The Dead Economy Theoryasks an important question:
"What happens if human labor is no longer needed?"
I would offer a different one:
"What happens if we finally learn that human worth was never reducible to labor in the first place?"
That, to me, is the more difficult question.
and more hopeful
Tech Talkies used a pair of ESP32 boards and ESP-NOW to build custom, 3D-printed walkie-talkies with a 200m range.
I don’t care what people say, Modern C++ is starting to get really cool.
For example, C++26 compile-time reflection uses this neat little trick to represent heterogeneous data with a single, scalar value (std::meta::info).
This value is *technically* an ID into the compiler's AST.
SpaceX is now worth more than Switzerland's annual GDP.
Elon's entire "futurist" playbook was written decades ago—literally. Cyril Kornbluth predicted this exact grift in "The Space Merchants" (1952) and satirized the power dynamics in "The Marching Morons."
#palantir
spectator.com/article/the-...
#Palantir loses big in #Swiss court.
Commercial Court of Zurich ruled: Palantir dismissed on 22 of 23 claims in its lawsuit against Republik Magazine over a joint investigation with WAV Research Collective.
95% of the tech company's demands rejected.
A win for investigative reporting #PressFreed
📵 Phones are addictive, creepy, and deeply political.
@mariafarrell.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
feminist analysis exposes the structural rot—tying surveillance capitalism to gendered power dynamics.
Thanks @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy for sharing this essential read. #DigitalRights #FeminismTech
Space Habitats: The Megastructures We’ll Call Home
youtu.be/AnSWH-pLo2w
Explore the future of space habitats, from rotating cylinders and torus colonies to orbital cities, asteroid homes, and the megastructures humanity may one day live inside.
Nations are banning social media for minors to protect against online risks, sparking privacy debates. #SocialMediaBan #ChildSafety #OnlinePrivacy #DigitalRights #TechNews #GlobalPolicy thedailytechfeed.com/global-surge...
📵 Phones are addictive, creepy, and deeply political.
@mariafarrell.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
feminist analysis exposes the structural rot—tying surveillance capitalism to gendered power dynamics.
Thanks @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy for sharing this essential read. #DigitalRights #FeminismTech
We can laugh at them but we have to take this seriously
open.substack.com
Tech Talkies used a pair of ESP32 boards and ESP-NOW to build custom, 3D-printed walkie-talkies with a 200m range.
A late spring outbreak of righteous indignation is affecting Britain. It’s yet another variant of Palantir Derangement Syndrome. Virologists tracked this smug neurosis as it jumped across the Atlantic...
spectator.com
Internal documents show how the country finally rejected pitches by tech company Palantir.
Someone please explain to me as if I am five years old how a company I funded with my tax dollars is worth over a trillion dollars without being profitable or having ROI. A loss of $4.94 billion in 2025 against $18.67 billion in revenue.
#RugPull #SpaceX
