Amazon workers face 'increased risk of mental illness' - BBC news

A BBC investigation into a UK-based Amazon warehouse has found conditions that a stress expert said could cause "mental and physical illness".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25034598

"I discovered punk rock from Spain. A band called "Pleasure Fuckers""

Norwegian documentary about the life and passion of KIKE TURMIX legendary singer of the punk rock band, THE PLEASURE FUCKERS, featuring members of The Pleasure Fuckers, Flaming Sideburns, Gluecifer, Turbonegro, Nomads, Hellacopters, Hives. Soundtrack & archive material: The Pleasure Fuckers. Winner of DORF 09´Rock Documentary Film Festival in Vinkovci, Croatia. Screenings at IN-EDIT, Barcelona/ Gøteborg, Sweden/ Oslo Øyafestival/ Os international Film Festival, Tromsø International Film Festival + toured cinemas in eastern europe with DORF.

http://vimeo.com/77119491

technology, politics and "reasonable responsibilities"

“Reasonable Responsibilities”

Speech of Commissioner Bart Chilton before the Ouachita Speakers Series

November 7, 2013


http://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/SpeechesTestimony/opachilton-100

“These are fundamental design flaws in the way pretty much everything works” / creepyDOL

A Cheap Spying Tool With a High Creepy Factor
By SOMINI SENGUPTA
New York Times - Bits section
Aug 2, 2013

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/08/02/a-cheap-spying-tool-with-a-high-creepy-factor/

the near-term future of shopping online / shipping / warehousing

Urban Outfitters, others plunge aggressively into online sales
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Urban Outfitters, others plunge aggressively into online sales
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Urban Outfitters, others plunge aggressively into online sales

Maria Panaritis, Philadelphia Inquirer
Posted: Monday, November 4, 2013, 2:01 AM

Urban Outfitters, others plunge aggressively into online sales
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