Zlatko Mašek Ⓥ

A programmer with interest in art, cooking and social change.

[Zlatko Mašek Ⓥ @thaidaree]

I just published Shamrock — A Trefle API Library for Plant Data https://t.co/mig8L0L314

[Caitlin Johnstone @caitoz]

There’s a powerful new documentary out called Earth’s Greatest Enemy by @AbbyMartin about the ecocidal abuses of the US war machine, and it addresses the most pressing existential hurdles we face as a species like nothing I’ve seen before.

The film breaks down how the US military has become the single most environmentally destructive institution on our planet by an extremely massive margin, walking the audience through the many ways the Pentagon and its global metastases have been churning out carbon emissions, pouring toxins into the air and water, wiping out precious ecosystems for gratuitous military bases, and pummeling our sea life with sonar and noise pollution, all while gleefully salivating at the prospect of plundering the resources which lay hidden beneath our planet’s rapidly thawing polar ice caps.

Martin skillfully ties the planet-devouring behavior of the US military to the global systems of capitalism and imperialism it was built to uphold. The viewer is left with a crystal clear picture of the ways ecocide, militarism and capitalism are inseparably intertwined, and an understanding that meaningfully opposing any of these malignancies necessarily entails opposing them all. The liberal fiction that one can be pro-environment while also supporting the US military is forcefully exposed for the absurdity that it is.

It’s a jarring film with extremely dark subject matter, but it also manages to be a work of transcendent beauty and optimism. A deep love of humans and all of earth’s creatures shines through in shot after shot, while slick editing and an inspired soundtrack allow the movie to zip along at a lively and entertaining pace. Martin concludes with a galvanizing call to use our outrage to loosen the empire’s already weakening grip on humanity’s collective consciousness, because our entire world depends on it.

Perhaps the most touching aspect of the documentary is the personal element Martin chose to bring in to her overarching narrative. She discusses how she and her husband (antiwar activist Mike Prysner, who co-directed the film) had their lives forever altered when they had kids and experienced a new level of urgency to help give rise to a brighter future. Their family of four becomes a microcosm of humanity’s struggle to liberate itself from the tyranny of the machine to create a better world for our children, and we see Martin’s love for her son and daughter reflected in a great tenderness for the world as a whole.

Anyway, I’ve never felt inclined to write a film review before so I don’t know if I’ve done a good job of encouraging people to watch this thing, but for my own audience I truly cannot recommend Earth’s Greatest Enemy enough. It’s available streaming on Apple TV, Prime Video, and Watermelon Pictures. Screening tour dates and further information can be found on the Earth’s Greatest Enemy website. Be sure to leave a review on Letterboxed or IMDB if you can.

Enjoy!

[Caitlin Johnstone @caitoz]

'Earth's Greatest Enemy' Delivers A Penetrating Insight Into The Heart Of Our Dystopia

The film breaks down how the US military has become the single most environmentally destructive institution on our planet by an extremely massive margin.

Reading by Tim Foley.

[Django @djangoproject]

We're redesigning https://t.co/tMyiEYTbzG! Here's the plan, who's doing the work, and how you can help.

https://t.co/8q3U2PKg5S

#django
#website

[Gencove @Gencove]

We’re excited to announce the launch of Gencove Consumer!

$49 for a sequencing-based genetic baseline.

Built for individuals who want to better understand their health and for a future where genetics is standard in every consumer health product. 👇

https://t.co/7dXIa7PTIJ

[Zlatko Mašek Ⓥ @thaidaree]

@AbbyMartin I'll see you there. Already booked the trip from Dublin.

[Gencove @Gencove]

The Gencove CLI has recently crossed the 1 million download mark 🚀
This is a testament to the reliability of our genomic analysis tools.
Find out more at https://t.co/3jVGAHWPL6

[Simon Willison @simonw]

@vasyagpt They don't read blogs directly... but they do read stuff if you link to it on social media (or get on aggregators like Hacker News)

POSSE https://t.co/pSRwi1PN7M

[Zlatko Mašek Ⓥ @thaidaree]

Thanks, @DjangoConEurope . It was lovely!

[anjor @__anjor]

history | tail -n 2000 | llm -s "Write aliases for my zshrc based on my terminal history. Only do this for most common features. Don't use any specific files or directories."

This was a fun use of the llm cli @simonw

[Zlatko Mašek Ⓥ @thaidaree]

@rantalica @sferakon @scalzi @SFeraZG @Glasgowin2024 Hoping for Dublin 2029 :D

[Subnautica @Subnautica]

So. You all have a few questions! 😅

We have some answers ➡️ https://t.co/lWiZSw8oI0

[Zlatko Mašek Ⓥ @thaidaree]

@denibertovic TIL

[Matthew Phillips @matthewcp]

Announcing https://t.co/E0DTCIts9f 👇

https://t.co/E0DTCIts9f is a recipe storage system built on top of email. Find a recipe you like, send an email to `[email protected]` and you'll get an email back with the recipe nicely formatted.

See https://t.co/LZQ1BSqGDg for more.

[Zlatko Mašek Ⓥ @thaidaree]

@IrishRail After 70 min wait from Killarney to Mallow, the train to Dublin picked us up, but no coaches F and G for which we have booked seats. What gives?

[Ben Norton @BenjaminNorton]

The vice president of the BRICS' New Development Bank (now led by Brazil's ex President Dilma) says they plan to expand financing for emerging economies in the Global South, to build new infrastructure, invest in renewable energy tech and reduce inequality
https://t.co/rTXCPRXEFj

[Zlatko Mašek Ⓥ @thaidaree]

Hey @FryliteSolution , are you partnering with gas stations in Ireland to have people drop off their waste cooking oil to them? Where?

[Zlatko Mašek Ⓥ @thaidaree]

@denibertovic @shime_sh I don't like that it's not standardized. Usually it's either "accept all" or review the policy, turn them off manually, save that... Especially annoying to do it each time on Firefox Focus that doesn't keep history

[Zlatko Mašek Ⓥ @thaidaree]

@denibertovic Isn't that the thing you buy when wrapping up? :)

[Zlatko Mašek Ⓥ @thaidaree]

@aHajden I should try it

[Media Lens @medialens]

Media Alert: 'Doubling Down On Double Standards – The Ukraine Propaganda Blitz'
https://t.co/WMc33NlNGn