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Predictions on the state of work in the year 2000
  • I would encourage almost any American to get a remote job (or three) and move abroad to a country that has a visa for remote workers and good healthcare. It might be the only way some workers will be able to save and retire some day.

  • Netflix enshittification will continue until morale improves
  • If you use a VPN, change your country and see if that affects the content you're offered. I'm in Manchester according to my VPN, and Netflix is offering me tons of British sitcoms and dramas, shows not available in my home country.

  • They could be anywhere
  • One of my High School teachers told me that when someone asked him for directions and he didn't know the way he'd just make something up because it made the person so happy and he liked how they smiled at him, all trusting.

    What does it say that he was a teacher. Also: What does it say about me that he was my favorite teacher?

  • The fashion industry is still pushing crazy thin body images
  • The fashion business seems to thrive on either body positivity or body negativity, but not body neutrality. If you feel neutral.about you body, I guess that doesn't prompt you to spend a ton of money on products to celebrate or disguise it.

  • People Who Don't Wear Deodorant or Seemingly Bathe Regularly, Why?
  • My advice is to use a body wash or soap with salycitic acid. It's in products for preventing or treating acne - the salycitic acid kills the bacteria that causes body odor. You can also apply a toner with salycitic acid directly to your armpits (Stridex pads work well for this - they even make ones that are larger for use on the body). I do this and have zero B.O. Some people use other antibacterial soaps like Hibiclens or Paroxyl.

    Also make sure that you are wearing clean clothes (wearing the same tshirt a couple of days in a row is taking a chance).

    ETA: This won't help reduce sweating but it will help with the bacteria that feeds on the sweat.

  • gothamist.com A look inside Miss Piggy’s creator's art-filled Brooklyn duplex

    A look at interesting New Yorkers in their interesting spaces.

    A look inside Miss Piggy’s creator's art-filled Brooklyn duplex

    A look at interesting New Yorkers in their interesting spaces.

    She created Miss Piggy, Statler and Waldorf for The Muppets, and also created the Phillie Phanatic.

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    futurism.com Sports Illustrated Published Articles by Fake, AI-Generated Writers

    Sports Illustrated was publishing articles under seemingly fake bylines. We asked their owner about it — and they deleted everything.

    Sports Illustrated Published Articles by Fake, AI-Generated Writers

    Sports Illustrated was publishing articles under seemingly fake bylines. We asked their owner about it — and they deleted everything.

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    Is skiplagging illegal?

    I found a flight that has a connection in Japan that's cheaper than a direct flight to Japan. Is it legal to take that cheaper flight and leave the airport at the layover location as our final destination? Will they prevent us from taking the return flight?

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    Is skip lagging illegal

    I found a flight that has a connection in Japan that's cheaper than a direct flight to Japan. Is it legal to take that cheaper flight and leave the airport at the layover location as our final destination? Will they prevent us from taking the return flight?

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    Flood warnings in effect starting Friday 9/15/2023 at 6pm.

    Be safe!

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    gothamist.com Airbnb reshaped these Bed-Stuy blocks. What happens when it’s gone?

    NYC is set to start enforcing new requirements for short-term rentals next week. Thousands of Airbnb listings could be on the chopping block.

    Airbnb reshaped these Bed-Stuy blocks. What happens when it’s gone?
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    www.bbc.com The curious ways your skin shapes your health

    Weathered or unhealthy skin is emerging as a major risk factor for almost every single age-related disease, from Parkinson's to type 2 diabetes.

    The curious ways your skin shapes your health
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    Books @kbin.social Very_Bad_Janet @kbin.social

    What app do you use to read ebooks?

    I'm looking for recommendations. I usually use Overdrive with books I've downloaded (I think in the epub format). But now I hear that Overdrive is no longer being supported (I think the company wants people to use their Libby app instead). I'm hoping to find something open source and privacy minded. Also not wild about what Overdrive is doing to public libraries

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    open.substack.com The Coming Enshittification of Public Libraries

    Global investment vampires have positioned themselves to suck our libraries dry

    The Coming Enshittification of Public Libraries
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    Books @kbin.social Very_Bad_Janet @kbin.social
    open.substack.com The Coming Enshittification of Public Libraries

    Global investment vampires have positioned themselves to suck our libraries dry

    The Coming Enshittification of Public Libraries
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    kbin.projectsegfau.lt BBC Launches A Mastodon Instance - fediverse - Project Segfault Kbin

    Hi! 👋 Here's our #introduction. We're BBC Research & Development; we explore and test new technology to discover how the BBC can best make use of it in the future. For 100 years our engineers have been at the forefront of developments in broadcasting. We're now researching how everyone could ge...

