let's commit to wearing our clothes and makeup more, if we aren't already, in the new year. everything outside of our control is about to be so ugly. we might as well be fly AF while we can.
Black women, in the middle of the night:
I cannot sleep. I’ve been fidgeting with the idea of going back to school in the fall for my Master’s. I’m just not sure if I want another tech degree. Like I’m thinking of getting something else. I just don’t know what.
It can play out like movie. Same for music, especially jazz and classical.
My 4yo nephew: “Jingle Bells, Batman smells! Robin laid an egg!”
THE RECIPES ARE STILL BEING PASSED ALONG! WE ARE GOING TO BE ALRIGHT!
instead of asking a grown woman to not wear makeup on your second date, why not just pursue women who don't wear makeup?
The eye contact….
A drawing depicting octopus mating. The male octopus is depicted from the front. One of it's arms, the hectocotylus, is extended and reaching into the female's mantle cavity. The female octopus is depicting from the side. Both octopuses are staring towards you, with a rather awkard look, like you just walked in on something. There is text above the drawing stating "Copulation in octopuses involves the male inserting his hectocotylus arm (3rd right) into the cavity of the female, along which the spermatophores are conveyed."
This classic illustration of octopus mating makes me feel so awkward.
They're embarassed, I'm embarassed for walking in on them, we both now have second hand embarrassment. If only octopuses invented socks or door knobs.
Suggestion: Search up Energy Share programs that help people stay warm in the winter. Katherine and I are making a $10,000 donation to Energy Share of Montana today.
I have been experiencing an energy shift as of late.
Me: [leaning in for a kiss] "Thanks for all you do for me."
Barista: [leans back] “Ma'am, just pay for the coffee please.”
aye I'm ngl...
I be walking by the mirror sometimes...
...& I be looking kinda good.
I’m a new Doechii fan. She’s so fun!
We knew this would happen
That a dude with a couple cameras and a plate of appetizers can make something worth $82.5 million and a media company looks at that and goes "couldn't we make even more money if we had AI do it?" tells you exactly how stupid these people are
The last time there was a Friday the 13th in December Beyoncé dropped a surprise album that sent me into active labor. (Yes, I’m over 8 months pregnant in this photo.)
lastly: it’s important to understand that tho this complaint by the NLRB’s regional office is a huge step, it’s part of a larger process
the board’s complaint still needs to be litigated before a judge—and the change in presidential administrations could ultimately have a big impact on the outcome
also worth noting that historically all of these aggro provisions are loosened for production favorites. if production likes you, they’ll approve your podcast interviews and media appearances, or let you get away with quitting a show mid season
if they don’t, you can end up paying huge penalties
the NLRB also struck down contract clauses that threatened case members with a $50k penalty if they leave the show during filming
it’s worth remembering that most unscripted actors are paid little to nothing for their time on the show (ex: Bachelor players get $0 & have to take weeks off work)
this will have a big effect on the reality tv industry. one of the provisions the NLRB deemed unlawful is a common noncompete clause also seen in Bachelor contracts barring the cast from participating in *anything* (eg, podcasts, basic interviews, other productions) for a YEAR after the show airs
*huge* news for the reality tv industry: the NLRB just ruled that Love Is Blind cast members are employees—not contractors—which means they have a right to unionize, and can be afforded other protections www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/a...
Dudes in the bay will look you in the eye and say: “oh, yeah, I asked chat gpt about my feelings and it told me to do xyz “
It’s a different dimension.
No joke: The ill-considered, lightning fast adoption of these faulty technologies across different sectors of society is nothing less than a mass cult conversion. It's the Kool Aid at scale, and we're treating it like a nice calming cup of green tea
We had this exact scenario.
A colleague and I were tasked with helping a programmer design a program to assist us with our work.
On day 1 we said it won't work.
Several months (and millions) later, the project was shelved
Apparently it wouldn't work.
There’s often a huge gulf between the people buying the software and the end user. It’s disturbing how easily bad tech will rollout and those responsible won’t even notice for months, dismissing complaints as people not willing to change.
I genuinely believe a lot of companies who have been sold on this AI shit are going to realise they've been duped soon enough. But someone sold them on the idea they'd be left behind if they didn't do this NOW.
