Technology

Hagen

One of the stories we have in the book is about that Apple Crush ad. There was that ad where they had all these instruments and drawing materials, et cetera, like all these art related things. on the hydraulic press, and then the hydraulic press crushes it. The piano keys shudder, the trumpet gets crushed, the paint gushes out, and at the end of the hydraulic press, there’s, the iPad.

BITM

And people hated it. They had to apologize for it.

Hagen

Yeah, they apologized—for an ad. So there’s this sense of, “yes, this is actually about transferring knowledge and skills into a tool so that you can pay people who use the tool less.” This is happening over and over again in capitalism. And we’re going to dismantle by force all of these things that you love and that create beautiful art.

It’s such a useful metaphor that they handed us. It was so beautifully clear that this is a way of bulldozing precisely the aspects of like human creative activity, which labor should be. Labor should be, you’re changing something in the world in accordance with your will. And that’s what it means to be alive as a human.

JP Morgan Chase has told staff moving into its new headquarters in New York that they must share their biometric data to access the multibillion-dollar building.

The investment bank had previously planned for the registering of biometric data by employees at its new Manhattan skyscraper to be voluntary.

However, employees of the US’s biggest bank who have started work at the headquarters since August have received emails saying that biometric access was “required”, according to communications seen by the Financial Times.

Eyes Up's purpose is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." But it has been swept up in Apple's attack on ICE-spotting apps.

...The primary drivers of China’s clean technology export growth are batteries, followed by EVs. These technologies drive overall electrification. They also ensure that renewable energy generation can be put to use, even if output is intermittent or peak generation does not align with peak usage. Curtailment can be eliminated. The grid can become more stable, enabling further electrification. EVs shifting energy consumption away from petroleum not only allows emissions to be cut now but also sets up future reductions. By increasing the demand for electricity and creating a means to coordinate supply with demand, the next stage in renewable energy adoption is positioned to take off...

... While some countries are penalizing or blocking China’s clean technology exports (particularly the US), relatively few trade barriers exist for heavily subsidized US fossil fuel exports. However, global perspectives are shifting, with the International Court of Justice issuing a unanimous decision that fossil fuel subsidies have been “unlawful.” Not only do fossil fuel subsidies distort markets, but they also fail to consider the negative externalities of climate change that extend beyond the exporter’s borders...

...Most of China’s cleantech exports are no longer going to wealthy OECD countries. Central Europe now outpaces the EU in solar growth, with panels largely coming from China. So far this year, EV exports are up 75% to ASEAN and up a staggering 287% in Africa. These numbers may be starting from a low baseline, but these countries represent growth markets. As countries develop out of poverty, energy consumption and overall consumption will rise. Having that growth tied to cleantech will ensure the economic development is not accompanied by environmental devastation...

...While China produces 80% of solar PV modules and battery cells and 70% of electric vehicles globally, it is also by far the largest consumer of clean technology. Some will point to China also being the largest fossil fuel consumer, even though its per capita and cumulative emissions are roughly half of the US. However, the lasting effect of clean technology adoption is poised to rapidly change the country’s energy consumption. Electrification of its economy overall will enable that adoption to accelerate. That change will have economic impacts that extend for decades and provide global scale for other countries to follow...

Title of the (concerning) thread on their community forum, not voluntary clickbait. Came across the thread thanks to a toot by @Khrys@mamot.fr (French speaking)

The gist of the issue raised by OP is that framework sponsors and promotes projects lead by known toxic and racists people (DHH among them).

I agree with the point made by the OP :

The “big tent” argument works fine if everyone plays by some basic civil rules of understanding. Stuff like code of conducts, moderation, anti-racism, surely those things we agree on? A big tent won’t work if you let in people that want to exterminate the others.

I'm disappointed in framework's answer so far

Maybe not that interesting for everyone here, but I found no better community for this.