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No Tech for Apartheid

“…TIME, which noted that over 13,000 children had been killed by Israeli attacks on Gaza since the beginning of the war; that Israel had fired upon Palestinians attempting to reach humanitarian aid shipments; and had fired upon convoys of evacuating refugees.” — “Google Workers Revolt Over $1.2 Billion Contract With Israel”

TGIF

Friday vibes with some Sade.

Look out! Its only ‘xx Day’!

Bringing 'Our Song' to my office wall.
Matt’s totally rad office decor.

From 4/26/2012 (my first hearing) til now, #1 on the chart…

Last.fm scrobble chart from the last 365 days
Last.fm stats for the last year

It’s been a busy year, as we moved the family from PDX to an island paradise, & I’ve had old worries & tasks replaced by new projects, but even still there’s a moment every day — at least once, sometimes more — when a wistful shiver passes thru me, like a memory of past wants bubbling up to remind you what it feels like to need something. To miss something. How else do we stay human? Nothing soundtracks that feeling for me like the xx.

Always & forever, babies. #F3

Observed /// 20221206

The moon as seen from Matt's yard last night.
Our moon, above the clouds. Dec 6 2022

Tidings / 20221207

“Your debt is someone else’s asset”

…a short film from The Intercept, Mollie Crabapple and co., and Astra Taylor. Via BoingBoing. You can never have enough reminders about the levers of social control…

42

This year marks the 42nd anniversary of the American release of The Hitchhikers’ Guide to the Galaxy. Here are some wonderful thoughts on its ongoing cultural impact published over at 3 Quarks Daily.

Speaking of social control *cough*

Apple hobbled a crucial tool of dissent in China weeks before widespread protests broke out….borking AirDrop in China on behalf of that country’s totalitarian regime. #ThinkDifferent indeed.