« Il Ciclista Attraversa la Citta » (The Cyclist Crosses The City) by Fortunato Depero

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#arts #artshare #paintings 🎨 #FortunatoDepero #cubism #motion #futurism

Listen to a sci-fi novel by Titanic victim John Jacob Astor IV published in 1894 about life in the year 2000; it includes descriptions of a world wide telephone network, solar power, air travel and space travel to Saturn and Jupiter.

https://archive.org/details/journey_other_worlds_0904_librivox/

#scifi #futurism #librivox #archiveorg #audiobook #hörbuch

A Roomba recorded a woman on the toilet. How did screenshots end up on Facebook?

https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/12/19/1065306/roomba-irobot-robot-vacuums-artificial-intelligence-training-data-privacy/

#privacy #iot #futurism

"Energy firms’ licence conditions protect many vulnerable people from formal disconnection over the winter ... but transferring households on to PPMs [pre-pay meters], which require regular top-ups and charge for #energy at a higher rate, often prompted people in debt to “self-disconnect”.

For cash-strapped households, being moved from a credit meter to a #PPM can mean the difference between having heating, or not..."

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/nov/29/calls-for-uk-ban-on-pre-payment-meter-installations-made-under-court-warrants

#Capitalism #Futurism