Issey Miyake Eyes has released UROKO, sunglasses featuring eight concave lenses arranged in two rows on each side, inspired by Japanese potter Shoji Kamoda. The frame is 3D printed with an intentionally uneven ceramic-like finish. Each piece shows slight variations for a unique aesthetic. https://3dprinting.com/news/issey-miyake-eyes-introduces-3d-printed-sunglasses-with-eight-concave-lenses/ #3Dprint #3Dprinting #Fashion #Consumer
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#Trump's bad decisions are dragging the #USeconomy down. #American friends: how are your #finances right now? Will you punish Trump for basically robbing you?
"The #economy barely grew in the final three months of last year, the Commerce Department said, as it cut its estimate of fourth-quarter growth in half. #Consumer spending, after adjusting for #inflation, was anemic in January, as inflation remained sticky-high. #Hiring has also ground largely to a standstill. And #Americans’ outlook for the economy tumbled after the U.S. and #Israel attacked #Iran, according to a survey of consumer sentiment also released Friday."
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Cracks emerged in a resilient US economy before war in Iran sent oil prices rocketing - https://apnews.com/article/economy-gdp-consumer-spending-trump-government-shutdown-3172b6d0023717644c173cee94d44a79
A mechanical engineer in North Dakota has developed a prototype 3D printer that replaces conventional bed heating with Bitcoin mining ASIC chips. The system embeds mining hardware beneath the print surface so that hashing activity generates heat while simultaneously mining Bitcoin. https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/prototype-integrates-bitcoin-mining-asics-into-3d-printer-bed-249862/ #3Dprint #3Dprinting #Consumer #Bitcoin
Conservatives want to make it easier to mail alcohol between provinces
A bill from B.C. MP Dan Albas, whose riding includes the Okanagan wine region, would remove restrictions on Canada Post for interprovincial shipments of alcohol to consumers.
#Canada #Consumer #Politics #Alcohol
https://globalnews.ca/news/11724574/interprovincial-trade-alcohol-canada-post-conservatives/
This video was released by #Forbrukerrådet, the Norwegian #Consumer Council, a few days ago
It imagines the career trajectory of an "enshittificator"
It was hard for him to enshittify minor aspects of daily life in person, but became easy for him to do so at scale once he embraced the #Internet and #technology
It's genius #satire
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The health of the #economy🚨increasingly depends on rich people spending money.
That puts the US🚨in a fragile place bc consumer spending drives growth *relying on a smaller# of people to keep things afloat.
The chart illustrates what wonks call the K-shaped economy🚨-rich keep getting richer, poor: poorer.
59% of all #consumer #spending:🚨from top 20% of income earners. Only 41%: from bottom 80%.
#Kleptocracy #Oligarchs Inflation #Kakistocracy #Austerity #Protest USPol
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/22/jobs-stock-market-rich-americans
Damnit! Well my day just got fecked up. Got a letter today from Liberty Mutual Insurance.My home owners insurance is cancelled. This is bullshit. #Insurance (Edit, removed dates because my anger read it as June 30 and not July)
Based on the reasons in the letter, they must have used old satellite photos and old public Zillow or real estate for sale photos because it mentions:
*Roof, poor condition, but we had a new roof installed, along with fascia boards, in 2023. It was a total rip out so only one layer now.
*Gutters- no downspouts— We had new seamless gutters installed at the same time as the roof
*Furnace oil tank rust: When the new energy efficient furnace was put in in 2021, we had a new, modern tank installed.
All of those items they listed as reasons makes me think they, or their underwriting AI program, used old, public photos of the house, inside and exterior. Nobody came, esp to do an inspection of the inside oil tank in the basement.
The letter has no directions on how to dispute and prevent them from cancelling. It just says I can request a copy of the report they relied on and dispute. No directions, phone number, etc. #ConsumerRights #Consumer #Legal #Law #Ohio #ConsumerProtection #LibertyMutual .
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Learn to be a better designer with the book “Better Onboarding” by me & @abookapart! https://abookapart.com/products/better-onboarding
#onboarding isn’t just about apps. All #ux & #HCI folks need to understand it. Because it’s all about closing the gap between systems, services, products, & the humans that use them. The principles in the book extend to all sorts of sectors & interfaces, like #consumer #enterprise #publicsector #biotech #devices and beyond. 🌈