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so my laptop fell in half last night - it still WORKS but i have it strapped to my v first laptop thats like 13+ years old and weighs 2kg bc.... i still have it, and it’s strong and sturdy enough to hold the 2 parts of the new, physically broken one at a functional angle. all the plastic and metal casing and joints are completely fucked and the screen/lid part just gave out while i was watching smth last night.

BUT in order to get in touch with the australian customer support for this laptop, i have to CALL THEM or use whatsapp, and i need a reliable phone in order to do both of those things and mine is....not. it glitches when i type, it wont take photos, it loses charge super quick and now thinks 50% battery is “critically low” & shuts down then after like a MAXIMUM of 1hr after fully charging. (sidenote to say in my flustered state last night i unintentionally went to the North American support site and y’all have an in-site online chat support feature which is GOOD and NORMAL and then they were like ‘ok i will switch u to the aus office’ and i expected the same thing but no ~contact us on whatsapp~ bitch WHAT the fuck. and u can allegedly use that on a computer but u have to do it via the mobile app and scan a qr code from ur browser onto ur phone????? absolute bullshit. the company doesn’t even make phones)

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in the meantime i need to figure out an affordable way to get a new laptop that i can game on w/o being a super high-end fancy gaming laptop, and also a phone that will work where i live & that i can HOPEFULLY hold in just one of my tiny hands (2 to type whatever but if i cant hold it n read with just 1 hand bc it’s too large or heavy FUCk off that’s why u make tablets). a couple friends - have made some suggestions but im rly not likely to get any financial (or even emotional bc like....the social and feel-good and calming and ~sense of achievement~ and creative outlets i have are all....on my laptop or phone like i have limited independence w/o a job or driver’s license and these 2 devices are like.... It. so. being without is not rly an option in terms of uhhh a safe or healthy way for me to exist for v long esp bc my therapy happens online or over the phone now). im rambling bc im stressed but.

if anyone has suggestions please lmk!!!! i dont wanna ask for d*nations or anything bc i can’t rly offer anything in return ESPECIALLY while my laptop’s like.... i am scared to move it or open more than 1 tab at a time bc those 2 wires are barely holding on at the hottest part of the computer :////  n also bc.... i will survive, im not w/o food im not w/o my meds im not abt to lose the roof over my head or ANYTHING, i know it’ll impact my depression and anxiety negatively and most of my strategies to diffuse those .... are attached to internet or device access in SOME way but. i’ll cope. but i just... i can afford to buy ONE or the OTHER and probably a low-end version of either that will die on me within 12-18 months again anyway so id rather find a way to go a BIT bigger/better and hopefully get more life out of them idk idk

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How Melba Wilson Is Keeping Her NYC Comfort Food Restaurant Afloat During COVID-19 With PayPal

When New York City restaurateur Melba Wilson first heard about the COVID-19 pandemic, she didn’t think it would come knocking on her eponymous eatery’s door. She is a resilient native New Yorker, after all. But on March 16, she had to temporarily close the dine in portion of her popular comfort food restaurant in Harlem, lay off staff, and secure emergency government funding to try to stay afloat. Melba also had to get creative, shifting to a takeout and delivery model, expanding business hours, offering “family meals serving four to five” – one entrée and two sides and dessert at a discounted $79.99 – and selling her cookbook, all to generate revenue that still falls short of pre-pandemic levels and leaves her business unprofitable 15 years after she first opened using $312,000 cash she had saved in a “just in case” fund.

“Days are hard and the revenue is definitely not the same, but what's most important is to keep Melba's as a staple in this community,” Melba explained. “Comfort reigns supreme in more than just food. It's about providing hope, opportunity, and love for my community.”

As her city begins to reopen, the Harlem native many call the “Godmama of 8th Avenue” is focused on creating a safe and sustained revival that lets customers dine outdoors on signature dishes like crispy fried chicken and decadent waffles, rich macaroni and cheese, and other indulgences. It’s all meant to share joy and evoke warm memories like the ones Melba has from childhood visits to her grandmother’s South Carolina farm – a place where Melba says she dined “farm-to-table” long before the term was coined.

