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I like these two: https://twitter.com/Not_shax/status/1144168706173308928 For those who know nothing about honeybees: “dancing” is a way they communicate were they’re found flowers.
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Jun 29, 2019 05:02
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you guys all piss and moan about the bees but the investor hornet's returns have been better than ever
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Jun 29, 2019 06:40
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I guess this is more capitalist dystopia, but: The Memphis hospital suing its own workers for unpaid medical bills quote:From 2014 through 2018, the hospital system affiliated with the United Methodist Church has filed more than 8,300 lawsuits against patients, including its own workers. After winning judgments, it has sought to garnish the wages of more than 160 Methodist workers and has actually done so in more than 70 instances over that time, according to an MLK50-ProPublica analysis of Shelby Ccounty general sessions court records, online docket reports and case files. quote:This year, a Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare housekeeper left her job just three hours into her shift and caught a bus to Shelby county general sessions court.
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Jun 29, 2019 07:08
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My favorite part is the last sentence because we're all completely desensitized to the whole "If you tell the press the truth about what we do, we'll have to fire you."
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Jun 29, 2019 07:49
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lmao if you think they didnt just immediately breach hipaa and cross-reference medical records and employment records to work out who to fire
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Jun 29, 2019 08:58
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lmao capitalism is a virus and we will all die from it
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Jun 29, 2019 09:35
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American capitalism. Don't bring us euros into this, our capitalistic systems werent the ones who decided that the rich didn't need to pay tax.
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Jun 29, 2019 09:58
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Kobayashi posted:This makes me wonder, who should I read for Marxist analysis of capitalism in the advertising age? I’m slowly slogging my way through the classics but I’m wondering if there are more contemporary works that map contemporary developments to more fundamental concepts. gramsci is good, his concept of hegemony is a good intro to cultural capitalism which helps make a lot of sense of the ads zizek specifically talks a lot about contemporary advertising, but i don't think he has any books specifically about that. he touches on it in Living In The End Times, i think
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Jun 29, 2019 10:10
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ThisIsJohnWayne posted:American capitalism. Don't bring us euros into this, our capitalistic systems werent the ones who decided that the rich didn't need to pay tax. uh you might want to look into that
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Jun 29, 2019 11:20
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capitalism is wrong no matter where it is
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Jun 29, 2019 11:47
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ThisIsJohnWayne posted:American capitalism. Don't bring us euros into this, our capitalistic systems werent the ones who decided that the rich didn't need to pay tax. this is bait but it's high-quality bait
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Jun 29, 2019 15:25
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Capitalism With American Characteristics
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Jun 29, 2019 15:27
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Peanut President posted:Capitalism With American Characteristics
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Jun 29, 2019 15:55
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V. Illych L. posted:gramsci is good, his concept of hegemony is a good intro to cultural capitalism which helps make a lot of sense of the ads Ty
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Jun 29, 2019 16:38
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i actually can't find it on a quick browse of my copy of End Times, but zizek does write a little about this in almost all of his books as i can recall (that i've read anyway) if you have a good tolerance for high theory, baudrillard also writes about this from a more postmodernist left-wing perspective
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Jun 29, 2019 17:57
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Kobayashi posted:This makes me wonder, who should I read for Marxist analysis of capitalism in the advertising age? I’m slowly slogging my way through the classics but I’m wondering if there are more contemporary works that map contemporary developments to more fundamental concepts. John Patrick Leary's new Keywords: The New Language of Capitalism is pretty good. Raymond Williams's original Keywords is good too, but Leary's book (obviously) hits much closer to home.
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Jun 29, 2019 19:32
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ThisIsJohnWayne posted:American capitalism. Don't bring us euros into this, our capitalistic systems werent the ones who decided that the rich didn't need to pay tax.  
