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05/06/21 12:00AM UTC Snapshot

Sci/Tech

Signal’s smartass ad exposes Facebook’s creepy data collection
(thenextweb.com) posted by ReginaMark in technology 22633 points & 1062 comments
How automation could turn capitalism into socialism - It’s the government taxing businesses based on the amount of worker displacement their automation solutions cause, and then using that money to create a universal basic income for all citizens.
(thenextweb.com) posted by Gari_305 in Futurology 19793 points & 2140 comments
We’ve measured the size of Venus’s planetary core for the first time
(newscientist.com) posted by Sumit316 in space 11148 points & 574 comments
Starlink satellite internet service gets 500,000 preorders, Musk says
(reuters.com) posted by BikkaZz in tech 3613 points & 313 comments
TIL a Beyond Meat-commissioned Life Cycle Assessment found that the Beyond Burger generates 90% less greenhouse gas emissions, requires 46% less energy, 99% less water, and 93% less land use than a burger made from U.S. beef
(css.umich.edu) posted by WildlifePhysics in environment 3160 points & 403 comments
Signal messenger takes aim at Instagram’s ‘hazy’ user data policies with SUPER-SPECIFIC ad campaign, gets its ad account blocked
(rt.com) posted by Mcnst in technology 6195 points & 358 comments

Maker

Rolling Top Storage Box is now released ! Link inside!
(v.redd.it) posted by Glezz in 3Dprinting 4590 points & 112 comments
I designed and 3D printed a dog wheelchair for a strangers dog, and now I get these great update videos. Functional printing ❤️
(v.redd.it) posted by Twiggy_Garcia in functionalprint 2678 points & 50 comments
I fixed a broken laptop and i felt like a repair god
(reddit.com) posted by nostradarius in buildapc 1453 points & 102 comments
Putting the Google Assistant on a rotary phone
(v.redd.it) posted by verymanytacos in raspberry_pi 1398 points & 71 comments

Etcetera

Just starting out with pixel art and made a twisted blue tree to practice (OC) (insta @fatorangegoldfish)
(i.redd.it) posted by FatOrangeGoldfish in PixelArt 2203 points & 46 comments
Camaro wagon
(i.redd.it) posted by milf_fucker_69 in WeirdWheels 2191 points & 142 comments
Unclear Text
(kamogo.com) posted by Flashy-Bad-4901 in InternetIsBeautiful 1369 points & 149 comments
Cosmic Horizons Collection By Dr. Robert T. McCall
(reddit.com) posted by ElectronicRhubarb841 in RetroFuturism 1309 points & 20 comments