Melba’s pandemic playbook is useful guidance to fellow restaurateurs who may need some help navigating this next phase of business uncertainty: make the Internet your friend, stay connected to your community, offer a contact-free payment method for customers, master takeout and delivery, and remember why you started your eatery.

“I have a whole newfound respect for takeout and delivery. It's such a separate business,” said Melba. “It's definitely been challenging in so many ways. However, I'm used to being challenged, it fuels me,” she said.

For Melba, the first order of business for resuming on-site dining has been ensuring service that’s personal, yet contact-free, in ways that make both customers and employees feel comfortable and safe. That means personal protective equipment for staff and diners who need it; temperature checks for employees; special takeout containers with individually-wrapped utensils; new outdoor dining on sidewalks and streets through New York City’s “Open Streets” program; digital menus, and a new touch-free payment option she calls “a miracle.” 

“A lot of our customers were asking if the restaurant had a touch-free in-person payment option,” Melba said, “and we did not.” In looking for a quick, safe, secure and affordable payment method that minimizes physical contact and the need for cash, Melba chose to use PayPal QR Code, which enables in-person touch-free payments by scanning a QR Code that is printed or present on another device.

PayPal is waiving seller transaction fees through Sept. 30 for small- and medium-sized businesses like Melba’s who offer PayPal QR code as a payment option, helping keep money in these businesses’ pockets at a critical time. Businesses can create a PayPal-generated QR code from their PayPal account by following the steps outlined here. For customers looking to pay via PayPal QR Code, all they have to do is download the PayPal app, log in or sign up, scan the QR Code presented at their local retailer’s window or counter, enter the amount, and send payment quickly and easily, with no receipts to sign or cash or cards to handle.

“We think that this will bring a level of safety and security not just to our team members at Melba's, but also to our guests,” Melba said. “We're looking at a world where touchless is important…so many things are transmitted through our fingertips and to be able to pay a bill without having to touch cash that somebody else's hands touched, or to touch a machine that someone else may have touched… to be able to go on your smartphone and to pay your bill at Melba's or any other restaurant – at any place –with PayPal, it's everything,” she added.

Melba’s focus on safety and logistics underscores how running a restaurant, or most any business these days, requires creative measures in what has fast become a new normal – not only to keep employees healthy and proactively make customers feel safe, but also as many people demand touchless transactions and social distancing as conditions of doing business. From airports and retail stores to restaurants  and coffee shops, many places are implementing new protocols that limit touch and contact in the hope of restoring public trust in safety and winning back business lost because of the pandemic.

For the restaurant industry, winning back business is critical to survival, not only for the owners and their staff but also for the farmers, factory workers, truck drivers and vineyards that supply the goods. “When you see a restaurant shut down, it has a layered effect on people that are being put out of work. It's not just one physical business. It truly is an industry. And I just want people to remember that,” Melba said, noting that many Black restaurateurs, including she, have had to try to keep their businesses afloat while coping with deaths of family members impacted by COVID-19’s disproportionate impact on Black Americans. 

The Internet, in part, has helped Melba’s business start to bounce back in the aftermath of New York City mandating that restaurants close their on-site dining areas in mid-March. She has stepped up her use of social media to keep the public informed, partnered with Team Unity Incorporated to create a COVID-19 relief fund for Melba’s employees, and made it a priority to stay connected to her Harlem community and fellow restaurateurs throughout the city. This has given Melba a source of support and an outlet to give back through programs that have fed laid off restaurant staff and frontline workers at Harlem Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, and Bronx Lebanon Hospital, among others.

But perhaps most important for Melba, who has clocked many 18-hour days during the pandemic that would make any restaurant owner weary, is staying mindful of what first inspired her to open her doors. It was the example of her father’s hard work, her housewife mother’s diligence at saving money, and her grandmother’s culinary skills. It was also her desire to pursue a dream of her own that would uplift her community and take a chance on the neighborhood that shaped her.

