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denspier

@denspier@mastodon.green

Facebook migrant, Google+ castaway, Twitter refugee. Found my forever home in the Fediverse.
Pro: :europe: 💉🔬 🍃

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glynmoody, to random
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#NHS Probes Whether #Palantir Campaign Breached Contract Terms - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-05/nhs-probes-whether-palantir-influencer-campaign-breached-contract-terms "Palantir hired agency to counter misinformation about NHS work; Contract prohibits any marketing without written consent" I can't read article, but headlines give gist

denspier,
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@glynmoody How can NHS even consider using Palantir? They might as well send all patient data to Russian hackers and Indian scammers straight away. 🙄

denspier,
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@glynmoody You’re saying “follow the money”?

glynmoody, to uk
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#UK general election likely to be scheduled for 14 November, expert Sir John Curtice says - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2024/jan/05/latest-uk-politics-news-general-election-keir-starmer-rishi-sunak-labour-tories-live?page=with:block-6597bcf58f0825b4df60e713#block-6597bcf58f0825b4df60e713 oh no - do we really have to wait that long to get rid of this incompetent and corrupt bunch of #brexit liars?

denspier,
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@glynmoody The governing party can decide to postpone the Election Day just like that? In a democracy Election Day must be carved in stone and protected by the constitution.
#UKPolitics

taylorlorenz, to random
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Screenshotting this post 👇🏻 in order to quote post it! I don’t know where people get the idea that quote posting = dunks, personally I feel that that opinion is just Twitter brain.

Every major social platform from Tumblr, to Facebook, to LinkedIn and more has the ability to natively quote post. This is because the primary use of such a feature is to amplify information w added context or to open a new line of discussion. Replies are used far more often for harassment but we don’t ban replies!

denspier,
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@mttaggart @taylorlorenz I think you are knocking in open doors. The debate is now closed and quote posts are on the Mastodon road map. If more people chipped in a couple of bucks in support each month, new features would be added faster.
https://patreon.com/mastodon
#Mastodon

rmondello, to random
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This is probably the most important piece of writing I’ve read in a year. I encourage every single one of you to read it. https://www.thegauntlet.news/p/how-the-press-manufactured-consent

denspier,
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@alxndr @rmondello I had to check for myself and yes, the article really says “Sweden’s notoriously cruel COVID response was the better pandemic approach; Sweden euthanized elderly people with COVID instead of treating them when their hospitals were overwhelmed.”
Sorry, but that’s an absolutely ridiculous statement, lending the whole article zero credibility.

denspier,
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@alxndr @rmondello Thanks for putting me straight. I’ll read the article more carefully. In my defense I was flabbergasted at the suggestion (by Jacobin) that Sweden euthanized people that caught Covid.

denspier,
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@alxndr @rmondello I haven’t read this particular study, but I think it’s safe to say there are others that give a somewhat different picture. It’s unfortunate that Covid has become politicized, it’s difficult enough to learn from our countries’ various mistakes anyway.

denspier,
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@alxndr @rmondello The LAT article gets a few things wrong. I’m not going to comment extensively, but one thing I think it’s important to know is that in Sweden there is strict separation between the government and the authorities. Exactly as it’s supposed to work in Sweden, policies to deal with the pandemic came from the health authorities (non-political bureaucrats), not from the government, and the authorities basically followed plans they had in place beforehand.

adde, to tesla

I belive the Swedish strike to be unnecessary as only 13 people of a total of 130 are striking. It is more of a principle than anything.

Anyway, surprising result to say the least.

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-model-y-sweden-best-selling-car-2023/

#Tesla #sweden #news #union

denspier,
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@adde Its amazing that even 13 mechanics dared to defy Tesla’s anti-union stance.

Perhaps the current model, that business and worker organizations negotiate labor conditions sector by sector and the government takes a hands off approach, really needs to be changed. But the principle at stake is whether Swedish citizens and voters decide that, or a billionaire from abroad.
#Sweden #Tesla

w7voa, to random
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President Biden issues proclamations adjusting imports from EU of steel and aluminum. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/

denspier,
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@w7voa Steel from EU “impair the national security of the United States”? 😮

Is this really a good time to pick a fight with the EU? Biden could at least picked a more plausible explanation for declaring a trade war with the EU.
#USPolitics #EU

darnell, to random
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Five interesting (albeit random) facts:

📹 https://youtu.be/sYzfKiIWN4g

🖐🏾 Viking helmets did not have horns (they were added by poets & artists)

👌🏾 Lady Godiva never rode through town naked to lower taxes

🤟🏾 Napoleon was averaged size (5 feet 7 inches), but under French 🇫🇷 measurements he was 5 feet 2 inches.

