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Today I saw an updated version of the #reduce #reuse #recycle theme

REFUSE
REDUCE
REUSE
RECYCLE

I like it, and this is what that made me think:
- "Reduce" is an active thing a person does when they feel the need to remove something from their lives
- "Refuse" is a response to a passive risk of getting something we don't need, even if it's offered and free.

“Amazon has told its white collar employees that their jobs are at risk from artificial intelligence in the next few years, marking a rare explicit warning from a senior tech executive that AI will lead to lay-offs.”

#AndyJassy, the ecommerce giant’s chief executive, told employees in a memo on Tuesday that the company was deploying #AI across its #operations, particularly in its #logistics network, to help lower costs. He said the company wants to increase its use of AI, which would mean #JobLosses.”

“We will need *fewer people* doing some of the jobs that are being done today, and more people doing *other types of jobs*,” Jassy said. “It’s hard to know exactly where this nets out over time, but in the next few years, we expect that this will #reduce our total #CorporateWorkforce.”

From 2022, the introduction of #ChatGPT and #GenerativeAI has been building up within the corporate mindset. So too has the #ZeroWorkHours for White collar workers.

#ArtificialIntelligence / #Amazon / #WhiteCollar <archive.md/1R0ZL> / <ft.com/content/9e66ba5b-5403-4> (paywall)

I am so proud of my friend Michael Moore who founded and has driven this incredible Maker Space that isn't just bringing all sorts of cool capabilities and education to #PortAlberni but also is an amazing innovator in plastic re-use!

His goal has always been to take as much plastic as he can and repurpose/remold it into useful things... and well.. that's exactly what he's doing!

GO MIKE!

#plastic #Recycling #Reduce #ReUse #Maker #3dPrinting #VancouverIsland #BCPoli

albernivalleynews.com/local-ne

Alberni Valley News · Alberni Valley Makerspace builds a future with plasticBy Susie Quinn

You know what would be cool? A leave one - take one box for cloth shopping bags near the register in shops. Forgot your bag at home, or bought more or more bulky things than you expected? Grab a bag instead of buying a paper bag that is nominally reusable, but usually isn't re-used.
Have too many cloth shopping bags at home? Wash them and leave a few at the box for someone else...

Huomasin et heilan olkalaukku oli taas kulunut ja paikkauksen tarpeessa.

Heila sit kysyi että kannattaako sitä paikata jos se on kohta taas rikki.

Se on väärä kysymys, oikea kysymys on; onko se hyvä laukku? käytätkö sitä? haluatko jatkossakin käyttää sitä?

Jos vastaus kyllä niin kannattaa paikata vaikka joutuisi myöhemmin paikkaamaan lisää. #reuse #reduce #repair

Hey #Canadians looking to #SaveMoney lower our #CarbonFootprint and #reduce #FoodWaste then I recommend checking out #FoodHero
foodhero.app.link and if you sign up please consider using my referral code: dustinm10 then we will both get a credit. I've #saved $267 in about 6 months. Only once we got food that was bad, it was prepared gnocchi and they refunded it right away without hassle. It's good food at an even better #price
#Canada #food #money #savings