Mastodawn

Well, well, well... look who comes crawling back. 😂 The data is in, and the AI hype cycle is hitting a massive reality check. 55% of executives now admit they regret replacing human workers with AI. Even worse? 29% of companies have already had to rehire for the exact roles they cut. https://emeraldbook.org/news/may-3126-2/

Companies Are Quietly Rehiring Workers They Fired for AI – Emerald Book

◆ Emerald Pages ◆ feature / economy The Great AI Boomerang: Google, Meta, Klarna & More Are Quietly Rehiring the Workers They Fired Emerald Book Publication May 31, 2026 8 min read 29% of firms have already rehired for AI-cut roles, while 55% of executives regret replacing workers with AI. From Big Tech to fast

Emerald Book – Growing the Black Economy

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John May 27

John Carlos Baez May 27

The new CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation worked at J.P. Morgan and Lehman Brothers. The Foundation has now fired a longtime lead developer and disbanded the team whose job was to listen to volunteers. Most of the people they fired were union organizers. Wikipedia’s editors are now threatening to strike. To stand in solidarity with them, sign the petition:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki_Workers_United_solidarity

For more, read on!

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Wikipedia:Wiki Workers United solidarity - Wikipedia

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Andrew Lokenauth May 26

100,000+ tech workers have lost their jobs in 2026.

Microsoft. Meta. Amazon. Intel. PayPal. Oracle. Cisco. The names just keep coming.

The assembly line eliminated craftsmen, automation eliminated factory workers, and now AI is eliminating tech jobs. The pattern never changes.

John May 26

Dips with 100lbs x 7 rep PR!

John May 26

Low back still tender ... Zercher 210lbs for easy single

#conjugate

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muesli May 20

My hard drive has basically evolved into a glorified cache layer for the internet.

Nothing truly "lives" there anymore. It's just:

- 14 copies of outdated installers I'll re-download anyway
- memes temporarily awaiting repost
- a Steam library that functions as a bandwidth benchmark
- and 4TB of Linux ISOs I'm apparently emotionally attached to

John May 19

Looks like I'm rustling some jimmies, just for recommending The Deprogram podcast lol

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404 Media May 18

Only a couple vendors could likely fulfill what the FBI is after, namely Flock and Motorola.

https://www.404media.co/the-fbi-wants-to-buy-nationwide-access-to-license-plate-readers/

The FBI Wants to Buy Nationwide Access to License Plate Readers

Only a couple vendors could likely fulfill what the FBI is after, namely Flock and Motorola.

404 Media

John May 18