you know the drill i'm sure, let's not waste time. many of you have already noticed we've created the first batch of our six new communities, which are:...
“In order to provide a higher-than-average, dependable wage, we shifted to a no-tipping model and doubled the hourly rate to more than $30/hr for our service staff. This shift also benefits our guests, who can enjoy Casa Bonita without incurring unexpected costs,” management said.
I have a lot of other pens, but I almost always prefer to use my Pelikan M400. It's the perfect size for me and it is as smooth as butter. It is my daily driver.
This makes perfect sense and should be expected. Many business models are incompatible with ethics (see Meta for an example). The business model defines their behavior. Having these teams is a PR exercise for such organizations.
For anyone who has tried switching over, what's your experience with them been like? Were there any hidden upsides or downsides you weren't expecting? What about coverage? It's really hard to ignore them when they keep spamming ads to YouTube, my favorite podcasts, etc.
Same. It's been great in the USA but it was entirely unusable for a full week in Europe. I had a ticket open the whole time and they could never get it to work. I demanded a refund.
I have been very happy with Mint in the USA but as I note in a reply thread below, it is useless for international travel. Use an ESIM app instead. On my latest trip to Europe it worked for about 5 minutes upon landing and then I got kicked off the network and it never worked again. Simultaneously, my login in the Mint app was invalidated... and I cannot login now via any channel. I use a password manager so it is not user error. I'm back home now but the login issue persists and I have a ticket open for it. I can get only get into my account if I follow this path:
go to mintmobile.com and hit login
click send password
receive one-time verification code by SMS and enter that
when prompted I enter my one-password from my Authenticator
when prompted I pick a new password and press enter
Once I do that I drop into my account, authenticated. If I log out again, the new credentials never work.
I have to wonder if I tripped some sort of fraud control in Europe.
Soulseek is great although it absolutely requires port forwarding to share files. It's also very much a "desktop" app and I don't think much investment has been made for it to be a solid, containerized server app. Everything I have explored on that front has been very janky.
I currently use Brave on my iPhone. It's pretty good, since it has built-in ad and tracker blocking; but if there's something better I'd like to know....
During his decades-long career, Smith has shown himself to be an extremely skilled and highly competent legal professional and public servant. He has successfully prosecuted international war criminals, corrupt politicians, and members of criminal organizations. The special counsel is methodical, focused and task-oriented. It is...
As Watling himself puts it: “Unhardened UAVs are disposable tools like munitions and get consumed very rapidly. You need them in your force and you need them to be cheap.”...
This whole thing is a shame and I still am going through a morning period about it. Reddit will persist in some diminished state. I can only hope the quality communities and people move here, and that Lemmy rapidly improves (though it is very usable now). The trends so far are good. The value of social media lies in the user base.
Let this be a lesson to all who produce and manage content (that's us users and mods). Don't use platforms that are destined to monetize your data at your expense.
Why fireflies are going extinct and what you can do about it (wapo.st)
Summer is here. Where are the fireflies?
John Roberts Begs the Liberal Justices to Stop Criticizing the Court (newrepublic.com)
The State of the Ukraine Campaign (mickryan.substack.com)
(Assessing Ukrainian 2023 Offensives)
quick announcement: the first of our three new communities are live
you know the drill i'm sure, let's not waste time. many of you have already noticed we've created the first batch of our six new communities, which are:...
Dune: Part Two | Official Trailer 2 (www.youtube.com)
Do what must be done. #DunePartTwo only in theaters November 3....
Reddit is telling protesting mods their communities ‘will not’ stay private (www.theverge.com)
Casa Bonita eliminates tipping, going against service industry norm (www.denverpost.com)
“In order to provide a higher-than-average, dependable wage, we shifted to a no-tipping model and doubled the hourly rate to more than $30/hr for our service staff. This shift also benefits our guests, who can enjoy Casa Bonita without incurring unexpected costs,” management said.
I have thirty fountain pens of varying value...
…but I find myself only using one - my CF nib Pilot Metropolitan....
Glorious (2022) [ Lovecraftian Horror / Comedy ] (www.imdb.com)
Glorious (2022) [ Lovecraftian Horror / Comedy ]...
Ethics Teams in Tech Are Stymied by Lack of Support (hai.stanford.edu)
June 25, 1985 (beehaw.org)
#1 movie for June 25, 1985...
Saudi Arabia Wants Tourists. It Didn’t Expect Christians. (www.nytimes.com)
Archive Link from archive.today...
Mint Mobile: Good or Bad?
For anyone who has tried switching over, what's your experience with them been like? Were there any hidden upsides or downsides you weren't expecting? What about coverage? It's really hard to ignore them when they keep spamming ads to YouTube, my favorite podcasts, etc.
Nicotine Plus - Graphical Client For The Soulseek Peer-To-Peer Network For Music & Files
Nicotine+...
iOS users, what browser do you use?
I currently use Brave on my iPhone. It's pretty good, since it has built-in ad and tracker blocking; but if there's something better I'd like to know....
US special prosecutor Jack Smith is no hero but a professional doing his job — and that is exactly why Donald Trump fears him (web.archive.org)
During his decades-long career, Smith has shown himself to be an extremely skilled and highly competent legal professional and public servant. He has successfully prosecuted international war criminals, corrupt politicians, and members of criminal organizations. The special counsel is methodical, focused and task-oriented. It is...
Harbor Fright (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
Screen capture from the lastest I Like to Make Stuff video.
New Report: Ukraine Drone Losses Are ‘10,000 Per Month’ (web.archive.org)
As Watling himself puts it: “Unhardened UAVs are disposable tools like munitions and get consumed very rapidly. You need them in your force and you need them to be cheap.”...
Russian Missiles Had a 90% Failure Rate in May and Now Putin Admits He’s Running Out of Munitions (wesodonnell.medium.com)
Trust me... Pick an apple and read the review (applerankings.com)
An excerpt from Red Delicious:...
Reddit CEO says the mods leading a punishing blackout are too powerful and he will change the site's rules to weaken them (www.businessinsider.com)