Jen
@evolnej.bsky.social
Tech worker, red-state liberal, and avid reader. Generally quiet on main.
Anybody else have trouble with their Xbox dying right after the warranty expires? Our THIRD Xbox series X just died less than 2 years after we bought it. Quote on repair is $300. This feels intentional. I am sure as fuck never buying an Xbox ever again.
May 23, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Anybody else have trouble with their Xbox dying right after the warranty expires? Our THIRD Xbox series X just died less than 2 years after we bought it. Quote on repair is $300. This feels intentional. I am sure as fuck never buying an Xbox ever again.
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once again, if there are any major household purchases you want to make, make them soon
".. During a radio interview Saturday .., Bessent said 'tariffs can’t be inflationary because if the price of one thing goes up -- unless you give people more money -- then they have less money to spend on the other thing, so there is no inflation.'"
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‘Huge relief.’ CEOs exhale after Trump taps Scott Bessent to lead Treasury | CNN Business
Hedge fund executive Scott Bessent survived an internal squabble over the role of Treasury secretary, a key position that will face almost immediate deadlines and pressures.
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November 25, 2024 at 6:01 PM
once again, if there are any major household purchases you want to make, make them soon
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if the choice is between “baked potato with toothpicks for legs and a face sharpied on” and “failed coup artist 1000% committed to ending democracy in america” then I am unapologetically on team baked potato
The biggest challenge in 2024 is to get enough people to actually listen to what Trump and those around him are openly, consistently, and explicitly promising to do once they get back to power.
It is utterly deranged, and discounting it as just rhetoric would be a disaster.
It is utterly deranged, and discounting it as just rhetoric would be a disaster.
February 13, 2024 at 9:52 PM
if the choice is between “baked potato with toothpicks for legs and a face sharpied on” and “failed coup artist 1000% committed to ending democracy in america” then I am unapologetically on team baked potato
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1923: Hitler’s failed coup.
No real consequences.
No fundamental changes.
1933: Hitler takes power.
I wish I could implant this into everyone’s brain.
No real consequences.
No fundamental changes.
1933: Hitler takes power.
I wish I could implant this into everyone’s brain.
February 10, 2024 at 8:38 PM
1923: Hitler’s failed coup.
No real consequences.
No fundamental changes.
1933: Hitler takes power.
I wish I could implant this into everyone’s brain.
No real consequences.
No fundamental changes.
1933: Hitler takes power.
I wish I could implant this into everyone’s brain.
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At PC Gamer we've been talking about how to convey the scale of 16,000+ game devs being laid off in a year, without forgetting that number represents individual people with their own stories. This is our first attempt: 16,000 dots, alongside voices of those affected. www.pcgamer.com/the-impact-o...
February 7, 2024 at 10:28 PM
At PC Gamer we've been talking about how to convey the scale of 16,000+ game devs being laid off in a year, without forgetting that number represents individual people with their own stories. This is our first attempt: 16,000 dots, alongside voices of those affected. www.pcgamer.com/the-impact-o...
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this is a success rate that basically *doesn't exist* for medical interventions
in any rational world this would be the end of any argument about HRT or transition generally
but the cruelty is the point, not the actual data
in any rational world this would be the end of any argument about HRT or transition generally
but the cruelty is the point, not the actual data
Biggest ever survey of trans Americans finds 94% happier after transition
Biggest ever survey of trans Americans finds 94% happier after transition
The 2022 US Trans Survey of 92,000 transgender adults, finds continued discrimination, harassment and even violence at work
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2024 at 7:27 PM
this is a success rate that basically *doesn't exist* for medical interventions
in any rational world this would be the end of any argument about HRT or transition generally
but the cruelty is the point, not the actual data
in any rational world this would be the end of any argument about HRT or transition generally
but the cruelty is the point, not the actual data
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Extremely funny how we keep doing pilots of this idea, it keeps working and instead of scaling it up we just do more pilots.
Fresh basic income pilot results, this time from Arlington, Virginia where 200 people got $500 a month for 2 years. The findings:
Employment INCREASED by 16%, and their incomes from paid work INCREASED by 37%. The control group saw no such gains.
www.arlnow.com/2024/02/06/r...
Employment INCREASED by 16%, and their incomes from paid work INCREASED by 37%. The control group saw no such gains.
www.arlnow.com/2024/02/06/r...
February 7, 2024 at 4:19 PM
Extremely funny how we keep doing pilots of this idea, it keeps working and instead of scaling it up we just do more pilots.
For anyone curious what it's like to try to stay employed while going through cancer treatment in the US, here's the 5th? or 6th? form I've had to ask my doctor to complete so my employer can be super super sure this bitch has cancer
January 14, 2024 at 4:33 AM
For anyone curious what it's like to try to stay employed while going through cancer treatment in the US, here's the 5th? or 6th? form I've had to ask my doctor to complete so my employer can be super super sure this bitch has cancer
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Claudine Gay pens an essay about her resignation. Everyone should read and absorb this paragraph. Because it encapsulates everything that the next year is going to be. From the election to culture, education, culture, you name it. www.nytimes.com/2024/01/03/o...
January 4, 2024 at 12:38 AM
Claudine Gay pens an essay about her resignation. Everyone should read and absorb this paragraph. Because it encapsulates everything that the next year is going to be. From the election to culture, education, culture, you name it. www.nytimes.com/2024/01/03/o...