Unhinged GDP Growth Could Actually Destroy the Economy, Economists Find The Intercept

Dec 062018
 

For decades, scientists have warned of the pending crisis for the planet and humanity in the event of runaway climate change. But a new paper from prominent economists frames the situation in language that people might actually understand: Not addressing climate change, they conclude, will lead inevitably to “worldwide economic collapse.” Researchers also have a warning for renewable energy evangelists and techno-optimists, concluding that it is a fantasy to believe that the economy can grow at…

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Giuliani can’t figure out how URLs work, blames Twitter for liberal bias Ars Technica

Dec 062018
 

Enlarge (credit: Aurich / Simpsons) Rudy Giuliani, who briefly advised Donald Trump on cybersecurity before taking a role as his personal attorney, doesn’t understand how domain names work. And that lack of understanding led him to invent a ludicrous conspiracy theory about Twitter. It all started when Giuliani tweeted about special counsel Robert Mueller: If someone tweets out a valid URL, Twitter automatically converts it into a hyperlink. In this case, .in is the country code…

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Join us for A Grand Re-Opening of the Public Domain — January 25, 2019 San Francisco Internet Archive Blogs

Dec 062018
 

On January 1, 2019 in the United States, tens of thousands of new works will join iconic pieces such as Katsushika Hokusai’s Under the Wave off Kanagawa as a part of the public domain.                 Save the date! Please join us on January 25, 2019 for a grand day of celebrating the public domain! Co-hosted by the Internet Archive and Creative Commons, this celebration will feature a keynote…

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