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Comment Historically and anthropologically clueless simps (Score 1) 264

It's racist to assume that "whitelist" and "blacklist" could be connected to skin color. It's racist to assume that "slave" and "master" need to be removed, because slavery has occurred pretty much in all societies for all of known history, and it's been white with black slaves, black with white slaves, white with white slaves, or black with black slaves, etc. etc. And today, slavery is mostly a problem in Africa.

Comment 80,000?!? (Score 1) 54

How many people does the game industry, maybe only in the US, employ now? How are start-ups and small studios faring? If you want a cool hobby or maybe even make a few bucks (at a penny or less per hour worked), it's a great idea, and it's free to learn too! But don't think it will give you a "career," except maybe for a few hundred really talented, really driven people.

Comment Re:"trapped by our ideology of free expression" (Score 2) 204

Do you understand what fascism is? It's a collectivist ideology that seems society as an organism, with government as the "head," and to paraphrase a famous fascist, everything is within the State, period. No one has rights, only the collective has "rights," and the only thing that matters is the health and progress of the collective. Business is run by councils of what can generally be called stakeholders, and production is centrally planned. Megaprojects are a common propaganda method to show the strength and virility of the nation. Obviously the media is government-run, or at least fully directed by, and dissent is minimized, by either intimidation or outright violence. Now, who is most like that in America today?

Comment Re:Espionage Pay to Play Scheme (Score 1) 75

There's no equivalence. In one instance you have companies that have root access that have used it for the purposes of espionage, and the gay thing maybe blackmail? Although if you're dumb enough to use dick pics... Very differently, Facebook, etc., you have normal user accounts saying stuff and things, but not running spy ops, at least not beyond seeing who twats what.

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Biden Announces $2 Trillion Climate Plan (nytimes.com) 134

Joseph R. Biden Jr. announced on Tuesday a new plan to spend $2 trillion over four years to significantly escalate the use of clean energy in the transportation, electricity and building sectors, part of a suite of sweeping proposals designed to create economic opportunities and build infrastructure while also tackling climate change. DogDude shares a report: In a speech in Wilmington, Del., Mr. Biden built on his plans, released last week, for reviving the economy in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, with a new focus on enhancing the nation's infrastructure and emphasizing the importance of putting the United States on a path to significantly cut fossil fuel emissions. "These are the most critical investments we can make for the long-term health and vitality of both the American economy and the physical health and safety of the American people," he said, repeatedly criticizing President Trump's leadership on issues including climate and the pandemic. "When Donald Trump thinks about climate change, the only word he can muster is 'hoax.' When I think about climate change, the word I think of is 'jobs.'"

The proposal is the second plank in Mr. Biden's economic recovery plan. His team sees an opportunity to take direct aim at Mr. Trump, who has struggled to deliver on his pledges to finance major improvements to American infrastructure. Republicans are sure to criticize the proposal as an attack on jobs in the energy sector -- but the plan will also test whether Mr. Biden has found a way to win over environmental activists and other progressives who have long been skeptical about the scope of his ambitions on climate. His plan outlines specific and aggressive targets, including achieving an emissions-free power sector by 2035 and upgrading four million buildings over four years to meet the highest standards for energy efficiency. The plan also calls for establishing an office of environmental and climate justice at the Department of Justice and developing a broad set of tools to address how "environmental policy decisions of the past have failed communities of color."

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