Everything old, is new again.

Free speech my ass.

Yeah…also coincides with said corps throwing ads on everything. Think they’d learn.

** TEAMS **

When they say, “It’s for the children”, you can rest assured, it’s not.

dck 🤣

Assistive technology has been focused on this for a while.

My brother had severe cerebral palsy and for years (80s-90s) communicated via analog technology, a literal alpha/iconography communication board, which he could tap on with a head wand. By 2000 he had a digital voice, but still had to use a wand.

Stephen Hawking demonstrated eye sensing technology almost as soon as it was invented and that’s been over a decade ago.

In most cases, there is a definite aspect of “bespokeness” to implementing assistive consumer communication technology, but the barriers implementing the same for an able audience would appear much lower.

TIL: About RMI, or, the Rocky Mountain Institute. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMI_(energy_organization) So the kinda “Huh?” headline makes sense.

One of their focuses is changing energy usage patterns by changing demand.

In several sections, with minimal numbers and many helpful charts, the article takes us thru how evolving battery technology will lead to lessened fossil fuel demand.

Parasites and control freaks endorse “child safety “ bill, what could possibly go wrong?

The power of lobbyists, on full display. K Street is a plague on the people of the US.

Fucking billionaires should be taxed out of existence.

Then, there’s this: https://restoreprivacy.com/state-spyware-extensively-using-ads-as-distribution-channel/

For this reason alone, fuck any company banning ad blockers.

Ppphhht.

The internet ended the day AOL threw open its doors and allowed their users out of the walled garden.

I know, I was there.

Sounds more like a symbiotic relationship between MIT & Lamborghini, according to the closing paragraphs.

He is. Don’t let the smile fool you.

There’s a reason it’s called bleeding edge. Prefer someone else feel those pains.

It’s likely going to be implemented, despite the human cost.

Then, like automated check out lanes, they’ll be discarded for a new shiny, or a return to meat sack checkers, whichever is cheaper.

Get into?

I have no earthly idea, but feels like “‘Cuz we can”.

I def still ☠️ the one offs, movies mostly.