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apertus-cogitari
steemit
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How Steemit became unsuitable for freedom-fighters and whistle blowers (& how only nerds can overcome this)
The free-speech precondition: anonymity Steemit now requires new account registrations to include a mobile phone number. This is a devastating blow to those requiring free-speech. Why? The only truly
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travel
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How progressive nerdy travellers can boycott Boeing. And why General Electric is on the evil list as well.
Suppose you want to boycott Boeing. A Boeing aircraft is probably not on your shopping list, so you can't simply scratch Boeing off your shopping list as easily as you can a Dell product, for example.
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technology
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FLOSS Projects like Anki and GNU Radio with Closed Documentation (c/o cloudflare)
Some free software projects have moved their documentation and other essential resources into the centralized corporate walled-garden of CloudFlare. These projects masquerade as "open" and available
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shopping
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Tech gifts that take more than they give -- Brands that progressives should refuse
Many mainstream technology brands engage in a variety of freedom-oppressing political activities. It's a rampant problem because not enough consumers are paying attention. There is also a widespread sense
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steemit-bug
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Markdown anchors broken. Table of Contents ("[TOC]") code also broken.
The markdown standard provides a markup-styled anchor mechanism (according to and discussed on stackoverflow) whereby an article may include anchors which can be linked to. Reference links then have the
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liberty
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Which printer & scanner brands are ethical? Get your boycott on - the evil has been charted.
This chart shows a variety of core evils for which current manufacturers of imaging products partake: Indeed almost all printer makers are at the extreme of social irresponsibility. So the immediate question
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marijuana
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Employer-imposed drug testing -- why it's a bad idea
Employers in the US have been engaged in rampant abuse of workers dignity, privacy, and liberties for a long time now. Now that the medicinal properties of marijuana has finally been recognized officially
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freedom
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How donating to human rights and civil liberties orgs can backfire
Organizations that fight for human rights and civil liberties often (unwittingly) install a donation mechanism that counters their own cause. This creates a pitfall whereby donors contribute to opposing
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