Star Trek: Picard to Reunite Next Generation Cast for Season 3
Let’s be real: I will watch the hell out of this. [Link]
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The Rise of the Triple Peak Day
“Findings from Microsoft and its researchers suggest that the 9-to-5 workday is fading in an age of remote and hybrid work and more flexible hours. That pattern was first spotted early in the pandemic, when Microsoft Teams chats outside the typical workday increased more than in any other time segment,
Return to Monkey Island
A new sequel from Ron Gilbert, following canonically from Monkey Island 2? Sign. Me. Up. [Link]
I would like to be paid like a plumber
“I explained this to Kurt but I thought I'd better reiterate it here. I do not want and will not take a royalty on any record I record. No points. Period. I think paying a royalty to a producer or engineer is ethically indefensible. The band write the
Returning To The Office Is Creating The Great Reckoning
“Despite the endless pablum about “leadership” in business, those who lead - bosses, managers, and so on - by and large are not the ones doing the work, to the point that many of them have only the most tangential understanding of the tasks they’re demanding other people complete.
Happy birthday, Ma
Happy birthday, Ma. I miss you. This time last year I booked an AirBnb in Pacific Grove, right on the bay, because you had talked about wanting to visit Monterey and be by the water. It was a hard trip for you, but I’m so glad we did it.
My indieweb real estate website (part one)
One of the things a realtor will often do for you when you’re selling a house is to set up a website for it. It’s often built by the people who take the photos, and is created to a set template. It turns out there are a handful
Amazon Workers on Staten Island Vote to Unionize
“The win on Staten Island could herald a new era for labor unions in the United States, which saw the portion of workers in unions drop last year to 10.3 percent, the lowest rate in decades, despite widespread labor shortages and pockets of successful labor activity.” [Link]
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Reading, watching, playing, using: March, 2022
This is my monthly roundup of the books, articles, and streaming media I found interesting. Here's my list for March, 2022. This was an intense month, so a shorter list than usual. Streaming Media Severance. My kind of science fiction: darkly satirical, with a dramatic vice that closes
California reparations for slavery descendants only
“After more than six hours of debate Tuesday, California’s reparations task force voted that only Black Californians who can prove a direct lineage to enslaved ancestors will be eligible for the statewide — and first-in-the nation — initiative to address the harms and enduring legacy of slavery.” Progress. [Link]
Facebook paid Republican strategy firm to malign TikTok
“In October, Targeted Victory worked to spread rumors of the “Slap a Teacher TikTok challenge” in local news, touting a local news report on the alleged challenge in Hawaii. In reality, no such challenge existed on TikTok.” [Link]
Art from the artist
Note: I've been using the term "outsider art" incorrectly, and didn't realize it was problematic. I've lightly edited this piece and will be mindful of this going forward. I apologize to the artists I incorrectly categorized. I bought a Jean Smith painting