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Ob Diäten­erhöhung oder nicht ist letztlich Symbol­politik – den Staats­haushalt saniert es nicht. Die Frge ist hier letztlich: was für ein Symbol und für wen?
Und wenn wir schon dabei sind, sollten wir Diäten vielleicht so behandeln wie andere staatliche Leistungen¹ wie die Grundsicherung: Einkünfte aus anderen Quellen² werden voll angerechnet. Auch das ist Symbol­politik, und dieses Symbol wendet sich an die Abgeordneten selbst, die die Sozial­gesetze beschließen.
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Power loom built by T. Larmuth & Co., in Manchester, around 1860 - now at the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry.
> "By the early 19th century, new machines like this power loom could make cloth more quickly and cheaply than people. Groups of angry handloom weavers raided cotton mills at night. They burnt and broke power looms to protest against the new technology."
This aspect of the Industrial Revolution is now being breathlessly repeated by those who s…

With deal done, Aubrey’s goal: Make my next kick https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/with-deal-done-aubrey-s-goal-make-my-next-kick

With deal done, Aubrey’s goal: Make my next kick https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/with-deal-done-aubrey-s-goal-make-my-next-kick

Never mind the particular interest you might choose to focus on. The world is overwhelmed with problems we can name.
Take a step backwards and consider that everything about our way of life is wrong, and this plethora of problems is the proof in the pudding.
Consider the plentiful resources available, but instead of being used for humanity, they are being hoarded and used against humanity.
The answer is simpler than most people can recognize: it is just a matter of redistri…

“Asking an AI chatbot a question consumes a great deal more energy than finding the answer via simple web search or calculator. It adds extra demand for no good reason... a bit like driving to the shops in an SUV instead of riding your bike.”
Or driving any kind of car. AI, like cars, aims to reconfigure everyday life in a way that’s vastly more energy-hungry and polluting… and profitable for a few.

Veteran tech investor Roger McNamee, recalled asking "Silicon Valley" creator Mike Judge what he was really going for.
Judge answered, “I think Silicon Valley is immersed in a titanic battle between the hippie value system of the Steve Jobs generation and the Ayn Randian libertarian values of the Peter Thiel generation.”
McNamee’s own read on things was less diplomatic:
“Some of us actually, as naïve as it sounds, came here to make the world a better place.
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The billionaires made a promise -- now some want out | TechCrunch
In 2010, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates launched a disarmingly simple campaign they called the Giving Pledge: a public commitment, open to the world's

from my link log —
U 237C ⍼ RIGHT ANGLE WITH DOWNWARDS ZIGZAG ARROW is a symbol for azimuth.
https://ionathan.ch/2022/04/09/angzarr.html
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Why would a company pay you to come up with the same solutions generated by a chatbot?
The answer is, they don’t want to pay you! It’s that fucking simple!

"Can houseplants really purify the air in your home? What the science actually says"
#Plants #Environment
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Can houseplants really purify the air in your home? What the science actually says
The question sounds simple. The answer, once you examine the actual measurement science behind it, is more interesting than either "yes" or "no."