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Protests of US military's failure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

mardi 9 août 2022 à 22:48

Veterans for Peace protested the US military's failure to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.

Pearson to "allow" the "resell" of digital textbooks

mardi 9 août 2022 à 22:48

Pearson plans to allow students to "resell" digital textbooks, but not freely: they will have to pay Pearson for the privilege, and let Pearson track them.

Pearson uses the term "NFT" to describe these plans, but that's a red herring, as the article explains — a marketing buzzword that has been stretched to fit.

There is no sign that these ebooks will avoid any of the injustices of existing digital textbooks: DRM, surveillance, and "jerkmaking" contracts where you commit to be a jerk by refusing to share copies with others.

It is unethical to agree to such a contract; however, carrying it out (supposing you have agreed to it) is even more unethical. The less bad option, if you have agreed to such a thing, is to disregard it.

Texas and federal government to fight over abortion as medical care

mardi 9 août 2022 à 22:48

Texas and the federal government are headed for a fight where federal guidelines call for an abortion as part of proper medical care for a pregnant female with certain kinds of dangerous medical conditions, but Texas says it is a crime.

Billionaire polluters spend to influence against windfall profits tax

mardi 9 août 2022 à 22:48

Billionaire Polluters have spent a million dollars to influence the British public against a windfall profits tax.

Thugs shot at Robert Adams as he ran

mardi 9 août 2022 à 22:48

San Bernardino thugs got out of an unmarked car, and after a few seconds started shooting at Robert Adams who had done nothing but run away.