iiradnedStudying the origins of technology helps us avoid the systems and practices that hurt people and avoid repeating the sins of its lineage
William Gibson vs Margaret Thatcher @pluralistic
https://pluralistic.net/2026/03/17/technopolitics/
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Freedom comes with obligations to the societies that sustain it.
Jorge CandeiasI feel that this piece by @pluralistic is brimming with painful experience. And it's totally right.
Finally, the definition of having your cake and eating it. The hypocrisy is complete. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2022/nov/22/keir-starmer-labour-cbi-immigration-conservatives-dominic-raab-uk-politics-latest?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other. #brexit #leavemeanscantleave
Florian SchlundWir werden niemals die Verbrechen vergessen, die im Namen des Kolonialismus an den Menschen Afrikas verübt wurden.
Vor 138 Jahren, am 15. November 1884, begann die Versammlung der mächtigsten europäischen Nationen in Berlin, um den afrikanischen Kontinent unter sich aufzuteilen.
Ohne jeglichen Respekt für die verschiedenen Ethnien, Sprachen, Bräuche und Familien, wurde die Karte einfach neu gezeichnet und Land willkürlich verteilt. Es folgte die systematische Zerstörung eines gesamten Kontinents und die nachhaltige kollektive Traumatisierung von heute ca. 1,1 Mrd Menschen.
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Mark McCaughreanFor those who speak German or enjoy the Schadenfreude of hearing a Brit get almost every part of German grammar wrong 😬, then join the @hausderastronomie & me online next Thursday for a chat about some of what #JWST has produced in the last four months 🛰️🔭✨🇩🇪👍
Heidi Li FeldmanAside from its immediate interest to those observing birdsite developments, the actions by this soon-to-be ex-birdsite attorney showcase the important relationship between #legalEthics and #ruleOfLaw. [thread] 1/ https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/10/23451198/twitter-ftc-elon-musk-lawyer-changes-fine-warning
Mike Masnick ✅I wrote a little thing about FTC consent decrees, and Twitter, and how all the people who were facing potential criminal charges for not complying with the FTC consent decree quit Twitter last night... and why Elon's not caring about the FTC doesn't much matter if the FTC cares about him... (which it likely does) https://www.techdirt.com/2022/11/10/does-twitter-have-any-employees-left-who-remember-that-the-company-is-under-a-strict-consent-decree-with-the-ftc/
Does Twitter Have Any Employees Left Who Remember That The Company Is Under A Strict Consent Decree With The FTC?
Yesterday I tweeted out a question about whether or not there was anyone left at Twitter who remembered that the company was under a pretty strict FTC consent decree: Apparently the answer was yes,…
WTLInitial impression of Mastodon…
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