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lechatron , 10 months ago to news in West Long Beach is first to get mental health workers who respond to certain 911 calls

Yep, CAHOOTS has been in operation for decades.

lechatron , 10 months ago to piracy in Keep Seeding

Cognitive dissonance baby! And I’m right there with you.

lechatron , 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago) to android in Text editor with sort functionality

What you’re wanting to do is sort a list, I know that word allows you to sort as bulleted list.

Edit: I assumed their mobile app had similar features to the desktop version, but after installing it’s severely lacking in features.

lechatron , 10 months ago to technology in ‘It’s already way beyond what humans can do’: will AI wipe out architects?

I wish farts would replace people, imagine just being floating sentient stink clouds.

lechatron , 11 months ago to mildlyinfuriating in These e-waste scam prize dealership ads

The box is super simple, it’s just an LED that illuminates a piece of plastic with the number on it. I got one of these a few years ago and everyone else I knew that got one had the exact same number. It’s a scam to get dumb people to come down to the dealership.

lechatron , 11 months ago to technology in Leaked messages show Amazon will force a 'voluntary resignation' on employees failing to relocate near their team 'hubs'

Amazon employees who refuse to relocate near their teams’ “hub” offices will either have to find a new job internally or leave the company through a “voluntary resignation.”

Amazon started enforcing its so-called “return-to-hub” policy in recent weeks, according to an internal email and Slack messages obtained by Insider. Hubs are the central locations assigned to each individual team — employees will have to work out of those hubs instead of any office nearest to their current city.

One manager declared hubs in Seattle, New York, Houston, and Austin, Texas, for their team, according to one Slack message. It said those who refuse to relocate to one of those hubs will either have to transfer to a new team or they will be considered a “voluntary resignation.”

The move is part of Amazon’s effort to encourage more in-person work. Under the initial return-to-office policy, Amazon assigned offices for most individual employees, but not the whole team. Some employees told Insider that made office work pointless because many still had to use video calls to connect with their teammates spread across the country. Andy Jassy, the CEO of Amazon, said in his RTO announcement earlier this year that “collaborating and inventing is easier and more effective when we’re in person.”

In an email to Insider, Amazon’s spokesperson, Brad Glasser, said there’s “more energy, collaboration, and connections happening since we’ve been working together at least three days per week.”

“We continue to look at the best ways to bring more teams together in the same locations, and we’ll communicate directly with employees as we make decisions that affect them,” Glasser said.

The new policy comes as a shock to some employees, especially those who were hired for virtual jobs or who moved to remote locations during the pandemic. Prior to the RTO announcement in February, Amazon said in a statement that it didn’t plan on forcing people back to the office, while it would continue “experimenting, learning, and adjusting for a while.”

“I have seen many posts that people are asked to relocate to one of the hubs in the past week, regardless of virtual status or currently assigned cities/countries. People that had been approved to move to a different country with virtual location were asked to move back to one of the hubs in the US, not to mention people in other cities in the US,” one Slack message read.

Employees who refuse to join a hub are given 60 days to find a new team that allows them to stay in their current city, according to Slack messages and an internal email sent Tuesday. If unsuccessful after 60 days, it’s considered a voluntary resignation. Most employees were told to make their decision by August.

Amazon’s spokesperson said relocation benefits will be available, and the company will make exceptions on a case-by-case basis. Some roles, including sales and customer support, may also continue to be remote.

Still, the change only adds to the frustration Amazon employees face. Earlier this year, over 30,000 Amazon employees joined an internal Slack channel shortly after the RTO announcement and signed a petition to demand a reversal of the mandate. Amazon’s HR chief, Beth Galetti, flatly rejected the petition in March, as Insider previously reported.

“I recognize this is completely unethical, not human-centric, and doesn’t ‘strive to be Earth’s best employer,’” another person wrote in Slack. “It’s so end-game dystopian. None of us knows how to process this news.”

lechatron , 11 months ago to fediverse in As Twitter destroys its brand by renaming itself X, Mastodon user numbers are again soaring | TechCrunch

Curious if he sold it to twitter, I can’t imagine parting with a single character domain for free.

lechatron , 11 months ago to fediverse in As Twitter destroys its brand by renaming itself X, Mastodon user numbers are again soaring | TechCrunch

I wonder how much x.com cost to purchase, or if it was just a domain twitter/Musk had lying around.

lechatron , 11 months ago to aww in D’Aww

“This post may contain erotic or adult imagery.

By continuing, you acknowledge that you are 18+ years of age.”

Interesting warning I got when loading the image…

lechatron , 11 months ago to news in NBCUniversal to Be Fined $250 After Strike Tree-Trimming Controversy

“If the punishment for a crime is merely a fine, then that crime only exists for the lower class.”

lechatron , 11 months ago to showerthoughts in We need a 4th emergency service for people in crisis to just evac them from bad situations, almost like the witness protection.

Same with my city. During the defund the police talk they made national news as an alternative to armed police response to mental health crisises.

lechatron , 11 months ago to pics in What were the skies like when you were younger?

Little fluffy clouds.

lechatron , 11 months ago to world in Tupac Shakur: Police search house over 1996 killing

They’re still investing this?

I doubt someone has been actively investigating the case for the last 27 years, but murder has no statute of limitations so there isn’t any reason to close the case until it’s solved.

lechatron , 11 months ago to news in Woman gored by Bison at Yellowstone

Possible Baader–Meinhof phenomenon. The real fun one is if this is your first time hearing of the phenomenon and you see it again in the next couple days.

lechatron , 11 months ago to showerthoughts in As we witness the recent mass exodus from Reddit to Lemmy - Whoever named this Platform after Lemmings, must have had a freaking good foresight.

Disney killed a bunch of them to help perpetuate the myth.

and further that the same small group of lemmings was transported to the location, jostled on turntables, and repeatedly shoved off a cliff to imply mass suicide.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Wilderness_(film)