), or you can try to Sir Vive (the hardiest knight at the round table) by moving up and into the breach with your own horrid Sir Gesstions (the most 'splainy knight at the round table).
Anyway, here goes. Most of you have heard most of them before.
> #DavidSquires on … Sir #BobbyCharlton Munich, glory and heartbreak
> The Manchester United legend, who died last week at 86, said he thought about the crash and his fallen teammates every day
> Nearly half (44 per cent) of the 845 workers interviewed as part of the inspections raised welfare issues including racism, wage theft and threats of being sent back home.
> On most of the inspected farms, there were allegations of mistreatment or discrimination and more than 80 per cent of workers interviewed on the three most complained about farms raised an issue of some sort.
@strypey Its interesting to raise the "hacker" identity in contrast to "activist".
Perhaps it would be ideal to throw "artist" into the mix - so then you have triangle of tribal archetypes (social; technical; artistic).
Naturally, theres a lot of intersectionality going on which could be a consequence of a range of complicated and uncomplicated factors, which could dynamically reposition because of environmental adaption, changing dynamics of utility and fashions.
Rather than kowtow to #corporate demands about content, #JonStewart has chosen to end his show on #Apple+. #Media#censorship of even basic liberal content is pervasive. Folks with actual leftist views have almost no chance of being heard.