“Silicon Valley is the land of low-capital, low-labor growth. Software development requires fewer people than infrastructure and hard goods manufacturing, both to get started and to run as an ongoing operation. Silicon Valley is the place where you get rich without creating jobs. It's run by investors who hate the idea of paying people.” @pluralistichttps://pluralistic.net/2024/05/30/posiwid/
His ethical tradition does not strike me as unsurpassably subtle. To describe it as the Jewish tradition would be inaccurate and deeply antisemitic.
“[In times of war], it is correct to kill even the righteous among your enemy” seems like an excellent exoneration of Hamas.
What does “chosen” mean? To some, to the piece’s author, it’s exceptionalist, supremicist. To many Jews it is bitterly ironic and reflects a duty to which we are called rather than any privilege.
“the monopolist is like a politician who wins power – whether through greatness or by deceit – and then gerrymanders their district so that they can do anything and gain re-election. Even the noblest politician, shorn of accountability, will be hard pressed to avoid yielding to temptation.” @pluralistichttps://pluralistic.net/2024/05/18/market-discipline/
@ivory i write a reply to someone. while i write, they delete their post.
i can’t send the reply to a deleted post. great. my reply is in my drafts. i want to rework it to a topline post. every time i bring it up, i get a modal dialog. “Can’t reply. The post has been deleted.” I hit okay, and the draft is dismissed. There’s no way even to copy the text before it’s gone.
issues with drafts have been much biggest frustration with your otherwise excellent client. (drafts have also disappeared.)
who elected sam altman? who elected elon musk? who elected george soros? who elected charles koch? who elected robert mercer? jeff bezos? mackenzie scott? michael bloomberg? melinda gates? bill gates? dick uihlein? mark zuckerberg? peter thiel? howard schultz? who do we vote for to throw the bums out?
For learning about products, Mastodon "word of mouth" seems very definitely superior to search and reviews in the usual (far from credible) places.
Asking about travel laptop backpacks, I learned about, got feedback on the following brands that did not appear prominently when Googling (or Kagi-ing or Amazon-ing) laptop backpacks generically:
Jandd
Nomatic
Osprey
Quechua
Rickshaw
Tom Bihn
Tatonka
Also Targus, which does show up more easily. Plus, I got a kind offer of an extra!
i'm looking for a replacement travel backpack, something big, water resistant if i get caught in the rain, can pad a 16" laptop. i'm on a budget these days.
i find i no longer trust reviews on the internet, pretty much anywhere. maybe i trust "word of mouth"? any recommendations?
