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" restaurants are racist. And delay cars too. Yes, they do"

by me (2020):

stop.zona-m.net/2020/02/cashle

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Unknown effects of

considering to get out of

other

blind

like

and much more in today's Almanac:

stop.zona-m.net/2024/09/on-thi

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Why don't ALL worldwide already use SWAPPABLE batteries to decrease recharging time AND the need for ubiquitous charging points is beyond me, really:

reddit.com/r/toolgifs/comments

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myths

suicidal errors

research

running on Saudi

American

and much more here:

stop.zona-m.net/2024/09/on-thi

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Uses to Suppress Dissent...

In 2010:

nytimes.com/2010/09/12/world/e

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Begun, the open source AI wars have theregister.com/2024/09/14/opi by @sjvn

We're getting closer to an definition, but clearly, not everyone will be happy with it.

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sjvn  

Linux and open-source documentation is a mess: Here's the solution zdnet.com/article/linux-and-op by @sjvn

We need better--much better-- & documentation. The answer: Money. Pay people to write it.

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:

remembering a GREAT mountaineer

From Egyptian pottery to 3D printing

perils of extreme

Kill Switches in weapons

Dissatisfied with

and much more in my Almanac:

stop.zona-m.net/2024/09/on-thi

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@evamarie @danalan it's sure thougher in the US than elsewhere, since the US is behind most western states on stuff that matters for quality of life.

Still, the point is that the current lifestyle unquestionably sucks and is getting worse and only new thinking, BEYOND the usual left vs right drama, about the root causes can fix it

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@danalan @evamarie world bank, imf... there already are structures to manage certain transitions.

Sure, they must work with states. And for that to happen, there needs to be a critical mass of citizens everywhere that starts asking themselves the right *questions*

This is why it is crucial to circulate certain proposals systematically

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@evamarie @danalan your thoughts on the last link of my message would be greatly appreciated

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whatever other merits this study may have (still reading it) calling a market is deeply, DEEPLY flawed.

stlouisfed.org/on-the-economy/

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@danalan indeed. And that is why I say the only solution, which is also less unrealistic than the alternatives, is what I propose in the last link

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"Restraining profits is pro-market. It isn’t anti-capitalist to want those profits competed away, it’s pro-market"

theconversation.com/tech-billi

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for 1st time in history, elites can make the majority of human beings economically non-competitive.

half the world has IQ < 100. The average uni degree has IQ of 115, which tells you how truly non-competitive humanity is compared to what’s coming.

surviving-tomorrow.com/p/were-

That's MORE reasons to do this

mfioretti.substack.com/p/there

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Yesterday I wrote that

“losing the ability to share as we do today pictures and notifications of every meal, party, relative, holiday, home improvement... and to receive the same "news" from every "friend" would be a feature, not a bug.”

mfioretti.substack.com/p/wrong

Two minutes ago, I found pretty much the same concept and invitation in a this great post by @freya India:

afterbabel.com/p/arent-you-lon

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VP N. Clegg just confirmed what I said yesterday:

REAL of today are NOT going to manage the complexity (50 tools!) of keeping safe INSIDE & .

The only solution is to just say NO:

mfioretti.substack.com/p/wrong

theguardian.com/technology/202

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"What $1tn problem will AI solve? Replacing low-wage jobs with tremendously costly technology is basically the polar opposite of the prior technology transitions I’ve witnessed."

"Seriously, what big problems does solve? Producing massive amounts of self-confident bullshit? We already have Americans."

indi.ca/ai-is-a-sign-of-collap

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"large portions of the industry have decided that they’re not interested in selling liability insurance coverage for ."

Small businesses, beware!

grist.org/business/forever-che

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a future where “the majority of new varieties of (edible!) plants entering the market will be affected by ”.

euronews.com/green/2024/08/18/

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