philjreese

philjreese, 5 days ago to random

Happy height day to all us 5'7"s.

philjreese, 15 days ago to random

I started a new thing, please subscribe. It's called "Not Everything Sucks." It's simply a WhatsApp Channel regularly updated with a feed of links curated by yours truly of stories that disprove the theory that EVERYTHING about the world today is terrible. I was practicing the collecting of these hopeful stories for myself, and thought I'd share. It's a nice antidote to doom scrolling. And it's free, so why not subscribe?

https://tinyurl.com/NotEverythingSucksWhatsApp

not everything sucks is a new Whatsapp channel for good news!

philjreese, 17 days ago to random

High speed for rail? Ground broken.

America's First 'Long Overdue' High Speed Train | OGN Daily

https://www.onlygoodnewsdaily.com/post/america-s-first-long-overdue-high-speed-train

> Builders have officially broken ground on a new train line that will speed travellers between Las Vegas and LA in just over 2 hours.

philjreese, 17 days ago to random

Please follow my new positive news channel! https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaYLJ478qIzpPE4xxX1h

philjreese, 18 days ago to random

London Marathon: Runner with Down's syndrome gets youngest record

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-68851567

> Lloyd Martin's London Marathon run makes him the youngest in his disability category to finish one.

philjreese, 18 days ago to random

After Months of Gibberish, Voyager 1 Is Communicating Well Again

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/after-months-of-gibberish-voyager-1-is-communicating-well-again/

> NASA scientists spent months coaxing the 46-year-old Voyager 1 spacecraft back into healthy communication

philjreese, 18 days ago to random

Supreme Court to review case of a man denied a visa because of his tattoos

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/01/12/supreme-court-to-review-case-of-a-man-denied-visa-because-of-tattoos/72189225007/

> Asencio-Cordero was denied a visa eight years ago at least in part because of his tattoos. Federal officials concluded they signaled gang involvement.

philjreese, 1 month ago to random

Forever's gonna start tonight.

bonnie Tyler total eclipse of the heart

philjreese, 2 months ago to random

Love it

"D.C. plans to revitalize downtown with new hubs and green spaces - Axios Washington D.C."

https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2024/02/27/downtown-action-plan-hubs-green-space

> The city is mapping out how to look beyond Capital One Arena if the Capitals and Wizards do leave the city.

philjreese, 2 months ago to random

In 6 months when everything is country, don't let me get away with being one of the gays who acts like he's ALWAYS been into country shit.

Yes, there was one year in the early oughts where I got really into going to Tractor Supply Company for Western shirts because I saw some really hot dudes wearing Western shirts in Boystown in Chicago. And yes, I've been to The Grand Ole Opry, and seen Loretta Lynn live.

But I never once owned any physical media by any country artist, who wasn't like

philjreese, 2 months ago to random

philjreese, 3 months ago to random

I worked v hard on this video ad and only 2 people have liked it so please go like it and comment so I don't cry thx.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C20ILqPOKuI/?igsh=MXF0a2ZsOHk4M3R2eQ==

philjreese, 3 months ago to random

Employees are spending the equivalent of a month's grocery bill on the return to the office–and growing more resentful than ever, new survey finds | Fortune

https://fortune.com/2024/02/01/employees-spending-equivalent-months-grocery-bill-return-to-office-resentful-survey/

> The average employee returning to the office spends $561 per month–that's the average two-person household’s grocery bill in the U.S. for the entire month.

philjreese, 3 months ago to random

🚨🚨🚨🚨

THIS IS NOT A DRILL!

NEW MUTHA FREAKIN Crystal Waters !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is DEFINITELY on the playlist for my set at Kiki this Saturday!

