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New leadership for Asahi Linux
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↳ I do feel, though feel being the operative word here, that Asahi had stalled in terms of new hardware support in recent months. Hopefully new governance invigorates things. — -
Trump and RFK Jr commit to Make America Sick Again
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↳ And there’s some shit scary disease on the horizon that makes COVID look like hay fever. The global ramifications of the US being massively fucked in the health department are terrifying. — - From February 14, 2025: Join mind reader’s free community of radical thinkers analysing capitalism’s contradictions and imagining better futures. Start right now.
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Tired of spotty internet, Bolivians are smuggling in Starlink
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↳ It’s so unfortunate that Musk is involved with the company providing somewhat equitable access to relatively fast and reliable internet. Technology should make people’s lives better — starlink can, but the revenue stream to authoritarianist dictatorships is damning. — -
Microsoft Study Finds Relying on AI Kills Your Critical Thinking Skills
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↳ Relying on a software tool which regurgitates primarily mainstream hegemonic knowledge might harm your critical and creative thinking? — -
US inflation unexpectedly increases
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↳ About as unexpected as a sunrise. — - From February 13, 2025: Join mind reader’s free community of radical thinkers analysing capitalism’s contradictions and imagining better futures. Start right now.
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Nuclear plants could require three times more water than used by coal
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Associated Press barred from Oval Office for not using ‘Gulf of America’
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↳ Between tech companies and the media, not good. Hegemonic forces for evil. — - From February 12, 2025: Support independent radical thought. Join mind reader’s growing community of readers thinking deeply about social transformation. Start right now.
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AI chatbots unable to accurately summarise news, BBC finds
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↳ No, really? (And I’ve even tried it here, not the best!) — -
Google Calendar removes Pride Month, Black History Month and Women’s History Month
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↳ “Don’t be evil”. — - From February 11, 2025: Support independent radical thought. Join mind reader’s growing community of readers thinking deeply about social transformation. Start right now.
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Meta staff torrented nearly 82TB of pirated books for AI training — court records reveal copyright violations
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↳ Is it even piracy if a corporation is involved at this point? — - From February 10, 2025: Like what you’re reading? Join mind reader (free) to get fresh critical analysis delivered directly to you. Start right now.
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Developer creates endless Wikipedia feed to fight algorithm addiction
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↳ This is a very clever idea. Gels with the micro-learning that we need to form robust communities. Golly would it be cool if Wikipedia were more counter-hegemonic and decolonised in its collected knowledge. But the open source model enables this kind of invention, and that’s incredible. — -
Tesla demand is nosediving in EV-friendly Europe amid Elon Musk’s endorsement of the far right
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↳ This will likely just hurt the workers. But it is good to see that the political sentiment or common sense is against Musk elsewhere. — - From February 9, 2025: Want more analysis like this? Join mind reader (free) to never miss a dispatch. Start right now.
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The shape of (non)existence
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It’s been a minute, and there’s been some significant changes for both mind reader and for me as a human. Today I want to take a moment to appreciate the good and bad of what is emerging and present in our world. Our first shared moment is about the tragic, terrible, and inhumane Trump-Musk-drama that is not only a visceral distraction to churn through the absolute worst vitriol and hate speech at the expense of those already deeply marginalised by American society, but also a very real threat to the nature of contemporary social fabric and cohesion. The second is a moment of hopeful futures as energy which has been forestalled far too long begins to surface and push for radically ethical new ways. It has been nearly impossible to ignore over the past month the absolute imposition of ‘noise’ over signal in our news, social medias, and relationships with one another. The now finely honed machine that is Trumpian politics...
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AOC says she's worth less than $500,000 after kickback claims — and seems to get kudos from Trump fans in response
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↳ The meta, here, that she’s opened herself to criticism around her worth while continuing to strive for her community is absolutely central. If we don’t all show our flaws and live in the values we hold others to what are we? — - From February 7, 2025: Join mind reader’s free community of radical thinkers analysing capitalism’s contradictions and imagining better futures. Start right now.
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Mandatory jail term for Nazi salute under new hate crime rules in Australia
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↳ This is a great move. —