New, shocking revelations about Nemlig, the largest online grocer in Denmark. Warehouse workers working under extreme, punishing conditions. Zero time for bathroom breaks, ceremonial firings used for intimidation. Complete failure of DK labor protection. politiken.dk/forbrugogliv/f…
Perfect illustration of how the last thing Europe needs is its own set of tech-powered titans inspired by American ideals. The moral rot and societal decay it imports is just poison.
But can’t put all this at the feet of American practices. Nemlig relies on the inhuman Danish immigration laws to intimidate and subdue immigrant workers who fear deportation if they’re fired. Total hellscape of a combination. Corporation exploitation based on state enforcement.
Several of the workers quoted in the system aptly compares this regime to neo-colonialism. All the bosses are white, all the workers are people of color. Threat of deportation makes working conditions slave like. Complete dehumanization. Even Milgram would have stopped this.
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This thread explains so much. Why the App Store is full of scams, why rulings are so arbitrary, why its impossible to get clear answers. Apple hires essentially unskilled people to do the reviews, yet claims they're necessary to protect people. You can't have it both ways!
Apple is at once both overselling the benefits of the App Store reviews (we'll protect you! we're sophisticated!) and underdelivering massively (store is full of obvious scams). Only area where the review process actually works is in collecting fees. Disgraceful process.
Apple's App Store review process is a tollbooth wrapped in security theater. It really makes so many things fall into place after all these years when you think of it like that. IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO WORK! This isn't a ninja crack team spending serious time doing reviews.
Ended up loving that retro Casio A168 so much that I tracked down an original ancestor from 1983. This is the W-34. It’s got a metal case instead of plastic, even better bracelet, and virtually the same module! Less than $200 in near mint condition. Vintage LCD is 😍
This sent me down this wonderful journey of exploring other vintage LCDs, like the Soviet-made Elektronikas. Ordered this 3049 from 1977 in absolute mint condition. What a total beauty.
I also looked into those 1970s LEDs, but they’re just not very practical. Battery needs changing constantly, and you have to hold a button to see the time. Still. Did you know Commodore made one? It does look 😎
The authoritarian hippie parent who finds their true calling in keeping the kids away from sugar, video games, tiktok, or whatever will not be raising the free-range, independent, self-regulating adults they imagine.
The alternative to this is not a diet of fast food, every social media before the age of 10, or video games rated R before puberty. By all means, put out healthy, wholesome options and alternatives. Just chill when the kids inevitably feel like diverging.
Bodily experiences cannot be conveyed by admonishment. Let the kid binge that candy bag until they’re sick. Let their eyes grow square after a day of 12 hours in Roblox. This is how they learn their own limits and develop an intrinsic appreciation for “enough”.
Big showdown in Arizona today! Senate will vote on the app store bill already passed by the house. Giving app makers the right to process payments without the exorbitant 30% cut, and with protection from retaliation. Make apps? Register your interest. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
Just prepared a tight two minutes of arguments because of course I'll be testifying on behalf of developers again 😄. But also because this bill is directly impacting where Basecamp goes next for its physical location. HELLO ARIZONA if this passes and we can make the move!
I thought about weaving in some Eminem lyrics about that one shot and mom's spaghetti, but gotta know your audience, so I'll just be humming it my head as I spit out my lines 😂
This is fucked. You don't have to support or even appreciate @TaylorLorenz's reporting to accept that the online harassment many women face, particularly journalists, is repulsive, scary, and can indeed be debilitating.
Also, this idea that mental anguish – as a consequence of online stalkers or harassment – is somehow not worthy of note, because others are suffering material wants, is also fucked. People's lives can indeed be "destroyed" by the dark clouds that cover their minds from this shit.
Is it also possible that sometimes this tips, such that critiques below the level of harassment, are seen as threats, even if they really "just" are criticisms? Yes. That's possible. When someone goes through online harassment, you might indeed be more easily startled. Okay?
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