@Techmeme@techhub.socialA look at how tech executives use "delay, deny, and deflect" when pressed on user safety and what it means for journalism, as shame loses power over public life (Casey Newton/Platformer)
https://www.platformer.news/roblox-ceo-interview-backlash-analysis/<…
@catsalad@infosec.exchangeWhat's a game that made you cry?
For me, a certain ending in Life is Strange 😭😭😭
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialBari Weiss says she wants CBS News to redraw "the lines of what falls in the 40 yard lines of acceptable debate", such as elevating voices like Alan Dershowitz (@dropsitenews)
https://x.com/dropsitenews/status/1993154653941362892
@tante@tldr.nettime.org"What I’m saying is generative AI is a deeply expensive edging machine, but for your life."
Garbage Day nails it.
(Original title: Generative AI is an expensive edging machine)
https://www.garbageday.email/p/generative-ai-is-an-expensive-ed…
@hikingdude@mastodon.socialIf you are buying a new computer, there's no need to throw the old one away. I was really surprised last year how many items found another owner.
Nothing to get rich of, but avoid unnecessary e-waste
https://www.locked.de/how-i-gave-my-old-computer-parts-a-s…
@vartak@mastodon.online@… What I don’t understand about everything Fairphone makes, is that it is inevitable short of the average spec list. Headphones of that size should now have up to 50-60 hours of battery life. And really, a how often has your headphone broken? I have a Bose QC from 8 years ago that still is going strong.
@aral@mastodon.ar.alWhat life is like for Palestinians from Gaza on centralised, US-based, Big Tech networks like Bluesky (yes, it’s all those things… did something about them make you think otherwise?)
#Bluesky #complicity #genocide
@jae@mastodon.me.ukI think there is just as much chance of Half-Life 3 launching as there is of the rapture happening. Plot twist: I don’t see either happening.
https://www.ign.com/articles/why-is-everyone-posting-about-a-half-life-3-announcement-soon
@cdarwin@c.imHalf the street corners around Minneapolis have people
— from every walk of life, including republicans
— standing guard to watch for suspicious vehicles,
which are reported to a robust and entirely decentralized network that
tracks ICE vehicles
and mobilizes responders.
I have been actively involved in protest movements for 24 years.
I have never seen anything approaching this scale.
Minneapolis is not accepting what’s happening here.
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.netSeries B, Episode 02 - Shadow
BEK: So it was an alien life form that killed her?
CALLY: Yes. It was trying to use Orac as a bridge to cross from it's own universe into ours.
JENNA: That's why it needed so much power.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/202/598 B7B4
@johnhobbs@mstdn.caAfter a rewarding 50-year career in information management, I'm thrilled to guide seniors toward vibrant living. 😊 Life is truly a series of transitions. What career have you transitioned from, or are considering? Share your journey! #CareerJourneys #LifeTransitions #SeniorLiving
@inthehands@hachyderm.ioMaybe that’s alarming to you, but you think we can still coast through it, wait it out. OK. Fine.
Maybe your red line is US troops gunning down civilians. Like Tiananmen Square. Like Iran this past week. That has not happened under the Trump regime yet. That is a horrifying red line — but maybe it is •your• red line.
Wherever it is, I am asking you now, from my home in Minneapolis, to think: what is •your• red line, the place where you think, “This is too much. Normal is gone. Life as I knew it has to stop until this ends.”
5/
@peterhoneyman@a2mi.socialquote tweeting with ivory on iOS
cc @… https://autistics.life/@joshsusser/115583984080301073
@azonenberg@ioc.exchangePlenty of people use various bags for things other than their intended purpose. Not every laptop bag is used to hold a laptop, sandwich bags don't always hold sandwiches, etc.
But usually it's still a *common* use, just not the only one.
And I don't think I have ever, in my life, seen someone put a duffel in a duffel bag. I don't even know what a duffel is.
@brichapman@mastodon.socialYour muscles grow through resistance. Your life does too.
We treat all discomfort like failure. But avoiding everything hard isn't protecting your peace. It's shrinking your life.
Some discomfort strengthens you:
• Being awkward but showing up
• Creating bad work before good
• Staying present to hard truths
• Not knowing who you're becoming
Peace isn't avoiding life. It's choosing where to put the load.
