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Pierre Bartleby

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Institutionalist. Freelancer. Mr. Block.

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My hunch is that tech is careening towards some kind of industry-wide catastrophe and they’re enlisting the help of the government to make sure the consequences of that catastrophe are socialized


wasnt this a feature in Hitchhiker's Guide?

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i dont think the woman at the ACLU who cheerfully accepted the cancellation of my monthly donation truly appreciated my tears. alas.


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new docusign competitor just dropped

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Yes, the death of VC subsidization has led to an age of recoupment for all of these companies, which are using a variety of new strategies to increase prices unmoored from supply and demand. The problem for inflation is that these pricing strategies are becoming more popular

It feels like delivery app prices — which are higher so the restaurant can still make a profit while Uber/Seamless takes its cut — are skewing some people's views of inflation.



"haven't heard from you reminders"

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Today is an extra day to stay in, far away from people! #EmotionalWellBeing #LeapDay

Today is an extra day to be a good friend! Elmo is excited to make it count! ❤️ #LeapDay #EmotionalWellBeing



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No image better encapsulates how the United States responds to the desperate cries of its people than this image.

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exciting times for expression

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1) If Tyler Perry really tries to replace video production with Sora he is going to get lots of uncanny valley stuff that no one wants to watch 2) If, however, he just wants to justify cutting labor costs to backers & execs, congrats, he has discovered what gen AI is really for


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For comparison's sake, the AFL-CIO, a coalition of 60 unions, announced a $12mil per year "transformational organizing" fund in 2022. The UAW, one union, announces $20m per year for new organizing.

The United Auto Workers is committing $40 million through 2026 in new organizing funds to support non-union autoworkers and battery workers who are organizing across the country, and particularly in the South. uaw.org/uaw-announces-…



writing about education reform and there is a non-zero chance i will forget to take this out

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Deep down every man thinks they’re the Warren Zevon of whatever they do — m&a law, history podcasting, high school english, magazine editing, you name it


POV: you are a freelance researcher

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Me everyday.

Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope.



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