@BaselThe2nd

Formerly @UMichME, @CMU_Robotics. Want to use robots to make the world a better place. Also @basel@mastodon.online . I block blue checks. he/him

 Chicago, IL
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Joined March 2010
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FTC Chair Lina Khan shows Lesley Stahl an asthma inhaler that costs dollars in Europe but hundreds in the U.S. She says drugmakers register patents on inhaler parts like the cap-strap to keep low-cost generics off the market. cbsn.ws/3zuONT2
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Happy 20th anniversary of the DMB Poop Incident to those who celebrate
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Follow along as I document the Thompson Center Redevelopment, mostly from the Clark side because that's usually where I'm walking photos.app.goo.gl/KhqhHFeg1x…
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FTC has been kicking ass for workers and consumers these last few years! Thanks Joe!
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BREAKING: The Federal Trade Commission has voted in favor of adopting a historic and far-reaching ban on noncompete agreements. huffpost.com/entry/federal-t…

The FTC Just Banned Noncompete Agreements And It's A Huge Deal

Commissioners approved the historic regulation on the grounds that noncompetes stifle competition for workers. A legal challenge is all but certain.

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With this kind of scale, it should obviously be a HSR line
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Today I'm launching Close, an interactive map that shows walkable, bikeable, and transit-friendly neighborhoods across every block in the United States. Try it out: close.city/
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If you put your new username in your bio, it will help other people find you on the other side by using tools like debirdify
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debirdify.pruvisto.org/
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🚨 ROUND TWO STARTS NOW 🗳️ After more than 30,000 votes in round one, the top 16 candidates for Worst Person in Tech now face off to see who will make it to the quarter finals. Cast your votes and get the person you despise most to the finish line!
Worst Person in Tech: A Tech Won't Save Us Competition. Second Round, showing 16 names in 8 head-t-head matchups.

ALT Worst Person in Tech: A Tech Won't Save Us Competition. Second Round, showing 16 names in 8 head-t-head matchups.

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Qatar’s World Cup CEO scolds reporters for noticing that another worker died: defector.com/qatars-world-cu…

Qatar's World Cup CEO Scolds Reporters For Noticing That Another Worker Died | Defector

At some point during the World Cup group stage, a Filipino migrant worker died on the job at a Qatari resort being used as a World Cup training site. As of this writing not much else has been made...

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Time spent playing the piano: 🌘 Time spent creasing the pages of piano books: 🌔
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The debate about the rail strike has done something very important — it has shown how many liberals are completely fine with using government power to crush workers, as long as it’s their favorite Democratic politicians doing the crushing.
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This is a fun time of year, you get to learn which of your friends have terrible musical taste and which listen to Vulfpeck (those are the only two options)
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