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lol i missed this earlier today. joe is definitely gunna kill social security and welfare. it's been his life-long goal and now he can finally realize itquote:Joe Biden will cut short a planned overseas trip and return to Washington on Sunday, after Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy offered the first hint that lawmakers were moving towards a deal to raise the debt ceiling and avert an unprecedented government default.
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# ? May 17, 2023 05:14 |
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# ? May 25, 2024 01:48 |
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RadiRoot posted:They'll be frantically defibrillating her with vote in hand in a last second attempt to avoid Roman empire level collapse. Heartbeat in the Halls of Congress -> President Biden's Lame Duck Address -> Treason! Treason!
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# ? May 17, 2023 05:16 |
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Xaris posted:
Never even broke even but valued at billions
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# ? May 17, 2023 05:17 |
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Dr. VooDoo posted:Never even broke even but valued at billions Many Such Cases!
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# ? May 17, 2023 05:44 |
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Dr. VooDoo posted:Never even broke even but valued at billions look it has a) an app, b) it's a tech company. thats all u need to ride the figgie rocket to da moon
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# ? May 17, 2023 05:52 |
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gradenko_2000 posted:Doomsday Economics + COVID + videogames collision Blizzard is a loving horrific company and I hope they crash and burn, but stuff like this really makes me laugh because one of my consistent clients (just a boring rear end medical software company) went essentially fully remote back in 2020 and they've been poaching SV devs with are what are most likely 20-30% pay cuts at a minimum. RTO is a massive loving failure despite an absurd amount of astroturfing, and you only occasionally see glimpses of how bad it's going with stuff like that downtown cell phone usage data.
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# ? May 17, 2023 06:05 |
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Rto is just more expensive so any company that doesnt do it is just losing out on cheaper labor and no office costs
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# ? May 17, 2023 06:07 |
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quote:It's worth noting that the mandatory office attendance doesn't apply to ABK's executives. Recently hired execs like Chief Administrative Officer Brian Bulatao, and Chief Communications Officer Lulu Cheng Meservey, have full-time remote status. Always, so loving typical. “Lulu cheng meservey” is that awful woman in PR from substack who is another self proclaimed “free speech absolutist” who somehow got a job at blizzard as CCO. If execs can’t even show up, why the gently caress should you? Hope it burns to the ground.
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# ? May 17, 2023 06:15 |
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EU just approved Microsoft acquiring Activision / Blizzard.
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# ? May 17, 2023 06:20 |
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After I made the really long post about Shrinkflation, it got me thinkin' that Amazon prices are all tracked by camelcamelcamel going back decade and that's probably an interesting metric to judge inflation on some random samples of popular items. I bought this Panasonic toaster oven for like $99 several years ago, it is now around $160: +60% inflation coffee thingy several years ago from $25 to $40: +60% inflation dish soap: $12 to $17: +40% inflation oreos: $4.5 to $6: +33% inflation ziploc bags: $7 to $11: +50% inflation electric water kettle: $50 to $100: +100% inflation boardgame: Codenames Duet: $12 to $25: +200% inflation e: i tried not to cherrypick that much but my basic observations is electronics priced around $60-$500 haven't moved in 7+ years, mostly. most non-electronic items priced <$30 have gone up. typical retail goods <$20 definitely gone up a lot. Xaris has issued a correction as of 06:32 on May 17, 2023 |
# ? May 17, 2023 06:21 |
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I’m on a hybrid schedule right now and they were flexible at first if we had some obligation or wanted to stay home to focus better but now there’s no acceptable excuse other than being sick as if my presence is somehow changing the worth of the lease for our office of like 9 people.
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# ? May 17, 2023 06:22 |
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https://twitter.com/MattBinder/status/1582757712345313280 Unionization is time consuming but not driving to the office in traffic 3 days a week?
