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Call her Christine #humor
it's 1950s vintage autumn with soft oldies music playing in another room for unwind, sleep, study

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Larson's Run #humor

Scientists in China want to take a sample of Venus’ toxic atmosphere and bring it back to Earth. Never mind the mix of carbon dioxide and sulfuric acid. @ScienceAlert has more on this radical plan:

https://flip.it/_nTxAz

#Space #Science #Planets #Venus

Scientists Have a Radical Plan to Grab a Sample of Venus's Toxic Atmosphere

Offering incredibly high temperatures, crushing pressure, and a thick mix of carbon dioxide and sulfuric acid, the atmosphere on Venus is deadly to human beings, several times over – but China has plans to penetrate this hostile environment and bring samples back.

ScienceAlert
Warning: Tim O'Reilly of O'Reilly Media now wants every human programmer to be replaced by Gen AI. Tim O'Reilly/company policy on book editing and writing went from "avoid Gen AI" to "you must use Gen AI as much as possible, we will monitor you through KPIs to use it as much as possible. So avoid O'Reilly books. Support an indie author. Plenty of them out there who write and sell books. No need to support corporate overlords. Source https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1kimr4a/warning_tim_oreilly_of_oreilly_media_now_wants/ #ai

@grayface_ghost Taxes give the currency value, control inflation and manage negative externalities (costs not included in the market price).

They also necessitate people working in exploitative jobs so they can earn the money to pay their taxes. Anarchists understand well this coercive aspect of money, which is why many of them advocate for its abolition. I personally don't think that's practical or desirable in today's interconnected world of globalized capital, but that's another discussion.

US Interior secretary orders offshore wind project shut down
Stoppage comes the same week a government report finds few problems with permitting.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/04/us-interior-secretary-orders-offshore-wind-project-shut-down/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
US Interior secretary orders offshore wind project shut down

Stoppage comes the same week a government report finds few problems with permitting.

Ars Technica
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Yes, people/organizations that pretend to be allies are more dangerous, they can stab you in the back. Matrix/Element belongs to that category.

Here are some sample links of Element/Matrix boasting about their deep ties with the NATO setup:

#^https://element.io/blog/nato-ni2ce-messenger-utilises-the-power-of-decentralised-communication/

#^https://element.io/blog/in-an-increasingly-volatile-world-governments-turn-to-element-and-matrix/

#^https://matrix.org/blog/2025/02/building-a-safer-matrix/
(this one talks about the "rules-based world order" and also describes how closely the Matrix Foundation C.I.C. works with law enforcement)

#^https://element.io/blog/advancing-secure-convenient-government-communications-the-case-for-element/

The six posts below are part of a long Mastodon thread, you can read the whole thread, but pay special attention to these six.
#^https://circumstances.run/@hipsterelectron/113171416674829718
#^https://circumstances.run/@hipsterelectron/113171514809910509
#^https://circumstances.run/@hipsterelectron/113171543942741838
#^https://circumstances.run/@hipsterelectron/113171560519791559
#^https://circumstances.run/@hipsterelectron/113171565177579125
#^https://circumstances.run/@hipsterelectron/113171578071060949

One may think these are all shenanigans by the company "Element", the Matrix Foundation C.I.C. has nothing to do with it. However, in 2019, the Matrix Foundation C.I.C. passed a resolution basically saying that Hodgson and Le Pape (founders of Matrix/Element and former employees of Israeli-origin company Amdocs) being directors and shareolders of the company Element does not matter, they are authorized to act as decision-makers for the Matrix Foundation C.I.C  irrespective of any conflict of interest arising from their positions as the top bosses of Element. For reference, on this filing history page, check out the “View PDF” option for the June 02, 2019 entry titled “Resolution of adoption of Articles of Association”.

#^https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11648710/filing-history

So essentially nothing much separates the company Element and the Matrix Foundation Community Interest Company.

And as far back as 2016, before either New Vector Ltd. (later Element) or Matrix Foundation C.I.C. were even established, Matrix founders were enthusiastically talking about Matrix being an "Internet of Things" platform (wearable computing, drone control/telemetry/video, robotics, etc.)  

#^https://archive.fosdem.org/2016/schedule/event/deviot15/

Given that Internet of Things was always meant to turbocharge surveillance (and exploitation) of employees in workspaces and of the general populace everywhere, Matrix's enthusiasm to be a part of this surveillance system did not bode well even then.

There are more, but all of the above red flags ought to give you a good idea about the real face of Matrix/Element.

#Matrix #Element #colonialism #imperialism #capitalism

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Reddit's Copyright Removals Drop to Multi-Year Low * TorrentFreak

Reddit removed just over 550,000 items last year due to copyright complaints, down sharply from roughly 1.2 million removed in 2023.

UPDATE: We've added 11 more names to our DOGE tracker, bringing the total to 77 staffers affiliated with Musk.

Plus, you can now filter our database by federal agency. Check it out ⤵️
https://projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-doge-tracker/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#DOGE #ElonMusk #Musk #Government #Data #Research #USPolitics #Trump

Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew

Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has been unleashed on federal agencies. ProPublica is attempting to document who is working with him and what they are doing.

ProPublica