[-] 8bitguy@kbin.social 18 points 7 months ago

The Federal Government should just fund the other $2.2M and shame them. "Okay Iowa, if you can't feed your state's children, we'll pick up the slack for you. Please remember who cared about you in November."

[-] 8bitguy@kbin.social 21 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I have a good idea of where they could have found about $200M.

[-] 8bitguy@kbin.social 92 points 9 months ago

Yes. They stated they would vote for a clean bill and then did what they said. Like adults.

[-] 8bitguy@kbin.social 84 points 9 months ago

The adult broke it up.

[-] 8bitguy@kbin.social 27 points 9 months ago

In Tennessee, one has to buy liquor from the government, but can buy a gun (including semi-auto rifles) from a random person in a parking lot. No questions asked.

[-] 8bitguy@kbin.social 37 points 9 months ago

“They don’t want to engage in this banning of books or censoring of honest history or undermining who kids are,” Randi Weingarten, the teachers union president told The Associated Press on Wednesday, characterizing the candidates who won as “pro-public school.”

It's sad that we've gotten to a point where this has to be a fight.

[-] 8bitguy@kbin.social 61 points 9 months ago

I can only imagine the hellish commute a NYT tech worker must endure. Let them work from wherever the fuck they want.

[-] 8bitguy@kbin.social 26 points 9 months ago

I don't think they're concerned about the constitution at this point.

[-] 8bitguy@kbin.social 64 points 9 months ago

I certainly have problems with the way current financial institutions operate, but prior to the credit score there wasn't a standardized, scientific way to assess lending risk. It was left to a good ol' boy process rife with racism, classism, and sexism. Sadly, we're better off with what we have now, as flawed as it is.

[-] 8bitguy@kbin.social 42 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

She also received $20M in stock, and $4.
5M in cash as a sign on bonus, as well as free use of a private jet and a yearly salary of $1.5M. CEOs deserve competitive compensation, it isn't an easy job, but that's enough to hire 163 pharmacists at an average of 150k/yr.

[-] 8bitguy@kbin.social 24 points 10 months ago

As someone who has had to walk the "I don't do computers" public through basic things over the phone, I can confirm that yes, a lot of people are way too lazy to learn anything new. They will instead call the support folks and blast some poor person just trying to deal with their day. Call center volume goes up anytime any barrier is added. Agreed though, SMS OTP is constantly becoming less effective. Email OTP is somewhat pointless.

[-] 8bitguy@kbin.social 87 points 1 year ago

Vote with your wallet. Deezer is pretty good. I switched to them when Spotify decided I needed Rogan in my life despite their algorithm undoubtedly indicating otherwise.

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