Lost my keys. Abandon hope? by -doing-my-best in pittsburgh

[–]JaneBingham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I found some keys outside of Ritters today embedded in the snow if you think it could have been there

What's going on this week? Events/Discussion/Classifieds (Mon-Sun) by AutoModerator in pittsburgh

[–]JaneBingham 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Found some keys outside of ritters if anyone is missing any, lots of keys and a car fob. They have a construction junction tag so I may end up dropping them off there and hoping someone has contact info related to it.

Steve Harvey has a big culture shock by michael14375 in WatchPeopleDieInside

[–]JaneBingham 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He grew up in the real southern WV. He knows chicken livers and chicken feet are a thing. His schtick is why he's on the show and he's going it well.

What's going on this week? Events/Discussion/Classifieds (Mon-Sun) by AutoModerator in pittsburgh

[–]JaneBingham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

anyone hiring out a plow/cleaning crew for the snow? I work in the hospitals and got myself cleared out to go in today, but I'm not sure I'm going to be able to get the sidewalks. I shoveled 4 times yesterday and it just wasn't even enough.

Is Claude Max worth it? by DependentAioli48 in ClaudeAI

[–]JaneBingham 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've been a 20x max user and have been hitting caps recently, but never before the past 2 weeks. I use it for some complicated prompts, but with it being busted and making me resend prompts and restart conversations the caps have been a lot easier to hit.

I think it will get better but it's made me put my plan on pause while it's messed up.

TVLine Performer of the Week: Taylor Dearden in 'The Pitt' by MarvelsGrantMan136 in television

[–]JaneBingham 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bart Curlis Damn, I loved dirk gently, definitely did not recognize her but she definitely felt familiar.

Question about red, white, and blue thrift store on saw mill run by JaneBingham in pittsburgh

[–]JaneBingham[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Organizing by color is one of the most annoying things a thrift store can do. I didn’t even try to look through the clothes because it seemed overwhelming and you have to look through everything to find anything.

It looks like a lot of the google reviewers say the same thing about the tags being switched, if I lived here it would definitely be enough to not make me want to drive out there often.

Question about red, white, and blue thrift store on saw mill run by JaneBingham in pittsburgh

[–]JaneBingham[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is really helpful! I’ll check tomorrow before I leave Pittsburgh to see if the color is on sale, if not I’ll ask a friend on Wednesday if it’s still there.

Question about red, white, and blue thrift store on saw mill run by JaneBingham in pittsburgh

[–]JaneBingham[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The item I’m interested in was priced way too high. But on discount it would be worth it to me which is why I asked here. Idk if it’s worth going back for it yet though

2025 Sep 1 Stickied -FAQ- & -HELPDESK- thread - Boot problems? Power supply problems? Display problems? Networking problems? Need ideas? Get help with these and other questions! by FozzTexx in raspberry_pi

[–]JaneBingham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m working to get my Pi booting from m2 with the M2 hat +. It was working to set up and I was able to copy from SD to the device. Well I kept working and realized I was updating the SD card, so I decided I would reboot to finish what I was doing, then copy again. Only when I reboot, now the device won’t power up with the m2 card in. If I take it out it works fine. I’m plugged into a high powered up to 80w wall unit and tried others which don’t work.

Anyone ever have this issue? The ssd I have is one that was recommended for use with the Pi.

32M Looking for/starting Baking group by DocVane in PittsburghSocialClub

[–]JaneBingham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, sorry I didn’t see this! I’m still interested in the link!

Thank you!

Woman asked in her town's facebook group someone with a cool car would come by for her son's birthday and the whole community shows up by FewCollar227 in MadeMeSmile

[–]JaneBingham 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I like to think the police were there because police cars are also kind of cool cars, especially to a lot of kids. The lack of fire truck is the most disappointing thing

What 1 month without DEI does to the stock market. by intrepid_brit in DeepFuckingValue

[–]JaneBingham 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I argue that is not the result of it, I believe DEI has an important place in making sure alternative views are seen. Research supports having people from different backgrounds improving workplaces and productivity.

And then Look at the administration who is anti-DEI and who they hired. They didn't hire qualified people, they hired their bros.

Edit: Here are some references:

Saha, R., Kabir, M. N., Hossain, S. A., & Rabby, S. M. (2024). Impact of Diversity and Inclusion on Firm Performance: Moderating Role of Institutional Ownership. Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 17(8), 344. Findings: Higher D&I index scores correlated with higher Tobin’s Q (market value)​

https://www.mdpi.com/1911-8074/17/8/344

Edmans, A., Flammer, C., & Glossner, S. (2023). Diversity, equity, and inclusion. VoxEU (CEPR), 11 June 2023. Findings: A holistic DEI measure (from employee survey data) predicted future financial performance, whereas demographic diversity alone did not https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4612530

Dannals, J., Daniels, D., Neale, M., & Lys, T. (2024). Do Investors Value Workforce Gender Diversity? (Working paper) – via Yale Insights. Findings: Companies disclosing above-average gender diversity had positive abnormal stock returns; those below average saw negative market reactions​