What kind of life are you…
@steve@s.yelvington.comShawn Harris is highly qualified to replace MTG ... in every way except one. See if you can guess what that is
https://www.shawnforgeorgia.com/
@detondev@social.linux.pizzathe president of columbia is currently giving relationship advice on x dot com
@rasterweb@mastodon.social“Clawdbot can execute Terminal commands, write scripts on the fly and execute them…”
I don’t even trust myself to do those things before 9am most days!
I just do not think I can be convinced I need a “digital assistant” in my life or on my computers (with elevated permissions, no less). https://mastodon…
@AimeeMaroux@mastodon.socialI was reading up about a drug on the manufacturer's website for a paid project in my other life where I'm not an erotica writer and the text was, I kid you not, AI generated. What's funny is that while I was reading I was thinking to myself that pharmacy companies are so happy to sue each other, it would be daft to use AI generated text. Yet here we are. Sigh.
@cdamian@rls.socialhttps://www.lifeaftercars.com/
I love the podcast, and I agree with most of what they say.
But this book is not about Life After Cars, just about the "War On Cars".
It is 90% about how bad cars for us and the cities we are living in.
I think it is still an interesting book for som…
@trochee@dair-community.socialJust so you can guess where the "AI" thing is headed, look at this listing from a local community college
"AI made simple for everyday life"
... And look at what comes next:
"Flaggers certification"
The exciting thing (for bosses) is the idea that knowledge workers will be as interchangeable (and precarious) as DOT flaggers
#YouDeserveAUnion
@ErikJonker@mastodon.socialDispatch from the occupation.
What life is like in Minneapolis now.
#minneapolis
@inthehands@hachyderm.ioNow picture what it looks like for you to shut down your normal life when that red line is crossed. Remember, this is not a “now I’ll •really• be angry at my Senator” red line. This is a red line past which normal life cannot continue until the situation ends.
What would it look like for your normal life to stop?
7/
@markhburton@mstdn.socialI get the outrage, and the injustice of those sanctions, but 'Amazon', Uber, better off without those.
‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock International Criminal Court judge out of daily life – The Irish Times
https://www.irishti…
@cheryanne@aus.socialThis Medical Life
Our mission is to share stories about the triumphs and tragedies of diseases and illnesses from ancient times up until what we know today...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/this-medical-life/
@ErikUden@mastodon.debiggest red flag if someone has zero haters... consider the kinda people out there, you mean to tell me that you have beliefs and live your life in ways that they don't take an issue with? huh, what exactly is it that you're doing?
@hippyjo@c.imIgnoring evil does not make it go away.
The world needs to wake up and stand against corruption, fascism, oligarchies and billionaires.
Giorgio is a singular point of truth from the frontlines in Ukraine.
Giorgio risks his life and shares the friend link to tell the world what is happening, and what is coming to their cities next.
Please support his work, share widely, and help the world stand up to the evil of greedy and horrid men.
@pre@boing.worldThe thing about a life-logger, is you input sensitive data about your life, lifestyle and activities, so privacy and data-integrity are some of the most important issues.
There can be no server, the data has to be yours and yours alone. Because you can’t tell what is happening to the data in a closed-source app, it must be completely free and open source.
You can’t trust a corporate diary, they must sell to anyone offering enough money.
So it is with my life log app, all data completely in your own device. No home server ever sees anything.
There is no home server. Just the code.
To achieve this Exocortex Log is a Progressive Web App. It downloads when you are online at the website and can be installed onto the homepage of your phone.
It keeps all data on the local device using indexdb.
This means you must be responsible for your own backups. Be sure to export and back up your data regularly. I have gaps in my ten year record where my phone was stolen and most recent backup was months prior.
Once installed it will work offline, airplane mode, no internet, down in the tube station at midnight, anywhere.
There's a blog on the website saying this and more: https://exocortexlog.com/news/articles/2025-12-06-release/
@LillyHerself@Mastodon.social @blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.netSeries A, Episode 13 - Orac
BLAKE: Zen, surface conditions?
ZEN: Tolerable. The land masses are arid and support only primitive plant life. Nine tenths of the planet is covered by water which is highly acidic. The level of the oceans is constantly rising and they now virtually cover all traces of the cities built by early civilizations.
https://
@brichapman@mastodon.socialWe avoid hard things thinking we're protecting our peace. But we might just be shrinking our lives.
Not all discomfort breaks you down. Some of it builds you up.
The question is learning which is which.
What if the thing you're avoiding is actually where your power is hiding?
