John (@rulexero.bsky.social)

3d artist, ttrpg enthusiast. Bad cat apologist. He/him.

[John (@rulexero.bsky.social) @RuleXero]

Well, I think that about does it for me here. Find me at the other place.

[John (@rulexero.bsky.social) @RuleXero]

@Onuora @Jimmytwotimes0 @timjacobwise @joerogan "The corvette is faster than the civic because the corvette is blue."

"This ford focus is also blue."

"Yeah, but the corvette is faster, so the results don't support your analysis."

lol, amazing
and you deal with data for a living?

[John (@rulexero.bsky.social) @RuleXero]

@AriSchulman "I live in an information vacuum, follow me for reporting"

[Taniel @Taniel]

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[Kim Kelly @GrimKim]

Make that a *43% raise*.

“The deal calls for an immediate raise of 13% and raises of 9% for each of the next two years, and then another 7% in the fourth and final year of the contract. Taken together, members will receive a pay raise that exceeds 43%.”
https://t.co/p4VLfUps77

[Kim Kelly @GrimKim]

NEWS: The Boeing factory workers’ strike is over. After spending 53 days on strike, 59% of @IAM751 members have voted to accept their new contract.

The new four-year contract includes: 38% raises, $12k signing bonuses, an 8% match 401(k), and more.

Strikes work.

[New York Times Tech Guild @NYTGuildTech]

We are on ULP strike. We gave @nytimes management months of notice of our strike deadline, we made ourselves available around the clock, but the company has decided that our members aren’t worth enough to agree to a fair contract and stop committing unfair labor practices.

[John (@rulexero.bsky.social) @RuleXero]

@BrainClouds Every few days I think about a quote I saw somewhere from a narrative designer: "The animators told us the cut scenes could have as many explosions as we wanted, but under no circumstances could anyone pick up or handle an item on screen."

[John (@rulexero.bsky.social) @RuleXero]

@politico The pitchbot bit is already taken

[Azriel Mari @MrMariae]

It’s time for the reminder

[John (@rulexero.bsky.social) @RuleXero]

@Erick_willand Good thread for blocking blue check dead-enders.

[John (@rulexero.bsky.social) @RuleXero]

I grew up on a small homestead. It was a whole-family effort, and even then it didn't supply everything. You are never on vacation. The animals and crops don't care about holidays, they don't care about sick days, and they don't take care of themselves.

[Jake Lahut @JakeLahut]

NEW — Another scoop and an interesting update on the Elon Musk's voter turnout operation in Michigan.

The entire group of Black, mostly out-of-state door knockers got fired with hours of the @WIRED U-Haul article dropping on Wednesday. New story includes:

- One of the door knockers from Florida going on the record about her experience
- A harrowing escape
- The first on-the-record acknowledgement of the seatless vans from the subcontractor
- Door knockers left stranded in Michigan & without pay, until... (read all the way to the end, trust me)
https://t.co/NNFY3Ejz8O

[John Frankensteiner @JFrankensteiner]

So cool that insurance salesman is a boring signifier in every genre except film noir where it becomes a guarantee that some shit is about to go down

[John Harper @john_harper]

My first supplement for Blades in the Dark is out now!

Blades in the Dark: Deep Cuts is a 118-page expansion for the game, a treasure trove of lore, setting material, and modified mechanics I've developed over the years for use in Blades campaigns (details + links in the thread)

[John (@rulexero.bsky.social) @RuleXero]

@TheGreeknRican @peterbakernyt @rebecca @SherylNYT "I don't know what the word 'chemicals' means but you should listen to this comment"

[John (@rulexero.bsky.social) @RuleXero]

@peterbakernyt @rebecca @SherylNYT whoa, policy reporting

[John (@rulexero.bsky.social) @RuleXero]

This is a good place to find a bunch of ai bros to block.

[Midjourney @midjourney]

Help us plan our roadmap over the next 12 months. Submit your ideas here: https://t.co/TuxV2p6UyI and we'll pool your thoughts together with our own and then put up a voting board to get a sense of what everyone would find most valuable. Thank you!

[Humanoid History @HumanoidHistory]

STAR WARS poster art by the Brothers Hildebrandt, 1977. Rest in peace, Greg Hildebrandt.

[Reuters U.S. News @ReutersUS]

Jury convicts Kentucky ex-officer of violating Breonna Taylor's civil rights, ABC reports https://t.co/W99MjbJ7sK