Al<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://graphics.social/@metin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>metin</span></a></span> <br>We should put these numbers in context.</p><p>If your lucky you might find a <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/bigCorp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigCorp</span></a> job that gives you 2 weeks a year off, time that they dont require your presence. <br>That is 4%.</p><p>The guy that is pretending to be the president of the US is taking 30% and that is assuming that he is working when not playing golf. There is little evidence of that.</p><p>Plus each trip cost the US millions of dollars in support cost.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> is more than voting!</p>
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Al<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@AkaSci" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>AkaSci</span></a></span> <br>I remember, a long time ago, when we started to have fuel efficiency standards. The Japanese hired well educated engineers to solve the fuel efficiency problem, the US <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/bigCorp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigCorp</span></a> hired lawyers and lobbyist to go to DC to have our laws changed. </p><p>It is still going on today and in all areas of business.</p><p>Want a present day example.<br>our gov gives more grants to bigCorp for 4 wheel electric cars but not to <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/aptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aptera</span></a> which has a well designed 3 wheel electric car....because it has 3 wheels.</p>
Al<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://techhub.social/@Techmeme" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Techmeme</span></a></span> <br>if the AL <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/bigCorp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigCorp</span></a> can <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/watermark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>watermark</span></a> images created from free account then they should have no problem just watermarking all images created with <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/copyrighted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>copyrighted</span></a> material.</p><p>Will any court get on this?</p>
Al<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mas.to/@bascule" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bascule</span></a></span> <br>another example of viewing the world through <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/bigCorp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigCorp</span></a> tinted glasses. We don't see what we are not shown and it help to keep us distracted by trans-stuff or bigLeague sports etc</p>
Al<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.lol/@major" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>major</span></a></span> <br>The distraction is working. We view the world through <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/bigCorp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigCorp</span></a> tinted glasses(media).</p>
Peter Motte<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@mral" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mral</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@AkaSci" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>AkaSci</span></a></span> As a matter of fact, AI also is only possible in a world with <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a>, <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/bigCorp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigCorp</span></a> monopoly controlled economies, because AI is extremely expensive to develop, and it servers primarily to give millions of people the sack.</p>
Al<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/@PeterMotte" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>PeterMotte</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@AkaSci" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>AkaSci</span></a></span> <br>A nice textbook description of how <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/tariff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariff</span></a> work; not related to what <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/HomoStupidus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomoStupidus</span></a> is proposing.</p><p>We live in a world of crony <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/bigCorp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigCorp</span></a> monopoly controlled economies run by mendacious narcissistic sociopaths where words don't mean anything.</p><p>This "tariff" is a con to repressively tax the little guy, to make it appear that we can then give the billionaires another <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/taxcut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxcut</span></a> and allow them to increase profits, raise prices and concentrate more wealth.</p>
Al<p>This is scary #1984 stuff. BigCorp is controlling what <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ads</span></a> (the type of ad) you see on your TV based on what you pay.</p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/04/cheap-tvs-incessant-advertising-reaches-troubling-new-lows/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">4/cheap-tvs-incessant-advertising-reaches-troubling-new-lows/</span></a></p><p>and its here today thanks to <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/bigCorp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigCorp</span></a> and the conservatives.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> is more than voting!</p>
Al<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://universeodon.com/@georgetakei" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>georgetakei</span></a></span> <br>people just can't get it, he is completely unfit for the job unless this is the job "they(bigCorp,conservative,GOP)" want done.</p><p>Again I ask;<br>if he is NOT a <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/bigCorp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigCorp</span></a> asset bent on destroying our democratic government, what would he be doing differently if he WAS working in service of the bigCorps.</p><p>You can use russian instead of bigCorp if that helps you to understand the problem.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> is more than voting!</p>
Al<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://universeodon.com/@georgetakei" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>georgetakei</span></a></span> <br>When I think of side-hustles by rich folks, I think of folks that are actors or <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/bigCorp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigCorp</span></a> CEO pretending to know how to run a <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a>, or any <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> for that matter, and failing;<br>Not folks that are using their skills in another gig in their field.</p>
Al<p>When I think of side-hustles by rich folks, I think of folks that are actors or <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/bigCorp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigCorp</span></a> CEO pretending to know how to run a <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a>, or any <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> for that matter, and failing;<br>Not folks that are using their skills in another gig in their field.</p>
