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I’m posting this here so I don’t forget it ME: “I have been a user experience/product designer since 2012, working for companies like Intel, Daimler, Schwab and US Bank and I currently make $XX an hour and I have bills and expenses that money pays for so I feel stuck working in the corporate tech … Read more

The history of work When I really stop and think about it, most human beings have worked their whole lives. Why do people work? People need stuff to do. People have always done stuff, whether that’s hunting and gathering, finding, preparing, eating food or building shelter. Humans have created tools to plant and grow food, … Read more

I’m going to build a TRON costume.    

This is a 20 minute segment from the Daily Show. I included this full clip so nothing would be taken out of context. Most of it has to do with hypocritical Conservative Republicans using fear (suprise!) to claim that Democrats are using social media to control our thoughts when they’ve been caught doing the exact … Read more

Trump incited an insurrection against the government, Mismanaged a pandemic that killed over a million Americans, Called neo-Nazis “very fine people,” Separated children from their families, Lost those children in the bureaucracy, Tear-gassed peaceful protesters on Lafayette Square so he could hold a photo op holding a Bible in front of a church, Tried to … Read more

In 1987, I went into the Middle Grove Market on Silverton Road in Salem, OR and picked up a comic book from the shelf. It was G.I. Joe #66 and it had Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow on the cover, sneaking into a gulag to rescue their friends. I read this comic over and over. … Read more

There’s a lot going on this time of year. There’s a lot happening. There are events and food and lights and music and traveling and feelings and all kinds of stuff. There’s a lot to unpack here. So, let’s unwrap it. Like a Christmas present. First, the facts: Christmas was invented over 1600 years ago. … Read more