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Modern Artists: the Old Masters and their styles are tainted by histories of colonialism and capitalism. We want to create art free of this corruption, absent exploitation and social class.
Modern Art Museum: SPONSORED BY HYUNDAI MOTORS AND BILLIONAIRE FAMILIES
#art #artcriticism #modernart

2026-04-20 22:14:48 CEST

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@nprofile…65q8 What you're referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX. Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it.

2026-03-03 22:43:04 CET

French people really like to speak French and get miffed if you ask them to speak English. But we learned a hack! If you accidentally respond to them in Dutch, they'll quickly ask you to speak English instead!

2026-01-31 11:58:54 CET

Euro firms must ditch Uncle Sam's clouds and go EU-native
https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/30/euro_firms_must_ditch_us/
#eu #digitalsovereignty #sovereignty #ustech #cloud

2025-03-16 15:16:42 CET

The Entire Internet Is Being Polluted by AI Slop
https://futurism.com/internet-polluted-ai-slop
#ai #aislop #llm #chatgpt #gemini #claude #enshitification #lowQuality #grokai #brainrot

2025-03-06 05:22:41 CET

Privatize roads, then. Not a single road makes a profit. There should be a feedback loop that if roads aren't profitable, then we shouldn't be subsidizing the roads on behalf of the automotive industry. /s
We need public goods and public services that only work at economies of scale.
Musk suggests USPS and Amtrak should be privatized, need a "feedback loop" for success
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/doge/elon-musk-suggests-us-privatize-postal-service-amtrak-rcna194960
#musk #privatization #fuckcars #motonormativity #autonormativity #infrastructure

2024-12-21 06:11:39 CET

You’re being lied to about “ultra-processed” foods.
“Vegan fake meats linked to heart disease, early death,” the New York Post declared.
There was just one problem: The narrative was totally fake.
Plant-based meats were virtually absent from the study: Just 0.2 percent of calories across the sample came from meat alternatives. People were eating cookies and cake.
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/391795/ultra-processed-foods-science-vegan-meat-rfk-maha
#vegan #processedfood #ultraprocessed #food #foodsafety #sciencejournalism #science #badscience