reillymarkw
@reillymarkw.bsky.social
Managing Editor at Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. Posts about MSP, business, journalism and probably comic books at some point.
Target Corp. is laying off 800+ from the Twin Cities in the retailer's biggest HQ job cuts in a decade. But many affected workers could be well-positioned to compete in the job market, recruiting professionals say. www.bizjournals.com/twincities/n...
For laid-off Target employees, advice and hope from staffing pros - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal
Target's layoffs affect 1,000 employees, but experts say job prospects stay strong for those flexible in their search and open to new opportunities.
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October 28, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Target Corp. is laying off 800+ from the Twin Cities in the retailer's biggest HQ job cuts in a decade. But many affected workers could be well-positioned to compete in the job market, recruiting professionals say. www.bizjournals.com/twincities/n...
How is a lowercase m fatter than an uppercase M #typographymysteries
September 30, 2025 at 3:43 PM
How is a lowercase m fatter than an uppercase M #typographymysteries
Market leader Caribou retreated from downtown Minneapolis a few years ago, leaving more space for indie shops. Starbucks' cutbacks don't appear as substantial — but the shutdowns include some well-known spots. www.bizjournals.com/twincities/n...
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September 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Market leader Caribou retreated from downtown Minneapolis a few years ago, leaving more space for indie shops. Starbucks' cutbacks don't appear as substantial — but the shutdowns include some well-known spots. www.bizjournals.com/twincities/n...
How early are State Fairgrounds parking lots filling up? Normally I park and ride but that might not work this time.
August 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
How early are State Fairgrounds parking lots filling up? Normally I park and ride but that might not work this time.
Edina Grill to close after 26 years, R.F. Moeller to expand at 50th & France www.bizjournals.com/twincities/n...
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July 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Edina Grill to close after 26 years, R.F. Moeller to expand at 50th & France www.bizjournals.com/twincities/n...
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Finally, a pope who probably knows who the Smashing Pumpkins are
May 8, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Finally, a pope who probably knows who the Smashing Pumpkins are
Terrific headline by @theathletic.bsky.social on the Twins www.nytimes.com/athletic/628...
Twins’ declining attendance has turned Target Field into the Land of 10,000 Fans
Monday's game set a new low for Target Field attendance, as the Twins' on-field struggles and "business decisions" sink fan morale.
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April 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Terrific headline by @theathletic.bsky.social on the Twins www.nytimes.com/athletic/628...
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It might be difficult from an IP perspective but Conclave 2 should have Daredevil in it
March 5, 2025 at 9:12 PM
It might be difficult from an IP perspective but Conclave 2 should have Daredevil in it
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Sucks when people take your stuff and use it to make their stuff and don’t pay for it, eh?
OpenAI says it has evidence China’s DeepSeek used its model to train competitor
https://www.ft.com/content/a0dfedd1-5255-4fa9-8ccc-1fe01de87ea6
https://www.ft.com/content/a0dfedd1-5255-4fa9-8ccc-1fe01de87ea6
OpenAI says it has evidence China’s DeepSeek used its model to train competitor
White House AI tsar David Sacks raises possibility of alleged intellectual property theft
www.ft.com
January 29, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Sucks when people take your stuff and use it to make their stuff and don’t pay for it, eh?
Digital River was once among the Twin Cities' biggest tech success stories, with choice gigs like running the online store for Microsoft. But that was years ago; today, the company told Minnesota it will close its headquarters. bizj.us/1qmy3c
January 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Digital River was once among the Twin Cities' biggest tech success stories, with choice gigs like running the online store for Microsoft. But that was years ago; today, the company told Minnesota it will close its headquarters. bizj.us/1qmy3c
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More reporting on GM’s engine troubles, and the escalating supply crisis as customers with 2023’s and 2024’s need their engines replaced at the same time GM is trying to pump out the 2025’s.
www.thedrive.com/news/gms-bro...
www.thedrive.com/news/gms-bro...
GM's Broken 6.2L V8s Are Stranding Owners for Weeks as Replacement Engine Pipeline Dries Up
The situation has left dealers struggling to source new engines and owners with no clear repair timelines, and it's especially dire for people who need their trucks for work.
www.thedrive.com
January 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
More reporting on GM’s engine troubles, and the escalating supply crisis as customers with 2023’s and 2024’s need their engines replaced at the same time GM is trying to pump out the 2025’s.
www.thedrive.com/news/gms-bro...
www.thedrive.com/news/gms-bro...
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If you see this, post a fictional band you would love to see live:
Lila Cheney (who sometimes plays with the stolen-from-real-life-Minneapolis-band Cats Laughing
Lila Cheney (who sometimes plays with the stolen-from-real-life-Minneapolis-band Cats Laughing
January 27, 2025 at 4:17 PM
If you see this, post a fictional band you would love to see live:
Lila Cheney (who sometimes plays with the stolen-from-real-life-Minneapolis-band Cats Laughing
Lila Cheney (who sometimes plays with the stolen-from-real-life-Minneapolis-band Cats Laughing
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ski instructor said the yeti turds I found are moose droppings. am I supposed to be comforted by the fact the yeti is riding a goddamn moose
January 27, 2025 at 2:35 AM
ski instructor said the yeti turds I found are moose droppings. am I supposed to be comforted by the fact the yeti is riding a goddamn moose
“Outsouling” is a pretty good word.