New on my Substack: there's more to life than constant stability.
@jorgecandeias@mastodon.socialNUNCA deixem nada "na nuvem". NUNCA.
A nuvem são os computadores dos outros gajos. Nada daquilo é vosso.
Têm conta no gmail ou em coisas semelhantes? Usem um programa de email e descarreguem as mensagens. Não as deixem simplesmente lš. Documentos? A mesma coisa. Trabalhem localmente, mesmo se fizerem uploads regulares.
Caso contršrio, correm este risco.
@midtsveen@social.linux.pizzaAm I reading "Being and Nothingness" by Jean-Paul Sartre?
Yes. Because everyone dies. You, me, everyone, and everything we ever cared about. So why should you lose sleep over what happens or what anyone thinks, when the ending is already written?
When nothing has inherent meaning, I might as well understand why.
https://<…
@johl@mastodon.xyzCare for life, care for the chips: the future is re-used, recycled and permacomputing
https://branch.climateaction.tech/issues/issue-8/care-for-life-care-for-the-chips/
@stargazer@woof.tech#WritersCoffeeClub Dec
12. Who is a writer whose life inspires you?
13. What have you written for another writer?
14. Share how you tackle a first round of revisions.
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12. At this point, no idea. I prefer keeping lives of authors and works of authors on separate shelves. Specifically, lives of authors share space with lives of people. Lives of other people do not …
@cdarwin@c.imOn February 3, 2023, a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed in the small town of East Palestine, Ohio.
Three days later, Norfolk Southern pressured local authorities to dump and burn five tanker cars full of chemicals,
blasting a mushroom cloud of toxic phosgene and hydrogen chloride into the air.
Nearly three years later, residents like Jami Wallace and her family are still suffering the toxic fallout
@hex@kolektiva.socialImagine a world that we all control together, not controlled by oligarch or dictators, even indirectly. Imagine something truly collaborative. That world would be very different from our own. In some ways many of us could have a lot more opportunity. But in others, we would be restricted.
In such a world, we couldn't really have elite luxuries. Having such luxuries is only valuable so long as others do not.
> Unlike the vacuum cleaner, the radio, or the bicycle, which retain their use value when everyone has one, the car, like a villa by the sea, is only desirable and useful insofar as the masses don’t have one.
- The Social Ideology of the Motorcar
Imagine a world in which we think about luxury in a radically different way, not as something that only has value via exclusivity but something that enriches the lives of the owners more as more people have them.
What would living in such a world be like? Can you describe a day in your life?
#SolarPunkPrompts #Writing #Prompts
@tante@tldr.nettime.org"In 2025 I have spend some time to untangle my digital life from billionaire/fascist run platforms. So at the beginning of 2026 maybe it makes sense to talk a bit about what I did, why I went certain ways and what works and what doesn’t."
(Original title: Exiting the Billionaire Castle)
https://
@zudn@theres.lifeFather of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ --
You deserve all praise, honor, and glory.
We thank you for so many precious and wonderful gifts.
We ask for power and knowledge to do your will.
Make us sensitive to what displeases you.
Forgive us our many stumbles and keep us from temptation.
Jesus is Lord.
Amen.
#prayers
@Richard@worklifepsych.socialThe latest episode of my podcast is live. And it's all about #SelfCare - what it is, what it's not, how to bring it to life and the common pitfalls to avoid.
https://podcasts.…
@simon_brooke@mastodon.scot"This is one aspect of what campaigners call “process as punishment”, an approach that now dominates the treatment of protest groups. Even if you are never convicted of a crime, your life is made hell if you dare, visibly and publicly, to dissent." -- @…
I can verify from the experience o…
@tiotasram@kolektiva.socialJust finished "It's Lonely at the Center of the Earth" by Zoe Thorogood.
CW: Frank/graphic discussion of suicide and depression (not in this post but in the book).
It feels a bit wrong to simply give it my review here as I would another graphic memoir, because it's much more personal and less consensual than the usual. It feels less like Thorogood has invited us into her life than like she was forced to put her life on display in order to survive, and while I selfishly like to read into the book that she benefited in some way from the process, she's honest about how tenuous and sometimes false that claim can be. Knowing what I've learned from this book about Thorogood's life and demons, I don't want her to feel the mortification of being perceived by me, and so perhaps the best thing I could do is to simply unread the book and pull it back out of my memories.
