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‘We Voted for Trump to Fix the Border. Now We’re Milking Cows Alone at 4 A.M.’ – Vermont Farmers Face Harsh Reality as ICE Raids Hit Home in c/leopardsatemyface@lemmy.world
[–] AlreadyDefederated@midwest.social 1 points 1 week ago

As it turns out, being stupid is expensive!

The Arguement is over - Americans pay for tariffs in c/news@lemmy.world
The Arguement is over - Americans pay for tariffs in c/news@lemmy.world
[–] AlreadyDefederated@midwest.social 7 points 2 weeks ago

No, that's crazy talk. We like to be surprised when we pay for taxes and tips.

Safety guidelines in c/memes@lemmy.world
[–] AlreadyDefederated@midwest.social 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Right. People with a gun in the house are more likely to be injured or killed by a gun, not less.

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I used the ‘cheat on everything’ AI tool and it didn’t help me cheat on anything (www.theverge.com)
 

I’m a journalist. My job is asking smart people smart questions. Why not try “cheating” with Cluely to become a better interviewer? Who better to test this hypothesis on than Lee himself?

Hopping onto a Zoom call with Lee, Cluely doesn’t work like I’d imagined.

Why do people insist on not answering ALL the questions in an email or text message? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[–] AlreadyDefederated@midwest.social 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The human brain processes information by chunking - bundling up information into chunks to remember it. It's like a .zip file or compression on an image. That process is a bit lossy. If you've ever tried to write a technical document or a rules-set for a game, and had a user go through the document undirected, you'll see it in action.

The more complicated, technical, or tedious the instructions are, the more likely loss or misinterpretation will occur. A friend of mine says that writing a technical document is like programming a computer that skips every 7th line.

As a person who has written many of these, I've found ways to counteract / ameliorate their problems:

  • the use of paragraphing important points that you want feedback on
  • When sending to multiple people, but wanting feedback from a specific person, I bold, underline, and color their name next to their action item, so they know it's for them
  • Using checklists or bullet points
  • explaining things through multiple avenues, like with visual images and with text simultaneously

I hope this helps!

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Pump and dump (en.wikipedia.org)
 

Pump and dump (P&D) is a form of securities fraud that involves artificially inflating the price of an owned stock through false and misleading positive statements (pump), in order to sell the cheaply purchased stock at a higher price (dump). Once the operators of the scheme "dump" (sell) their overvalued shares, the price falls and investors lose their money. [...]

While fraudsters in the past relied on cold calls, the Internet now offers a cheaper and easier way of reaching large numbers of potential investors through spam email, investment research websites, social media, and misinformation

John Fetterman told to resign in home state newspaper in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] AlreadyDefederated@midwest.social 2 points 2 months ago

Well you'd get Hillary in 2008 instead of Obama - which might not have been terrible. Could she have beat McCain? Probably.

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Maps: Where Trump Voter Jobs Will Be Hit by Tariffs (www.nytimes.com)
 

As President Trump imposes tariffs on products from countries around the world, foreign governments are answering back with tariffs of their own.

China has targeted corn farmers and carmakers. Canada has put tariffs on poultry plants and air-conditioning manufacturers, while Europe will hit American steel mills and slaughter houses.

The retaliatory tariffs are an attempt to put pressure on the president to relent. And they have been carefully designed to hit Mr. Trump where it hurts: Nearly 8 million Americans work in industries targeted by the levies and the majority are Trump voters, a New York Times analysis shows.

The figures underscore the dramatic impact that a trade war could have on American workers, potentially causing Mr. Trump’s economic strategy to backfire. Mr. Trump has argued that tariffs will help boost American jobs. But economists say that retaliatory tariffs can cancel out that effect.

He voted for Trump. Now his wife sits in an ICE detention center. in c/leopardsatemyface@lemmy.world
[–] AlreadyDefederated@midwest.social 28 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The money the couple saved for a down payment on a home has evaporated into attorneys fees and savings to pay a bond for her release, if she's given that chance.

That's a real shame. Please pass the popcorn.

He voted for Trump. Now his wife sits in an ICE detention center. in c/leopardsatemyface@lemmy.world
Flohmarkt - a Fediverse replacement for Facebook Marketplace in c/fediverse@lemmy.world
[–] AlreadyDefederated@midwest.social 2 points 4 months ago

I like just "Floh", even if it does just mean "flea" in German.

Flohmarkt - a Fediverse replacement for Facebook Marketplace in c/fediverse@lemmy.world
[–] AlreadyDefederated@midwest.social 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What if you could log in with your Mastodon (or other) Fediverse account, and they would too, so you could see their user history and connections? (And they could see yours)

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Copilot stops working on gender related subjects (github.com)
 

Copilot purposely stops working on code that contains hardcoded banned words from Github, such as gender or sex. And if you prefix transactional data as trans_ Copilot will refuse to help you. 😑

Hope isn't a denial of the depressing facts, of which there are many. It's the will to go on regardless. in c/memes@slrpnk.net
[–] AlreadyDefederated@midwest.social 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I found @Daojoan@mastodon.social a few months ago and started following her. She publishes some amazing articles.

Like this one:

https://www.joanwestenberg.com/we-dont-need-more-cynics-we-need-more-builders/

She applies some fantastic stoic philosophy into a format that I can understand, and gives practical advice on how to stay sane in this hellscape.

Do you want the murderer of the UnitHealthcare CEO prosecuted? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[–] AlreadyDefederated@midwest.social 4 points 6 months ago

I've been re-watching the TV series "Leverage", but it's disappointing in not believable. It's based in an insane world where the rich and powerful can eventually lose their money and go to jail.

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