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Nintendo DS

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Mind Blowing Metal Hybrids You Won't Belive Exists #animalfusion #hybrid...

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SAG-AFTRA is going on strike again. This time, the union is calling a work stoppage against the major video game companies after nearly two years of trying to renegotiate its Interactive Media Agreement. The decision to hit the picket lines comes 10 months after the union’s initial strike authorization vote. The strike goes into effect July 26 at 12:01 a.m. The 10 companies facing the strike are Activision Productions Inc., Blindlight LLC, Disney Character Voices Inc., Electronic Arts Productions Inc., Epic Games, Inc., Formosa Interactive LLC, Insomniac Games Inc., Take 2 Productions Inc., VoiceWorks Productions Inc., and WB Games Inc. “We’re not going to consent to a contract that allows companies to abuse A.I. to the detriment of our members. Enough is enough. When these companies get serious about offering an agreement our members can live — and work — with, we will be here, ready to negotiate,” SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher said in a statement.

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July 8, 2024 - Thousands of Samsung workers have declared an indefinite strike in South Korea, demanding better pay and benefits. [video]

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Explore the impactful use cases of Airbyte in the fintech industry, from centralizing customer data for enhanced insights to real-time fraud detection and ensuring regulatory compliance. Learn how Airbyte drives operational efficiency by streamlining data integration across various fintech applications, providing businesses with actionable insights and improved processes.

Know more at: https://bit.ly/3UbqGyT

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From Casual Moments To Tech And Travel Euphoria : Ordinary Videos Into Extraordinary Adventures

In This Episode of In The Spotlight, I'm truly delighted to have the honor of having my favorite Tech and Travel Content Creator,  @AriffSuffian , that I watch a lot especially during the pandemic lockdown. Our First Impressions of each other are Truly Majestic!

He's one of those Content Creators that started with random things like Vlogs, simple travel videos, food videos, even volleyball videos, and then experimented with Tech, and SLAYed! During the lockdown, I was always surprised by the quality of his work despite him having not that many subscribers back then. They were Majestic!

Then when the lockdown semi ended and ended (we had lots of hiccups in the lockdowns back then). He had some very captivating travel videos that I enjoyed too, both on YouTube and Instagram. Please take your time to listen to his story of his marvelous journey in content creation.

Be sure to like, comment, and most importantly share if you find this podcast useful. Thank you very much and advance and Enjoy the Show! Feel free to make use of these timestamps to go to the topics that you're most interested in.

00:00 Intro 01:20 How Did Ariff Suffian and Ray Mak Became Friends? 01:48 First Impression 08:14 How Did You Get Into Content Creation and Your Niche? 10:24 How Did You Know That Tech Would Be Something You're Passionate With? 11:56 Juggling Between Full-Time Job And Content Creation 14:45 Blessings Of Being In Both Tech And Travel 21:39 Do You Buy Your Gadgets Or Get Sponsored? 24:23 Getting Sponsored To Travel 27:48 Challenges Of A Tech Reviewer 29:45 Do You Get To Keep The Products? 33:03 Burnouts And Haters, How Do You Overcome Them? 36:51 Words Of Wisdom

About In The Spotlight

I have been a content creator for almost two decades now as I've had the privilege to have started when all these platforms started. Over the years, I've made many great friends and have also enjoyed the many blessings from the Internet.

In The Spotlight is a Platform where my amazing content creators friends share their precious experiences so we can all learn together as well. I really hope you like it too.

Last but not least, special thanks to my good friend  @KevinChanBazi  ( http://www.youtube.com/kevinchanbazi ) for being the catalyst, push, idea and brains behind In The Spotlight.

This podcast was recorded with the amazing new BOYALINK - All-In-One Design Wireless Microphone System from  @BOYA-mic . They are so sleek and easy to use!

Special Discount Link to my Boya Link (Enjoy!) : https://shopee.com.my/BOYA-LINK-BOYALINK-Wireless-Lavalier-Lapel-Microphone-for-iPhone-Android-DSLR-Camera-Youtube-Live-Streaming-i.2735188.23445201496?sp_atk=88ac2dc3-5f0d-40a3-8846-e66f9f0d7682&xptdk=88ac2dc3-5f0d-40a3-8846-e66f9f0d7682

#inthespotlight #creator #contentcreator

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Talk to me : 🎵 Instagram ▸ http://instagram.com/makhonkit 🎵 Facebook ▸ http://facebook.com/raymakpiano 🎵 Twitter ▸ http://twitter.com/makhonkit

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Game Boy Color - Atomic Purple, 1998

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Must be lonely to be stuck in a computer in an abandoned theme park

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A cry for help from Gaza 🚨❤🩹🇵🇸

🚨Hello, I am writing to you with a heart full of hope and faith and I am asking for your help. We need your support please, this letter is for the family of my friend Mahmoud from Gaza. Help us spread the word. Donations are going very slowly. The amount is 35,000 euros. The remaining is 29,000 euros. Donations are going very slowly. We need your support. Donate. Please share if you can. Every share and donation can make a difference in the life of Mahmoud's family. Help save Mahmoud's family from genocide. Free Gaza🚨🩹🍉

https://gofund.me/a680575b

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October 2, 2024 - Over 1,000 Samsung workers in Chennai, India, have been on strike for four weeks, making it India’s biggest strike in recent years. The protests have disrupted production at the factory, which employs 1800 people and contributed a fifth of Samsung’s $12 billion revenue in India last year.

