"Microsoft Claims Unauthorized Repairing of Its Devices Would Be a Security Risk": https://yro.slashdot.org/story/19/06/29/1939212/microsoft-claims-unauthorized-repairing-of-its-devices-would-be-a-security-risk Planned Obsolescence (and Military Control) is at the very core of the (tech) industry business model. Anything that threatens this practice, will be violently attacked. #Technology #Politics
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"An Indonesian Couple Has Named Their Baby ‘Google’": https://www.ubergizmo.com/2019/06/couple-decided-to-name-baby-google/ #Technology
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A Guide to Germany’s Agtech Ecosystem: Government Support Belies Limited Investor Pool: https://agfundernews.com/a-guide-to-germanys-agtech-ecosystem.html
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Amazon will pay $0 in taxes on $11,200,000,000 in profit for 2018 - kleptocracy:
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-taxes-zero-180337770.html #Politics #Technology -
This talk made me puke a bit. Horrendously technocratic, backwards vision. Disgusting.
"Sovereign Nature Initiative" - by Florian Schmitt:
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"Here are 10 ways AI could help fight climate change": https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613838/ai-climate-change-machine-learning/
This article says "could" a whooping 13x. While speculative futures can be fun, this is mostly feel-good techno-fetishism and eco-modernism. There is no techno-quick-fix & low/no-tech is often better.
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A Water-Stressed World Turns to Desalination: https://www.citylab.com/environment/2019/06/desalination-plants-water-supply-drought-technology/592330/
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People fish for crayfish next to solar panels at a fishery-solar hybrid photovoltaic power station, in Yangzhou, China (VCG)
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"The Easy Way Out - How the pursuit of convenience produces new forms of inconvenience" - by @LMSacasas: https://reallifemag.com/the-easy-way-out/ #Technology #Design
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Bike-Sharing companies in Berlin are heavily competing:
1. @Uber (USA): Obnoxious design, neon-red, heavy frame. Electric, depends on Battery. Unlock via complex touchscreen computer.
2. @Mobike (China): Unobtrusive design, light frame. Not electric. Unlock via simple QR-code.
My favorite form of "micro mobility" and "last-mile transportation" by far is walking. All these new E-Scooters, E-Bikes, and Pogo sticks are truly ridicules compared to your feet. Take your time, decelerate and walk in your city, its fun!
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Florian Effenberger: LibreOffice Adoption Is Growing Globally:
While it might be unsurprising to some, it is still constantly amazing to me (after 20+ y of OSS) just how sane, heartfelt & creative the open-source community and its leaders are - especially compared to the commercial counterparts (who seem obsessed with "money, control, surveillance, divisions, competition and ego")
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Facebook conspiracy theories might all made up by strange people, but they still certainly sound much more plausible then the official narrative:
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Cultivate Personal Produce with SproutsIO, an automated indoor growing system:
https://www.sprouts.io/ #Regenerative #Garden #Technology
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Huawei is reportedly exploring Aurora, a Sailfish OS fork, as its Android alternative https://www.xda-developers.com/huawei-aurora-salfish-os-fork-android-alternative/ #Technology #OS #Politics
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Pope Francis' position on "Technology", from "Laudato si'":
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laudato_si%27#Technology #Religion #Technology
