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  • ‘Erasure agenda’ – global indigenous leaders slam NZ government’s treatment of Māori

    The bill, alongside proposals to review the Waitangi Tribunal, have been described as “a profound violation” and akin to past colonial attempts to undermine Indigenous treaties in countries such as the United States and Canada, Indigenous Environmental Network executive director Tom BK Goldtooth said. https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/09/10/erasure-agenda-global-indigenous-leaders-slam-nz-governments-treatment-of-maori/

  • Agrivoltaics come of age

    “Far from reducing food production, agri-PV actually increases yields for some crops,” says Ember analyst Paweł Czyżak. “Agri-PV combines the best of both worlds — electricity and food production, preserving precious land for agriculture, yet still enabling the energy transition to move forward, benefitting societies and economies.” https://theprogressplaybook.com/2024/09/10/agrivoltaics-come-of-age/

  • “There are no f**king whiskers involved in this”

  • The emergent evilness of algorithmic resource allocation

    There are a number of ex-Uber people I really respect. Still, that business model is getting more and more toxic and needs to die in fire.

  • It is the Petite Bourgeoisie that enable fascists

    “You better check yo’ self before you wreck yo’ self” – Ice Cube Petite bourgeoisie (French pronunciation: [pətit(ə) buʁʒwazi], literally ‘small bourgeoisie‘; also anglicised as petty bourgeoisie) is a term that refers to a social class composed of semi-autonomous peasants and small-scale merchants. They are named as such because their politico-economic ideological stance in times of stability is reflective of the proper haute bourgeoisie (high bourgeoisie or upper class).…

  • Pluralistic: America’s best-paid CEOs have the worst-paid employees

    Take Lowe’s: over the past five years, CEO Marvin Ellison spent $43 billion on stock buybacks, netting $18 million for himself in the process. Now, Lowe’s has 285,000 employees, half of whom earn less than $33,000/year. Divide Ellison’s $18m among those workers and each of them would net a paltry $126/year. But if you were to share…

  • Snake Oil, Baby

    src: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/denis-o-b61a379a_genai-activity-7237647652052488192-CwHF?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

  • The Tesla Workers Dealing With Autopilot Data Are Treated So Strangely You Won’t Believe It

    With new headlines cropping up all the time showing how poorly a job Tesla Autopilot actually does at piloting cars, it’s not surprising that the people tasked with building that system’s knowledge out are underpaid and heavily surveilled — or that when they tried to fight back against what they felt was unfair treatment, they were summarily cast aside. https://futurism.com/the-byte/tesla-autopilot-workers-treatment

  • Cory Doctorow: Marshmallow Longtermism

    … the “patient” kids weren’t demonstrat­ing “self-control” – rather, their willingness to wait for a second marshmallow reflected a charmed life in which adults came through with the goodies they promised. That same charmed life saw those subjects enrolled in the best schools, backstopped by tutors and college application consultants, significant parental financial contributions to…

  • Srsly Wrong 318 – Peter Thiel is not a good guy

    Surveillance billionaire Peter Thiel is an example of a rich guy who ruins everything. He’s not a good guy. https://srslywrong.com/podcast/318-peter-thiel-is-not-a-good-guy/ Such a great kiwi. Thanks Rod and Sam.