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# ? May 17, 2023 06:24 |
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holefoods posted:I’m on a hybrid schedule right now and they were flexible at first if we had some obligation or wanted to stay home to focus better but now there’s no acceptable excuse other than being sick as if my presence is somehow changing the worth of the lease for our office of like 9 people. my unionized public job is pretty good but union has folded to 2-to-3 day in-office hybrid schedules (pick your own tc days) for most people. which, eh, better than 5. it's a relatively modest bike or quick drive so whatever for me. i got my own private office anyways unlike working out of my bedroom 1 foot from my bed in my tiny rear end apartment, so i don't mind it that much
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# ? May 17, 2023 06:25 |
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Dry cat food is way up
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# ? May 17, 2023 06:29 |
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Glumwheels posted:“Lulu cheng meservey” is that awful woman in PR from substack who is another self proclaimed “free speech absolutist” who somehow got a job at blizzard as CCO. On top of a Bush admin torture apologist and a Trump admin Undersecretary of State
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# ? May 17, 2023 06:30 |
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Flavahbeast posted:Dry cat food is way up nice steady step-function
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# ? May 17, 2023 06:30 |
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anime was right posted:Rto is just more expensive so any company that doesnt do it is just losing out on cheaper labor and no office costs Yeah. It's that plus remote work meaning that you've pretty much got the whole country as your job board, so anyone who really wants it (especially anyone with a decent resume) can basically have it. It's clear that it's really loving with a ton of relatively prestigious companies that were absolutely sure their employees wouldn't abandon them for lower paying, less prestigious remote jobs.
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# ? May 17, 2023 06:31 |
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Subway’s hidden billions revealed: How its founders sliced up a fortune quote:As the sandwich chain eyes a potential US$10 billion sale, a Forbes investigation reveals that late cofounders Peter Buck and Fred DeLuca and their families salted away billions for themselves and their foundations. Meanwhile, some franchisees say they are left with crumbs. reminder: msrp asking price rn is $9 for this Plinkey-rear end gristle 6-in sandwich swept off the floor and poo poo onto a stale bun. that is not a joke, literally $9 USD honestly im surprised subway is still pulling in $10b off that slop. like i get America has a lot of loving Plinkeys, but jesus christ Xaris has issued a correction as of 06:49 on May 17, 2023 |
# ? May 17, 2023 06:44 |
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what do they mean the desire for cheap subs started to wane the subs stopped being cheap and subway is too garbage to pay $11 for a foot long lol
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# ? May 17, 2023 06:46 |
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# ? May 17, 2023 06:47 |
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Xaris posted:lmfao wtf A cat would love running up and down that
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# ? May 17, 2023 06:57 |
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Paradoxish posted:Yeah. It's that plus remote work meaning that you've pretty much got the whole country as your job board, so anyone who really wants it (especially anyone with a decent resume) can basically have it. It's clear that it's really loving with a ton of relatively prestigious companies that were absolutely sure their employees wouldn't abandon them for lower paying, less prestigious remote jobs. It’s really shortsighted but they’re playing a long game thinking it will come back around as before (when in reality it won’t but these CEOs are loving stupid). Why would you limit your talent pool to one area, lose experienced employees and force people to live somewhere a vast majority of people don’t want to live in or can’t. Especially now with restrictive abortion laws and anti-education measures, red states are going to experience a brain drain on a massive scale that they’ve never ever seen before. My wife’s company is very old and prestigious and they’re ending remote work and doubling down on centralizing jobs around offices and return core services to headquarters. So she’s leaving, we don’t want to move or be moved somewhere we don’t want to go.
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# ? May 17, 2023 07:02 |
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Flavahbeast posted:Dry cat food is way up Yup, dog food too. Shits hosed
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# ? May 17, 2023 07:02 |
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holefoods posted:what do they mean the desire for cheap subs started to wane the subs stopped being cheap and subway is too garbage to pay $11 for a foot long lol Yeah a $5 footlong was a loving deal in college. Now they want like $15 for the same sandwich. Get the gently caress out of here!
