2026-03-25T02:32:26Z https://yabu.me jilleduffy https://yabu.me/npub1s3lnrphetmwkwvsqcku20mtfruu2k3rsd2fwpgpxhegg543rwn7qshe5m3 https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/109/246/973/279/303/153/original/c593409951778c42.jpg https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/109/246/973/279/303/153/original/c593409951778c42.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfzrhqlpwhr77tjgnemlfjq5utrq4l4x9gd3ag4lwk6aaf2dd526szyzz87vvxl90d6eejqrzm3flddy0n326ywp4f9c9qy6l9pzjkyd60cayrf3q Tip: If you cannot locate an email address for customer service for a company, open the Terms of Service, search for (press ctrl+F) &#34;@&#34;. Almost always, you can find an email address in there. 2026-04-30T03:30:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvsqj67cumx4z6d4p5h39u7y3825rylsvgawzsgnqv24dckz559wqzyzz87vvxl90d6eejqrzm3flddy0n326ywp4f9c9qy6l9pzjkyd60cvmmq6e How much does a typical cup of drip coffee, from an independent coffee shop, cost where you live? <br/><br/>Be sure to include your location in your answer! 2026-04-15T08:44:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8z6drps24a3pwsmk3fezj26wfsy4asa4nmzpn70r2vnrduk4szqgzyzz87vvxl90d6eejqrzm3flddy0n326ywp4f9c9qy6l9pzjkyd60cc2esww Boomers didn’t fail the younger gens<br/><br/>The wealthy &amp; powerful did<br/><br/>Boomers created the Civil Rights movement, the Americans With Disabilities Act, climate science. They put solar panels on the White House &amp; made the first wave of electric vehicles<br/><br/>The ones who let the world down from a lack of political will were and still are the powerful &amp; wealthy<br/><br/>Don’t let stereotypes about generations divide us! 2026-01-18T07:35:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstgqpe2alqas40d80cscjd3kauqpmg7p3jl9wrzhhs8qwmmxw823szyzz87vvxl90d6eejqrzm3flddy0n326ywp4f9c9qy6l9pzjkyd60c8p4zxe Tell me you’re phoning it in without telling me you’re phoning it in <br/><br/>Like, someone at Pantone has covered their ears with giant headphones and spent the last year listening to Enya doing conflict-avoidance<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/663/958/381/637/749/original/2e3d9395b1571e58.png"> <br/> 2025-12-04T23:47:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8m62n96let6w36hjtjqtjeeqslhmpa33l6gcvypewl4gc707mheczyzz87vvxl90d6eejqrzm3flddy0n326ywp4f9c9qy6l9pzjkyd60c9qssvg I&#39;m still a little miffed that when an actual worldwide pandemic came, the bunker people didn&#39;t go into their bunkers<br/><br/>Instead they demanded haircuts and tickets to the cinema 2025-11-20T23:54:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsywelspgw4rc636f8fueryf4r5h93qx6vfd2nav8kggyne6f4zkaszyzz87vvxl90d6eejqrzm3flddy0n326ywp4f9c9qy6l9pzjkyd60clyet4r Chris Hoffman, whom I&#39;ve had the pleasure to edit in the past, writes about the sausage being made in the VPN recommendation world<br/><br/>It&#39;s a good read<br/><a href="https://windowsread.me/p/the-best-vpns-no-affiliate-links">https://windowsread.me/p/the-best-vpns-no-affiliate-links</a><br/>#tech #technology #VPN #journalism #ethics 2025-10-23T02:52:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv54j7cwelxsh7r2nkw43zdsja8z6404a3wnn6adtnh87xwvextxszyzz87vvxl90d6eejqrzm3flddy0n326ywp4f9c9qy6l9pzjkyd60ct923ek My first pieces of pottery made in Laos with clay sourced from a local farm. It was a learning process but I’m reasonably happy with these stupa-inspired shapes <br/>#pottery #clay #handmade #laos<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/378/359/952/361/413/original/ff9948b0428c54bd.png"> <br/> 2025-10-15T13:15:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0yjvc7ngzteyddf8g6704479mc3xtmg23725us4aln7h52jzrn5qzyzz87vvxl90d6eejqrzm3flddy0n326ywp4f9c9qy6l9pzjkyd60cdlpy2z I am really not worried about what AI is capable of doing and much much more concerned with:<br/><br/>1. the financial bubble of AI<br/><br/>2. what companies that create AI are not telling the public or government<br/><br/>3. the real cost of AI in resources<br/><br/>#AI #tech #technology #futurism 2025-10-14T01:43:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdwxw36plytswwunf27m5nakamt3sa5q4lgymyyelc3fs028qgfpczyzz87vvxl90d6eejqrzm3flddy0n326ywp4f9c9qy6l9pzjkyd60c3mx8vc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr0grwydtpwx2hcwc24nwd36php653x9j6myw7t73meyvdam0w7wqhspk8g'>nevent1q…pk8g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>“you” 2025-09-28T09:10:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqusqzsqxxnq6zfhamcfr4yuyt7n3wm5jlhce2yj29qt0fzu72leszyzz87vvxl90d6eejqrzm3flddy0n326ywp4f9c9qy6l9pzjkyd60cmwwsav AI* is trained on the stupidity of the internet, using text written to satisfy the ever-changing demands of Google search optimization. Certainly, I hope that machine learning can be used for good in, say, scientific models and medical diagnostics, but that will happen in private, closed systems using hand-selected data to train it. Otherwise, it&#39;s garbage in, garbage out. <br/><br/>(*Large, consumer-grade generative AI) 2025-09-27T08:21:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspsy4x3pxdfhekc36j64wf4yr2zaqdwm0099fuk5w8a8r2xepch2qzyzz87vvxl90d6eejqrzm3flddy0n326ywp4f9c9qy6l9pzjkyd60cc2uhml A judge once said, “I don’t mind being told that I’m wrong, but I do mind being told that I’m stupid.”