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twig , to Technology in "Maybe This is Too Cool" - After years of layoffs and pay/resource freezes, Amazon execs treat themselves to a private Foo Fighters concert worth millions

The ruling class needs a very poignant reminder that their perceived value is entirely manufactured by the working class, on whose shoulders they stand. These people have no real value if the people they exploit are able exert their own agency.

Fuck these parasites. And as a matter of course, fuck the foo fighters.

twig , (edited ) to Technology in Male birth control breakthrough safely switches off fit sperm for a while

That is actually not true. Not downplaying the significance of these effects, but...

In the 60s and 70s a large number of planned parenthood clinics were in low-income and predominantly black neighbourhoods, aimed at reducing the number of black babies.

In the same era birth control (more appropriately termed eugenics) programs forcibly sterilized black and indigenous women. Where it was presented as an option, the consequence for not following through on these doctor's "recommendations," were threats to withhold healthcare or public assistance.
The statistics through the 60s and 70s were that roughly 1 in 4 indigenous women were non-consenually sterilized.

But also, yeah, the results of this trial are fucked and people are right to be skeptical of this drug.

twig , to Technology in Hearing is be-leafing: Students invent quieter leaf blower

So I promise I'm not trying to be a dick here. While what you're saying is essentially reasonable, it's actually not true.

The amount of emissions in these small, wildly inefficient engines is considerably worse than even a large pickup truck. The reason is because emissions standards, including the introduction of catalytic converters, etc. don't apply to lawn equipment. The result is that these don't actually burn fuel correctly, and spew out lots of harmful pollutants in a way that even large ICE vehicles don't.

https://www.edmunds.com/car-reviews/features/emissions-test-car-vs-truck-vs-leaf-blower.html#:~:text=Distilling%20the%20above%20results%2C%20the,than%20the%20crew%20cab%20pickup.

https://grist.org/technology/lawn-equipment-pollution-report/

Like sure, there are larger sources of emissions, but I'm kinda in favor of making changes that would offer a large benefit proportionate to the amount of lifestyle change needed to make the switch. As in, making this switch would be easier than not. These emissions produce no benefit to us, and they cost us a weird amount of money to produce.

twig , to Technology in Hearing is be-leafing: Students invent quieter leaf blower

Absolutely. And all those emissions are taking place very close to a human's face.

twig , (edited ) to Technology in Hearing is be-leafing: Students invent quieter leaf blower

Fuck leaf blowers. I don't care if they're quieter. The term here is "polishing a turd." They don't really solve any problems. They're not good at removing debris, but just blowing it to a place where someone else will deal with it.

Also... removing debris on its own is a dubious pursuit, since "debris" could also be termed "stuff that holds moisture longer and slows the effect of drying soil during drought conditions."

twig , to Comic Strips in No-so-silent Spring

That's actually amazing. For real, thanks for sharing that. I love hearing about these decisions can have such a positive impact in our small corners of the world.

twig , to Technology in Google layoffs: Sundar Pichai-led company fires entire Python team for ‘cheaper labour’

Everyone needs a union

twig , to Comic Strips in No-so-silent Spring

Hell yeah. I love to hear that.

twig , to Comic Strips in No-so-silent Spring

Mowing lawns is killing pollinators.

People put so much energy into growing grass. Seeding, liming, fertilising, watering... so they can create endless, mindless busywork and destroy biodiversity.

Lawns were originally a status symbol. A "hey lol look at me I have enough land I don't have to grow food." Shameful that it took off as a defacto standard.

twig , (edited ) to Technology in Generative AI could soon decimate the call center industry, says CEO

The fact that generative AI is being used as a means of large corporations consolidating even more wealth rather than attempting to free the working class from shitty, menial jobs shows that we're way the fuck off with how we conceptualize of "work".

This should be a good thing, but for lots of people this will suck.

twig , to Technology in The Tech Baron Seeking to “Ethnically Cleanse” San Francisco

America desperately needs to enact policies that put restrictions on wealth accumulation. There are lots of ways to do this.

twig , to Lefty Memes in Sorry commies, capitalists beat you to landlord hate!

Yeah OK this is dumb.

Average household income in the US (I'm assuming that's where you are) are 75k before taxes, after taxes is 58k.

Rent is a national average of 2100 monthly, so, roughly 25k annually.
The average american household spends 270 weekly on groceries. That's 14k annually.
The average american household spends 12k on transportation annually.
The average american household spends about 10k on medical costs.

So -3K is what you're left with on average.

Accounting for only necessities, the averages mean that people can't afford to exist, let alone pay a down payment on an average house. 5% of the national average of 495,000 for a house is 24,750. If we're going off of averages is about 30k more than Americans make per household per year. And again in this case, since the average leaves us with a deficit of 3k just accounting for necessities, extending the timeline for savings doesn't do any favors.

twig , to Memes in Would you?

Yes. This on repeat.

twig , to Lefty Memes in It's a grocery chain in Canada and this is marvelous.

So the CEO of Loblaws (the parent company that owns most of the grocery chains/stores in Canada) has very explicitly been engaged in price-fixing of groceries.

These people are stealing from us. It is correct to steal from them.

twig , to Technology in ByteDance won't sell TikTok, would rather pull it from the US

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