“Harlem has given me wits. It has given me smarts. It has given me style. It has given me courage. It is not just my responsibility but my honor to invest into the community that has poured so much into me,” said Melba Wilson. 

source: https://www.csrwire.com/press_releases/45505-How-Melba-Wilson-Is-Keeping-Her-NYC-Comfort-Food-Restaurant-Afloat-During-COVID-19-With-PayPal?tracking_source=rss

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Voices 10 tech stories you may have missed: Faster security

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Voices 10 tech stories you may have missed: Faster security

Creating open standards for health data, incubating talent, and eight other things that happened in technology this past month and how they’ll impact your clients and your firm.

1. Protecting your data on the web is about to get faster. The Internet Engineering Task Force recently finished a years-long process of modernizing the technology used to secure website communications. Version 1.3 of Transport Layer Security is now ready for websites, browsers, and other parts of the internet that rely on its security. Nowadays, TLS is more important than ever because Google, Mozilla, Cloudflare and others are pushing to encrypt every webpage, not just sensitive ones like login pages, in order to thwart surveillance, hackers, and companies that want to inject advertisements. (Source: CNET)

Why this is important for your firm and your clients: The latest TLS will soon be incorporated in just about every way you use to access the internet, and with its new enhancements, it should make browsing for you and your employees faster and more secure.

2. Amazon, Google, Microsoft and others make health data pledge. Alphabet (the parent company of Google), Amazon, IBM, Microsoft and Salesforce announced a joint effort to fix the lack of open standards around health data — which is a huge barrier for them to get into the $3 trillion health system. To address the problem, these tech companies have pledged to build tools for the health community around a set of common standards for exchanging health information electronically. (Source: CNBC)

Why this is important for your firm and your clients: One of the biggest struggles since the Affordable Care Act became law in 2010 has been the health care industry’s ability to share patient data among various providers. Although much has been invested, little progress has been made. Now the big tech companies are getting involved. You can be sure that they’ll be looking to partner and invest with other, smaller tech companies like yours to help them accomplish this goal. But regardless if you’re in the tech business or not, anything that will improve the productivity of our healthcare providers will not only help patient care, but hopefully keep costs — our costs — under control.

3. Facebook administrators need to prepare for stricter security with 2FA for business pages. Facebook just announced new security measures that will require page managers to complete an authorization process before posting — a measure that should prevent fake accounts from accessing shared spaces. The new authorization asks page managers to secure their accounts via two-factor authentication and to confirm the location of their primary country. Facebook is trying out this process first with admins of pages that have a large U.S. audience. (Source: Tech Republic)

Why this is important for your firm and your clients: This is yet another step in Facebook’s endless battle to minimize hacks and data breaches. 2FA is common and doesn’t take much additional time. Its benefits, however, are significant.

4. How Johnson & Johnson is using startup incubators to find new talent. Since 63 percent of new prescription drug approvals now come from startups, Johnson & Johnson has begun using a network of incubators in 11 cities to position itself as an innovative brand in both pharmaceuticals/medical devices and in the consumer products area. For J&J, finding talent with expertise in technologies like data analytics, blockchain and connected devices is concerning, and incubators are a way for large companies like it to tap into startup talent. (Source: DIGIDAY)

Why this is important for your firm and your clients: A number of large companies are starting incubators, venture funds and communities to nurture startups in their industries with an eye towards investing in new technologies or ideas that could benefit them in the future. It’s an opportunity both for the big firm and the small business.

5. The Department of Energy issues $31 million small-business research and development funding opportunity announcement. The Department of Energy’s Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs issued their first Funding Opportunity Announcement for Fiscal Year 2019. The Phase I Release 1 FOA has about $31 million in available funds and allows small businesses to submit applications to establish the technical feasibility of new innovations that advance the mission of the Office of Science. Phase I grants are six to 12 months in duration, with maximum award amounts of $150,000 or $225,000, depending on the research topic. (Source: Energy.gov)

Why this is important for your clients: There’s a lot of government cash out there to grab if you’re willing to go through the approval process and do the paperwork required. The SBIR grants has, for years, been funding many technology startups at their very earliest stages and provided critical capital to help them launch. If your clients are looking for cash, these grants are legitimate options.

