This piece speaks volumes to me.
Trying to break out of habit and routine to create new habits and routines is like finding freedom that you didn’t know you had.
I’m feeling a little frustrated this morning.
Work has slowly and not so slowly crept into my personal time.
Now that I’ve opened the door to working when I’m not physically in the building, I don’t know how to close it. Or if I can.
The work/life balance of being a manager.
Robert Reich in a tweet from April 10, 2022
Please, someone tell the former Secretary of Labor how capitalism works.
While it would be ideal if corporations paid higher wages out of profits; the structure of capitalism - make as much money as possible - doesn’t reward that.
This. So much this.
I made the dangerous choice to see how much credit I have in the Google store and now I’m thinking it’s time to upgrade my Pixel 4 even though I am still happy with it’s performance.
Maybe I’ll wait until the Pixel 7 is released and upgrade then. That makes more sense since it will likely be this fall.
TIL that there are apps that will automatically skip ads in YouTube.
Today in Bad Headlines
Today in bad headlines
Judge Reduces Tesla’s Punitive Damage For Allowing A Racist Work Environment To Pocket Change
Awarded damages were reduced from $137 million to $15 million.
Is $15 million a lot for a company valued at $1 trillion?
No.
is $15 million a lot for an individual?
Yes.
Is it more than the #300,000 Tesla wanted to pay?
Yes.
The lawsuit wasn’t filed to stop Tesla allowing a ‘racist work environment’; it was filed because Owen Diaz suffered racial abuse while working there.
What’s the best laptop sleeve for a 2021 M1 MacBook Air? At least how makes the best quality sleeve?
Pro tip:
You don’t have to stop wearing a mask just because the local mandate is lifted.
Mike Masonic writing at Techdirt
I feel like I keep needing to write this, but once again, no matter who does it and no matter which company they’re targeting, it’s wrong for politicians to promise to punish companies for their speech. For some reason, many people’s position on this point changes based on whether or not they like or dislike the politician, and whether or not they like or dislike the company. But it’s wrong.
Completely agree.
You can’t make this stuff up. Or maybe you can. I don’t know. Does anything really matter online?
Today in bad headlines.
Does The Verge think Samsung told Amazon that it’s okay to sell the TV for less than retail?
They realize that Amazon owns Woot and sets the price, not Samsung, right?
What a lovely painting by Wanda Koop titled “The Crossing”
Robert Reich starts off a substack with
He should know this culture war was been ongoing for decades.