The striking workers are demanding recognition of their union, CITU, and a wage increase. The average salary for the Samsung workers is currently about $300 a month. [video]

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How to create a Redshift Cluster? Learn how to create a Redshift cluster effortlessly. Explore the process of setting up a Redshift cluster through the AWS console, managing Redshift Processing Units (RPUs), and optimizing cluster performance.

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Federal regulators on Tuesday [April 23, 2024] enacted a nationwide ban on new noncompete agreements, which keep millions of Americans — from minimum-wage earners to CEOs — from switching jobs within their industries.

The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday afternoon voted 3-to-2 to approve the new rule, which will ban noncompetes for all workers when the regulations take effect in 120 days [So, the ban starts in early September, 2024!]. For senior executives, existing noncompetes can remain in force. For all other employees, existing noncompetes are not enforceable.

[That's right: if you're currently under a noncompete agreement, it's completely invalid as of September 2024! You're free!!]

The antitrust and consumer protection agency heard from thousands of people who said they had been harmed by noncompetes, illustrating how the agreements are "robbing people of their economic liberty," FTC Chair Lina Khan said. 

The FTC commissioners voted along party lines, with its two Republicans arguing the agency lacked the jurisdiction to enact the rule and that such moves should be made in Congress...

Why it matters

The new rule could impact tens of millions of workers, said Heidi Shierholz, a labor economist and president of the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning think tank. 

"For nonunion workers, the only leverage they have is their ability to quit their job," Shierholz told CBS MoneyWatch. "Noncompetes don't just stop you from taking a job — they stop you from starting your own business."

Since proposing the new rule, the FTC has received more than 26,000 public comments on the regulations. The final rule adopted "would generally prevent most employers from using noncompete clauses," the FTC said in a statement.

The agency's action comes more than two years after President Biden directed the agency to "curtail the unfair use" of noncompetes, under which employees effectively sign away future work opportunities in their industry as a condition of keeping their current job. The president's executive order urged the FTC to target such labor restrictions and others that improperly constrain employees from seeking work.

"The freedom to change jobs is core to economic liberty and to a competitive, thriving economy," Khan said in a statement making the case for axing noncompetes. "Noncompetes block workers from freely switching jobs, depriving them of higher wages and better working conditions, and depriving businesses of a talent pool that they need to build and expand."

Real-life consequences

In laying out its rationale for banishing noncompetes from the labor landscape, the FTC offered real-life examples of how the agreements can hurt workers.

In one case, a single father earned about $11 an hour as a security guard for a Florida firm, but resigned a few weeks after taking the job when his child care fell through. Months later, he took a job as a security guard at a bank, making nearly $15 an hour. But the bank terminated his employment after receiving a letter from the man's prior employer stating he had signed a two-year noncompete.

In another example, a factory manager at a textile company saw his paycheck dry up after the 2008 financial crisis. A rival textile company offered him a better job and a big raise, but his noncompete blocked him from taking it, according to the FTC. A subsequent legal battle took three years, wiping out his savings. 

-via CBS Moneywatch, April 24, 2024

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Note:

A lot of people think that noncompete agreements are only a white-collar issue, but they absolutely affect blue-collar workers too, as you can see from the security guard anecdote.

In fact, one in six food and service workers are bound by noncompete agreements. That's right - one in six food workers can't leave Burger King to work for Wendy's [hypothetical example], in the name of "trade secrets." (x, x, x)

Noncompete agreements also restrict workers in industries from tech and video games to neighborhood yoga studios. "The White House estimates that tens of millions of workers are subject to noncompete agreements, even in states like California where they're banned." (x, x, x)

The FTC estimates that the ban will lead to "the creation of 8,500 new businesses annually, an average annual pay increase of $524 for workers, lower health care costs, and as many as 29,000 more patents each year for the next decade." (x)

Clearer explanation of noncompete agreements below the cut.

Noncompete agreements can restrict workers from leaving for a better job or starting their own business.

Noncompetes often effectively coerce workers into staying in jobs they want to leave, and even force them to leave a profession or relocate.

Noncompetes can prevent workers from accepting higher-paying jobs, and even curtail the pay of workers not subject to them directly.

Of the more than 26,000 comments received by the FTC, more than 25,000 supported banning noncompetes. 

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