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OK this is a stupid question, but why have Linux projects (apparently) fallen over themselves to comply with an age-recording statute in a single US state (albeit a large one), when those projects have been failing for decades to respect national and even international law regarding disability?

#accessibility #disability #linux #FreeSoftware #fascism #AgeVerification #infantilism

What exactly is the thought process that leads to US and European auto and oil industry leaders to make decisions like retreating from EVs? https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/21/west-carmakers-retreat-electric-vehicle-risks-irrelevance-iran-war-evs-china
‘It’s stupid’: why western carmakers’ retreat from electric risks dooming them to irrelevance

Iran war should be wake-up call about costs of not going full throttle towards EVs as Chinese have done, experts say

The Guardian
@CelloMomOnCars @grammasaurus is it a money problem?
@simon would it be hard to cut a 0.4.1 of rodney that includes the command line parsing fix?

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Here's a privacy-enhancing technology for you to consider:

"No."

You don't need to know. You don't need to measure. The efficacy of advertising campaigns, market segmentation, and relevance targeting should be minimized for the good of humanity.

@recursive I mean, if you’re giving one away 😂 but honestly what would I use all that power for? Maybe running some local LLMs I guess.

"In 2016, more than half of Denmark’s installed wind capacity was owned by citizens, rather than private companies.

This means that average citizens profit from, the transition to clean energy. This builds on a long tradition of energy co-operatives in Denmark.

One key policy is the 2008 Promotion of Renewable Energy Act, which created a rule that new renewable projects must offer at least 20% ownership of the overall venture to local residents."

https://australiainstitute.org.au/report/community-owned-wind-lessons-from-denmark/

Community-owned wind: Lessons from Denmark

In Denmark, renewable wind power generates 54% of all electricity. The rapid expansion of wind power has been driven by policies that ensure citizens have a financial stake in its development. 

The Australia Institute
Apple M5 vs M4, M3, M2, M1 (+Pro/Max/Ultra): Full Comparison!

Apple has ingeniously designed its M-series CPUs to function like legos, allowing them to pair up and create more formidable chips. For instance, the M-Ultra chips are essentially two M-Max CPUs combined, effectively doubling their resources to challenge every Intel and AMD CPU. However, today's foc...

LaptopMedia
@bbbhltz @zed @heidilifeldman https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/open-the-books-bias-and-credibility/ in case it is helpful. You can try and verify actual spending on https://www.usaspending.gov/ by searching for lobster.