I did not find Thorogood's life relatable, nor pitiable (although my instinct bends in that direction), but instead sacred and unknowable. I suspect that her writing and drawing has helped others in similar circumstances, but she leaves me with no illusion that this fact brings her any form of peace or joy. I wonder what she would feel reading "Lab Girl" or "The Deep Dark," but she has been honest enough to convey that such speculation on my part is a bit intrusive.
I guess the one other thing I have to say: Zoe Thorogood has through artistic perseverance developed an awe-inspiring mastery of the comic medium, from panel composition, through to page layout and writing. This book wields both Truth and Beauty.
#AmReading #ReadingNow
@ellie@ellieayla.netI'm not sure what YouTube thinks is going on in my life but I'm now getting inundated with ads for baby diapers, real actual 100% not fake women on some rental/dating app, and baby sling carriers.
The babes are cute.
And too professional.
No chaotic screaming at the universe of horrors.
Don't trust their lies.
#pooptoot #idowanttoholdababythough
@cellfourteen@social.petertoushkov.euIf you were in Carol's place in #Pluribus, what would you do? I'd probably have the talk of my life with the entire world's consciousness and then ask it to undo itself 😀 I mean, we know Carol has something in her that is a potential treatment for the virus. We also know the hive mind knows how to remove it and assimilate her. But it can't because that would make her unh…
@mgorny@social.treehouse.systemsI don't envy "vibe coders". I mean, let's for a minute assume that their vision is not a pipe dream, but an accurate prediction of the future.
For a start, what's their plan for life? Driving a tool whose primary selling point is that anyone can use it. And I'm not even talking about all the inside competition. I'm talking of people realizing that they can cut the middleperson and do the coding themselves.
The way I see it, vibe coders are a bit like typists (with no offense to typists). Their profession is a product of a novelty. And just like typists largely disappeared when typewriters and then computers became commonplace, so are vibe coders bound to disappear when vibe coding becomes commonplace.
And are true programmers going to become obsolete? Well, let me ask you: did the proliferation of cars and corresponding self-service skills render car mechanics obsolete? On the contrary. The way I see it, the proliferation of slopcode will only make competent programmers ever the more necessary.
What vibe coders are saying is basically this: "This new automated self-service kit makes car maintenance so easy. Car mechanics will become obsolete now. Everyone's just going to hire *me* to run this kit instead."
#AI #LLM #VibeCoding
@bobmueller@mastodon.world
@detondev@social.linux.pizzaKimi Onoda, Japan's new Minister of State for Economic Security, is a 43 year old half-Irish ex-game industry PR femcel with an extensive history of defending her exclusive attraction to anime boys on twitter
@ruth_mottram@fediscience.orgI am immensely amused by husband's gleeful handing out sweets to assorted neighbourhood kids ranging from about 4 to 16 years of age.
Hard to be sure who is having a better time. And isn't that what life is all about?
Happy Halloween
#SimplePleasures
@johnhobbs@mstdn.caEmbracing joy at every stage of life combats the challenges of aging. My mission is to inspire seniors to energize their lives with enthusiasm. What fuels your thriving spirit as you age? Let's delve into this important discussion! 🌟 #AgingWisely #StayYoungAtHeart #LifelongLearning
@YaleDivinitySchool@mstdn.social"What a privilege to collaborate with microbes and chicken manure. What a relief to recognize that the call to healing and life is a call to all creation. We do not work alone!"
—Nathan T. Stucky, Director of the Farminary project at Princeton, in his piece for the new issue of the YDS journal Reflections
@hippyjo@c.imIt terrifies me to confront how monstrously selfish and stupid people can be.
Giorgio is a hero who reports from the trenches of democracy in Ukraine. He risks his life to bring the receipts of what is really happening in Ukraine.
If you don't like to read, he also makes a lot of videos.
Please support Ukraine and give the world a glimpse of the truth by sharing the friend link that bypasses the paywall:
@rasterweb@mastodon.socialHey Friends, if you're wondering what's been going on with me. Life has been sucking pretty hard lately.
https://rasterweb.net/raster/2026/01/05/this-is-the-pain/
@pavelasamsonov@mastodon.socialA horse walks into a bar. The bartender asks, why the long face?
Horse says he's depressed. Says life seems harsh and cruel. Says he feels all alone in a threatening world where what lies ahead is vague and uncertain.
