Notices by Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al), page 63

what the fuck kind of sick joke bullshit future timeline even is this. fuck.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/09/20/microsoft-three-mile-island-nuclear-constellation/

If by “power tool” you mean “planet-destroying glorified bullshit factory” then, yes, by all means.

#AI #bullshit https://xoxo.zone/@numist/113170406165391203

“The impact of years of austerity are obviously not limited to academia…the resulting neoliberal hellscape can be felt everywhere and anywhere: Social services, healthcare, cost of living, crumbling infrastructure, all the fall-out of Brexit, etc… And now the new (allegedly “left”) government continues to double down on the existing policies, including letting millions freeze in the upcoming winter and copying the immigration policies of the fascists in Italy.”

https://tzovar.as/time-to-move-on/

“All of this made it hard not to feel that the best case is just the moral injury of having a bullshit job, as the alternative interpretation is being complicit or even aiding a system that one considers likely to be harmful. In particular, when being embedded in and confronted with an academic environment that is full of belief in techno-utopian ‘solutions’”

https://tzovar.as/time-to-move-on/

@AnarchoNinaWrites Hope you feel better soon + please take care of yourself 💕

@hugo @ana_valdi I believe it’s called business as usual under capitalism.

How’s giving every benefit of the doubt to the most powerful while throwing every accusation at those striving for social justice working out for you all?

@Richard_Littler I was just about to say “can’t wait to see him in Forbes’s 30 Under 30” but…

https://www.forbes.com/profile/michael-sayman/

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Fascism begins the moment a ruling class, fearing the people may use their political democracy to gain economic democracy, begins to destroy political democracy in order to retain its power of exploitation and special privilege.”

– Tommy Douglas (2/2)

@protestation Alt text: Historic black and white photo of middle-aged white man dressed in a dark suit, speaking at a podium with his finger raised.

Overlaid text:

“Once more, let me remind you what fascism is. It need not wear a brown shirt or a green shirt. (1/2)

!!! Please boost !!!

I accidentally (and stupidly) blocked the entire mastodon.social domain, removing around 100 followers/following. If I was following you or you were following me, please just let me know: hit the follow button and I'll follow you back.

What for a #FollowFriday post, does it show that my brain is not fucntioning properly?

#Follow #Followers #mastodon #Fediverse #boost

@nullagent 💕

Emissions from in-house data centers of Google, Microsoft, Meta and Apple may be 7.62 times higher than official tally

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/sep/15/data-center-gas-emissions-tech

Surprised? Of course not. Good to see this reporting.

From the 95% who would take more precautions if they knew virus levels in wastewater were high, 51% said they would wear a mask in indoor spaces, according to the CDC survey.

52% would get vaccinated, 61% would avoid large gatherings, and 76% would wash their hands more.

New CDC study: 75% of US adults support wastewater monitoring, and 95% say they would take steps to protect themselves if wastewater data showed disease spread was high.

We need to fund wastewater monitoring and include the data in daily weather reports, so everyone is aware.

Source: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/73/wr/mm7337a2.htm

@DJDarren Malicious, not stupid.

@Gerd_Brodowski #genocide #settlerColonialism #apartheid #ethnicCleansing #warCrimes #americanWeapons

@DemocracyMattersALot Source: https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/19/politics/kfile-mark-robinson-black-nazi-pro-slavery-porn-forum/index.html

“Turning everyday objects into fragmentation grenades should be a crime, as it blurs the line between civilian and military technologies.

I fear that if we do not universally and swiftly condemn the practice of turning everyday gadgets into bombs, we risk legitimizing a military technology that can literally bring the front line of every conflict into your pocket, purse or home.”

#israel #pagerAttack #terrorism https://social.treehouse.systems/@bunnie/113168200562238932

@Indyposterboy I beg to differ. https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral/112296708746677694