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Brock Penner May 4, 2024

#princegeorge #bc man 3D-prints a moving, beeping #R2D2 #britishcolumbia #StarWars #Canada

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/1.7193453

B.C. man 3D-prints a moving, beeping R2-D2

Keith Hampe of Prince George, B.C., is ready to show off his passion project at Northern FanCon weekend: a full-size R2-D2, with bleeps and all. CBC Daybreak North’s Jason Peters found the droid he was looking for on a visit to the Hampe house.

CBC

Brock Penner Apr 25, 2024

‘In the US they think we’re communists!’ The 70,000 workers showing the world another way to earn a living | Spain | The Guardian
#economics #futurism
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/apr/24/in-the-us-they-think-were-communists-the-70000-workers-showing-the-world-another-way-to-earn-a-living

‘In the US they think we’re communists!’ The 70,000 workers showing the world another way to earn a living

The Basque Country’s Mondragón Corporation is the globe’s largest industrial co-operative, with workers paying for the right to share in its profits – and its losses. In return for giving more to their employer, they expect more back

The Guardian

Brock Penner Apr 14, 2024

#facebook censored a #climate story. Evil is as evil does.

#solarpunk #climatechange #globalwarming #censorship

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidrvetter/2024/04/11/how-meta-nuked-a-climate-story-and-what-it-means-for-democracy/

How Meta Nuked A Climate Story, And What It Means For Democracy

Mark Zuckerberg's firm is under scrutiny again for allegedly suppressing content it doesn't like. Whatever the explanation, the action has far-reaching implications.

Forbes

Brock Penner Apr 7, 2024

I love this idea of #15MinuteCities. It's my #solarpunk dream of never needing to commute. My guess is the conspiracy theories surrounding it are from industries invested in making you drive to work.

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2024/apr/06/why-has-15-minute-city-taken-off-paris-toxic-idea-uk-carlos-moreno

Why has the ‘15-minute city’ taken off in Paris but become a controversial idea in the UK?

Urbanist Carlos Moreno on how his concept is transforming French life and what is hindering change across the Channel

The Guardian

Brock Penner Apr 3, 2024

Evidence the #xz #Hack perpetrator #jiatan was actually a group of nation state #hackers probably from #Russia.
https://web.archive.org/web/20240403183105/https://www.wired.com/story/jia-tan-xz-backdoor/

Brock Penner Dec 4, 2023

Lofi Girl has been doxed.

Brock Penner Oct 27, 2023

This #robot appeared in my building. It belts out "ohio gozaimasu" wherever the camera registers a person. It uses treads to get mobile. Like most Japanese robots, this one is mostly a useless novelty. Out of frame was an actual security guard watching over the robot one.