Bartender says, solution is simple. I have a marvelous Amontillado in my cellar—
#humor
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.netSeries A, Episode 13 - Orac
CALLY: [Returning.] Blake, I think I've found enough for everybody.
BLAKE: Oh good, at least the others will be all right.
ENSOR: Well, I'm ready, shall we get started?
BLAKE: Well, wait a minute. There is something else.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/113/290
@inthehands@hachyderm.ioIf you’re baffled by the chasm between “How could anyone support this kind of cruelty??” and “Society needs a Strong Father Figure with a firm hand,” well…
…look to who has endured abuse, who has only seen and abhorred abuse but not endured it, who has escaped abuse (and at what personal cost), who’s spent their life rationalizing and accommodating abuse, who is themselves an abuser.
Look at that, then look at what they think of Trump.
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.ioSelling stuff on eBay is so funny sometimes, like when someone extremely low-balls you and you decline their offer and then they message you with "What's your lowest?"
That's not how haggling works, you need to make a fair offer to the seller—it's a deeply human thing to negotiate about price, and both sides need to be respectful of each other.
I think haggling should be taught in school tbh. A real life skill.
@aral@mastodon.ar.al“My body is here, but my soul never left the place that once held my laughter, my silence, my peace.
I miss the warmth of my home — the sunlight spilling through familiar windows, and the small joys I once took for granted: quiet mornings, fleeting smiles, the fragile moments that made life whole.”
– @…
@blackknight95857669@social.linux.pizzaSword of the Sea (Multi, XP'd on PS5) Restore a dried up ocean world to its former glory as you surf along the land on a magic sword.
From the people that brought you Abzu, The Pathless, and Journey, SotS is the latest gem in their crown of gaming goodness. If you've played any of the previous games, you already have a good idea what to expect from SotS (and should have already played it TBH 😆 )
Basically, this is Journey x Tony Hawk. You travel this world as a Wraith on …
@hippyjo@c.imGiorgio reports from the trenches of democracy on the ground in Ukraine.
He risks his life to report from the front lines so that the world might learn the truth of what is happening in Ukraine.
His is a singular voice that few others dare to experience, certainly not US media, who fail to do their job as the world is overrun with evil and lies.
Giorgio shares the friend link so the truth can be more easily shared. Please support Giorgio's work, and support Ukraine in …
@MolemanPeter@neuromatch.socialTo portray a mind as a kind of high-powered survival machine orchestrated and controlled by genes is, then, fundamentally a misconceived picture of what minds are.
Ball, Philip. How Life Works: A User’s Guide to the New Biology (p. 427). (Function). Kindle Edition.
@tante@tldr.nettime.orgOkay, for those who want to switch Email providers and think about Fastmail (as I described in my article https://tante.cc/2026/01/05/exiting-the-billionaire-castle/ ):
This link gives you 10% off your first year. (It will give me 10 USD, too, so you can consider this a…
@philip@mastodon.mallegolhansen.comOne of the fun things about being a parent is spending your whole day doing your job and caring for your child, dreaming of the days when you had time to yourself. And then the child goes to bed and life feaps empty and you almost don’t even know what to do with the time anymore.
@smurthys@hachyderm.ioEvery opportunity in life is a test. Of whether we use the opportunity, how we use it, what we use it for, and who (all) we use it for. 🌈
#life #philosophy #opportunity #test
@midtsveen@social.linux.pizzaI’m so tired of YouTube, Twitch, TikTok, and all the rest. Not because I’m exhausted, but because I can finally see what’s behind it all. The smiling faces, the endless content, the fake “authenticity” are just products built to keep us quiet. Everything is soaked in the same capitalist lie that tells us to keep consuming so we don’t have time to wonder what life could be if we actually owned it together.
I’d rather spend my time learning from people who fought back, who still fight ba…
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net#Blakes7 Series B, Episode 05 - Pressure Point
SERVALAN: If you tell me about the rendezvous, I will consider sparing your life.
KASABI: My life isn't yours to spare.
SERVALAN: Oh, but it is.
https://blake.torpidity.ne…
@cheryanne@aus.socialEveryday Greatness
Cuts through the defining noise that distracts people in today's society, and reassures audiences that just rolling your sleeves up and doing what needs to be done without a fuss is a life to be proud of...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com…
@Treppenwitz@sfba.social#New_Public is testing their nonprofit alternative to #NextDoor / Local #Facebook Groups. This could be very good! <…
@hex@kolektiva.socialAs the Red Army was pushing into Berlin, Hitler tried to order the destruction of German Industry. It was not simply to prevent the allies from continuing, but also to punish the German people for failing him. The film Downfall portrays him believing that the German people had shown themselves to be weak and that they deserved to die.
