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ernie, to random
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One of the best investments I made this year was paying $250 to a local coffee shop to be a member of their coffee club. They gave me a cup, and they give me free cold brews. It’s worth it.

As chains go, Panera does something similar, but it’s a monthly fee, and they have increased the price significantly since they started it.

https://slate.com/business/2024/06/coffee-shop-sales-subscriptions.html

ernie,
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Also, might I suggest: Move somewhere less packed with people.

ernie,
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(I looked into it, by the way, and no, as a freelancer, you can’t write off something like this, even though in some ways it’s functionally similar to renting a space at a WeWork.)

ernie,
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@ajroach42 Yeah I think it’s a real issue. I do my best to support as I can.

ernie,
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@wordsmith A museum is a cool place to hang out, must say.

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Gawker Media Company -> Gizmodo Media Company -> G/O Media -> / Media? Or maybe they can rename it based on the assets they haven't sold yet where the staff doesn't actively hate management like checks notes Quartz? Should they just rename themselves Quartz but with an asterisk so no one confuses it with the original Quartz?
https://writing.exchange/@ernie/112559953065962054

ernie,
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@film_girl I am convinced Spanfeller is a Quartz fanboy and he basically only wants Quartz.

ernie,
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@film_girl I have a Quartz story I need to tell you sometime, BTW.

ernie, to random
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I’ve never willingly agreed to a browser notification over the span of more than a decade. Yet every site asks me about it.

ernie,
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I just turned it off. We’ll see how it goes.

ernie, to random
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Here’s what is happening: We are witnessing executives and managers make technology that sounds appealing to them.

Here’s the problem: Most people are not executives or managers. By nature of management, workers are trying to work.

This whole AI-clones-in-meetings subcategory exists because of this misunderstanding.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/3/24168733/zoom-ceo-ai-clones-digital-twins-videoconferencing-decoder-interview

ernie,
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Now I should be clear, bots in meetings do have a place. As a journalist, having a Krisp or Otter bot in my Zoom meeting makes sense because they can record the audio that I can easily transcribe without thinking about it.

But bots instead of real people? Get out of here.

ernie,
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@brandon When do they start charging the premium for all that invented convenience? Heh.

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@brandon I get that people like product managers and ops teams have reasons to want to have regular meetings like these, but I also feel like if you’re really tuned into a tool like Asana or a good kanban, you’re often fine.

YMMV.

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@timo21 @heafnerj @jon pointed out an excellent quote that gets to the heart of this whole messy debate. https://henshaw.social/@jon/112549398574621055

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ernie, to random
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Question: Anyone here ever built DIY speakers? (Possibly of the bookshelf variety?)

Is it worth it? Or if I went down that road, would I just be cursing myself for not buying another set of Edifiers?

ernie,
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@janisf This is useful, thank you!

ernie,
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@janisf For sure! It strikes me that it could be a fun thing to try.

ernie, to random
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Per Plausible, udm14’s biggest referrer of traffic is now Google, which is hilarious

ernie,
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Ecosia, too, prefers udm14.org.

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