FBI Cold War era surveillance spied on Chinese students and scientists.
Filed in the category of ‘in case you live under a rock’ cross referenced to ‘same as it ever was’.
I see it as a duty to report this - but why? At so many levels.
UK still ‘generations away’ from equality in top jobs, study shows.
Generations - and I’m not so sure Boris is going to do anything to accelerate that. (Even if he could.)
“Thunder ocean, thunder ocean
Red sails take me, make me sail along
Red sails, and a mast so tall
Red sails, red sails
David Bowie
We aren’t there yet - but definitely good news ….
Internet Pioneers Fight For Control of .Org Registry By Forming a Nonprofit Alternative.
I order
“Two sav blancs, one local IPA and a coke please.”
Bar Tender repeating back …
“Two sav blancs, one IPA and just a coke.”
Is that judgmental?
When the revolution comes and it surely must …
Chinese tycoon agrees to buy London mansion for £200m
”After three years on sale the entire contents of the property were auctioned off (including) jewel-encrusted bidets … and four 24-carat gold-plated waste paper bins.”
”There is an aphorism, often attributed to the poet Robert Frost, that a liberal is someone who won’t take his own side in a fight. True to form, statements from leading members of the supposed opposition party have tended to include ….
”We have created an echo chamber, where the end goal is to create an audience for the sake of having an audience. Social media has become an ego trap waiting to suck you in and make you the most self-absorbed version of yourself.”
Om Malik
Great read and a solid reminder of history over 22 bullet points ending on this one:
“Back in 1941, though Tehran declared neutrality in the world war, Russia and Britain jointly invaded and occupied the country to secure control of its oil reserves. Then, in 1953, when a democratically elected prime minister – Mohammad Mossadegh – dared nationalize Iranian oil (which had been largely under Western corporate control) the CIA coordinated a coup with MI6 to overthrow the government. The dictatorial Shah was promptly put in power and ruled with an iron fist for the next 26 years. America had armed, funded, and backed this brutal regime for two and a half decades.”
The U.S. Alone Is to Blame For a War With Iran
As we know - it’s always about the oil. Always.
COOL - BusyCal now synching with Apple’s Reminders … if you recall that got broke when Apple upgraded their reminders app.
Sonos CEO will testify to lawmakers after suing Google.
Is ‘I believe Sonos’ the same as ‘I don’t believe Google’?
Gotta Be Aretha! - a post written by @dave back in 1996 … ie before ‘Steve’ …
Companies Are Using AI-Generated People To Appear More Diverse
”AI startups are selling images of computer-generated faces that look like the real thing, offering companies a chance to create imaginary models and “increase diversity” in their ads without needing human beings.”
Not sure I’ve seen it all yet - but I am now pretty darn close … just received a pitch that compared the Normandy landings to bad SEO.
Not the first time - observation of how pockets of people collect without us knowing.
I just followed someone who I wasn’t already and found he was in turn following 13 people that I wasn’t … not web sites, not mastodon accounts - all valid and populated micro blog accounts.
45 years since the first day of recording ‘Wish You Were Here’.