We are NOT going back!
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| website | https://www.jamiefolsom.com/ |
| company | https://www.performantsoftware.com/ |
We are NOT going back!
Refusing to pick a side when one of the sides is fascism is picking the fascist side.
It's not brave. It's not moral. It's just surrendering in advance.
One hundred and seventy-five years ago today, Edgar Allan Poe died. There's a lot I can say about his death and a lot I do say about it to wonderful audiences all around America. But, for today, I just want to talk about this:
Poe never saw his poem, "Annabel Lee", go to print. It was published two days after his death.
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Bruce Springsteen lays it on the line.
Donald Trump is a danger to Democracy.
Kamala Harris is the leader America needs.
Listen to the Boss.
Vote Blue.
You've probably heard that Paypal will start selling your personal data in November. Opt-out by turning it off:
In the EU, I found it under Settings > Data & Privacy > Interest-based marketing.
Elsewhere it has been found under Settings > Data & Privacy > PayPal Shopping or Settings > Data & Privacy > Manage shared info > Personalized shopping.
(Copypasted from someone's non boostable post with their permission.)
Listen generative LLMs and art imaging tools will get better and better over time. If your opposition is based on crappy outputs, that problem will get solved.
Problems such as unsustainable resource consumption, unfair labour practices, accelerating wealth inequity and the absolute death of joyful creativity, however, will not be fixed.
Europe's love affair with cargo bikes is changing how we deliver goods in our cities
https://www.euronews.com/next/2024/09/22/europes-love-affair-with-cargo-bikes-is-changing-how-we-deliver-goods-in-our-cities
Cargo bikes are transforming urban logistics in Europe, offering a sustainable alternative to delivery vans.
Heartening as these articles are, the big win is families and other people ditching cars for cargo bikes.
π― Massachusetts Bill Could Fully Legalize Kei Cars and Override RMV Ban
https://www.thedrive.com/news/massachusetts-bill-could-fully-legalize-kei-cars-and-override-rmv-ban