yay!

It all makes more sense when you think of them as unregulated data theft devices

I’m gonna need a break to decompress!!

how do you use it?

I am further behind! :D

Are you on S2? I have one episode left of S1.

Oh how lovely!

There are two apps I love. I use them almost daily. I paid for them ONCE. They never seem to require updates.

Downcast for listening to podcasts
Paprika for organizing recipes

only if it's about unionizing

I do use apps, but very sparingly. Most of them just repackage what I can get off a website. I DO NOT WANT YOUR FUCKING APP. Companies want you to use their app so they can track you even more.

You might be on to something. Can they break out in song and dance every once in a while?

Sleep well!!

She is such an incredible actor!

How Walmart’s Financial Services Became a Fraud Magnet Scammers have duped consumers out of more than $1 billion by exploiting Walmart’s lax security. The company has resisted taking responsibility while breaking promises to regulators and skimping on tra...

Walmart has long been a facilitator of fraud on a mass scale, a ProPublica investigation found.

More than $1 billion in fraud losses were routed through the company’s financial services between 2013 and 2022.

(Published Jan. 2024)

What's it called when you take someone else's reporting, use a screen shot they obtained before the person took the post down, and then fail to credit the reporter? That is called stealing someone else's work.

@michmf.bsky.social
@seattletimes-rss.bsky.social

Credit me. Do better.

The search function on Libby is so fucking weird. When an author has a slightly different name for different kinds of fiction, trying to get all the their titles back is a challenge. Even when I use the punctuation on the variant name it didn’t work (Lev AC Rosen/L.C. Rosen).

A circular shortbread cookie flecked with lavender sits on a plate with blue radial lines

I finally found a slice-and-bake shortbread recipe I could add lavender to. It’s perfect. Crisp and lightly perfumed. A little lavender goes a long way.

I went to see what newspapers they run and found out McClatchy filed for bankruptcy in 2020 as well. apnews.com/general-news...

(List of outlets in the link)

American astronauts are also federal employees, as I was reminded by @theferocity.bsky.social recently on Vibe Check.

When people say I have to be on X

I'm always like, Y?

Congrats!

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I used this recipe, but baked for 20 minutes at 325. Doubled the recipe and used 2 tsp dried lavender www.thespeckledpalate.com/classic-shor...

#cookieparty

Clearly forgot to dock! Oops.

A circular shortbread cookie flecked with lavender sits on a plate with blue radial lines

I finally found a slice-and-bake shortbread recipe I could add lavender to. It’s perfect. Crisp and lightly perfumed. A little lavender goes a long way.

Rest day it is!

Wow! I am so impressed. I know glaze can be … unpredictable. They look gorgeous.

I am trying to decide what to do with my day. The last couple of days indicate rest is on tap.

That is so shitty. I hope that your friend finds something else.

Also, with cost of living differences, depending on the increase and the city you could end up with a net loss. So many variables.

I have a nephew whose favorite food is … oysters. I don’t understand it either. And he’s almost 8, so this is not like something he had to learn to like.

Ewww

I know someone else who saw her recently. She sounds like a transcendent experience!