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“I work at VGT3 here in Vegas, and all we do is scan books,” an Amazon employee wrote on a forum for Amazon workers, as quoted by 404. “Some are assigned to cut books, and others go to receive where they get books and scan the barcodes. We didn’t have rates, but now we do, but it’s not stressful.”

Despite Amazon clearly trying to keep this practice under wraps, the logo for the part of the warehouse the book scanners work in, called VGT3, is so on the nose that it borders on farce: a T-Rex holding a book in its hand that it’s about to eat — which, we have to say, kind of looks AI-generated.

Remix of "This is fine" by David Revoy (@davidrevoy@framapiaf.org) − CC-BY 4.0

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cross-posted from: https://piefed.zip/c/technology@lemmy.world/p/1741427/the-pollution-being-churned-out-by-ai-data-centers-is-so-severe-that-it-s-almost-incompreh

I mean, I guess "impeccable safety record" is in the eye of the beholder?

https://crimethinc.com/2026/08/17/you-are-under-surveillance-2026-a-sticker

absolutely beautiful

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for coverage on this from an Israeli news outlet, see this article on same topic https://www.timesofisrael.com/ben-gvir-we-should-kill-30-to-40-people-in-gaza-daily-theyre-not-worthy-of-life/

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/41596092

The measure came into force on 10 July 2026

[...] the annual financial requirement is likely to be between €20 million and €25 million.

[...]

The policy is intended to encourage more people to leave their cars at home and use public transport for journeys within Porto and the surrounding urban region.

[Mayor] Duarte has cautioned that abolishing fares will not, by itself, resolve Porto’s congestion problems. He described the programme as part of a broader mobility strategy that must also include faster services, better connections, increased capacity and more reliable journey times.

Porto currently has about 16 kilometres of dedicated bus lanes. The municipality plans to increase this to approximately 22 kilometres by the end of 2026, giving buses greater priority over private vehicles on some of the city’s busiest routes.

The mayor said public transport would need to become more convenient and dependable than travelling by car before a substantial change in daily habits could be expected. The municipality’s objective is for public transport to become the main means of travelling around Porto, with private cars taking a secondary role.

The scheme is unusual because Porto is paying for its residents to travel across the entire metropolitan network rather than offering free journeys only inside the municipality.

The Porto Metropolitan Area comprises 17 municipalities, each of which remains responsible for its own spending decisions. [...]

OpenAI's new "Computer History" for ChatGPT on macOS will record "everything" you do on your PC to fine-tune the AI model.

Be cool like the adults!

Because of course big tobacco would do that. They were often sold in packs looking just like real cigarette packs, except with the word "Candy" on it. Some appeared to be fictional brands, and others were sold under the branding of real cigarette companies.

Wikipedia says:

A 1990 study found that sixth graders who ate candy cigarettes were twice as likely to smoke cigarettes as those who did not eat candy cigarettes.

And,

Some products contain powdered sugar hidden in the wrapper, allowing the user to blow into the cigarette and produce a cloud of sugar that imitates smoke, which comes out of the other end.

They are still available in the US and Canada, although with some restrictions.

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/41596092

The measure came into force on 10 July 2026

[...] the annual financial requirement is likely to be between €20 million and €25 million.

[...]

The policy is intended to encourage more people to leave their cars at home and use public transport for journeys within Porto and the surrounding urban region.

[Mayor] Duarte has cautioned that abolishing fares will not, by itself, resolve Porto’s congestion problems. He described the programme as part of a broader mobility strategy that must also include faster services, better connections, increased capacity and more reliable journey times.

Porto currently has about 16 kilometres of dedicated bus lanes. The municipality plans to increase this to approximately 22 kilometres by the end of 2026, giving buses greater priority over private vehicles on some of the city’s busiest routes.

The mayor said public transport would need to become more convenient and dependable than travelling by car before a substantial change in daily habits could be expected. The municipality’s objective is for public transport to become the main means of travelling around Porto, with private cars taking a secondary role.

The scheme is unusual because Porto is paying for its residents to travel across the entire metropolitan network rather than offering free journeys only inside the municipality.

The Porto Metropolitan Area comprises 17 municipalities, each of which remains responsible for its own spending decisions. [...]

A fantastic French slow comedy

cross-posted from: https://literature.cafe/post/34684111

Duration - 3:02

[a video on Peertube about Cuba from the news collective Belly Of The Beast]

Havana has a garbage problem. El Rampeño has a solar-powered solution.

Meet the Cuban initiative using renewable energy to collect garbage with tricycles in the face of fuel shortages caused by the U.S. oil blockade

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The Gasolini AR1 uses 2-cylinder Honda bike engine, and an EV is underway, too.