Jesse 'remembers things' Allen

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[Jesse 'remembers things' Allen @jessecarl]

Cynicism is a toxin that rots away the soul. More than most any idea or attitude I've encountered, it kills all the best parts of humanity. It is the very opposite of humility, empathy, and curiosity. It is anti-creative—not just destroying, but salting the fields of creation.

[Jesse 'remembers things' Allen @jessecarl]

"We reject the false doctrine! As if the church should and can, beyond its special commission, appropriate the nature of the state, the tasks of the state, and the dignity of the state, and thus itself become an organ of the state." - Theological Declaration of Barmen. Look it up

[Jesse 'remembers things' Allen @jessecarl]

Lesson it took too many years for me to learn:
Making cool shit in boring ways is often better than making boring shit in cool ways.

[Jesse 'remembers things' Allen @jessecarl]

I really dislike estimates for software development. I feel like it would be better to model as TTRPG ability checks.
This story will take 1d20+2 days to complete.

[Jesse 'remembers things' Allen @jessecarl]

Restricting gas installation in new construction is an easy start. How can we restrict gas appliances for upgrade/replacement well? Can we supplement the cost of induction ranges and heat pumps like we've done for electric cars or solar panels? 2/2

[Jesse 'remembers things' Allen @jessecarl]

If I understand correctly, we've identified that gas stoves contribute to some important bad health outcomes. The solution is a continuation or acceleration of policy that is already happening to shift homes away from gas and toward electricity. 1/2

[Jesse 'remembers things' Allen @jessecarl]

I sometimes forget how good The Beatles were until I put any of their records on.

[Jesse 'remembers things' Allen @jessecarl]

@adhdjesse Being grateful for the tricks that are currently working while knowing they will stop working at some point helps. Also, thinking about things as things I can do instead of things I ought to do. Riding the momentum with a light touch helps a lot.

[Jesse 'remembers things' Allen @jessecarl]

I want to get ahead of it this year by reminding people early that the 12 days of Christmas are December 25 through January 6. It's still Advent.

[Jesse 'remembers things' Allen @jessecarl]

I wonder if expertise in bird law and extensive experience as king of the rats could make up for Pennsylvania residency and illiteracy?

[Gothamist @Gothamist]

New York City residency is required, along with a bachelor’s degree and proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint … as is a “virulent vehemence for vermin.”

Read more: https://t.co/b4HQTcFlMD

[Jesse 'remembers things' Allen @jessecarl]

@POTUS Amend that: it's shameful that they want to deny unplanned sick leave to anyone.

[Jesse 'remembers things' Allen @jessecarl]

I think it's absurd that the class 1 RR investors, the Senate, and @POTUS are all on board with denying unplanned sick leave for the people responsible for handling 30–40% of all freight in the nation. Shame on them!

[Chris Hayes @chrislhayes]

This is such a good piece of explanatory journalism on a question that has been nagging me and I’ve seen answered nowhere else:

https://t.co/cQeeCdD3qY

[Jesse 'remembers things' Allen @jessecarl]

I'm a little bit embarrassed by my #SpotifyWrapped this year because I'm my own top artist.

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

Railroad workers grind themselves to the bone for this country as their labor produces billions for Wall St.

They demand the basic dignity of paid sick days. I stand with them.

If Congress intervenes, it should be to have workers’ backs and secure their demands in legislation.

[Danny DeVito @DannyDeVito]

No Joe, you’re supposed to help the railroad workers… you got it backwards. A handful of sick days c’mon! Workers of the world unite!

[Jesse 'remembers things' Allen @jessecarl]

@chimeracoder I don't have a list, but The Urban Outreach Center of NYC might be a good place for folks to start. They may even have a list or similar resource themselves. Full disclosure: they were formed as a ministry of Avenue Church, and are a "ministry partner" of my PC(USA) church.

[Jesse 'remembers things' Allen @jessecarl]

Just sayin': the world would be a better place if more people read more Octavia E. Butler.

[Railroad Workers United ✊ @railroadworkers]

Since 2004, the profits of the largest railroads have increased more than sevenfold, reaching nearly $23 billion last year. Allowing railroad workers paid sick days would cost about a penny out of every dollar they earn in profit. What should the @AAR_FreightRail do?

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

If the rail industry can afford to spend $25.5 billion this year to buy back its own stock and hand out huge dividends to its wealthy shareholders, please do not tell me it cannot afford to guarantee paid sick days to its workers and provide them with a decent quality of life.

[Jesse 'remembers things' Allen @jessecarl]

@AITA_online How hard is it to remember that people are more important than pastries?