Cover for 1922 first edition of Don Quijote in Mandarin by Liu Bangyi. Translated initially from English rather than Spanish as the "Adventures of a Crazy Hero".
People see things clearly. But it's only the first step.
The second is to realise that a free market is impossible in a world of big capital.
The third is to realise that the modern things we prize are impossible to produce in a world of small capitals.
The fourth step...
This is Samuel Henderson, a young birder who's gone viral for his incredibly accurate bird call imitations.
His ability to recreate the sounds of different bird species is truly impressive.
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The lopsided balance of power between capital and labour: the workers have no ability to refuse to wear the cameras which are training systems which will eventually replace the workers themselves
از امروز عکس، عکاس های داخل ایران رو که دارن این جنگ رو پوشش میدن به اشتراک میذارم لطفا به اشتراک بذارید تا فاجعه ی انسانی دیده بشه. عکاس وحید بیات:شنبه ۸فروردین ۱۴۰۵ بمباران تهران
28/03/2026-Vahid Bayat photos-Tehran
One of the most atrocious international crimes being committed right now is the US blockade on Cuba.
The US government is doing everything it can to strangle Cuba’s economy, especially by ramping up the oil blockade. No electricity, no oil, no fuel. Barely any food. A severe health crisis has erupted.
Why is the US doing this? For no reason other than its dislike of the Cuban regime. Cuba poses no threat to the US.
There is overwhelming global opposition to the US blockade. UN human rights experts have condemned it as a serious violation of international law.
Now, Trump wants to take over Cuba, saying: “I can do anything I want with it.”
This is one of the most grotesque crimes of our time.
The article makes it clear that data centres don’t fully explain the rise, and that providers use AI/data centres as pretext to pass on costs of overdue investments and repairs. Markets aren’t magic price setting machines. Firms set prices and AI is allowing them to do so.
Reminder: almost all losses due to AI are 'excuse-dundancies': white collar employers using automation as a pretext to lay off thousands while making the work harder and often less productive for the remaining staff, which middle management is blind to at the deliverables level.