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Has Technology Ever Reduced Labor?

Has technology ever reduced labor? The question sounds rhetorical. We carry small computers that answer any factual query in seconds, our laundry tumbles itself clean while we sleep, our cars drive themselves on highways our great-grandparents traveled by mule. Of course technology has reduced labor. The question barely needs asking. […]

https://bolesblogs.com/2026/05/26/has-technology-ever-reduced-labor/

Doom Disco!May 24

Tell me why do we care? Who are you? #Compulsion

N-gated Hacker News May 23

Iowa lawmakers are on a mission to trick students into caring about intellectual freedom by forcing them into mandatory classes, because nothing says "freedom" like #compulsion. 🎓🤔 Expect enrollment to spike with all the excitement of a DMV line! 🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️
https://www.kcrg.com/2026/05/20/iowa-lawmakers-move-mandate-students-take-center-intellectual-freedom-classes-amid-low-enrollment/ #IowaLawmakers #IntellectualFreedom #Education #StudentEngagement #DMVLine #HackerNews #ngated

Iowa lawmakers move to mandate students take Center for Intellectual Freedom classes amid low enrollment

A last minute Republican legislative push could force University of Iowa college students to take classes at the newly-created Center for Intellectual Freedom. It's exactly what a report highlighted was needed to make the center successful.

KCRG

Gerd_Brodowski Apr 30

#israel #palestine : #gaza / #genocide / #blockade / #globalsumudflotilla / #internationallaw / #humanitarianaid / #blockaderunner / #compulsion

(Law before power, not power before law!)

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/04/30/gaza-freedom-flotilla-says-boats-surrounded-by-israeli-military_6752993_4.html

Gaza Freedom Flotilla says boats surrounded by 'Israeli military'

The dozens of boats, which set sail from various European ports, aim to break through the years-long Israeli blockade.

Le Monde

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Venice church of Christ Apr 22

Throughout 2 Corinthians 8:1-9:15, #Paul emphasized again and again how #Christians should give #cheerfully and not #reluctantly or under #compulsion.

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Ethan Longhenry Apr 22

Throughout 2 Corinthians 8:1-9:15, #Paul emphasized again and again how #Christians should give #cheerfully and not #reluctantly or under #compulsion.

WIST Quotations Apr 16

A quotation from Accius

Let them hate me, so long as they fear me.

[Óderint, dum métuant.]

Accius (170-c. 86 BC) Roman tragic poet, literary scholar [Lucius Accius, Lucius Attius]
Atreus (fragment 168) [tr. Kline (2010)]

More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/lucius-accius/20033/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #accius #cicero #seneca #suetonius #caligula #compliance #danger #despot #fear #hatred #leadership #lifeanddeath #threat #tyrant #terrorism #coersion #obedience #compulsion #power

Accius - Atreus (fragment 168) [tr. Kline (2010)] | WIST Quotations

Let them hate me, so long as they fear me. [Óderint, dum métuant.] A fragment from Accius' work, known only by its quotation by others. The phrase was often used by classical writers as a hallmark of a tyrannical ruler. This includes: Cicero, Pro Sestio, 48/102 (where he regrets that…

WIST Quotations

Gerd_Brodowski Apr 10

#lebanon #india : #middleeast / #warzone / #airlines / #employees / #dangerofdeath / #compulsion / #union / #protest

„Pilots from Lebanon to India have voiced “widespread” concerns they could face sanctions if they do not fly in often unpredictable conditions where airspace can close with little notice due to missile or drone strikes, according to the head of the International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (#IFALPA).“
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/airline-pilots-fear-retribution-over-refusing-to-fly-in-middle-east-aviators-group-says

Airline pilots fear retribution over refusing to fly in Middle East, aviators’ group says

Pilots from Lebanon to India have voiced concerns they could face sanctions if they do not fly. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Straits Times

Steam & Epic Games | Daily Apr 5

⚡️WILD, South of Midnight on PS5 suddenly climbed the Metacritic ranks: the PlayStation build sits at 80.

The port to PS5 and Nintendo Switch 2, released on March 31, 2026, reignited interest in the adventure from Compulsion Games, which originally launched on April 8, 2025 for Xbox/PC; Xbox and PC versions sit at 77 and 75 despite no major technical differences.

#SteamAndEpic #Xbox #PS5 #PlayStation #Metacritic #Compulsion

Steam & Epic Games | Daily Apr 4

⚡️South of Midnight on PS5 unexpectedly SHOT UP the Metacritic charts, the PlayStation version currently sits at 80.

The Compulsion Games port to PS5 and Nintendo Switch 2 launched on 31 March 2026, sparking renewed attention; the original on Xbox Series X/S and PC (released 8 April 2025) holds 77 and 75, despite no major technical differences.

#SteamAndEpic #PS5 #PlayStation #Metacritic #Compulsion #Midnight