"Imagine a world in which an A.I. can analyze your reading patterns and alert you that you’re about to buy a book where there’s only a 10 percent chance you’ll get past Page 6..."
Fuck off. That's not empowerment, that's outsourcing your soul. That's outsouling.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/25/o...
Fuck off. That's not empowerment, that's outsourcing your soul. That's outsouling.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/25/o...
Opinion | AI Can Work for Us
A.I. can be designed to dramatically enhance individual empowerment.
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM
“Outsouling” is a pretty good word.
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The Snowy Day — Ezra Jack Keats, 1962
January 19, 2025 at 2:53 AM
The Snowy Day — Ezra Jack Keats, 1962
Had to go check that this was actually true. (Also couldn’t believe that the CEO admitted that locking up products made people buy less stuff, but that also really happened)
Walgreens lost $200 million installing 10,000 video doors nobody wants or needs. We could already see soda bottles through the glass. What they should have done is install 10,000 video doors that all display Han Solo frozen in carbonite
January 19, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Had to go check that this was actually true. (Also couldn’t believe that the CEO admitted that locking up products made people buy less stuff, but that also really happened)
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Went to the Art Shanties today. This is a cat shanty where you dress like a cat and knock things off shelves.
January 19, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Went to the Art Shanties today. This is a cat shanty where you dress like a cat and knock things off shelves.
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Commercial media basically gets no respect in the journalism-helper world for the obvious reasons we all know. But since the shit hit the fan in L.A. last week, 20th century media has been stomping it.
We need a new deal to save local journalism:
We Need A New Deal To Save Local Journalism | Defector
During the first week of the fires, I would go up to my building’s roof once a day. I’d look at the Los Angeles skyline at whatever shade of yellow-orange-brown muck the fires had delivered that day…
defector.com
January 18, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Commercial media basically gets no respect in the journalism-helper world for the obvious reasons we all know. But since the shit hit the fan in L.A. last week, 20th century media has been stomping it.
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We cannot open a new social media account without sharing one of our favorite doodles. Someone over the past century drew this cat over three stars on Plate A00557, dated April 26, 1896.
#cats #historyofscience #astrophotography #librarycats #catsinhistory #spacecats
#cats #historyofscience #astrophotography #librarycats #catsinhistory #spacecats
January 15, 2025 at 7:35 PM
We cannot open a new social media account without sharing one of our favorite doodles. Someone over the past century drew this cat over three stars on Plate A00557, dated April 26, 1896.
#cats #historyofscience #astrophotography #librarycats #catsinhistory #spacecats
#cats #historyofscience #astrophotography #librarycats #catsinhistory #spacecats
Sounds bad in the near term, sure, but smart investors will buy the dip bc people can only live without a set-of-3 Missoni-print tea kettle assortment for so long.
Target Losing Market Share As More Americans Opt To Forgo All Earthly Possessions
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January 15, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Sounds bad in the near term, sure, but smart investors will buy the dip bc people can only live without a set-of-3 Missoni-print tea kettle assortment for so long.
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This is such a great feature. A palate cleanser from That Literary Investigation.
Meet the cats that roam Rikers Island and the retired Corrections officer who cares for them.
Meet the Cats Who Roam Rikers Island
And the retired Corrections officer who cares for them.
buff.ly
January 13, 2025 at 7:58 PM
This is such a great feature. A palate cleanser from That Literary Investigation.
An NYT feature on Karen Wynn Fonstad, the mapmaker who drew atlases for Middle Earth, Pern, Krynn, The Land, the Forgotten Realms. A huge contribution to fantasy fiction www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/o...
Overlooked No More: Karen Wynn Fonstad, Who Mapped Tolkien’s Middle-earth (Gift Article)
She was a novice cartographer who landed a dream assignment: to create an atlas of the setting of “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings.”
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2025 at 12:17 AM
An NYT feature on Karen Wynn Fonstad, the mapmaker who drew atlases for Middle Earth, Pern, Krynn, The Land, the Forgotten Realms. A huge contribution to fantasy fiction www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/o...
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I’m pretty sure he’s not really a doctor
January 13, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I’m pretty sure he’s not really a doctor
Good thread that compares workflow, labor relations and management of filmmaking vs. video game production
just as an outsider with an interest in video game development, and coming from the film industry, it really feels like the game industry has no standardized workflow. every new project gets a bespoke production system with a lot of uncertainty about tasks, roles and who should be doing what
Why do video games cost so much to make these days? A recent NYT article pinned bloated budgets on the graphical arms race, but that's only a small part of the equation. The real problem? Rampant mismanagement.
This week's column is a spicy one: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
This week's column is a spicy one: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
January 13, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Good thread that compares workflow, labor relations and management of filmmaking vs. video game production