r.e.ella 🏳️🌈
@reella.bsky.social
here I am I guess
product design • tech • plant parenting • piano • some other shit
product design • tech • plant parenting • piano • some other shit
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Great news: NYC delivery workers are now entitled to an $18/hr minimum wage paid by the delivery apps they deliver for (GrubHub, DoorDash, etc), including time spent waiting for deliveries. Big big victory for workers over tech co vampires. techcrunch.com/2023/09/28/j...
Judge upholds $18 minimum pay for NYC delivery workers | TechCrunch
In a blow to Uber, DoorDash and Grubhub, a New York judge on Thursday ruled to allow the implementation of the minimum pay rate of $18 per hour for New
techcrunch.com
October 3, 2023 at 4:59 PM
Great news: NYC delivery workers are now entitled to an $18/hr minimum wage paid by the delivery apps they deliver for (GrubHub, DoorDash, etc), including time spent waiting for deliveries. Big big victory for workers over tech co vampires. techcrunch.com/2023/09/28/j...
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“I don’t know anyone with a disability who needs this”
“We don’t have customers with disabilities who need this.”
Yes, you do. Stop being ignorant.
“We don’t have customers with disabilities who need this.”
Yes, you do. Stop being ignorant.
September 3, 2023 at 5:25 PM
“I don’t know anyone with a disability who needs this”
“We don’t have customers with disabilities who need this.”
Yes, you do. Stop being ignorant.
“We don’t have customers with disabilities who need this.”
Yes, you do. Stop being ignorant.
this is a great thread
After years of meeting with political operatives and pollsters and reporters, I've noticed a tendency to compare the situation for trans rights today with the fight for same-sex marriage, often implying the former is failing where the latter succeeded. This is a mistake for a few critical reasons.
September 2, 2023 at 3:55 AM
this is a great thread
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me: did you finish inside me
surgeon: please stop saying it that way
surgeon: please stop saying it that way
September 1, 2023 at 7:27 PM
me: did you finish inside me
surgeon: please stop saying it that way
surgeon: please stop saying it that way
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People said we were being alarmist when we said extremist Christian nationalists would use the abortion laws to target women trying to escape Texas to receive an abortion.
September 1, 2023 at 4:57 PM
People said we were being alarmist when we said extremist Christian nationalists would use the abortion laws to target women trying to escape Texas to receive an abortion.
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August 15, 2023 at 12:14 AM
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Personally, I don’t think that AI slop can or will replace art and writing.
I DO think that depraved tech lords are going to force us to spend at least a decade (or more) *proving* that AI can’t do this stuff in the worst, most destructive way possible.
I DO think that depraved tech lords are going to force us to spend at least a decade (or more) *proving* that AI can’t do this stuff in the worst, most destructive way possible.
July 30, 2023 at 1:57 PM
Personally, I don’t think that AI slop can or will replace art and writing.
I DO think that depraved tech lords are going to force us to spend at least a decade (or more) *proving* that AI can’t do this stuff in the worst, most destructive way possible.
I DO think that depraved tech lords are going to force us to spend at least a decade (or more) *proving* that AI can’t do this stuff in the worst, most destructive way possible.
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You can pretty much condense the last decade of tech into these two posts
July 25, 2023 at 8:12 PM
You can pretty much condense the last decade of tech into these two posts
muted them all, thank you
July 21, 2023 at 3:26 PM
muted them all, thank you
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Former Twitter employee resigns with “Rate limit exceeded” cake
July 11, 2023 at 2:26 AM
Former Twitter employee resigns with “Rate limit exceeded” cake
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Remember how Twitter once admitted that they couldn't use an algorithmic approach to flagging Nazis, because it would catch too many Republicans? https://www.techdirt.com/2019/04/29/content-moderation-scale-is-impossible-some-republican-politicians-are-indistinguishable-neo-nazis/
July 9, 2023 at 1:19 AM
Remember how Twitter once admitted that they couldn't use an algorithmic approach to flagging Nazis, because it would catch too many Republicans? https://www.techdirt.com/2019/04/29/content-moderation-scale-is-impossible-some-republican-politicians-are-indistinguishable-neo-nazis/
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This place is perfect. All gay all the time meme meme meme dopamine funny/hot trans girls/himbos and the list keeps going
July 9, 2023 at 3:37 AM
This place is perfect. All gay all the time meme meme meme dopamine funny/hot trans girls/himbos and the list keeps going
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nobody is “coming for your children,” honestly your children are a pain in the ass
July 8, 2023 at 7:52 PM
nobody is “coming for your children,” honestly your children are a pain in the ass
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BlueSky: Trans person makes a joke replying to Jake Tapper, immediately illustrated by comic artist, liked by AOC. Everything gets nine likes.
Threads: Ellen DeGeneres hosts a rap battle between Frito-Lay and Cheez-Its riddled with "chedda," avoiding hard-R. The CIA buys all the data.
Threads: Ellen DeGeneres hosts a rap battle between Frito-Lay and Cheez-Its riddled with "chedda," avoiding hard-R. The CIA buys all the data.
July 7, 2023 at 2:58 PM
BlueSky: Trans person makes a joke replying to Jake Tapper, immediately illustrated by comic artist, liked by AOC. Everything gets nine likes.
Threads: Ellen DeGeneres hosts a rap battle between Frito-Lay and Cheez-Its riddled with "chedda," avoiding hard-R. The CIA buys all the data.
Threads: Ellen DeGeneres hosts a rap battle between Frito-Lay and Cheez-Its riddled with "chedda," avoiding hard-R. The CIA buys all the data.
hey @support.bsky.team why does clicking on Notifications not load new notifications on web? Having to click a second button to actually show the new notifications is quite annoying.
July 7, 2023 at 3:29 PM
hey @support.bsky.team why does clicking on Notifications not load new notifications on web? Having to click a second button to actually show the new notifications is quite annoying.
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Twitter owner Elon Musk has taken the first steps in creating an ‘everything app’ to rival WeChat. It’s going to be an uphill battle https://fortune.com/2023/07/06/elon-musk-payments-everything-app-wechat/
July 6, 2023 at 9:00 PM
Twitter owner Elon Musk has taken the first steps in creating an ‘everything app’ to rival WeChat. It’s going to be an uphill battle https://fortune.com/2023/07/06/elon-musk-payments-everything-app-wechat/
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Threads isn’t launching in countries that have privacy laws respecting user consent and control of their own personal information and communications. Not sure what else there is to say.
should i download the new app by the company that holds the record for the highest fine ever paid out for violating my rights?
July 6, 2023 at 12:33 PM
Threads isn’t launching in countries that have privacy laws respecting user consent and control of their own personal information and communications. Not sure what else there is to say.
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let’s see, do I want an app where funny posters run riot and call what they’re doing “skeets” or do I want to be Connected With The Brands I Love? super tough call lol
July 6, 2023 at 3:00 PM
let’s see, do I want an app where funny posters run riot and call what they’re doing “skeets” or do I want to be Connected With The Brands I Love? super tough call lol
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I wrote an essay about how some rich and famous people would rather become supervillains then ever get told they're wrong.
The Problem With a Life of "Yes"
Always being told you're right breaks your brain.
mikedrucker.substack.com
July 6, 2023 at 1:42 PM
I wrote an essay about how some rich and famous people would rather become supervillains then ever get told they're wrong.