Trump has always had some Hitler energy. It's been reported multiple times that he keeps a collection of Hitler speeches by his bed. As he threatens Greenland, everyone wants to jump to compare that to Poland. The thing is, he doesn't have Hitler 1939 energy. He has Hitler 1945 energy.
Everyone knows he's a pedophile and a rapist. He's a loser and he'll do anything to distract from that. He would literally start WWIII if he thought it would give him a few more days. He's a coward who's afraid to face what he's done. But he's a coward with nuclear weapons.
I just hope the people around him value their life more than they are loyal to him.
@aral@mastodon.ar.alJust so you know how deprived and lacking of humanity some people are, please read this and report and block the accounts that are spreading these conspiracy theories about Gaza Verified and our friends and families in Gaza.
Israel’s genocide is not limited to the physical erasure of the Palestinian people in Gaza and the West Bank but aims to completely erase Palestinians from all aspects of life – both offline and online.
We may be helpless when it comes to what Israel’s milita…
@cdarwin@c.imIt’s Audrey Denney with some big news 🚨
𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽 𝟱𝟬 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜’𝗺 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗺𝗮𝗽𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲!
I grew up on a family farm, worked my way through college in Chico, and built my life here as a teacher and nonprofit leader. I know this place, and I know Washington is failing us.
That’s why I got into this race even before we were certain what the maps would look like; in the face of uncertainty, I’m cert…
@mgorny@social.treehouse.systemsI don't get people with their "Friday evening out" or "night life" ideas. I mean, what's there to live when it's dark outside? You can live when it's daylight and you can go to a forest or something, but when it's dark, all you can do is either work or sleep.
@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.caDoor Dasher Life Fun Facts: This might be useful to think of when you're rating your Dasher.... Who's at fault in this situation?
Let's say I accept an offer for McDonalds.
I head straight there... pull up to the store, and as I walk in the app buzzes again with a 2nd order for the same McDs.
Naturally, I accept. (not accepting reduces my Acceptance rate and potentially my ability to get new offers).
Now I have two orders at the same place! Great! Efficient!
The first order comes up quickly, I put it in my bag, 'pick it up' in the app, and wait for the 2nd order.
Now the fun begins. The restaurant says the 2nd order will be 10 minutes beyond the pickup time. I notify the app, and both customers of the wait... and I wait... and wait... if I remove the 2nd order from my app it affects my completion rate *and* means the customer has to wait for another dasher to come along.
Eventually the 2nd order is ready and I head out to make the deliveries. Both of course now late.. the first potentially cold (even in an insulated bag) *and* late.
In addition, sometimes, often a day or two later, the dasher will receive a “Contract Violation” for the lateness. 3 Contract Violations in a short period and you can be deactivated.
So... there ya go. It happens. I'm never sure what the best course of action is... unless both orders are immediately ready, which you can never predict, someone will end up losing; the store, customer, dasher, or a mix of all three.
#DasherLife #GigWork #DoorDash #Uber
P.S. It's worth noting that Door Dash is the only service I know of that is this strict. Uber Eats does not have mechanisms like this (at least in my experience). Never used Skip, so can't say on that.
@BBC6MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk @hippyjo@c.imUkraine Update: Western betrayal in stopping aid shipments leads to Russian victory on the battlefield.
Ukraine is out of ammo, while China and North Korea are uninterrupted in their support of Russia's genocide in Ukraine.
Western media doesn't give a shit, but Giorgio is fighting for his life as he reports from the trenches on the ground in Ukraine.
He shares the friend link so the world can glimpse the terrible truth of what is happening in Ukraine. Evidence of w…
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net @inthehands@hachyderm.ioThe term “yada kenarji” is part of our private family lexicon, and I want it to become general English.
It’s a based on my kid mishearing “chaotic energy” when they were very young, and that’s what it means: something adjacent to “unhinged” and “the zoomies,” fun but also alarming, with both a physical and mental component.