<br/><br/>It’s a good thought to remember in the world of Internet commenting and debate.<br/><br/>FWIW, Mastodon users are overwhelmingly already on board in my personal experience. I appreciate you all! 😘 2025-08-31T02:26:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxgl5qmahshjlr0wqndrddncx2amf3m8epfpmu3twnhefzfcsqxfszyzz87vvxl90d6eejqrzm3flddy0n326ywp4f9c9qy6l9pzjkyd60cf0fp5y On the Washington Post homepage<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/186/917/886/011/638/original/1f260a4f67015dcc.png"> <br/> 2025-03-19T03:19:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsydawym0wna7wmhy06kskmxy4c7fs9rwdm7cxwsrrpy75t2suykhgzyzz87vvxl90d6eejqrzm3flddy0n326ywp4f9c9qy6l9pzjkyd60c3mqser The fact that we still can&#39;t just buy a single article from a website that we want to read for, like $1 is just bonkers<br/><br/>I don&#39;t want a subscription. I want to read like 1 article every 2 months, and I will pay for that 2025-03-03T13:57:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszjcgdwn42gu3f2vn2245tenvx4aj6rtptk9magnda2g4dllyse9qzyzz87vvxl90d6eejqrzm3flddy0n326ywp4f9c9qy6l9pzjkyd60cxnc4cp When candidates interview for jobs, I think they should ask the HR person, &#34;The last time there were layoffs, how were they delivered?&#34;<br/><br/>Maybe consider not taking the job if the answer is &#34;by email.&#34; 2025-02-20T02:47:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq9zllwteem5l3szyqje5qe4p2gu0m57e8xmw5puvhtkzc6knlu3szyzz87vvxl90d6eejqrzm3flddy0n326ywp4f9c9qy6l9pzjkyd60cl4yz6z For everyone throwing around the words &#34;ethnic cleansing,&#34; please remember it&#39;s a euphemism for genocide<br/><br/>You can just say genocide 2025-02-06T11:50:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0n47nqwrzpgh8xuwa5v0cjqeedqtqed0h3age3r8l7qufyu6xlngzyzz87vvxl90d6eejqrzm3flddy0n326ywp4f9c9qy6l9pzjkyd60chhqyyj A friend was saying how Trump&#39;s previous VP was so forgettable, he couldn&#39;t even remember his name<br/><br/>My partner said, &#34;You may remember him from such chants as, &#39;Hang Mike Pence&#39;&#34;<br/><br/>I think about that A LOT 2025-01-07T02:11:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsymhxg3juc79tp32we47w5jwshluk5y7mejhg7a658hfylfg9wspszyzz87vvxl90d6eejqrzm3flddy0n326ywp4f9c9qy6l9pzjkyd60cr6h643 While none of this has been big in American news:<br/><br/>- the German government has collapsed<br/>- the French government has collapsed<br/>- the first round of the Romanian presidential election was annulled, citing Russian interference<br/><br/>Keep reading widely, friends 2024-12-19T01:11:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgypwl6f79eqpl96wnyugd290kxdp6pa8stzu5ns7xj4qfc4pj2wgzyzz87vvxl90d6eejqrzm3flddy0n326ywp4f9c9qy6l9pzjkyd60ct5mzas What if AI-generated content and articles written by LLMs are so bad that we all get bored of the internet and leave it and go outside, and all the tech bros end up just making a normal amount of money next year, it could happen, right? 2024-12-16T14:24:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0tfchueu08g6fydqm5r2s05pnvauh0zma385rn2ya5me5jujyh7gzyzz87vvxl90d6eejqrzm3flddy0n326ywp4f9c9qy6l9pzjkyd60cx68mzy Forbes is looking for writers to cover the wealthiest people and write The World&#39;s Billionaires List<br/><br/>It pays $24 per hour<br/><br/>You have got to be kidding me 2024-12-04T04:59:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqkh6sek8w5f8xp4988kjg7sa6w5u4e7lravac0fj944d65cnll4szyzz87vvxl90d6eejqrzm3flddy0n326ywp4f9c9qy6l9pzjkyd60cy8030z From my book, The Everything Guide to Remote Work:<br/><br/>&#34;Undeniably, working remotely gives you flexibility, but it&#39;s unfair for other people in your home to assume you&#39;ll manage all the household responsibilities, including theirs, just because you can make yourself available when needed.&#34;<br/><br/>This book is filled with actionable advice on how to manage this stuff. You can buy the e-book right now for about the cost of 2-3 cups of coffee <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Everything-Guide-to-Remote-Work/Jill-Duffy/Everything/9781507217870">https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Everything-Guide-to-Remote-Work/Jill-Duffy/Everything/9781507217870</a> 2024-10-02T02:51:48Z