every now and then we find something else that's going to end society as we know it. Y2k, AI, fuckin killer bees. They get a lot of media attention and seem silly later.
I think it's all just based on how we all realize this shit is fragile and unsustainable. But the real reasons why are not very exciting
Chronisch kranke Menschen hatten ja gehofft, dass sich die Möglichkeit einer reinen remote Behandlung (soweit möglich) nach den guten Erfahrungen, die damit während der Corona Pandemie gemacht wurden, als dauerhafte Alternative durchsetzt.
Tja, zu früh gefreut, wie so oft.
Uns wurde nur gezeigt, was technisch und organisatorisch möglich wäre, würden unsere Bedürfnisse ernst und wichtig genommen.
We’re looking to buy a place in #Ireland (because renting here is nigh on impossible these days) so I approached a mortgage broker and they just got back to me with this gem:
“Bank of Ireland will not consider your mortgage application because you run a not-for-profit.”
How bloody lovely.
Congratulations on creating a system that rewards the worst of the worst and fucks over those striving to work for the common good. I, for one, won’t be shedding a tear should it burn to the ground.
Also
"Understand the core principles behind Fuchsia and explore how Fuchsia creates a foundation for developers to create long-lasting products and experiences across a broad range of devices."
How is this supposed to attract any external contributors lmao
Excellent quote about Nazis
"Nice people made the best Nazis.
"Or so I have been told. My mother was born in Munich in 1934, and spent her childhood in Nazi Germany surrounded by nice people who refused to make waves. When things got ugly, the people my mother lived alongside chose not to focus on 'politics,' instead busying themselves with happier things. They were lovely, kind people who turned their heads as their neighbors were dragged away." — Naomi Shulman
https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2016/11/17/the-post-election-case-for-speaking-out-naomi-shulman
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essential trans safeguarding info for UK education staff, badenoch 2/2
any adult working with children & yp is morally and legally obliged to ignore this guidance as it is so clear-cut that outing children to their parents would pose significant risk of harm to the child (violates Children's Act 1989, KCSiE and Working Together 2018). it so clearly contradicts the existing statutory guidance, and you will be protected *by law* if you ignore it
essential trans safeguarding info for UK education staff, badenoch 1/2
if you work in education you *must* ignore this forthcoming guidance, if not morally than let me explain why you should ignore it *legally*:
this is NON-STATUTORY GUIDANCE. it is trumped by statutory guidance (e.g. KCSiE, which still specifically mentions discrimination based on gender reassignment in the 2023 update) which is in turn trumped by law (equality act 2010, children's act 1989)
pff, ik zou verdomme willen dat ik nog verbaasd was hierover. erger nog dan bewust racisme is het gewoon totaal ontkennen dat racisme bestaat en daardoor dit soort signalen gewoon niet serieus nemen. leer nou eens dat we een fucking probleem hebben in nl.
https://nos.nl/op3/artikel/2483097-duo-negeerde-signalen-over-etnisch-profileren-bij-fraudeonderzoek
facebook threads
Facebook's Threads is so depressing
https://jogblog.substack.com/p/facebooks-threads-is-so-depressing
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Strong views about abolishing oppression, hierarchy, agency, and self-governance - but I also trust people by default and give them room to grow, unless they give me reason not to. That all also applies to technology and how it's built.