“Michael J Fox as Marty McFly being all cool, taking in his amazing new life, and then Christopher Lloyd just busts in with all this yada kenarji”
@johnhobbs@mstdn.caIn life's grand mosaic, simple moments carry immense value. Financial freedom is less about wealth and more about valuing time with loved ones. A recent afternoon with my granddaughter reminded me of life’s true priorities. ❤️ What made your week special? #FamilyFirst #CherishedMoments
@hippyjo@c.imUkraine Update: Russian "Fraternal Aid" is offered to Ukraine.
Russian Fraternal Aid is described as: Destroy, repress, leave to the cold, and starve to the point of breaking even the most resilient will, only to then lead people to beg for help from the same hand that killed, plundered, and annihilated.
Giorgio is on the ground in Ukraine, risking his life to report what is happening there.
Share the friend link to bypass the paywall and give the world a glimpse …
@cdarwin@c.imStephen Miller has amassed unprecedented power for a deputy White House chief of staff.
He exerts extraordinary influence over an unusually large swath of the government,
from immigration to criminal justice to even the military’s operations on American soil
❌Much of what defines public life in the Trump era
—masked kidnappings on U.S. streets,
standoffs between ICE goons and protesters,
military patrols in U.S. cities
—has been authored by Miller.
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.netSeries B, Episode 05 - Pressure Point
TRAVIS: [To mutoids] Get after them!
SERVALAN: [Slaps Travis] You hesitated. My life was at risk and you hesitated. [Tries slapping him again, but he catches her hand]
[Blake and crew hurry through the red corridors.]
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/205/527
@cdarwin@c.imKyle Cheney. @kyledcheney
Jack Smith says Trump's claims that he won the election were not protected free speech because they were intended to target a government function.
"There is no historical analog for what President Trump did in this case."
Smith says Trump "without question" added to the danger to Mike Pence's life with his 2:24pm tweet while the Capitol was under attack.
@johnhobbs@mstdn.caReflecting on legacy, it's clear it goes beyond financial wealth. Legacy is the cherished memories, enduring values, and life lessons we pass to loved ones. 💙 Integrity, for instance, is a value I hope my family treasures—acting with honesty and moral principles shapes character and success. What value do you wish for your family to hold dear? 🧡 #Legacy #FamilyValues
@Richard@worklifepsych.socialThe latest episode of my podcast is live. And it's all about #SelfCare - what it is, what it's not, how to bring it to life and the common pitfalls to avoid.
#MyPocketPsych #SelfCare #Wellbeing #PsychologyPodcast
@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.caFor my birthday today… I deleted the Facebook account I created in September to access Marketplace. It served its purpose. I was going to sell other things but never got around to it. Then friends started requesting to be friends. It was awkward. I didn’t accept any requests and even made one post on my profile that I wouldn’t be friending anyone.. that it was only for Marketplace. People still requested…
Then a colleague/friend passed away and I missed an RSVP because someone sent me the message on FB rather than real life even though we weren’t FB connected and hadn’t communicated on there for years. This is what happens when people treat FB like the entirety of “the internet” and “communication”. I have a website with my name and phone! My address is not hard to search. Email!?
I was angry and sad about that. 😢
So ya… if I do the Marketplace thing again I’ll just make a temp account and delete it after use, like a single use plastic bag to pick up dog poop. 💩 🤣
In the meantime I’ll keep focusing on good people here on the #opensocialweb… and also connecting with people in real life.
Most of the 48 years I have spent on this earth have been without Facebook. I’ll manage :)
#toxicsocialmedia #facebook #deleteyouraccount #mastodonMigration #dumpzuck
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.netSeries B, Episode 03 - Weapon
FEN: You're a sad man, Travis. Life must have reverence.
TRAVIS: Now. I want the other one.
FEN: No.
TRAVIS: Get the other one.
FEN: You know better than this.
TRAVIS: Do I?
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/203/5 B7B3
@johnhobbs@mstdn.caIn retirement, I've found that gratitude transforms the mundane into extraordinary. The more I appreciate, the richer life becomes. Financial freedom is important, but truly savoring the moment reigns supreme. This weekend, I'm relishing a simple walk through my hometown. 🌳 What are YOU grateful for today? #GratitudeIsKey
@johnhobbs@mstdn.caAging gracefully is more than just life's milestones; it's an investment in the adventure itself. I am dedicated to helping seniors thrive in health and wealth. What do you believe is essential for a fulfilling retirement? Share your wisdom! 💡
#SeniorsLivingWell #RetirementGoals #LifeJourney
