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Feudalism

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feu·dal·ism /fyoodlizm/ The dominant social system from medieval Europe, in which peasants (serfs) were obliged to serve their lords and give them homage and labor... Screw feudalism. Vote McMurray. It looks like this tweet was not replaced.

bubmagOctober 30, 2019

Feudalism

@Nate_McMurray — Deleted after 55 seconds 3 minutes ago

feu·dal·ism /fyoodlizm/ The dominant social system from medieval Europe, in which peasants (serfs) were obliged to serve their lords land give them homage and labor... Screw feudalism. Vote McMurray. It looks like this tweet was replaced by the next tweet…

bubmagOctober 30, 2019

Animal Protection

Where’s the money to back up Ontario’s new animal protection law?

Months after it was boxed into a corner by the court and a charity ending its historic role, Ontario has finally come out with a plan to protect animals. The government introduced legislation on Tuesday that brings the entire animal welfare system under prov…

bubmagOctober 30, 2019

Refugees

The US Embassy in Iraq was close being struck in a rocket attack that killed 1 Iraqi soldier

Iraqi security officials say two rockets have been fired into Baghdad's fortified Green Zone area, killing one Iraqi soldier. At least one of the Katyusha rockets fired Wednesday night landed about 100 meters (110 yards) away from the parameters of the US Em…

bubmagOctober 30, 2019

Super Heroes

‘Avengers’ Video Game Trailer Reassembles Earth’s Mightiest Heroes

The Avengers video game where all the characters sort of look like their movie counterpoints, but not quite is launching next year, but a new gameplay trailer is ready to walk you through the action. Learn about the plot which involves the Avengers breaking u…

bubmagOctober 30, 2019

Moravec‘s Paradox

M-Blocks 2.0 revealed: Now these cube robots can collaborate

Almost exactly six years ago, we reported on the first iteration of the self-assembling cube robots called M-Blocks. Since then, they’ve become exponentially more radical. Here in October of 2019, the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laborator…

bubmagOctober 30, 2019

Machine Learning

Scientists and researchers reveal 13 dark technology scenarios that keep them up at night

bubmagOctober 30, 2019

Sidewalk Labs document reveals company’s early plans for data collection, tax powers, criminal justice

The Sidewalk Labs office in Toronto includes models of the proposed Quayside project. An internal document from 2016 shows Sidewalk's early plans for data collection and taxation powers. Fred Lum A confidential Sidewalk Labs document from 2016 lays out the …

bubmagOctober 30, 2019

Plastic Pollution

Exposure to toxic substances threatens human rights, UN expert says

Environmental and human exposure to toxic substances is a global crisis, according to a report presented at the United Nations on Oct. 24. Baskut Tuncak, the UN special rapporteur on hazardous substances and waste, presented the report to the General Assembl…

bubmagOctober 30, 2019

Xi Jinping

Apple shares rise on holiday forecast powered by Watches, AirPods and streaming

(Reuters) - Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Wednesday forecast sales for the crucial holiday shopping quarter that beat Wall Street expectations, with Chief Executive Tim Cook saying that new iPhone 11 models were off to “a very, very good start” as sales of AirPods, A…

bubmagOctober 30, 2019

@Nate_McMurray — Deleted after 10 minutes 16 minutes ago

@Nate_McMurray — Deleted after 55 seconds 3 minutes ago

Where’s the money to back up Ontario’s new animal protection law?

The US Embassy in Iraq was close being struck in a rocket attack that killed 1 Iraqi soldier

‘Avengers’ Video Game Trailer Reassembles Earth’s Mightiest Heroes

M-Blocks 2.0 revealed: Now these cube robots can collaborate

Scientists and researchers reveal 13 dark technology scenarios that keep them up at night

Exposure to toxic substances threatens human rights, UN expert says

Apple shares rise on holiday forecast powered by Watches, AirPods and streaming

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