Notices by Joseph Lim :mastodon: (joseph11lim@mastodon.social)

Australian dictionary picks #enshittification as 2024’s word of the year🏆
"coined by writer @pluralistic C #Doctorow, refers to a process in which apps or #digital #platforms start off as incredibly useful, but gradually worsen as they seek to make a #profit. #Socialmedia platforms like X & ride-sharing app Uber are frequently cited examples.. It was chosen as #wordoftheyear by the dictionary’s committee of experts, & was also voted “People’s Choice Winner”"
#mastowriter
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australian-dictionary-picks-enshittification-as-2024s-word-of-the-year

World is watching the US deal with bird flu & it's scary
"as #H5N1 #birdflu spreads among animals in #USA.. poses serious #pandemic threat & been detected in >500 dairy herds in 15 states.. & yet US response appears inadequate & slow, w too few genomic sequences of H5N1 cases in farm animals made public for scientific review. Failure to control H5N1 among US #livestock cld hv global consequences.. a new pandemic labeled #Americanvirus cld be v damaging for US reputation"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/the-world-is-watching-the-us-deal-with-bird-flu-and-it-is-scary

Chemical #contamination in popular Shine Muscat grapes
"speaking from a #toxicological #perspective, Chaniphun said it's essential tt #consumers hv the right #understanding of pesticides & #insecticides.. Of e 50 types of #chemicals found in the #tested #ShineMuscat #grapes, 37 (74%), were positive for #systemic #pesticides which means they can't be washed away w running water as suggested by some.. consumers need accurate info so they can make e right choice" #foodsafety
https://www.bangkokpost.com/life/social-and-lifestyle/2901348/chemical-reaction

@glynmoody
This is how to handle the #Musk problem - convict him of blatant #votebuying thus corrupting the US democratic process and, also, lying under oath.
"the presiding US district judge Gerald Pappert disagreed w tt contention in a 5pg opinion, writing tt e motivations of e Philadelphia DA, Larry Krasner, were irrelevant – & that his office had the power to bring the case in state court.. The case was set for a hearing in Pennsylvania state court on Monday, the day before the #election"

#UnbridledGreed #enshittification
"those mishaps look . like #selfsabotage, intended to hollow out the #restaurant chain to enrich its prev #privateequity owners, Golden Gate Capital. GGC crippled #RedLobster by selling off one of its most valuable assets, e #realestate it owned, in a #saleleaseback, for $1.5bil. With tt sale, GGC nearly made back its $2.1b purchase of 🦞, while turning the chain into a permanent leaser, adding a massive additional cost in e form of #rent"
https://prospect.org/economy/2024-05-22-raiding-red-lobster/

Understanding #sufficiencyeconomy
"u will hv #happiness, #pride & #dignity . Even if stock markets crash & banks fail.. we can see why capitalism doesn't like #sufficiency #economy.. Self sufficiency is associated w farming largely bec #Thailand is an agricultural nation.. But truth is tt e idea can be adapted & applied to all other things. Not everyone is born to be a farmer.. #Selfsufficiency promotes moneyless happiness & doesn't prohibit moneyless ambitions"
#caturday
https://www.thaipbsworld.com/understanding-sufficiency-economy/

HK needs better disaster awareness
"To cope w more extreme weather conditns, #HongKong authorities shld review past disaster preparatn measures & take into account new data when evaluat'g efficiency of its systems .. ex-Observatory chief Lam .. (Liu) said he did'nt hv enough time to take proper safety precautns at home. “If the govt is able to predict tt emergency conditns will hv to be in place hours in advance, shldn’t it also be able to send the warning much earlier?”"
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/09/09/extremes-will-become-normal-hong-kong-needs-better-disaster-awareness-ex-observatory-chief-says-after-record-rainfall/

@clacke @sixtus @HoldenUte2018
"At least 2 dead after #HongKong battered by record rainfall, severe #flooding"
Having seen too many news clips of Hong Kong people and vehicles stranded in waist-high flood waters, it begs the question of whether HK Observatory issued a black rainstorm warning sufficiently in advance to protect lives and property? And, if #HKO did not, why not?
#香港人加油 #香港
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/09/08/breaking-1-dead-after-hong-kong-battered-by-record-rainfall-severe-flooding-reports/