Dropbox cuts workforce by 20%
🗣️ The layoffs will continue until morale improves
Today, our cofounder and CEO Drew Houston shared the difficult news that we’ll be making reductions to our global workforce. Here's the email he sent to all employees.
I checked in at Xiao Ye / Portland / OR
burger of the month was THICC
Ballot drop boxes in Vancouver and Portland targeted by arson
Arizona USPS boxes last week, Portland ballot boxes this week. Definitely vote early, but also track your ballot! The city can tell you if they’ve received it or not and you can request a new one if necessary. People out there want to silence you; don’t let them!
Ballot drop boxes in Vancouver and Portland targeted by arson
Ballot drop boxes in Vancouver and Portland were targeted by arson this morning.
i made pumpkin snickerdoodles and topped them with a lil creme brûlée
just made a vanilla custard and now it’s time to deep fry some butter
I checked in at Tulip Shop Tavern / Portland / OR
late night schnitzel sandwich hits different
the most unbelievable thing about “Metaphor: ReFantazio” might be only needing to use the toilet once a day
one of my favorite thing about the Great British Bake-Off continues to be the illustrations because the actual bakes basically never look as good. i love imagining their artists being shown the footage and then told to “draw that but better”
Cabel Sasser’s 2024 XOXO Talk
i’ve been waiting for AGES to share this #xoxofest talk with people who weren’t there. i can’t tell you what it’s about without spoiling it. just watch it (but maybe skip the first minute or two, they follow a brief recap that isn’t included)
“Don’t waste this. Keep everyone guessing. Make me proud.” When Panic co-founder Cabel Sasser spoke at our second festival in 2013, the Mac software company had just started venturing into games by funding the studio behind Firewatch, an indie blockbuster that launched Panic’s games publishing business and, eventually, the Playdate handheld console. See the artwork in this talk, and more, at Cabel’s new Wes Cook Archive: https://wescook.art/ Cabel's XOXO 2013 talk: https://xoxofest.com/2013/videos/cabel-sasser/ His excellent blog: https://cabel.com/ Panic: https://panic.com/ Playdate: https://play.date/ Follow Cabel on Mastodon: https://social.panic.com/@cabel — Recorded in August 2024 at XOXO, an experimental festival in Portland, Oregon for independent artists and creators who work online. For more, visit https://xoxofest.com. Video production by No Sunrise Wasted Captions by White Coat Captioning Intro music: "For Her" by Lidérc, from Pixabay