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# ? May 17, 2023 07:17 |
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Vox Nihili posted:Yeah a $5 footlong was a loving deal in college. Now they want like $15 for the same sandwich. Get the gently caress out of here! The supermarket deli down the road from me makes legitimately great deli sandwiches, way better and cheaper than some of the smaller and nicer delis around here. They just recently switched to all Boar's Head meat and doubled their prices and they're still cheaper than Subway's comparatively gross poo poo.
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# ? May 17, 2023 07:21 |
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boars head seems like it's 90% marketing and ~bespoke~ branding to justify the premium, even though i doubt it's much better than hormel or tyson or w/e. kinda like Target does to walmart. i dont trust any US megacorp that moves from new england to be headquartered in Florida
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# ? May 17, 2023 07:27 |
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https://twitter.com/arstechnica/status/1658557812136353793 This is gonna wipe out a ton of WoW PvP videos A modern day library of alexandria, being burned yet again
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# ? May 17, 2023 08:02 |
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gradenko_2000 posted:https://twitter.com/arstechnica/status/1658557812136353793 i really cant imaging hosting a few mbs across even billions of inactive email is more than a rounding error, that's like some 20th significant figure decimal in terms of operating costs. Xaris has issued a correction as of 08:11 on May 17, 2023 |
# ? May 17, 2023 08:08 |
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UK needs to get on that hustle and grind mindset. MANIFEST that colonial wealth that your empire is no longer capable of looting https://twitter.com/business/status/1658755526581207048
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# ? May 17, 2023 09:51 |
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Flavahbeast posted:Dry cat food is way up One amazing trick to save on pet food bills, your store will HATE it! Eat your cat.
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# ? May 17, 2023 09:52 |
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cases of soda are now $7.50+ at my grocer i wonder if people will stop drinking it now that its getting as costly as smoking
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# ? May 17, 2023 11:39 |
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Xaris posted:After I made the really long post about Shrinkflation, it got me thinkin' that Amazon prices are all tracked by camelcamelcamel going back decade and that's probably an interesting metric to judge inflation on some random samples of popular items. thank you
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# ? May 17, 2023 12:09 |
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What the gently caress is up with this chart? 1) these aren't corporations, these are governmental institutions, and 2) the data presented directly contradict the title: boomers have the highest confidence across the board! I wish I could just make poo poo up and get paid for it
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# ? May 17, 2023 12:40 |
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gradenko_2000 posted:Doomsday Economics + COVID + videogames collision Have you considered a pro of returning to the office is all the breast milk you can drink from the company fridges?
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# ? May 17, 2023 12:44 |
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webcams for christ posted:UK needs to get on that hustle and grind mindset. Is the Lord Mayor different than the Mayor? Just wondering why this mf is covered in jewels Edit: oh this guy is the ambassador for the city, which is a pretty normal thing to be
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# ? May 17, 2023 12:56 |
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I'm not very hopeful about the future of work from home. The winds are definitely pushing against it now and it seems that there are more and more people applying for less and less openings - also I've noticed a major change with recruiters contacting me for on prem positions almost exclusively now. I'm afraid it will all be clawed back eventually and we will all reflect on these ~5 years as that cool time we didn't have a commute.
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# ? May 17, 2023 12:57 |
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even 2 or 3 days a week in office is a vast improvement
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# ? May 17, 2023 13:00 |
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Acelerion posted:I'm not very hopeful about the future of work from home. The winds are definitely pushing against it now and it seems that there are more and more people applying for less and less openings - also I've noticed a major change with recruiters contacting me for on prem positions almost exclusively now. Recruiter Here: All the bullshit Dimon is doing is working: postings are down, layoffs are up, and people are desperate The psychos who never wanted WFH in the first place are putting the screws to people so they can feel like their lives are worth living again
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# ? May 17, 2023 13:01 |
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bonus FT content: gee I wonder how Target beat earning expectations while sales volume fell more than expected
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