✌🏾 Vomitorium was not a place for 🤮, but for crowds to enter & exit

☝🏾 Humanity knew Earth 🌍 was round for over 7,000 years.

denspier,
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@CStamp @darnell It wasn’t just French measurements, every country had their own “inch”, “foot”, “mile” and whatnot back in the days. Until the metric system had fully replaced the old measurements, machinery had to have knobs and settings for all sorts of inches. Trade between countries was a total mess and quality issues common.

The US on the other hand had only one type of inch to deal with, so much less of a problem. Still wacky, but at least a single kind of wackiness.
#metricsystem ftw

therightarticle, to random
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#Brexit freedom! Pints of wine to be stocked on British shelves for first time

Sunlit uplands eh…..

https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/brexit-freedom-pints-of-wine-to-be-stocked-on-british-shelves-for-first-time-365709/

denspier,
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@therightarticle There’s never been a ban on selling wine in pint bottles. Just a genuine lack of interest. 🙄
#BrexitDividend

darnell, to random
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I am optimistic but skeptical that this miniature nuclear reactor will work, but a test model will allegedly go online in Canada 🇨🇦 in 2029.

If this is more science fact than science fiction, it would be an enormous breakthrough & could help reduce reliance on fossil fuels to power homes worldwide.

👉🏾 Scientists developed portable nuclear reactor with amazing feature: 'Transformative for our economy, industry, and communities' https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/westinghouse-evinci-nuclear-reactor-saskatchewan-canada/

denspier,
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@darnell @schnedan Large scale reactors were economically feasible due to heavy subsidies. SME reactors would probably be even worse from an economic perspective, but could have niche uses.

What’s required for feasible nuclear power is “solid state reactors” with no moving parts. Think solar panels that doesn’t need sunlight and that are cheap to produce.

But for at least the next decade, the cheapest electricity will come from wind farms.

Sustainable2050, to random
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The business of secretly polluting. US equivalent of Volkswagen's dieselgate.
https://www.ibj.com/articles/cummins-agrees-to-pay-1-7b-to-settle-federal-clean-air-act-investigation?utm_source=breaking-news&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=2023-12-22&utm_id=45627746
#airpollution #pollution #fossilfuels

denspier,
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@Sustainable2050 But Cummins admit no wrongdoing, no one is charged personally, and no one got fired. The settlement still leaves Cummins with a healthy profit for 2023.
Compared to VW, Cummins got away cheaply. Could it be that it’s an American company? 🤔

thecollector, to random
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When and Why Did People Start Using Coins?
https://www.thecollector.com/when-why-people-start-using-coins/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into TheCollector
https://flipboard.com/

denspier,
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@thecollector And when did we stop using coins? I’m trying to recall when I last had a coin in my hand and for what purpose, but I can’t even remember. I still keep a few bills in my wallet, just for emergencies, but it was a very long time since I last had to use one.

With banks hardly dealing in cash anymore, and more and more cafes, restaurants, shops, and retailers going “cash free”, when do we stop using cash altogether?

denspier, to sweden
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PostNord, Swedish postal services, does not have to deliver mail to Tesla as long as the conflict remains unresolved, court rules in final verdict.
https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/teslas-overklagan-avslas-gladjande
#Sweden #Tesla

alexisperrier, to tesla

Someone out there is slowly figuring out that
you don’t mess with Vikings !!
#tesla #denmark
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/danish-labour-union-joins-swedish-strike-action-against-tesla-2023-12-20/

denspier,
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@alexisperrier Musk is waging a war not only against unions, but against whole countries and how they have decided to run the labor market: not by government legal enforcements but by businesses and unions acting like adults and negotiate labor conditions sector by sector. By refusing to take part and wanting to upend a model that has served countries well since the forties, the Tesla brand is severely tarnished.
#Sweden #Tesla

dangillmor, to random
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The level of deceit at Musk's Tesla is really something. It starts with the boss and seems to pervade the place.

