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  1. Jun 2025
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    Marcus A. Turner on Instagram: "Chris Hedges presents a compelling argument that American democracy has deteriorated into a system heavily influenced by oligarchic and corporate interests. In his thought-provoking interview on *UpFront*, he boldly states, "American Democracy Doesn't Exist. It's a veneer," suggesting that while the U.S. may project an image of democratic governance, the reality is that true power resides predominantly with a select few, thereby undermining genuine representation. Hedges traces this alarming erosion of democratic principles back to the 1971 Powell Memo, a pivotal document that laid the foundation for the pervasive influence of corporate America over political processes. This shift has systematically weakened grassroots movements, particularly those advocating for labor rights and environmental protections. He points to a series of policies—such as deindustrialization, cuts to social welfare programs, and deregulation—that have been implemented across both Republican and Democratic administrations. These actions have concentrated immense wealth in the hands of a small, affluent class, effectively transforming the United States into a plutocracy where the interests of the many are overshadowed by the desires of the few. In his critique of the American political landscape, Hedges denounces both major parties for their complicity in serving corporate interests. He argues that they often use social issues as a smokescreen, diverting public attention from the deeper economic exploitation taking place. He characterizes this struggle as a "civil war within capitalism," wherein oligarchic elites and corporate heads compete for dominance, all the while leaving the working class marginalized and disenfranchised. This pervasive systemic corruption, he contends, has created a societal framework in which democracy is merely a performative act, devoid of any meaningful representation of the majority's needs and interests. #oligarchy #corporatist #investment #business #entrepreneurship #focus #trust #discipline #growth #belief #success #wealth"
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  3. Nov 2024
  4. Dec 2022
    1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-Wp0sLpnMY

      PVA Glue used in bookbinding, but isn't inexpensive.

      • Tacky glue - okay
      • rubber cement - not great
      • elmer's glue - not great, tears esp. for 2 layers
      • Mod podge - pulls nicely and strong
      • mod podge hard shell - cracks, not great
      • PVA Glue - the best of the group

      Recommendations in order: PVA, Tacky Glue, Mod Podge (regular)

      Brush on top edge and do two coats. Don't get it down between sheets.

  5. Jan 2022
  6. Aug 2021
    1. but in a more practical scenario, you often suffer from "death by a thousand cuts" which means that there's not really a single place that's slow, so you wind up applying React.memo everywhere. And when you do that, you have to start using useMemo and useCallback everywhere as well (otherwise you undo all the work you put into React.memo). Each of these optimizations together may solve the problem, but it drastically increases the complexity of your application's code and it actually is less effective at solving the problem than colocating state because React does still need to run through every component from the top to determine whether it should re-render. You'll definitely be running more code with this approach, there's no way around that.
  7. Dec 2020
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  10. Aug 2017
    1. An excellent meditation that brings out the problem in today's computing culture: under-representation of the minority and females in computing, starting with the students and all the way up to venture capitalists and the culture. It is interesting how Bogost talks about alternative scenarios. Looks like this is a disbalance of power.

  11. Jan 2016