Still low-key surprised he managed to recover his career from that incident some years back.

a.k.a. 'the vicious circle'. OMG.

The need for science to be ethically pure is simply ahistorical. That may be neither here nor there from a present-day science comms perspective, but it can hardly be required of those of us trying to understanding the past. Though I think it stifles critical engagement with science in the present.

Given the increase in global population, there are likely more people living in similar misery now than there were then. And of course the planetary polycrisis is already disproportionately affecting the regions in which those people live.

Not to mention the integrated AI. I'm happy with GrapheneOS, no AI, no cloud, and a clean interface. FLOSS software responds to slightly different demands.

Yes, Mao, the neighbour's young tomcat helping out by hunting locusts.

Marx thought capitalism was progressive compared to feudalism, but also called for its abolition.

Gràcies :)

Avuí (dia 30) també és l'anniversari del meu tercer fill! Ell en fa dinou, la meitat dels teus :)