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The Privatization of Prisons

An excellent long read - first-hand account of a prison guard at one of America's privatized corporate prisons.

Link: http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/06/cca-private-prisons-corrections-corporation-inmates-investigation-bauer

Yeah, America. Sooo fucking broken, Trump can do no harm.

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Category: Link of the day
Created: 25 June 2016
  • Prison,
  • Justice,
  • Corporations,
  • Reform,
  • Privatization,

DERTS

This from my father. Apparently the U of A is starting a "Diamond Exploration and Research Training School". Clearly I have some pretty mixed feelings about this, I could definitely benefit from a bit more knowledge, but I don't like the idea of informed competition. Still, it proves my suspicions, you don't operate a forestry management program in the desert, or a mountain climbing program in Saskatchewan, the fact they want to train people suggests they know we're close to the source...

Links: U of A, Edmonton Journal

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Category: Link of the day
Created: 20 April 2016
  • Diamond,
  • DERTS,
  • U of A,

Augmented Reality

This on Wired, the augmented reality being worked upon by Magic Leap: http://www.wired.com/2016/04/magic-leap-vr/

The future is an interesting place...

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Category: Link of the day
Created: 20 April 2016
  • VR,
  • Augmented Reality,

Capitalism run Amok

All our customers are big-time Capitalists. Some of them, the more attentive ones, are aware of my unvoiced socialist leanings. I would never confess to them, but I'll share with you...

examples....: Capitalism Run Amok, Double Irish Arrangement, Uber, Goldman Sachs,

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Category: Link of the day
Created: 11 April 2016
  • facebook,
  • Capialism,
  • Amok,
  • Uber,
  • Goldman Sachs,
  1. Acquired Savant Syndrome
  2. The Custer Wolf
  3. No Man's Sky
  4. Placebos

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