I'll still take REI over pretty much all corporations, but it's been sad to see them close that gap so quickly the last few years.
FOSS rocks. Fascists suck. I'm just looking for the most honorable, ethical way to be.
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Former physical security guy learning to be a cyber security guy. Was here for a good time not a long time, but I've survived much and my back hurts.
FOSS rocks. Fascists suck. I'm just looking for the most honorable, ethical way to be.
FOSS rocks. Fascists suck. I'm just looking for the most honorable, ethical way to be.
DrALJONESInterview: "The Tech Billionaire Plan To Destroy Democracy"
"The interconnected wealth, influence & power of these tech moguls is now more powerful than nations."
"They can act as their own political entity traveling around the world to pursue their own foreign policy, political goals & even to establish their own little nation states they will control without laws or regulations or any influence from democracy."
The Tech Billionaire Plan To Destroy Democracy | Gil Duran | TMR
Lance, ready for Fall to beginThe RAM crisis deepens. Thanks, Gen AI. https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/06/22/the-memory-crisis-is-getting-so-bad-that-even-retro-ram-prices-are-going-to-the-moon/5259627
LindenShieldARTs 🏳️🌈One of those paintings that never got a lot of attention but that I’m personally quite attached to. 🌙
No AI VancouverThis Saturday (June 27th) at 1pm come join our protest march from the Vancouver Art Gallery to City Hall, and let our government know what we think about short-sighted tech developments.
This earth is worth infinitely more than a few dollars in the pockets of corporations
#vanpoli #vancouver #cdnpoli #bcpoli #NoAI #DataCentres #BigTech
Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her)TFW the example you use as a nightmare case of bad application of language technology has actually been implement (and in the works since 2019) in your own city.
https://buttondown.com/maiht3k/archive/in-seattle-911-uses-ai-to-process-your-calls/
Amy Diehl, Ph.D.Study finds narcissism the only trait that predicted objections to remote work. The higher the opinions of themselves leaders expressed, the more they coveted power and status — the more they favored return-to-office mandates. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/opinion/office-work-wfh-bosses.html
David RevoyWhy Drawing Tablet Brands Won't Collaborate on Linux FLOSS Drivers
After investigation; Gaomon, XpPen, and Huion won't collaborate on open-source drivers because of outdated naming conventions. Here's what I learned from direct contact with their technical teams, and what I plan to do to move forward.
Link to article: https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1154/why-drawing-tablet-brands-wont-collaborate-on-linux-floss-drivers
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Greenpeace International$1.7-5.7 trillion! That's how much environmental damage only a tenth of the world's population does to the world annually.
https://www.earth.com/news/worlds-wealthiest-cause-trillions-in-environmental-damage-each-year/
While the world drowns in growing inequality and climate chaos, billionaires are hoarding hoard wealth and power. This can't continue. Add your name 👇
https://www.greenpeace.org/international/act/tax-the-super-rich/