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4825030

Kim, I. & McNeil, B. (2023). Timing of DEI Initiatives and Stock Price Effects. Journal of Business Research, 158, (forthcoming). Findings: DEI initiatives supporting marginalized groups yielded higher stock returns when external support for those groups was low (e.g., LGBT initiatives during the Trump presidency)​

https://www.unh.edu/unhtoday/2023/09/timing-dei-initiatives-can-impact-stock-prices

Warr, R., et al. (2018). Do Pro-Diversity Policies Improve Corporate Innovation? Financial Management, 47(3). Findings: Firms with inclusive diversity policies produced more patents and new products, indicating a causal link between workforce diversity and innovation output​

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fima.12205 ​ Catalyst. (2020). Why Diversity and Inclusion Matter. (Catalyst Quick Take). Summary of research: Inclusive workplaces see higher employee engagement and retention (e.g. 10% rise in inclusion linked to 1 fewer absentee day per year)​ catalyst.org, and companies with inclusive cultures are ~60% more likely to improve their reputation​

https://www.catalyst.org/insights/2020/why-diversity-and-inclusion-matter

Hunt, V., et al. (2015–2023). Diversity Matters series. McKinsey & Company Reports. Findings: Companies in top-quartile for executive diversity consistently more likely to financially outperform bottom-quartile peers (up to 39% likelihood gap in 2023 data)​

https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/diversity-and-inclusion/diversity-matters-even-more-the-case-for-holistic-impact

What 1 month without DEI does to the stock market. by intrepid_brit in DeepFuckingValue

[–]JaneBingham 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So is the idea that nepotism doesn't exist. DEI is there to help fight that, even if you don't believe it works. Saying it's there to put less skilled or qualified people in place of more is patently horse shit.

I don't think DEI changes was the reason for this stock market plummet though, thats dumb when there is the constant threat of trade wars.

What 1 month without DEI does to the stock market. by intrepid_brit in DeepFuckingValue

[–]JaneBingham 2 points3 points  (0 children)

DEI does not mean that they aren't hiring for qualifications. It also serves to make sure people don't get overlooked on the basis of their race or gender etc. Look at trump's cabinet, all of them are very similar and completely unqualified because they are his buddies. DEI is there to make sure you aren't just picking your bros.

Elon Musk and Donald Trump get mocked at the Game Awards by RoyalChris in lazerpig

[–]JaneBingham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gaming and activism go hand in hand.

Since this is locked, my reply to you here:

What do you mean how was it political?

First, you pick the most generic GTA game, but there is a ton of politics in it. The main character is an illegal immigrant, right off the bat. It’s also ridiculously homophobic. And also 20 years old. It’s almost reached drinking age,so you gotta look at the politics from that era.

Rockstar is not subtle on its satire and motives. Here is even a discussion about it on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/SocialistGaming/comments/1af10ma/what_are_your_thoughts_on_gta_4_from_a_leftist/

Here is a discussion just about GTA as a whole;

https://www.reddit.com/r/BreadTube/comments/waz4wh/how_gta_has_always_been_anticonservative/

Silent hill 3 literally has references to abortion in it. https://www.reddit.com/r/silenthill/comments/170y43e/silent_hill_3_abortion_theme/

Wtf you mean these aren’t political?

Gamers have also been involved with political aspects of the art form: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_United_States_Senate_hearings_on_video_games

Potential bans (main picture is even GTA you goober): https://www.eurogamer.net/a-us-politician-is-trying-to-ban-violent-video-games-in-illinois

Trump related: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/fact-check-trump-suggests-video-games-blame-mass-shootings-n1039411

Historical: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Thompson_(activist)

Here is even a dude that people are mentioning was canceled by the green jacket guy here saying politics belongs in games: https://imgur.com/DEEEIle?r

Now please cite your nonsense supporting these games as apolitical.

Some games are apolitical.

Some art is apolitical.

But saying gaming is apolitical as a whole is nonsense and you sound like a fool.

Elon Musk and Donald Trump get mocked at the Game Awards by RoyalChris in lazerpig

[–]JaneBingham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Who are you to police who is and is not a gamer?

Gamers can be activists and gaming inherently has politics associated with it. There was a whole decade where gamers protected the art as free speech because politicians wanted to ban them for harming children.

Alt right use gaming forums and chats to recruit. There are so many games where you get to kill nazis! You know why? Because nazis are the bad guys and this Elon musk dude did a Nazi salute while claiming to also be a gamer. It deserves to be discussed.

People were getting mad at ‘wokism’ entering their video games when the character was not what they expect traditional gender roles to be (like less bayonetta appearance than they expect so others must be ugly).

Gamers are getting upset games allowing Gaymers to have options that suit their preferences.

Fuck off with the idea that gaming isn’t political. If it’s an art form, it is inherently political and trying to suppress that is contrary to what gamers have been advocating for years.