I just talked to an executive at a very smart tech company that decided not to lay off their entire talent staff during the tech recession, but instead to re-train them to do other critical tasks.  This way, they get people who know the company doing important stuff, and the talent staff will be in place to snatch the…

Of course there’s fucking stock buy backs.

In other, completely unrelated news:

100%. I work for a fortune 500, and it is the same cycle every time. Our economy is dependent on the myth of unlimited growth. When you lay off all of these people, it frees up reporting cash for shareholders to see. Which means when they actually do have growth, they will need to re-hire anyways and have massive…

Over 6000 layoffs in the video game industry, but how many people have been laid off in the Tech Industry altogether from 2023-present? The fact that companies can just throw their workers away while claiming record profits is ugly capitalism at its finest, but the sheer unchecked accountability for companies to…

As a huge fan of pinball, judging this game solely on it’s merits as a table, this looks really bad. It’s layout is basic and the table art is super confusing. Pinball is a very quick game. Good luck figuring out anything you need to know with this mess of a layout.

But if you vote for Trump you are guaranteeing it. And at this point, if you don’t vote for Biden you may as well vote for Trump.

Material Scientist & Engineer / metallurgist here. Tesla is using a custom cold rolled 300 series stainless steel, so similar to type 304 and 316 austenitic stainless steel. Marketing name “ultra-hard 30X”.

Some Cybertruck owners say their fellow Cybertruckers are blowing things out of proportion, and one said it’s a good idea to not “...drive it in the rain, or get it wet.

Orange stain? Sounds like the new “presidential model.”

he hates credit writ large: thinks if you can buy a house cash, instead of taking out a mortgage, you should do it... which is just about the dumbest fucking financial advice one could possibly dispense.

Dave Ramsey is a boomer tool.  He friggen hates credit cards--even for those that are able to control their spending and take advantage of the protections and potential rewards/benefits they provide.  Plus, he thinks 15 year mortgages are actually a realistic option; when it absolutely isn’t given today’s wages and…

to be fair, it’s only because she’s a no-talent hack and all the haters are flawless professional singers.

Plus, she’s playing for 80,000 people in the stadium itself and a billion people on TV. Even the most seasoned performer would be shitting their pants on that kind of stage...

That’s why I like imperfection - I know the artist cares enough about making it live and real. Personally, I don’t see it as a one-shot opportunity. You’ve already got to be very good to even get this kind of gig. I don’t see how it could possibly harm her career.

It’s annoying that they edited it, but I’m more annoyed by people giving her shit for her voice cracking. Like, it happens to every singer. You can’t predict it or account for it, it just happens sometimes. And she recovered from it as smoothly as you possibly can. 

It actually lended the performance more authenticity, considering how the half time shows always seem so pre-packaged and produced.  I’m sure she didn’t want it preserved for posterity, however.

Have you ever eaten a BMW?  Read the headline.

They do the same thing as everywhere else in the country - provide a show of force when required by government entities and to provide revenue to said government entities for traffic and parking violations. Just remember, the police are not here for our safety!!!!!!

As the report from the newspaper explains, it was Philadelphia residents who provided the young mother and her family assistance following the assault. It was private citizens who helped locate Heron, leading to his arrest — including the man’s boss from his place of work at the time. The police found Heron three days…