"Thomas Piketty: 'The future billionaires are preparing for us is dystopian'
The economist contributed to the Global Justice Project report and argues that the fight to reduce global inequality cannot be addressed without measures to combat climate change"
Fellow Fediverse citizens and concerned Linux users.
How about going for TUI life.
Take for example something like this tiny Linux compatible kernel or something like that.
https://github.com/vvaltchev/tilck
and make it grow as a serious project for anyone who is fine with using only console applications ?
Real retro.
#linux #noai #opensource #netbsd #runbsd
Edit : Mentioned project uses Claude 😰 I thought I had it in my browser bookmarks for quite a while.
"UN official sounds alarm about Gaza, West Bank year after ceasefire"
"US judge bars Trump from punishing rights groups for liaising with ICC
Democracy for the Arab World Now, founded by the late Middle East Eye columnist Jamal Khashoggi, filed a lawsuit in July"
"Israeli spyware targeted 'hundreds of millions' through zero-click ads, researchers find
Millions of people have been affected, including Al Jazeera devices, by first-ever zero-click spyware delivered through advertisements"
"“Hyperscale”: Paris Marx on Excess of Big Tech Data Empires & His Critique of Bernie Sanders’ AI Bill
(video)
We speak with tech journalist Paris Marx about his new book, Hyperscale: The Ambition and Excess of Big Tech’s Data Empires. In the book, Marx exposes the deceptive ways tech companies are taking resources from vulnerable communities in order to build massive AI data centers. “We have seen the tech companies that, back in 2019, 2020, wanted us to see them as climate leaders … completely throw their targets out the window in order to pursue generative AI and this data center buildout,” says Marx. He notes that after failing to connect to electrical grids in the locations where they were building data centers, some AI companies have pivoted to building “on-site gas plants,” further increasing dependency on fossil fuels.
Tech companies “want us to believe” that AI models are “starting to become so powerful that within 10 years they could decide that they want to wipe out humanity or a significant chunk of humanity,” says Marx. “That is a mix of science fiction and delusion … and it is also a very effective way to distract from the real harms that we’re seeing from these generative AI products.”"
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/10/15/hyperscale_paris_marx
#AI #GenAI #datacenters #books #BigTech #ParisMarx #Hyperscale #fossilfuels
Opinion
"Why I’m right to be seizing empty homes
Next time you walk past that empty house being left to rot, and wonder why nobody is doing anything about it, remember this – we are, says Angela Rayner
Most of us know a house like it. A few doors down, where nobody has lived for years. Curtains always closed, garden overgrown, even the odd scuttling rat. And everyone wondering why the heck nothing is being done about it.
It’s such a waste.
Especially when families are desperate for somewhere decent to live and there are around 300,000 homes across England that have been left empty long-term.
There are really good reasons why a home might not be lived in for a while. People’s lives are complicated, as I know myself.
But where a perfectly usable house is just sat there, should we really shrug our shoulders and walk on by?
That’s not how we do things.
This government wants councils building again. We’re backing that with £39bn for social and affordable housing over the next decade, alongside our new scheme, Your First Home.
But we also need to make better use of the homes we’ve already got.
So I’m doing something about it. Changing powers councils have had for 20 years to make it easier for them to get more homes lived in again.
At the moment, councils have to wait two years before they can step in and take over the management of a long-empty property. I’m cutting that to six months.
It’s a small but significant change to the law, which I’m making today.
Owners will still own the properties; councils will manage them for a set period of time.
And these are hardly revolutionary new powers. Successive governments since 2006 have chosen to keep them.
The Independent has never shied away from highlighting housing injustice. Plenty of readers won’t have a decent, secure home of their own yet. And it’s simply wrong that almost 180,000 children are growing up in temporary accommodation.
So why should I apologise for making it easier to get people living in homes sitting unused?
To the critics who point out that councils hardly ever use these existing powers, I say – you’re right! And that’s part of the problem.
Councils currently have to wait two years. Then they have to jump through extra hoops to prove things like antisocial behaviour is going on, or prove the wider community supports action.
Make a process so complicated that hardly anyone uses it and you know something’s not working. I’m getting rid of some of what’s getting in the way.
And these changes, which take effect in three weeks, aren’t some great assault on property rights. We’re making a system work better so councils can actually use it.
Of course, this won't solve the housing crisis on its own. Building many more council and social homes has to be at the heart of that.
But hope has to mean getting things done. And while we crack on with our new homes, it makes no sense to waste the ones we’ve already got.
So next time you walk past that empty house being left to rot, and wonder why nobody is doing anything about it, remember this.
We are."
"400 Dutch public broadcaster employees urge NPO to reconsider Eurovision return
Around 400 employees of the Netherlands' public broadcasting organisations are calling on the Dutch public broadcasting authority (NPO) to reconsider its participation in the Eurovision Song Contest. In a letter sent to the organisation's management and board, they urge it to reverse the decision. The letter, titled #NotMyEurovision, has also been published online.
The letter comes after the NPO announced on September 23 that the Netherlands would return to the Eurovision Song Contest in 2027, despite AVROTROS's boycott.
The NPO said discussions with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which organises Eurovision, had resulted in changes intended to make the contest more unifying. The NPO concluded that participation was again justifiable.
In the letter, the employees criticise the Netherlands' participation in the music event because Israel is also taking part. They write that they “cannot accept that the desire to participate in an entertainment programme outweighs the countless lives of people who are being killed.”
