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Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 2:35 pm on February 20, 2020
Tags: environment ( 14 )   

we don’t live in a bubble

People are impacted by pollution from across state lines, just like diners in the non-smoking section of restaurants were impacted by the smoke blowing in from the smoking section.

Source: Premature mortality related to United States cross-state air pollution | Nature

Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 1:48 pm on February 20, 2020
Tags: environment ( 14 )   

shooting ourselves in the foot

Those justifiying continued exploitation of workers in the name of economic growth are largely the same ones fine with destroying nature and therefore harming economic growth.

Source: The economic cost of destroying nature is astronomical

Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 1:38 pm on February 20, 2020
Tags: flipboard ( 2 ), social media ( 31 ), video ( 2 )   

more video

Seems like an interesting feature for a site that has sort of fallen out of the spotlight but which continues to innovate.

Source: Flipboard introduces Flipboard TV

Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 1:15 pm on February 20, 2020
Tags: artificial intelligence ( 6 ), job search ( 3 )   

yep

The knowledge your resume – which you’ve crafted so carefully – isn’t even being viewed by a human being is demeaning.

Source: Cost Cutting Algorithms Are Making Your Job Search a Living Hell – VICE

Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 1:02 pm on February 20, 2020
Tags: politics ( 48 )   

criminalizing progressives

This seems specifically designed to make it easier to target liberal activists protesting capitalism and authoritarianism.

Source: The FBI Makes a Bizarre Claim About Pro-Choice Terrorism

Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 12:44 pm on February 20, 2020
Tags: politics ( 48 )   

scary

This is honestly terrifying.

Source: ‘QAnon’ conspiracy theory creeps into mainstream politics | PBS NewsHour Weekend

Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 12:32 pm on February 20, 2020
Tags: architecture, politics ( 48 )   

boring and bad

This is about creating an image of the government as imposing and overwhelming, not friendly or helpful. It’s also more than a little racist, but that should be obvious.

Source: Will the White House Order New Federal Architecture To Be Classical? | 2020-02-04 | Architectural Record

Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 12:28 pm on February 20, 2020
Tags: mobile ( 7 ), privacy ( 10 )   

tracking

It’s almost like there’s the potential for abuse in the information gathered by unregulated marketplace monopolies determined to mix wanton profiteering with immediate capitulation to government.

Source: Cellphone tracking everywhere – Axios

Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 7:44 pm on February 19, 2020  

just saving this for later

2020 spirit animal energy.

Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 9:21 pm on February 18, 2020
Tags: moviefone   

should have stayed a phone service

Certainly not the biggest example of a brand being bought by a company with no idea how to manage it, but it’s particularly egregious considering how popular Moviefone was.

Source: Moviefone, Worth 1% of Former Value, Is Now Being Run by One Employee – Variety

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