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One doesn't need to be a radical anarchist (I am not) to acknowledge these concerns:
“From the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been calls […] for […] governments to combat the spread of the virus. These calls may seem quite innocuous and unsurprising, but they represent a dangerous trend. […] Specifically, these calls for #government action highlight a concerning belief […] that, when faced with an economic, social, or political problem, we should first look to the government to ‘do something’ and that the government’s response will be in our best interest. These calls for action demonstrate not only […] acceptance of #paternalistic government practices, but our demand for more.”
https://www.econlib.org/library/Columns/y2020/Johnsonpaternalism.html
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@tripu Eugen just pushed a change in the Mastodon Git for these same changes.
Whitelist and Blacklist now have new words defining them.
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Warren Buffett doesn't need the Fed's help. But he's getting it anyway - CNN https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/29/business/warren-buffett-fed-bond-buying/index.html
“Questions have resurfaced about problematic #language in #opensource communities and code, and specifically the use of terminology like ‘master’ and ‘slave’. […] The #Ansible community, for example, has started work to rename its ‘master’ branch to ‘main’ branch and phase out use of ‘whitelist’ and ‘blacklist’ in favor of ‘allowlist’ and ‘denylist’. […] If any person or groups of people feel unwelcome because of the language being used in a community, code or documentation, then the words should change.”
https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/making-open-source-more-inclusive-eradicating-problematic-language
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🔵 Time to update: Tor Browser 9.5.1 is out now.
This release updates Firefox to 68.10.0esr and NoScript to 11.0.32. Also, this release features important security updates to Firefox.
https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-951
The #WAWeffect and the #misandry in our sense-making institutions and in our collective psique are so pervasive that most people are blind to the absurdity and the blatant injustice of memes like this — and when exposed will make up all kinds of rationalisations to downplay its importance.
https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2020/06/lead-headline-and-sub-header-for-the-new-york-times.html
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@proto_azure @tripu It's linked to in the Marginal Revolution blog post, which is linked to from his old toot at mastodon.technology, linked above in the OP.
(#SSC author to be doxxed by #NYT)
I'm worried about Alexander's naïve comments about the journalist's intent (“it probably would have been a very nice article”; “by all indications, this was just going to be a nice piece saying I got some things about coronavirus right early on”). The experiences of #SamHarris, #EricWeinstein, #JordanPeterson and others on the #IDW have proved already that when mainstream reporters approach these contrarians, with seemingly sophisticated and supportive intentions, they end up writing the most disparaging and dishonest pieces. “Anything you say can and will be used against you.”
https://slatestarcodex.com/
“Make no mistake about it, #scientists, #technologists, #engineers and #mathematicians: your famous immunity to political concerns will not protect you against what is coming fast.”
#culturewars #university
https://www.jordanbpeterson.com/political-correctness/the-missive/
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Someone made a "face depixelizer" that turn a low-res pic of a face into a high-res one and of course the first thing they did is try it out with Doomguy and honestly that's pretty impressive but also hilarious
https://twitter.com/tg_bomze/status/1274098682284163072?s=19
https://twitter.com/tg_bomze/status/1274098682284163072?s=19
(Or as I tooted last year)
#MensHealthWeek ♂️
