With remarkable speed, Minnesota lawmakers have passed a bill requiring 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2040. The legislation, signed by Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday, means Minnesota joins a group of 10 states (California, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Virginia and Washington) plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, […]
From: @pluralistic:
"To understand the future of Mastodon, we have to understand network effects...a product or service that gets more valuable as it attracts new users.
The people who stay...make it a busier, more exciting place...the next surge will find an even higher equilibrium as users who try Mastodon find more fully acclimated users who can hold their hands as they get settled in, and also provide the vibrant community that presents a good reason for doing so."
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Not a lot to complain about the next few days! Highs will be in the 40s through the middle of next week - which is when we'll track our next system across the region. It'll be sunny Saturday, but more clouds than sun (and even morning fog) are expected Sunday. - D.J. Kayser
The Democratic-led Minnesota House of Representatives voted Thursday night in favor of legislation to provide free school meals for all students, a move meant to alleviate childhood hunger in a state where 1 in 6 children don't have enough to eat.
This is such a no brainer
From: @matthew
https://opinuendo.com/@matthew/109843077427318703
"Minnesota House passes "universal" school meals, providing free breakfast, lunch to students." Good. https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/minnesota-house-to-approve-universal-school-meals/ #Minnesota
Active Mastodon user count for Thursday, February 9, 2023: 1,576,609 (up 192,389 since yesterday).
Nintendo’s CEO recently said “If we reduce the number of employees for better short-term financial results, employee morale will decrease” and is instead doing the opposite by raising pay to address inflation.
Some leaders are built different.
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-will-pay-its-workers-10-more/1100-6511268/