Wellness as tyranny: The cult of toxic happiness
Be happy. Think of your wellness. Across organisations, private and public entities, government bodies and social clubs, the cult of contrived happiness abounds with ritualistic, clotting repetition, writes Binoy Kampmark.Green Left
A concept in economics that doesn't get nearly enough airtime is: the diminishing marginal utility of money. Succinctly: the more units of money you've got, the less adding another such unit does—the added value of any one unit drops very steeply.
Over about $200M (personal orbital tourism? Megayacht? Your own tropical island?) there are no more experiences/luxuries that money can buy you. (And over $50M there are very few—bizjet, luxury mansion.)
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The older I get, the more I realize how much of a failure of imagination all billionaires are. Like, NOBODY needs a billion dollars. Nobody. There is no life circumstance where amassing that kind of wealth is necessary.neoliberal
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This Economist article very politely points out that Gartner Research are consistently full of shit. But you gotta hand it to them; they carved out a comfortable economic niche that allows them to get paid for just always being wrong--quite an accomplishment!
Artificial intelligence is losing hype
For some, that is proof the tech will in time succeed. Are they right?The Economist
Since #openssl does not seem to fix any of the remaining #QUIC API problems in their upcoming 3.4 release, it will keep lagging behind.
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OpenSSL 3.4 Alpha release approaching
The freeze date for OpenSSL 3.4 Alpha is rapidly approaching. Alpha freeze approaching The freeze date for OpenSSL 3.4 Alpha is rapidly approaching. Planned features are viewable on our 3.4 Planning page.Library
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Since a few weeks, MapComplete has a new thematic map: mapcomplete.org/circular_econo…
This map is for all things free and reuse, such as second hand shops, bicycle repair workshops, repair cafés, public bookcases, ...
The end goal is to have support for all features mentioned on wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Wi…, but that is still a lot of work - for which all help is appreciated! If you know a bit about #OpenStreetMap tagging, create a layer on mapcomplete.org/studio and create a layer!
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Umlčená Praha. Unikátní a dosud málo známé snímky okupace ze srpna 1968
Karel Bucháček byl špičkový matematik a fotograf, Miroslav Hlaváček jeho kolega z Akademie věd. Jejich snímky ze srpna 1968 jsou výjimečné.Dan Poláček (Aktuálně.cz)
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Nejutajenější zrádce z roku 1968 pustil Rusy do rozhlasu. Šlo o připravenou akci KGB?
Nepopsaných příběhů z doby sovětské invaze do Československa v roce 1968 je velmi málo. O to víc překvapí, že se prakticky nic neví o člověku, který by se dal považovat za zosobnění tehdejší zrady. O člověku, který v noci z 20. na 21.Petr Honzejk (Economia, a.s.)
Stay Safe Online: Never Share Your Security Code - Office Watch
Be wary of scams: never give out your security code. Discover how scammers can trick you into revealing your two-factor authentication code and accessing your accounts.Office-Watch.com (Office Watch)
The Seven Things You Should Do If Someone Is Using Your Social Security Number
Don't panic: There's plenty you can do to lock everything down.Emily Long (Lifehacker)
“Trump has allegedly been talking with PM Netanyahu to avert a cease-fire deal, fearing that doing so could help VP #KamalaHarris win in November.”
Doesn’t the Logan Act criminalize unauthorized negotiations by an Amer. citizen btwn the US & a foreign govt? #trump #press
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Donald Trump (retiree, rapist & convicted felon from Mar-a-Lago) urged Bibi Netanyahu to stop a cease-fire deal in order to hurt Kamala Harris’ campaign.Mastodon 🐘
Petition: Change.org: Save AppleVis: Preserve a Vital Resource for the Blind and Low Vision Community
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AppleVis, a vital hub for blind and low vision Apple users, is set to shut down on August 31, 2024. As the Publisher of Top Tech Tidbits, I'm urging David Goodwin to donate this invaluable resource to our care, or another trusted entity.
These are pretty impressive.
Microsoft releases three Phi-3.5 open source #AI models designed for basic/fast reasoning and more, available for developers to download, use, and fine-tune on Hugging Face.
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Microsoft releases powerful new Phi-3.5 models, beating Google, OpenAI and more
Microsoft’s release of the Phi-3.5 series represents a significant step forward in the development of multilingual and multimodal AI.Carl Franzen (VentureBeat)
🔵 The Nonvisual Website
by Angelika Cathor @angelikatyborska
There's a treasure hidden somewhere on this website. But there is a catch.The content of this website is only #accessible with a #screenreader
Of course ;)
NVDA is free, so anyone can use it;
open-source, so anyone can contribute;
powerful, so it gets what you need done;
lightweight, so it doesn't drag your system down;
and extensible with a thriving add-on ecosystem!
@Tusky It would be really helpful if Tusky showed thumbnails for YouTube video links using YouTube's new share style. It shows thumbnails with the old style (the URLs with watch etc. in them)
Instead Tusky just shows a placeholder with non-English text.
Flu Shots Are Already Popping Up: When Do You Need One?
Some pharmacies like CVS and Walmart have this season's flu vaccines stocked. Here's what to know and when to make the appointment.Jessica Rendall (CNET)
Unboxing the Monarch: A Technological Approach
Imagine accessing materials by viewing one line of braille at a time. Now, picture interacting with them by intervals of...Devon Price (American Printing House)
Aaand… Welcome to the RB family, Push Notifications API 🥳 Having fixed the nondeterministic build by upgrading to a more recent Gradle version (7.0.2 -> 8.1.0), #reproducibleBuilds finally succeeded. Find the green shield at #IzzyOnDroid with the next sync!
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„Push Notifications API“ – IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository
Send push notifications to your Android phone through a REST-APIIzzyOnDroid App Repo
Nassau County, NY just passed a mask ban and now residents say they are going to take pictures of anyone wearing a mask and send them to police.
This is why we need to stop any kind of mask ban legislation. They empower vigilantes to harass and surveil people wearing masks for health reasons.
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The Atlantic is cooling at record speed and nobody knows why
After over a year of record-high global sea temperatures, the Atlantic is cooling off more quickly than ever recorded, which could impact weather around the worldJames Dinneen (New Scientist)
#musc #elon #billionaires
Reminder! Registration for #LAS2024 is open. Join us for a deep dive into Linux applications. Register now: conf.linuxappsummit.org/event/…
#KDE #GNOME #OpenSource
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