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Lez
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UX/UI Designer SF Bay Area
Anyone thinking they want to live off-the-grid should watch Alone. Survival experts can’t even make it more than a few months before starving.
Three members of a Colorado family died while attempting to live "off the grid" in the Rocky Mountains, investigators say.

"You just can't do that. They died of starvation because they weren't prepared."
Colorado family members die trying to live 'off the grid'
Relatives say the group had no survival training aside from watching YouTube videos.
www.bbc.com
July 27, 2023 at 9:17 PM
Reposted by Lez
As Hollywood executives claim they can't afford to pay actors better wages, they're also spending lavishly on AI, with Netflix offering $900,000 for a single AI product manager.

87% of actors earn under $26k.

https://theintercept.com/2023/07/25/strike-hollywood-ai-disney-netflix/
As Actors Strike for AI Protections, Netflix Lists $900,000 AI Job
Hollywood executives said writers’ and actors’ strike demands like raising wages and protecting actors’ likenesses from AI was “unrealistic.”
theintercept.com
July 25, 2023 at 5:04 PM
Reposted by Lez
If bluesky seems a bit "dead" to you, check in your feed settings that you don't have the minimum likes turned up to see replies.

If you have that on, you're going to be missing the most recent comments that haven't accrued likes yet
July 25, 2023 at 3:59 PM
Posting to yet another app in the app wars.
July 24, 2023 at 7:20 PM