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Jun 29, 2019 22:07
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V. Illych L. posted:if you have a good tolerance for high theory, baudrillard also writes about this from a more postmodernist left-wing perspective in addition to Baudrillard, Debord's society of the spectacle lays a lot of the groundwork for how we think about this poo poo today
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Jun 30, 2019 04:11
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I can't seem to find an English-language source for it, but hackers discovered that a cheap Thermomix-ripoff sold by Lidl in France doesn't only run on an ancient Android version with no security updates whatsoever, but also has a non-documented microphone hidden in it nobody was telling the buyers about
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Jun 30, 2019 08:07
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I found an English article https://www.connexionfrance.com/French-news/Smart-Monsieur-Cuisine-Connect-mixer-from-Lidl-France-has-secret-microphone e: this article doesn't actually load, but from what I'm reading in Spanish language articles about the thing, it is extremely loving popular, having sold 100,000 between May 30 and June 17, and runs on an old version of Android from 2017 (not ancient, but not great) with a hidden microphone. The microphones aren't enabled by default, but can be hacked to be enabled. The company says the microphone was included to open up voice command options in the future. im on the net me boys has issued a correction as of 08:24 on Jun 30, 2019 |
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Jun 30, 2019 08:17
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We live in the shittiest possible cyberpunk dystopia:im on the net me boys posted:this article doesn't actually load 
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Jun 30, 2019 12:19
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redsniper posted:the most basic functionality i'm sure the ad trackers loaded fine
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Jun 30, 2019 12:52
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Jun 30, 2019 15:07
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Smart mixer from Lidl France has ‘secret’ microphone Marie Turcan / @TurcanMarie / Twitter The Monsieur Cuisine Connect Lidl has come in for controversy after a 'secret' microphone was discovered A new “smart” kitchen mixer that has just hit supermarket shelves in France is causing controversy after it was discovered to have a “secret” microphone that could be vulnerable to hackers. The Monsieur Cuisine Connect, a low-cost "smart" (meaning, "able to connect to the internet" ) kitchen mixer designed to rival models such as the Thermomix, has been sold by Lidl in France since June 3. The highly-anticipated gadget is designed and made in China by SilverCrest, and sold by Lidl in France, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland and the UK. Costing just €359 compared to the Thermomix TM6 at €1,299, it was met with impatient crowds on its first day in France. — Monsieur Cuisine Connect (@connect_cuisine) June 3, 2019 But it has since emerged that the mixer is equipped with a microphone, a fact not mentioned anywhere on the packaging, labels, or user manuals; an investigation by technology and science network Numerama revealed. Manufacturers included the microphone into the design as a way to prepare the device for potential voice controls in future, along similar lines to Amazon’s artificial intelligence voice control system, Alexa. Manufacturers envisage that Alexa could one day connect to the device too. Currently, the microphone is not activated or connected, and cannot be switched on remotely by Lidl. However, its software - which would be used should voice controls be brought in - could leave the microphone vulnerable to malicious hacking, critics have said. This is because the mixer works in tandem with a tablet that uses an older version of the Android operating system, for which the final security update was rolled out in October 2017, Lidl confirmed. But all connected “smart” devices must receive regular security update “patches”, which protect them against hacking. As a result, even though the Monsieur Cuisine Connect microphone device itself is dormant, its software could potentially be exploited and used to activate the microphone remotely, thereby giving hackers a recording line into people’s homes. Michel Biero, buying director at Lidl France, said: “When developers launched Monsieur Cuisine, they planned for the device to be voice activated, and eventually to be connected to Alexa, but [currently] the microphone is ‘totally inactive’.” He added: “Risks of hacking exist, but in the same way as for any tablet or device.” However, critics maintain that the lack of security updates for the tablet software mean it is less protected than other devices. The issue is becoming more common as more devices become ‘smart’ and connected. At the beginning of the year, tech giant Google came under fire after its Nest Secure alarm system was found to have a microphone installed, without having informed consumers. This was discovered in February, after Google announced a new update that would allow the system to be voice-controlled.
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Jun 30, 2019 15:21
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Jun 30, 2019 18:28
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This unironically owns.
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Jun 30, 2019 18:36
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have we had our first vr death yet? it feels like its only a matter of time
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Jun 30, 2019 18:40
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Gum posted:have we had our first vr death yet? it feels like its only a matter of time You don't actually die in real life if you die in the game, that's just a movies thing.
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Jun 30, 2019 18:41
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more important question if you die in real life do you die in the game
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Jun 30, 2019 19:00
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PMush Perfect posted:more important question if you die in real life do you die in the game No, eventually your account gets hacked by Chinese spammers and used to sell boner pills.
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Jun 30, 2019 19:01
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Powershift posted:No, eventually your account gets hacked by Chinese spammers and used to sell boner pills.
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Jun 30, 2019 19:02
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Kitfox88 posted:lmao capitalism is a virus and we will all die from it I hope you're not putting that in the con column
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Jul 1, 2019 08:20
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https://twitter.com/wsj/status/1145308514665095171quote:Walmart wanted to understand how candidates respond when they have to prioritize different work or how they communicate with co-workers in times of conflict, said Michael Casale, a cognitive neuroscientist who is Strivr’s chief science officer. Walmart managers completed real-life performance assessments for hundreds of candidates that took early VR evaluations to verify accuracy and build the first iteration of the algorithm that scores workers, he said. For now, scores are based on how workers answer questions in VR. you were too slow in taking down that active shooter bobby, guess you’re not management material
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Jul 1, 2019 12:24
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more like the active shooter was too slow in taking me down because im still alive
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Jul 1, 2019 13:45
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We're concerned about the way you immediately ran down the produce aisle screaming "Kill me first!" while crying in what appeared to be your first ever experience of true joy. For insurance purposes Walmart would prefer gunfire to occur near high ticket items with lower turnover, such as electronics. Better luck next time.
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Jul 1, 2019 16:51
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Splicer posted:We're concerned about the way you immediately ran down the produce aisle screaming "Kill me first!" while crying in what appeared to be your first ever experience of true joy.  >
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Jul 1, 2019 17:15
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Crusader posted:you were too slow in taking down that active shooter bobby, guess you’re not management material mom said all those hours playing counterstrike would never be of use. joke's on her!
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Jul 1, 2019 17:22
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Prav posted:i'm sure the ad trackers loaded fine  Man it's true though. Everything is slow buggy garbage. "Omg did you know we use cookies?" Sucks thinking about the internet we could have and instead it's just.... this.
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Jul 1, 2019 17:39
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redsniper posted:Sucks thinking about the
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Jul 1, 2019 17:41
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redsniper posted:Sucks thinking
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