Al<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@dosnostalgic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dosnostalgic</span></a></span> <br>Those are the choices the bigCorp gave you but they are NOT your only choices. </p><p>You dont need to "recycle" the whole computer! </p><p>Words matter.</p><p>You need to change only the <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/os" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>os</span></a> ,replace it with a version of <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a>.</p><p>They, the <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/bigCorp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigCorp</span></a>, are assuming that you unable to learn something new.</p><p>You either can make things happen for you or you can let things happen to you.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> is more than voting!</p>
Al<p>I really want to know who they thought they were looping in.</p><p>since nobody was missed and nobody expected the reporter to say anything, nor did they ask any question of the reporter.</p><p>my guess, they were looping in their handler in <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>russia</span></a> or some other <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/bigCorp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigCorp</span></a> CEO.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> is more than voting!</p>
Al<p>one of the goals of <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/tRumpism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tRumpism</span></a> is to prevent individuals from suing <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/bigcorp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigcorp</span></a>. but in their fight to establish their <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/feudal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>feudal</span></a> governments they are suing.</p><p>"...[t]hese crypto coiners have found themselves at the centre of political intrigue and have had to resort to suing Honduras through the investor-state dispute settlement, a little-known but central component of global capitalism’s neoliberal bureaucracy. "...</p><p><a href="https://www.donotpanic.news/p/the-trumpists-agitating-to-coup-honduras" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">donotpanic.news/p/the-trumpist</span><span class="invisible">s-agitating-to-coup-honduras</span></a><br> <br><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/honduras" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>honduras</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Prospera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prospera</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> is more than voting!</p>
Al<p>I have a good friend, for real, that is slowly going <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blind</span></a>. Is there a good plugin for <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/thunderbird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thunderbird</span></a> <br> to read emails without involving a <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/bigCorp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigCorp</span></a> ?</p><p>I'm thinking of <br>1) Open email in window,<br>2) click button that says "read aloud"</p><p>She is not blind yet, this would be like training wheels to get her use to using a screen reader while she can still see a little.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/FLOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FLOSS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a></p>
Al<p>The <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/bigCorp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigCorp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/aristocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aristocracy</span></a> does not want you to hear this, <br>we the people can use science to understand mother nature and we can let her do her work without paying a bigCorp. We should invest in science not censor science.</p><p><a href="https://aopk.gov.cz/web/en/-/beavers-save-governments-money?redirect=%2Fweb%2Fen%2Fnews" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aopk.gov.cz/web/en/-/beavers-s</span><span class="invisible">ave-governments-money?redirect=%2Fweb%2Fen%2Fnews</span></a></p><p>The citizens of the Czech Republic learned to cooperate with Mother Nature. They let beavers restore a damaged wetlands. <br>A small investment of tax money in science prevented a huge bill from a bigCorp.<br>learn to cooperate not compete.<br><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a></p>
Al<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mas.to/@paul_aman" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>paul_aman</span></a></span> <br>think like <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/bigcorp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigcorp</span></a> and the answer is obvious. I've had store ask, on a 18.15 bill if I want to round up to 19$.<br>some places now want direct access to you bank account so they can just take what ever they want. price increases are automatically added.</p>
Al<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fediscience.org/@petergleick" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>petergleick</span></a></span> <br>thanks, I glad to see a media outlet actually print what he says verbatim. <br>The <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/bigCorp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigCorp</span></a> media needs to stop rewriting what he says. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> is more than voting!</p>
Al<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://girlcock.club/@maeve" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>maeve</span></a></span> <br>This is the kind of lesson we should be learning, <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/bigCorp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigCorp</span></a> is not doing us any favors by concentrating the egg manufacturing to only a few mega operations.<br>We need <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diversity</span></a> <br> in all things, including our food productions.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/decentralize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>decentralize</span></a> production in every field not just computers. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> is more than voting.</p>
Al<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Tutanota" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Tutanota</span></a></span> <br>This toot was clearly from Tuta and is an info-mercal but it does contain a significant amount of useful information for general use.<br>TL;DR<br>most bigCorp email contain an image that is very small, 1x1 pixel.<br>When you open the email your email manager will request the image and at that point the <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/bigCorp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigCorp</span></a> knows where you are and you are giving them information to identify you in the future.</p>
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