[nonostantement #117] - coronavirus & money laundering / dropshipping / algorithms on amazon
Now with a soundtrack from the 17th-century!
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Hi, as you may know I am Joele, currently at my window in Barcelona - watching people not respecting social distancing - while working at online campaigns for brands and such.
A nice soundtrack for the task? You could try a “passacaglia”, like this amazing one.
– Miss Hands, Teresa Orazio
#PEOPLE
[Video] - Is The Man Who Is Tall Happy? - Noam Chomsky [OFFICIAL HD]
”A series of interviews featuring linguist, philosopher and activist Noam Chomsky done in hand-drawn animation.” By Michel Gondry[In Italian] [Video] - È accaduto in città
”Luciano Nadalini è diventato fotografo di cronaca nel 1984. Da allora ha documentato per l'Unità gran parte gli eventi successi a Bologna: la strage del Rapido 904, gli omicidi commessi dalla banda della Unobianca, i movimenti giovanili, l'esperienza dell'Isola nel Kantiere.”Due to COVID-19
”During the coronavirus pandemic, daily life has come to a sudden standstill and businesses have had to respond. Signs on storefronts announce operational changes but these messages are also brimming over with solidarity, shared responsibility, and cautious optimism. This project attempts to document the temporary signs that have gone up across our communities.”A nation on pause: coronavirus in India
”Strict anti-infection measures are opening up social divisions. From the cities to the mountains, the streets to the housing colonies, three writers describe what happens when a country of 1 billion people goes into lockdown”[In Italian] - Dai rave all’antiproibizionismo: il Livello 57 e le Street Parade
”La produzione creativa e musicale del nuovo Livello si articola in particolare su due progetti: le autocostruzioni e il riciclaggio creativo di matrice “cyborg” dei Mutoid (la cui comunità è ancora oggi di base a Santarcangelo) e la cultura hip hop e street (Zona Dopa), radunando musicisti, urban artist e skater nella più grande rampa al coperto esistente in quel periodo in Italia. Ma ci sono anche il movimento NoCopyright, la letteratura Cyberpunk, il primo free Internetpoint di Bologna, le autoproduzioni musicali, le battaglie contro la censura o i convegni assurdi come quello della Associazione Astronauti Autonomi.”Dirty money piling up in L.A. as coronavirus cripples international money laundering
”The coronavirus pandemic has slowed trade-based money laundering systems that drug trafficking groups use to repatriate profits and move Chinese capital into Southern California.”This Is the Internet We Were Promised
”The World Wide Web hasn’t felt this supportive since it was invented. Why did it take a pandemic?”[Video] - Olafur Eliasson x Yuko Hasegawa (Staying TOKYO Vol.3)
”Staying TOKYO - This is a special talk session with artist Olafur Eliasson and curator Yuko Hasegawa on Staying TOKYO, hosted by Rhizomatiks.It didn’t have to be this way
”A bioethicist at the heart of the Italian coronavirus crisis asks: why won’t we talk about the trade-offs of the lockdown?”[Video] - 80s MTV VHS Recordings 1981 to 1989 Collection
”This is my personal collection of 80's MTV VHS recordings. I've been collecting recordings of full, unedited, WITH commercials & especially the VJs for years.”
#PHOTOGRAPHY
#THEDARKSIDE
‘It’s bullshit’: Inside the weird, get-rich-quick world of dropshipping
”In Bali, western immigrants are selling products they've never handled, from countries they've never visited, to consumers they've never met”Why Am I Paying $60 for That Bag of Rice on Amazon.com?
”Dynamic pricing algorithms on Amazon aren’t just about supply and demand”The Amazon Lockdown: How an Unforgiving Algorithm Drives Suppliers to Favor the E-Commerce Giant Over Other Retailers
”At a time when much of the retail sector is collapsing, Amazon is strengthening its competitive position in ways that could outlast the pandemic — and raise antitrust concerns.”
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