6. Nine ways the Galaxy Note 9 it beats the iPhone. According to one blogger on ZDNet, Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9 is not only a lot better than last year’s Note, but also beats Apple’s iPhone in many ways. For example, it has a better-performing 6.4-inch screen, a smarter S Pen stylus, a bigger battery, and lots of extra storage. And its price starts at just $999. (Source: ZDNet)

Why this is important for your business and your clients: My take: the Galaxy 8 that I own now is great but my only complaint is the battery life, particularly when I’m running a few apps. As I — like so many other business people — rely significantly on this device for my work, I hate having to worry about charging my battery all the time. With all that’s great about the Galaxy 9, I’m still not sure that problem is fully addressed.

7. Why is Facebook reducing advertisers’ targeting capabilities? In order to try to curtail discriminatory practices, Facebook announced it is reducing the targeting capabilities available to advertisers on the social network by 5,000 — which the company says won’t meaningfully change the total number of targeting options on offer via Facebook’s Ads Manager tool. The company won’t publicize the full list of categories to be removed in order to prevent “bad actors” from circumventing the policy change. The move follows a consultation with third parties to help Facebook’s advertisers better realize the fine line between discretionary ad targeting and outright discrimination. (Source: Adweek)

Why this is important for your firm and your clients: Facebook’s intentions are good but the results may impact a small business’s ability to reach certain prospects if their core audience selection is considered to be “discriminatory.” If you or your clients are targeting your products at a specific race, gender or religion, for example, then you want to re-visit your audience selection and make sure your options haven’t significantly changed.

8. Google is getting ready to open its first retail store. Google is reportedly close to finalizing a lease on a 14,000-square-foot permanent location in the Fulton Market district of Chicago. The company had previously opened temporary pop-up stores in other cities. This move makes sense for Google since the company now offers several hardware devices such as Chromebooks, Pixel smartphones, Google Home speakers, Nest home devices, and Daydream VR headsets. (Source: Fast Company)

Why this is important for your clients: Smart retailers are learning that the new landscape requires both click and brick. Even Google has realized that to sell their products they need more than one channel. Amazon is doing the same by opening up physical bookstores. Can your clients be selling products through multiple channels? If so, you should consider advising them.

9. Zippin opens a cashierless store in San Francisco. Cashierless store Zippin opened in San Francisco last month, beating Amazon Go to become the first cashierless store in the city. As with Amazon Go and competitors like Inokyo, which opened a cashierless store in Mountain View, California, shoppers at the Zippin store must first download an app that gives them a QR code and then scan the code when they enter the store. (Source: Venture Beat)

Why this is important for your clients: Yes, there will still be some employees at these automated stores. But, by using mobile apps, QR codes, sensors and mobile payment technologies it’s possible for some stores to operate with a much lower overhead spend. Of course this doesn’t work in all industries, particularly those where — like clothing or technology — an expert is valued. But it’ll be interesting to see if Zippin and others able to operate profitably and grow.

10. Money is pouring into a robot-centered pizza startup. Founded in 2015, Zume Pizza of Mountain View, California, uses robotics and AI to make pizza more quickly. Machines press mounds of dough, squirt and spread sauce, and lift pizzas in and out of the oven, in a fraction of the time it takes human workers to do the same. Now Japan’s SoftBank is in talks to invest up to $750 million in Zume, which could help ramp up the pizza delivery company’s sideline venture, which is creating technology for others who want to get into the automated food truck business. (Source: ZDNet)

Why this is important for your clients: Automation is hitting the food industry in a big way, and now large venture capital and investment firms are pouring money into companies that are developing technologies that enable food to be processed, prepared, cooked and delivered faster and cheaper — whether in a restaurant or a food truck. Yes, that even means pizza.

Note: Some of these stories also appeared on Forbes.com.

Gene Marks

Gene Marks is a columnist, author, and small business owner. His weekly columns and blogs for The New York Times, Forbes, The Huffington Post, and Philadelphia Magazine are read by thousands of small and midsized business owners around the country.

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