    BBC Launches A Mastodon Instance - fediverse - Project Segfault Kbin

    Hi! 👋 Here's our #introduction. We're BBC Research & Development; we explore and test new technology to discover how the BBC can best make use of it in the future. For 100 years our engineers have been at the forefront of developments in broadcasting. We're now researching how everyone could get TV & radio via the internet...

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    CasualUK @kbin.social Very_Bad_Janet @kbin.social
    kbin.projectsegfau.lt BBC Launches A Mastodon Instance - fediverse - Project Segfault Kbin

    Hi! 👋 Here's our #introduction. We're BBC Research & Development; we explore and test new technology to discover how the BBC can best make use of it in the future. For 100 years our engineers have been at the forefront of developments in broadcasting. We're now researching how everyone could ge...

    BBC Launches A Mastodon Instance - fediverse - Project Segfault Kbin

    Hi! 👋 Here's our #introduction. We're BBC Research & Development; we explore and test new technology to discover how the BBC can best make use of it in the future. For 100 years our engineers have been at the forefront of developments in broadcasting. We're now researching how everyone could get TV & radio via the internet...

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    kbin.projectsegfau.lt BBC Launches A Mastodon Instance - fediverse - Project Segfault Kbin

    Hi! 👋 Here's our #introduction. We're BBC Research & Development; we explore and test new technology to discover how the BBC can best make use of it in the future. For 100 years our engineers have been at the forefront of developments in broadcasting. We're now researching how everyone could ge...

    BBC Launches A Mastodon Instance - fediverse - Project Segfault Kbin

    Hi! 👋 Here's our #introduction. We're BBC Research & Development; we explore and test new technology to discover how the BBC can best make use of it in the future. For 100 years our engineers have been at the forefront of developments in broadcasting. We're now researching how everyone could get TV & radio via the internet...

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    www.theverge.com NASA Plus is the latest streaming competitor

    Don’t worry, you won’t need to subscribe to space travel here.

    NASA Plus is the latest streaming competitor

    Set aside all your ‘plus’ streaming services. This subscription-free one from NASA is about to lift off.

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    gothamist.com MTA approves 1st subway fare hike since 2019

    The MTA board voted unanimously to raise the cost of a single ride on the subway or bus from $2.75 to $2.90.

    MTA approves 1st subway fare hike since 2019
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    Books @kbin.social Very_Bad_Janet @kbin.social
    themillions.com Chuck Tingle Goes Mainstream...ish

    Perhaps the most surprising thing about prolific queer erotica author Chuck Tingle—who, talking via Zoom, wears a bubblegum pink bag over...

    Chuck Tingle Goes Mainstream...ish
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    MTA Announces Five Bus Routes for Fare-Free Pilot

    www.amny.com MTA announces five bus routes for fare-free pilot | amNewYork

    The MTA on Monday announced the five bus routes selected for its fare-free service pilot, which is set to launch in September.

    MTA announces five bus routes for fare-free pilot | amNewYork

    The MTA on Monday announced the five bus routes selected for its fare-free service pilot, which is set to launch in September.

    Fares will be waived on the Bx18 in the Bronx, the B60 in Brooklyn, the M116 in Manhattan, the Q4 in Queens, and the S46/96 on Staten Island starting on Sept. 24. The pilot will last anywhere from six-to-twelve months.

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    www.thecity.nyc City Hall Pitches 34,000-Seat Cricket Stadium in Van Cortlandt Park

    The “temporary” facility would need to be completed before next June to host matches in the T20 Cricket World Cup, according to local officials briefed by the administration and a document obtained by THE CITY.

    City Hall Pitches 34,000-Seat Cricket Stadium in Van Cortlandt Park
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    www.politico.com New York City hotline to advise police on involuntary hospitalizations has gotten zero calls

    Mayor Eric Adams’ administration launched the hotline as he sought to involuntarily hospitalize people unable to meet their basic needs.

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