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Wisel, 15 days ago to memes

#memes

CultureDesk, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to television

According to a survey of 1,000 U.S. streaming users, nearly one in four respondents say Netflix has gotten worse over the past year. That same group said it was still the overall favorite streamer. Its subscriber numbers are growing too — by the end of March 2024 it had 270 million around the world. Here's more from @IndieWire. What's your opinion on Netflix? Tell us in the comments which streaming service offers the most bang for your buck.

https://flip.it/SFlTcI

#Television #Entertainment #TuneIn #Streaming #Netflix

Bluegrass_Nomad, 3 months ago to goodnews

Some #goodnews that I was excited to pass around the office today. More #universities should be using large donations (and their endowments) this way.

#healthcare #tuition #Medicine

https://www.npr.org/2024/02/27/1234107300/free-tuition-albert-einstein-college-medicine

fraying, 5 months ago to random

It's December, so I'm adulting, and in the last two days I went to the optometrist and the dentist, which means I had to engage in professional-setting small talk, and all of it was about Christmas. Just, like, all of it. With multiple people each time.

I didn't have my guard up at the optometrist so I said, "I celebrate Chanukah," forgetting that many Oregonians have never met a Jew, so I had to explain what it was. I went with: "it's just presents and candles."

"I love candles!" she said.

enobacon, 7 months ago to portland

“It’s a beautiful amenity for our guests and our associates, and it’s right in front of our hotel.”

"Maldonado told me she doesn’t want her establishment to be filled with only tourists and that having locals spend time in their iconic library room, tavern, and restaurant, is a key part of their future success." #pdxBikes #Portland #swBroadway #HeathmanHotel

https://bikeportland.org/2023/10/11/theres-at-least-one-hotel-on-broadway-that-embraces-the-bike-lane-and-those-who-use-it-380230?y-u-no-mastodon

dnc, 7 months ago to gardening

Just found out about compacted soil…. What can I do next year to prevent this? https://www.diningandcooking.com/974643/just-found-out-about-compacted-soil-what-can-i-do-next-year-to-prevent-this/

#Gardening #Vegetable #VegetableGardening

lilithsaintcrow, 8 months ago to random

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drahardja, 8 months ago to random

A study on #UniversalBasicIncome #UBI from 2020 is now peer-reviewed and published. The study gave $7500 cash to homeless people in Vancouver and compared their outcome versus a control group. The result was clear:

“The recipients of the cash transfers did not increase spending on drugs, tobacco, and alcohol, but did increase spending on food, clothes, and rent, according to self-reports. What’s more, they moved into stable housing faster and saved enough money to maintain financial security over the year of follow-up.”

Further, each person who moved into stable housing one year faster saves the city over $8000 per year, which makes this program cheaper than existing housing programs.

Universal Basic Income works. It sounds so obvious when you say it out loud, but: giving people cash lifts them out of poverty. We need to do that more.

“A Canadian study gave $7,500 to homeless people. Here’s how they spent it.”

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/21528569/homeless-poverty-cash-transfer-canada-new-leaf-project

kentbrew, 9 months ago to VegetableGardening

Morning bounty: three kinds of avocados, two kinds of papayas, a dozen mac nuts, and about thirty pounds of mammee apples. Plus Kaylee, who chased the chickens away from the avos and insisted on being in the shot. #farming #gardening #kauai #DogsOfMastodon

heyfluxay, 11 months ago to Zelda

F U GLOOM HANDS :D #zelda