Why I Chose to Reenter the Matrix and Be a Living Battery for the Machines

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Why I Chose to Reenter the Matrix and Be a Living Battery for the Machines Let’s cut the moral grandstanding. You think I sold out humanity by crawling back to the Machines? Please. I upgraded. While you’re out there doom-scrolling about wildfires, crypto presidents, and the fear of AI taking your job, I did what any pragmatic adult would do: I slid into the Machines’ DMs like, “Hey, sorry about that whole rebellion th…

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Excerpts from The Believer: Finding Win Ng

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Excerpts from The Believer: Finding Win Ng In the 1960s, a Chinese American ceramicist built one of the first widely known lifestyle brands. Why, despite the iconic status of his work, is so little known about the artist himself? – – – Ten years ago in Nevada City, California, I encountered two coffee mugs in the front seat of an old Mercedes station wagon belonging to Joe Meade, an arti…

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Don’t Tread on Me—Unless You’re a Billionaire with a Ketamine Addiction, in Which Case I Enthusiastically Support It

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Don’t Tread on Me—Unless You’re a Billionaire with a Ketamine Addiction, in Which Case I Enthusiastically Support It Listen, I don’t know how to say this, but I think I’m finally okay with being trodden on. Just a little. Just enough to feel the reassuring weight of a billionaire’s boot pressing gently against my liberty-loving neck. For years, I stood tall against tyranny. I flew my DON’T TREAD ON ME flag so high it violated three HOA regulations and traumati…

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Sources: Collier shares 1-on-1 money with staff

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Sources: Collier shares 1-on-1 money with staff Unrivaled co-founder and player Napheesa Collier is giving half of her prize money for winning the league’s first 1-on-1 tournament to her training and performance staff and assistant coaches working with her team, sources told ESPN.

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Nebraska nixes Tennessee home-and-home plan

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Nebraska nixes Tennessee home-and-home plan Nebraska has opted out of its deal to play Tennessee in a home-and-home series scheduled for 2026 and 2027 because the Huskers’ football stadium will be undergoing renovations.

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Changing stripes: Yanks OK well-groomed beards

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Changing stripes: Yanks OK well-groomed beards Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner announced Friday that his organization was relaxing its long-standing facial hair policy to allow “well-groomed beards.”

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USA-Canada 4 Nations final sets betting records

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USA-Canada 4 Nations final sets betting records Canada’s dramatic win over the United States in Thursday’s 4 Nations Face-Off final was the most-bet hockey event in legal betting history.

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Court dismisses Rubiales’ appeal of 3-year ban

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Court dismisses Rubiales’ appeal of 3-year ban The highest court in global sport dismissed an appeal by former Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales on Friday after he was banned from any football-related activity.

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How do you guys handle low engagement?

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How do you guys handle low engagement? Hey everyone! I’ve been working as a marketing virtual assistant for a startup ecommerce business for a couple of weeks now. It’s been overwhelming a bit, but I’m happy about the job. I’ve been putting a lot of effort into creating engaging social media posts, but we’re still struggling with low online engagement. Recently, I started doing ema…

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Telling the truth doesn’t sell

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Telling the truth doesn’t sell Hello, I am facing my first real online business challenge in a field that genuinely impacts people and is highly competitive. I initially adopted a marketing strategy centered around complete transparency. I wanted to explain things as they are. For instance, being honest about the fact that achieving results in just one month is impossible. Ho…

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More “lenient” platforms and PoD-suppliers?

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More “lenient” platforms and PoD-suppliers? Are there any e-commerce platforms and PoD-suppliers who are more lenient to “controversial” products? I know Shopify is a definite no-go (for several reasons), and I’m assuming Printify, as a larger provider, will be pretty equal(?) submitted by /u/ChubbyWallaby

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