The employees also question how the NPO reached its decision to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest after broadcaster AVROTROS had already decided to withdraw. “Conversations have revealed that the broadcasters' own management teams were not involved in this far-reaching decision,” the letter states. They consider it “unacceptable that a decision with such far-reaching societal consequences is made in this way.”
The Netherlands was one of five countries that did not participate in the 2026 contest because of Israel's inclusion. Ireland, Iceland, Spain and Slovenia also withdrew. The dispute centred on Israel's military offensive in Gaza and concerns about the political neutrality of the competition.
Ireland has also said it will not participate in 2027, citing continued loss of life in Gaza.
Reporting by ANP and NL Times"
#gaza #genocide #music #Eurovision #Songfestival #NPO #netherlands #ireland #iceland #spain #slovenia #israel
"UPDATE Oct 10th
On 24 August 2026 X Corp. sent cease and desist letters demanding a permanent takedown of Nitter instances and the project's repository. On 8 September 2026, they sent another, with the same demands and legal threats.
My September 7th update said the project would continue with legal representation in place. That was based on assurances I received and believed, which have since turned out to be untrue. I apologize for the misleading information.
Nitter currently has no legal counsel.
I'm seeking funding and legal help to fight for the future of Nitter. If you're a lawyer, an organization, or anyone who can help, please get in touch. Any further news will be posted here.
Contact (see https://nitter.net/)
Donations
Donations go first toward legal costs, if needed. Anything not needed for that supports my development of Nitter or its successor.
Liberapay
Patreon
Ko-fi
BTC
ETH
XMR
SOL
ZEC (see https://nitter.net/ for details)
Thank you to everyone who used, hosted, packaged, donated and contributed to Nitter over the past seven years.
— zedeus, 10 October 2026"
"Moederbedrijf Albert Heijn: systemen worden opgestart, geen aanwijzing voor dataroof
Michaël Niewold·5 uur geleden·Aangepast: 4 uur geleden"
"Albert Heijn waarschuwt voor phishing na IT-incident, onderzoekt loopt nog
RTL Nieuws / ANP·1 uur geleden·Aangepast: 48 minuten geleden"
🤔
"‘Shocking and sobering’: UK bird populations fall to lowest level on record
Nearly half of species are in decline, with farmland birds and seabirds the worst hit, conservation bodies say"
"‘My unit killed many unarmed men’: Israeli soldiers recount Gaza war crimes
Ten soldiers describe killing unarmed Palestinians and recording the dead as ‘terrorists’ during Israel’s Gaza genocide"
"It’s a Genocide, I’m Into It’: Seinfeld Mocks Protest over Palestinian Children Killed
Jerry Seinfeld mocked protesters highlighting Palestinian children’s deaths, dancing onstage and saying he would send a demonstrator’s ticket money to Israel.
Key Takeaways
Seinfeld responded to a protest over Palestinian children killed in Gaza.
“I’m racist, it’s a genocide, I’m into it,” he said, while dancing onstage.
Security removed protesters as an audience member called for a woman to be roughed up."
"Seven-Year-Old Dies of Wounds as Israeli Attacks Kill Five More in Gaza
Two Palestinians were killed in Rafah on Monday, following three deaths in Khan Yunis and a child’s death from earlier wounds.
Key Takeaways
An Israeli drone strike killed two Palestinians and critically wounded three in Al-Mawasi, Rafah, on Monday.
Three Palestinians were killed at a phone charging point in Khan Yunis Sunday night; seven-year-old Jihad al-Ghandour died of earlier wounds.
Israeli occupation forces continued shelling, gunfire and home demolitions, while the latest ministry figures recorded 1,488 deaths since the ceasefire."
EXPLAINER
"What has Trump’s Board of Peace achieved in a year since Gaza ‘ceasefire’?
Analysts say board has ‘failed’ in its attempts to secure lasting peace in Gaza."
"Man, 44, shot dead by ‘Israeli’ fire during olive harvest"
https://www.thecanary.co/global/2026/10/07/olive-harvest-west-bank-2026/
"How USAID cuts left Nepal’s children exposed to deadly floods
The country is searching for thousands of missing people as criticism mounts over the cancellation of Washington-funded programs that helped the country both prevent and respond to extreme events"
Interview
"Marina Silva on Flávio Bolsonaro: He will try to finish his father’s ‘perverse project’ to destroy the Amazon
Exclusive: Former Brazilian environment minister warns of destruction as far-right scion favourite to become president"
"Gentoo Needs Your Help! Several Sponsors Have Pulled Out
They will accept VMs, physical servers, rack space, donated machines, or funds for hosting."
https://itsfoss.com/news/gentoo-infrastructure-sponsors-call/
About the LLM/AI and open source.
And choices in life.
I tested a Gentoo Linux installation and got stuck at the Grub part and I bailed out for now. DId an OpenBSD installation which went fine. Getting disk encryption to work was easy during installation, unlike a few years ago. Did a NetBSD installation and that didn't go too well but later I found out I missed a step in the installation. A new installation went fine. Then there's ChimeraLinux which I liked when I tried it a long time ago. And I like Haiku though as long as it is a single user (root) OS it is not ready for everything.
https://codeberg.org/ethical-foss/open-slopware#other-operating-systems
I do like the idea of what someone wrote on Mastodon last week : Run a minimal NetBSD installation on the desktop and then keep an off-line version of an old stable Debian handy on another computer.
Now that the USA has destroyed my blog (formely at A/I/NoBlogs) maybe I should get a new blog to write down these things. After all Mastodon is not for blogging or is it ? 😇
#opensource #noai #netbsd #openbsd #gentoolinux #blogs #blogging