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While we're at it
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Exploited Data Workers in the Global South Are “the Secret Ingredient of AI Itself”
(www.democracynow.org)
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U.K. Lawyer Rajiv Menon Breaks Silence on Contempt Charges in Palestine Action Case
(www.democracynow.org)
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Risk of Parkinson’s disease may increase with prolonged exposure to road traffic noise
(www.theguardian.com)
Now, if you're one of the lawyers for Bambu labs, ... I sincerely hope that you are not taking this case on contingency by the way—please charge an hourly fee
Nice.
Gut health is important and well worth talking about. Note, though, that the serotonin and dopamine produced there will never cross the blood–brain barrier, so the effects that the gut has on mental health (which are very real) come about differently.
The video he apparently got sued for.
And here a follow-up video where he repeats the trick on a freshly delivered lock (cause the company was whining about allegedly foul play).
I think a better title would be "Gnome is Asking You to Switch from Lump Sum Donations to Regular Donations, Even If the Total Amount is Smaller"
Corporations hate this trick.
AI incorporates the biases of its training data...
Still works when the app is downloaded via the F-Droid store: https://f-droid.org/ (Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Nextcloud-Entwickler-Google-beschneidet-unsere-Android-App-10382052.html)
For anyone wondering, the wealthiest top 1% alone accounts for one-fifth of warming.
Link to original study: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-025-02325-x
Full abstract:
Spoiler
Climate injustice persists as those least responsible often bear the greatest impacts, both between and within countries. Here we show how GHG emissions from consumption and investments attributable to the wealthiest population groups have disproportionately influenced present-day climate change. We link emissions inequality over the period 1990–2020 to regional climate extremes using an emulator-based framework. We find that two-thirds (one-fifth) of warming is attributable to the wealthiest 10% (1%), meaning that individual contributions are 6.5 (20) times the average per capita contribution. For extreme events, the top 10% (1%) contributed 7 (26) times the average to increases in monthly 1-in-100-year heat extremes globally and 6 (17) times more to Amazon droughts. Emissions from the wealthiest 10% in the United States and China led to a two- to threefold increase in heat extremes across vulnerable regions. Quantifying the link between wealth disparities and climate impacts can assist in the discourse on climate equity and justice.
Obligatory reminder to all Linux users to help every Windows user interested in switching.
People with your attitude are a significant reason why people decide against Linux. It's doing Microsoft a service.
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Accessibility direly needs more volunteer work in almost all projects. So you could, for example, pick your favorite desktop and get involved in their accessibility efforts (e.g. start here for KDE).