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newrepublic.com · 21 people
Behind last week’s scrum between the Trump administration and Anthropic lies a deeper question of how warfare is conducted—and whether accountability even exists anymore.
Thus type of speculation is your classic managerial rhetoric to absolve leaders from accountability.
— @grumpasaurus · Mar 03
tech4gamers.com · 40 people
Reports suggest that Microsoft may be gearing up to launch Windows 12 this year, which will be a modular and AI-focused OS.
Microsoft is working hard on making themselves irrelevant, doubling down on all the most hated shit in Windows 11.
Perhaps Linux will actually make it big now.
— @thomasfuchs · Mar 04
wired.com · 23 people
The Finnish company Jolla is back with the Linux-powered Jolla Phone. It’s being positioned as an antidote to the US-dominated smartphone status quo of Android and iOS.
The ‘European’ Jolla Phone Is an Anti-Big-Tech Smartphone - "The Finnish company Jolla is back with the #Linux-powered Jolla Phone. It’s being positioned as an antidote to the US-dominated smartphone status quo of #Android and #iOS."
— @glynmoody · Mar 03
assignedmedia.org · 57 people
A trans Kansas resident recently changed her name but not her gender marker on her license, fearing what Kansas may do if she did. The Kansas DMV still flagged her ID.
Kansas invalidates license of a trans person who didn't even change their gender marker
So who, and when, flagged her as transgender? And in what way is this in violation of the law?
They just want to harass trans people.
— @cwebber · Mar 03
paulkrugman.substack.com · 15 people
Operation Epic Fury will cost billions that could have been put to much better use
Paul Krugman notes that on Sunday, Kuwait shot down three US F-15s in a friendly fire incident. And:
"A new F-15 costs U.S. taxpayers $97 million. So that’s almost $300 million lost in seconds."
As he notes, taxpayers foot the bill.
#Trump #war #Iran #economy #EconomicElites #prices #inflation
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— @wdlindsy · Mar 03
joanwestenberg.com · 12 people Worth reading
By the summer of 1945, West Berlin had been reduced to rubble. Allied bombing, the Soviet ground assault and Hitler's insistence on Götterdämmerung had destroyed roughly a third of the city's buildings and left most of the rest damaged. There was no functioning government, no reliable electrici...
The future is undetermined, the stakes are enormous, and the work is ours to do.
That's the most optimistic thing I can imagine.
The future is still up for grabs.
So grab it.
— @Daojoan · Mar 03
jacobin.com · 11 people Worth reading
Israel’s war in Gaza combines a staggeringly high death rate, shocking violence toward children, unparalleled physical destruction, and now a world-historical famine. The world has, by objective measure, never seen anything like this.
🔁 @Sage7225:"One famine expert has said of the famine that’s now started in Gaza that “there is no case since World War II of starvation that has been so minutely designed and controlled”" by Branko Marcetic
— @tompearce49 · Mar 04
ifixit.com · 15 people
Repair goes mega mainstream with the launch of Lenovo’s new T-series business laptops, which earned our highest honor with a 10/10 repairability score.
Lenovo's New ThinkPads Score 10/10 for Repairability
Link:
Discussion:
— @hn50 · Mar 04
cybercultural.com · 7 people
1995 begins with web designers creating cinematic experiences using images and browser tricks, and ends with the arrival of table support in Netscape Navigator — giving true control over layout.
“1995 begins with web designers creating cinematic experiences using images and browser tricks, and ends with the arrival of table support in Netscape Navigator, giving true control over layout.” – @ricmac
#WebDesign #WebDesignHistory #DesignHistory #WarnerBros #cinema #movies #films #marketing #promotions
— @zeldman · Mar 03
raphael.lullis.net · 5 people Worth reading
Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in…
🔁 @raphael:This started as a #getfedihired post, but ended up a little bit too long for that...
In short, I'm looking for a company (or companies) that could be interested in investing in this vision for the social web. Please spread around.
— @tom · Mar 03
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