overview for Rookwood

TIL about the 2018 Samsung fat-finger error, in which an employee of Samsung Securities mistakenly distributed shares worth US$100 billion to employees. in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 hours ago

Based. I hope they didn't get fired.

What are the best video games full of references to other media? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago

They are 20 years old at this point but the original Guild Wars was full of pop culture references.

Instance Admins: Check Your Instance for Vote Manipulation Accounts [PSA] in c/[email protected]

Americans' inflation-adjusted incomes rebounded to pre-pandemic levels last year in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago (2 children)

This was for 2023 and the job market was hot that year. If you switched jobs you probably got a double digit pay rise, and many people were doing it. That's what drove the number.

However, the job market is kinda crashing right now in 2024. So I don't think it's a trend that will continue.

Trump Media Shares Are Down 74% From Their March Peak in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

They were betting he'd win and just blatant cronyism and corruption would ensue.

Kamala Harris to propose up to $50,000 tax deduction for new small businesses in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (12 children)

We don't need more small businesses. We need less corporations, less ultra wealthy and more healthy middle class. This does not solve anything and a one time tax deduction doesn't make small businesses sustainable when they have to compete against corpos.

Microsoft will never change. in c/[email protected]

Stance on conflict in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

At least you'll be able to protest without getting slaughtered ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Stance on conflict in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Unless you're organizing a revolution before November, you better vote against the fascists.

Stance on conflict in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

It's a classic dog whistle. He knows exactly what he's saying. He's just disguised it to appear so stupid that no one will hold him accountable for it.

Check your biases in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 49 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (8 children)

Pretty sure he's younger in the right. So it's just he got older.

Half Life rule in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Should have just went into STEM dude /s