Crystal Waters - Dance Dance Dance (Official Video)

https://youtube.com/watch?v=62a5g4VLloE&si=YFQNRMTrSB8S4mz1

philjreese, 4 months ago to random

Americans will take home more income as IRS changes tax brackets for 2024 – Action News Jax

https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/consumer/americans-will-take-home-more-income-irs-changes-tax-brackets-2024/MPEZIYSEVNG2VAVZ3RIZ4VLLOI/

> Americans could see their paychecks change as the IRS tries to adjust brackets to deal with inflation.

philjreese, 4 months ago to random

Major Studios’ Pledges to Hire More Female Filmmakers and People of Color Were ‘Performative,’ Study Finds

https://variety.com/2024/film/news/major-studios-hiring-female-filmmakers-people-of-color-barbie-cocaine-bear-1235859366/#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17043684436205&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fvariety.com%2F2024%2Ffilm%2Fnews%2Fmajor-studios-hiring-female-filmmakers-people-of-color-barbie-cocaine-bear-1235859366%2F

> Major studios haven't changed their hiring practices when it comes to female filmmakers and people of color, USC study finds.

philjreese, 4 months ago to random

Welcome to the public domain, Mickey Mouse - The Verge

https://www.theverge.com/24006670/mickey-mouse-steamboat-willie-enters-copyright-public-domain-2024

> Steamboat Willie finally slips out of copyright today.

philjreese, 4 months ago to random

Oh so I'm on Bluesky now too. Flw me or whatever. https://bsky.app/profile/philjreese.bsky.social

philjreese, 4 months ago to random

Federal judge temporarily blocks parts of Iowa state law that bans books and curriculum discussing LGBTQ issues | CNN

https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/29/us/iowa-law-books-lgbtq-judge/index.html

philjreese, 4 months ago to random

LOL.

It's because he and Txixxer stole the inner workings from people who did all the hard work and their fingerprints are going to be all over it. Grok wasn't built from scratch. It's basically a Frankenstein of clones of others LLMs like gpt. Elon is such a fail whale.

I tried X's 'anti-woke' Grok AI chatbot. The results were the opposite of what I expected | ZDNET

https://www.zdnet.com/article/i-tried-xs-anti-woke-grok-ai-chatbot-the-results-were-the-opposite-of-what-i-expected/#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17032647640661&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zdnet.com%2Farticle%2Fi-tried-xs-anti-woke-grok-ai-chatbot-the-results-were-the-opposite-of-what-i-expected%2F

> Has Elon Musk even tested his own chatbot?

philjreese, 4 months ago to random

🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮 the recent massive media conglomerate mergers -- including last year's Warner Bros Discovery merger -- have all led to worse content, worse service, and overall more to hate. Just stop it already!

"Warner Bros. Discovery in talks to merge with Paramount"

https://www.axios.com/2023/12/20/warner-bros-paramount-merger-discovery-streaming

> CEOs of each company met yesterday in New York City.

philjreese, 4 months ago to random

Artificial intelligence act: Council and Parliament strike a deal on the first rules for AI in the world - Consilium

https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/12/09/artificial-intelligence-act-council-and-parliament-strike-a-deal-on-the-first-worldwide-rules-for-ai/?utm_source=www.theneurondaily.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=the-ai-act

> Artificial intelligence act: Council and Parliament strike a deal on the first rules for AI in the world.

philjreese, 4 months ago to random

Threads is officially starting to test ActivityPub integration - The Verge

https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/13/24000120/threads-meta-activitypub-test-mastodon

> Threads has begun connecting to the fediverse.

philjreese, 4 months ago to random

This is fucking exhausting. They got mad when we were quitting. Now they're being dicks because we're not. Can we just seize the means of production now, so they can stop being so mad about us just trying to live?

"Bosses are using tougher performance reviews to cut workforce without layoffs because employees aren’t quitting"

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bosses-using-tougher-performance-reviews-123000566.html

philjreese, 5 months ago to random

Biden administration announces largest passenger rail investment since Amtrak creation - CBS News

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-administration-passenger-rail-investment/

> President Biden is announcing $8.2 billion in new federal funding for 10 passenger rail projects across the country.