How does printf work behind the scenes
To say that accomplished musicians and production duo Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards were influential in shaping the sound of popular…
The story we have been telling ourselves about our origins is wrong, and perpetuates the idea of inevitable social inequality. David Graeber and David Wengrow ask why the myth of 'agricultural revolution' remains so persistent, and argue that there is a whole lot more we can learn from our ancestors.
Utopia, not futurism: Why doing the impossible is the most rational thing we can do
from http://unevenearth.org/2019/10/bookchin_doing_the_impossible/
A set of recommendations on how Git UI can be improved not on a cosmetic, but on a very fundamental level. We aim at making Git more usable, powerful and easier to learn by radically simplifying its interface and keeping compartibility with the implementation
An analysis of the OpenStreetMap data in North Korea: Who are the contributors?
Na základě zprávy Mezivládního panelu pro klimatickou změnu OSN vzniklo prohlášení kulturních institucí k vyhlášení stavu klimatické nouze na území města Prahy. Text podepsalo několik desítek kulturních institucí a na webu umeniproklima.cz je také sepsaný manuál pro změnu chování směrem k větší udržitelnosti. „Nikdo se s takovou situací ještě nesetkal a skrze umění je možné o takových věcech imaginovat a diskutovat,“ říká jedna z iniciátorek Tereza Stejskalová.
The ultra-rich are benefitting from disaster capitalism as democratic oversight implodes, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Here are three versions of the same story:1. In the fall of 1996, Sally Clark, an English solicitor in Manchester, gave birth to an…
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Tim Maughan’s new novel explores a different kind of urban dystopia, one where our dependence on technology has been severed.
Though the creator pulled the app, a deeply sexist culture persists
Jak nově promýšlet umělecké a kulturní instituce, 1. část
from https://artalk.cz/2019/06/13/jak-nove-promyslet-umelecke-a-kulturni-instituce-1-cast/
In East Germany, a gamer scene emerged just before the fall of communism. Teenagers met at a computer club to swap and play C64 games. The state watched with interest.
„Když dlouhodobě potlačujeme vlastní potřeby, tak se to projeví na osobní pohodě. Nebudeme se cítit dobře,“ řekl v Balancu kouč a konzultant Petr Pražák. Řešením příliš velké dobrotivosti je být více v kontaktu s potřebami a pocity. To umožní rozeznat a nastavit si míru, kdy dáváme dobrovolně a kdy už se rozdáváme na vlastní úkor. Pro někoho ale může být životní poslání, že se obětuje pro druhé. Kdo jsou příliš hodní lidé a co si na tomto světě mají počít?
Five years ago, the flight vanished into the Indian Ocean. Officials on land know more about why than they dare to say.
I read this: “I picked up Inventing The Future… because I feel bad that I’ve never been able to get my head around the communist…
Bad science led to HBO's "Chernobyl" and one million unnecessary abortions.
This is the transcript of a keynote talk I gave at EYEO 2017 in Minneapolis. An adapted version appears in my book, How to Do Nothing…
All-American Despair
from https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/suicide-rate-america-white-men-841576/
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