Posts by ildiavolorosso@sfba.social
(DIR) Post #Aqvn78597orzWke8tk by ildiavolorosso@sfba.social
2025-02-09T04:40:52Z
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@historyofpunkrock Hard to choose between the Clash and the Dead Kennedys. Our cup ranneth over in 1980.
(DIR) Post #As2qXLp5Zc6ohcE5r6 by ildiavolorosso@sfba.social
2025-03-14T12:14:15Z
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@historyofpunkrock Sometimes he tries to do things…and it just turns out the way we all want it to!
(DIR) Post #Au1gs1sznmGQFMOxSC by ildiavolorosso@sfba.social
2025-05-07T22:20:55Z
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The statement “why would I bother to read something someone couldn't be bothered to write?” almost perfectly captures so many peoples’ feelings about #AI. And it evokes @pluralistic’s reminder that although AI probably can’t do your job, an AI salesman can probably convince your boss that it can.In the end, this technology (or rather the market for this tech) is aimed squarely at its least noble use: cheapening and degrading human labor that doesn’t fit neatly into a balance sheet.https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c15q5qzdjqxo
(DIR) Post #AuzrgDRqLj52LUVsrA by ildiavolorosso@sfba.social
2025-06-10T14:19:44Z
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#Oregon just became the first state to end private equity and corporate control of doctor and clinical practices. This is huge. I do wish California and other states would follow suit, but the corporate money is so entrenched in politics here that it would take a miracle for it to happen.https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/06/09/bill-enacting-nations-strictest-limits-on-corporate-health-care-influence-signed-by-gov-kotek/
(DIR) Post #Av0mNkffh0zX5c2djE by ildiavolorosso@sfba.social
2025-06-10T23:03:36Z
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@cy ...until Shitler got hold of them :(That said, with many of these doctors on contract, I suspect those non-competes could be enforceable in these cases.
(DIR) Post #Av5lxFVXuFHkhQT3RI by ildiavolorosso@sfba.social
2025-06-13T15:42:58Z
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@wjmaggos @Gladso @pluralistic I'm with you there. Our experience with it in San Francisco has shown that it's harder to buy off pols. But the billionaires here have still found a way to control politics by taking over the Dem party establishment and by funneling billions (with a B) into local elections. It's not a panacea...it needs to be coupled with a strong political movement that holds the politicians accountable.
(DIR) Post #Av5nZSoqxlNwwUHhc8 by ildiavolorosso@sfba.social
2025-06-13T16:01:08Z
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@wjmaggos @Gladso @pluralistic It's complex here.In California, the Dems implemented a Top-two primary at the state level. That has had the effect of eliminating third parties here, and making money more important in state-level politics, which is part of the reason why only corporate Dems get elected at the state level.in San Francisco, we have single round RCV with the single transferrable vote method for supervisor and mayoral elections. We had some success with it for grassroots candidates, but billionaires basically bought the last election, placing their preferred mayor and many board of supervisors candidates in place. We have also struggles to recruit grassroots candidates to run in some of these elections, which makes it far easier for the billionaires to buy off the ones remaining.
(DIR) Post #AvAMHWijzcO2rFRoPo by ildiavolorosso@sfba.social
2025-06-15T20:33:52Z
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@jhavok @Simplicator @wjmaggos @Gladso @pluralistic With plurality vote general elections, there will only ever be two primary parties.If you haven't read it already, check out Fixing Elections from 2002. It informed my support for RCV early on. But as we've seen in San Francisco, it's not a panacea: money still somewhat dominates our elections, especially the citywide races.
(DIR) Post #AvAQQ57AOszZf7CunI by ildiavolorosso@sfba.social
2025-06-15T21:35:18Z
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@wjmaggos @jhavok @Simplicator @Gladso @pluralistic That’s a big reason why I’m here. But like RCV, I don’t think there is a silver bullet solution to the problem. I think it’s going to take a sustained political movement, largely outside the boundaries of establishment parties, coupled with multiple “exogenous” factors (like democratized social media, opportunistic campaigns on traditional media, direct action, etc).
(DIR) Post #Aw0UbxQbQqyuTLJLyC by ildiavolorosso@sfba.social
2025-07-10T18:28:07Z
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Any Wemo switch is now #cripplewareInstead of opening up the source code, #Belkin has decided to brick every device you're already paid for. @pluralistic was right...any company that does not support interop should not be trusted.
(DIR) Post #Aw6VZekr9bDKsi0jBY by ildiavolorosso@sfba.social
2025-07-13T20:59:45Z
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