A lawsuit was filed against Reddit alleging that the company fired an employee with anxiety for taking medical leave. The employee, Jamie Lee, had worked at Reddit as an accountant for over 4 years with positive reviews. In July 2022, Lee requested 3 days off for her health but was denied. She was later placed on medical leave...
Their software was open source. Their content is free. Their moderation is free. All they had to do was sell some ads and host the servers. And they fucked that up.
I'm very fortunate to finally be able to cover a major expense like that. Nothing like going to the hospital, but if I needed new tires I wouldn't be completely broke.
I went this route but with louder cooling as it's mainly sitting in a closet, and I'm glad I did. The extra space keeps the drives cooler and I was able to add on a PCI M2 card without too much trouble.
Plus since it's just a PC case you can gut it entirely and have standard parts to do complete up grades, so you don't lose your case stickers.
In many ways, Mastodon feels like rewinding the clock on social media back to the early days of Twitter and Facebook. On the consume side, that means that your home feed has no algorithm (this can be disorienting at first)....
The second ads are required the customer stops being the users and starts being the advertisers. This starts the enshittification snowball shitball, Randers.
“Based on your consent, we may collect and use your biometric information for safety, security, and identification purposes,” the privacy policy reads. It doesn’t include any details on what kind of biometric information this includes — or how X plans to collect it — but it typically involves fingerprints, iris...
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas reported three 2022 trips on the private jet of a Texas billionaire in a financial disclosure form released Thursday, and for the first time detailed the businessman’s purchase of three properties from the justice’s family years earlier....
Hell, I can even make it a conservative talking point: "This will prevent cheap Chinese-made fans that waste American's hard-earned money and don't work from flooding the market and provide good jobs right here at home."
Put on a hard hat and give a speech at the Big Ass Fans factory and you're golden.
Combine that with some radiant floor heating on a nice thick concrete slab and you could use the battery for home heating. (Though it would need a lot of water.)
Credit to George Alexopoulos (GPrime85 on twitter) my absolute favorite right wing cartoonist (sh.itjust.works)
Not joking by the way, this was made by a conservative artist...
The Trump Proceedings WILL Be Televised and Streamed Live on YouTube, Judge Rules in Georgia (www.mediaite.com)
Anyone else want to just want to abandon society and go live in a commune?
A commune or a cult would be better than this circus lol
Lawsuit Alleges Reddit Fired Employee for Taking Medical Leave, ‘Toxic’ Culture (www.404media.co)
A lawsuit was filed against Reddit alleging that the company fired an employee with anxiety for taking medical leave. The employee, Jamie Lee, had worked at Reddit as an accountant for over 4 years with positive reviews. In July 2022, Lee requested 3 days off for her health but was denied. She was later placed on medical leave...
63% of workers unable to pay a $500 emergency expense, survey finds. How employers may help change that (www.cnbc.com)
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Is... is this the sequel to Cocaine Bear? (mastodon.social)
Ted Cruz rages against non-existent Biden beer limit in viral clip (www.chron.com)
DIY NAS build in progress (programming.dev)
I’m building a NAS for the first time on my own, so I wanted to share the story so far here....
Rock Bird (www.youtube.com)
Bird rocking*This is not my video, I found it on a webpage, and re-uploaded it. Credit goes to the original creator.
Mastodon is Rewinding the Clock on Social Media — in a Good Way (chrlschn.medium.com)
In many ways, Mastodon feels like rewinding the clock on social media back to the early days of Twitter and Facebook. On the consume side, that means that your home feed has no algorithm (this can be disorienting at first)....
X wants permission to start collecting your biometric data and employment history (www.theverge.com)
“Based on your consent, we may collect and use your biometric information for safety, security, and identification purposes,” the privacy policy reads. It doesn’t include any details on what kind of biometric information this includes — or how X plans to collect it — but it typically involves fingerprints, iris...
Russia’s ruble has tumbled. What does it mean for the wartime economy? (www.winnipegfreepress.com)
IS RUSSIA HAVING AN ECONOMIC CRISIS?...
Justice Thomas says he used private jet for security reasons after Dobbs leak (www.washingtonpost.com)
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas reported three 2022 trips on the private jet of a Texas billionaire in a financial disclosure form released Thursday, and for the first time detailed the businessman’s purchase of three properties from the justice’s family years earlier....
Housing is so unattractive that investor purchases have plummeted 45% (finance.yahoo.com)
I Set Out to Create a Simple Map for How to Appeal Your Insurance Denial. Instead, I Found a Mind-Boggling Labyrinth. (www.propublica.org)
‘Kiss My Ass’: Ted Cruz, a Newsmax Host, and a Group Of Fellas Walk Into a Bar… (www.mediaite.com)
My god are these people stupid....
New research shows renewables are more profitable than nuclear power (www.pv-magazine.com)
Link to paper: www.sciencedirect.com/…/S2542435123002817
Young climate activist tells Greenpeace to drop ‘old-fashioned’ anti-nuclear stance (www.theguardian.com)