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  2. Comment on Fairphone Gen 6+ now available in the US in ~tech

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    Yeah I was hesitating to buy one. However I had found no other ethical alternative, to I went with Fairphone 4 back in the day. In the end it turned out I don't use headphones as much as I thought...

    Yeah I was hesitating to buy one. However I had found no other ethical alternative, to I went with Fairphone 4 back in the day. In the end it turned out I don't use headphones as much as I thought I'll be, not even bluetooth ones. So I'm happy to have my FP, even without jack. Of course my mind would sit much more comfortable knowing that I have jack, but well, I don't need it that much.

  3. Comment on Young adults in the US are increasingly wary of AI, concerned it will take jobs in ~tech

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    AI will automate some jobs, also other jobs are artificially limited by humans, e.g. there are limits on how many medical doctors can start specialization courses every year, and that number could...

    AI will automate some jobs, also other jobs are artificially limited by humans, e.g. there are limits on how many medical doctors can start specialization courses every year, and that number could be elevated. We should be talking about such stuff. Media should be writing about it. There are still many fields with a huge need for workers, but to gain the license to become such worker is too difficult not because of field difficulty, but artificial limits created by politicians and specialists on such fields.

    5 votes

  4. Comment on The Shoe Thrower [podcast] in ~society

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    When no one seems to be listening, how far do you go to be heard?

    In December, 2008, George W. Bush made a surprise visit to Baghdad for a press conference. And at the very end of his remarks, a shoe came flying past his head.

    It was “the shoe heard around the world,” and countless jokes and memes ensued.

    But in the pandemonium, many missed the story of the man at the center: Muntadhar al-Zaidi, a weary journalist trying to get the world to see the Iraq War in a different light. Even fewer people know what happened to him after.

    Nearly two decades later, Radiolab reporter Sarah Qari tracked al-Zaidi down to learn the story of his life. What she found was a story about grief, anger and the line where journalism ends and protest begins.

    1 vote

  6. Comment on AI data center developers begin suing local jurisdictions behind bans and moratoriums — claims range from officials exceeding authority to violations of due process and equal protection laws in ~tech

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    That's why it's very important to track these lawsuits. I also don't understand, however we're talking about billionaires and big tech, they have tons of money and influence.

    That's why it's very important to track these lawsuits. I also don't understand, however we're talking about billionaires and big tech, they have tons of money and influence.

    1 vote

  8. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

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    I've replaced broken bicycle shifter for the new one and it works! I'm very happy because it's my first time repairing a bicycle. It was a little bit stressful in the beginning, but it went pretty...

    I've replaced broken bicycle shifter for the new one and it works! I'm very happy because it's my first time repairing a bicycle. It was a little bit stressful in the beginning, but it went pretty smooth. Happy to be able to successfully do some manual work!

  9. Comment on New Zealand has a new official language — English in ~society

  10. Comment on “Hope is a method: If I do something about this situation, I might change it enough so that I can do something else about this situation.” -- Cory Doctorow in ~humanities

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    By doing all this hill climbing stuff regarding problems in your own life, you are actually changing the world.

    By doing all this hill climbing stuff regarding problems in your own life, you are actually changing the world.

    1 vote

  13. Comment on US schools are adding pepper-spraying drones to help combat active shooters in ~society

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    This + it's more profitable for billionaires to create police state instead of helping the society. Just look who owns the media and thus who creates the narrative. Who doesn't want men to have...

    This + it's more profitable for billionaires to create police state instead of helping the society. Just look who owns the media and thus who creates the narrative. Who doesn't want men to have time to think about their mental health (in a healthy way, not in a way of blaming minorities and women) by driving their attention to other things presented in the media.

    6 votes

  14. Comment on Reminder to myself that my employer does not give a shit about me in ~life

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    I've just spent some time wondering what "PTO" means and I'm surprised that in US people have to negotiate their sick leave with their employer. [edit] Not sure if I rephrased it correctly, but...

    I've just spent some time wondering what "PTO" means and I'm surprised that in US people don't have sick leaves. have to negotiate their sick leave with their employer.

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    Not sure if I rephrased it correctly, but that's how I understand it

    3 votes

  15. Comment on US schools are adding pepper-spraying drones to help combat active shooters in ~society

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    I'd rather consider adding social welfare, money for education, labor rights etc. instead of drones. But I'm not a billionaire so I can only write stupid things on the internet.

    I'd rather consider adding social welfare, money for education, labor rights etc. instead of drones. But I'm not a billionaire so I can only write stupid things on the internet.

    28 votes

  16. Comment on The Filipino virtual assistants behind LinkedIn’s “thought leadership” content mill in ~tech

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    Just an anecdote - two last jobs (decent jobs) I found without LI account at all. Everybody's been telling me it's impossible, but turned out it's not.

    Just an anecdote - two last jobs (decent jobs) I found without LI account at all. Everybody's been telling me it's impossible, but turned out it's not.

    5 votes

  17. Comment on France becomes the first EU country to ban social media for children in ~tech

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    So maybe just concentrate on penalizing to death big tech for such dark patterns instead of requiring society to provide big tech with personal IDs?

    So maybe just concentrate on penalizing to death big tech for such dark patterns instead of requiring society to provide big tech with personal IDs?

    29 votes

  18. Comment on Sweden prides itself on equality, so why is its political gender gap growing – as general election looms, survey shows twice as many men as women support far-right Sverigedemokraterna in ~society

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    Is there not a single party which wants to tax the billionaires in Sweden?

    Is there not a single party which wants to tax the billionaires in Sweden?

    1 vote

  19. Comment on Sweden prides itself on equality, so why is its political gender gap growing – as general election looms, survey shows twice as many men as women support far-right Sverigedemokraterna in ~society

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    I would add Big Tech algorithms made with a goal of spreading emotionalized content and igniting a fire within working class, thus dividing societies and making working class unable to get...

    I would add Big Tech algorithms made with a goal of spreading emotionalized content and igniting a fire within working class, thus dividing societies and making working class unable to get together and fight bilionnaires.

    7 votes