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Did you know that the concept of the carbon footprint was invented by the advertising agency Ogilvy?
It was designed to shift responsibility for the impact of climate change from the petrochemical industry onto individual people in the minds of the general public.
Their client was BP.
It’s worked rather well, hasn’t it?
Police have shown, time and time again, that they cannot be trusted with face recognition technology (FRT). It is too dangerous, invasive, and in the hands of law enforcement, a perpetual liability. EFF has long argued that face recognition, whether it is fully accurate or not, is too dangerous for...
What can you do for the fediverse? Make it a lively place people want to come back to!
- Welcome new people.
- Make connections.
- Post photos of the things happening in your life.
- Post videos of what you see.
- Share your thoughts and opinions in original posts.
- Participate in conversations.
- Think twice before replying.
- Boost good toots!
- Invite friends, family, colleagues and neighbours and help them get started.
- Give concrete, helpful advice.
Most of all: be here, not there.
Gordon Moore was not only the co-founder of Intel and the namesake for Moore's law, the claim that every two years the number of components on a chip double, he was also, together with his wife Betty Moore, one of the donors who made Wikidata possible. Gordon and Betty Moore were known for their philanthropy. Gordon Moore died today at the age of 94.
Thank you for enabling us to make Wikidata happen.
TIP: Quickly change the splash screen you see when booting your Linux PC:
sudo plymouth-set-default-theme -R spinner
NOTE: To see all available themes:
sudo plymouth-set-default-theme -l
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Electronic Frontier Foundation
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