@Reuters has done a seriously excellent deep dive on just the latest evidence of a company that keeps fooling people who choose to be fooled. https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/tesla-musk-steering-suspension/

Maybe the worst part is that they get away with it. Are U.S. regulators inept or lazy, or worse?

denspier,
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@dangillmor @Reuters Taking shortcuts when it comes to basic labor rights is a strong indicator a company is shady and untrustworthy when it comes to QA and compliance to safety regulations as well.
#Tesla

RealJournalism, to sweden
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In #Sweden, Elon Musk is playing a game of #FAFO. He is refusing to sign a collective bargaining agreement with 130 mechanics there. As a result:
--Postal workers refuse to deliver the mail to Tesla;
--Garbage is collecting outside Tesla centers;
--Cleaning staff are refusing to clean showrooms;
--Pension funds are threatening to pull investments;
--Dockworkers in #Norway & #Finland are refusing to help circumvent the work stoppage.
He is finding out.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/elon-musk-scandinavian-unions

denspier, (edited )
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@RealJournalism

  • No law compels businesses to negotiate a collective bargaining agreement.
  • The right to strike for a collective bargaining agreement is protected in the constitution.
  • Striking is prohibited once an agreement is signed.
  • The government’s hands off approach to labor conditions means it doesn’t enforce for example minimum wages, but in turn businesses and unions are expected to take responsibility.
  • Only the shadiest of companies refuse collective bargaining.
    #Sweden #Tesla
Peternimmo, to sweden
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Mad story from @brianklaas about a mad tradition about a giant #goat in #Sweden- with mention of #Christmas, arson and a denial of service (#DoS) #hacking attack!
https://www.forkingpaths.co/p/will-the-gavle-goat-survive-this?publication_id=1184530&post_id=139926421&isFreemail=true&r=1iscyn

denspier,
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@Peternimmo @brianklaas The Yule Goat was the predecessor to Santa in bringing gifts, well into the 20th century.

“The Yule Goat is a Scandinavian and Northern European Yule and Christmas symbol and tradition. Its origin is from Germanic paganism and has existed in many variants during Scandinavian history. Modern representations of the Yule goat are typically made of straw.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule_goat

denspier, to sweden
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Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter had lawyers review Tesla employment contracts they had obtained, and lawyers were shocked. The legalese for a car mechanic could entail up to 80 pages of fine print, with unheard of lifelong NDAs and the signing off of any intellectual property rights whether related to work or to private life.

Tesla claim that contracts are “as good or better” than standard negotiated contracts. The question is, for whom?
https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/tystnadsplikt-for-teslas-anstallda-livet-ut
#Sweden #Tesla

lproven, to random
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Doom is 30, and so is Windows NT. How far we haven't come

https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/19/windows_nt_30_years_on/

The difference between 1983 and 1993 is vast. Since then, not so much

<- by me on @theregister

denspier,
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@lproven @theregister VMS, which one could argue Windows NT was based on (memory addressed, processes, prioritization etc. are basically identical) was released in 1977, soon half a century ago.

glynmoody, to Israel
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Palestinian death toll in #Gaza nears 20,000 with nearly 2 million people displaced - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/19/palestinian-casualties-in-gaza-near-20000-with-nearly-2m-people-displaced "UK and Germany demand ‘sustainable ceasefire’ as #Israel’s military campaign enters 11th week" just appalling

denspier, (edited )
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@glynmoody 2 million people are locked into the Gaza Strip. 1% of them have now been killed, 5% disabled or injured, and god knows how many made to suffer as a result of horrific health conditions and lack of food, clean water and shelter.

The Gaza Strip is practically a large detention facility and Israel is “culling” the people living there in an unconstrained revenge attack for the Hamas October atrocities. These horrors will affect the region and people’s lives for decades to come.

denspier,
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@glynmoody Unfortunately yes, there will be no winners out of this. Sadly no lessons have been learned after 9/11, but the same mistakes are being repeated over and over again, grief and rage doesn’t make a good base for rational decisions, and opportunists are quick to exploit it to make people do their bidding.

pennine, to Rejoin

disaster gets worse. UK citizens travelling 2 Europe will have fingerprints taken & faces scanned under post-Brexit checks next year. UK gradually being cut off from our European family & becoming a pariah state. https://rb.gy/qc95xr

denspier,
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@pennine Stricter external border controls is another major British achievement in the EU. But unlike the Single Market and the expansion eastwards, the UK haphazardly managed to leave the alliance before it is being implemented and will now be on the receiving end. 🤷🏼‍♂️

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