NYT tech workers are on strike for a fair contract. We are asking you to #BreakYourStreak on NYT games in solidarity. You can also support our strike fund to keep us going. www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/... - ThreadSky

benjaminharnett.com • 230 days ago

NYT tech workers are on strike for a fair contract. We are asking you to #BreakYourStreak on NYT games in solidarity. You can also support our strike fund to keep us going. https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/2024/11/04/new-york-times-tech-strike-walkout/

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jennifermach.bsky.social•230 days ago

Done! (Or rather, not done)

benjaminharnett.com•230 days ago

rabbiariel.bsky.social•230 days ago

done

rogerailes.bsky.social•230 days ago

Punch a Sulzberger metaphorically.

wrigleyfield.bsky.social•230 days ago

Happy to swear off the games. Get everything you deserve!!!!

dhanoka.bsky.social•230 days ago

Union Strong - Union YES! Sending you Good Luck Wishes and Hope from Manatee County, Florida.

goobydoobs.bsky.social•230 days ago

Better yet - give up Spelling Bee and Wordle altogether. I did. It was tough, but I did it.

pingmotivation.bsky.social•230 days ago

I hope you all find common ground

babewiththepower.bsky.social•230 days ago

✊🏼

brunojnavarro.bsky.social•230 days ago

solidarity ❤️

schanoes.bsky.social•230 days ago

Got it. Will do.

dumnorix.bsky.social•230 days ago

Uninstalled until resolved. SEIU Local 503.

wtfcook.lol•230 days ago

This fucking scab....

https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/04/perplexity-ceo-offers-to-replace-striking-nyt-staff-with-ai/

benjaminharnett.com•230 days ago

🐀 🐀 🐀

stupidreasons.bsky.social•230 days ago

So is accessing the NYT crossing the picket line? Or is NOT accessing it crossing, since higher traffic might pose a higher risk for tech errors?

benjaminharnett.com•230 days ago

We are only asking people to give up cooking and games.

kingsudo.bsky.social•230 days ago

I have been cooking and playing games without that rag we call the nyt in my life for 33 years, I'll just keep up the good work lol

samuraiko.bsky.social•230 days ago

I broke mine when the word first got out last year/two years ago about fuckery going on at the NYT. Stand firm, folks -- you deserve better, and I hope your strike is successful!

dcdcdc.bsky.social•230 days ago

Do you recommend a pause on my Athletic subscription as well? Or just the NYT games and News?

benjaminharnett.com•230 days ago

Just games and cooking—we are not recommending stopping news or the athletic ❤️

dcdcdc.bsky.social•230 days ago

Good call. I wish I had thought of it this morning.

indorfin.bsky.social•230 days ago

I cancelled my NYT subscription awhile ago and you should too.

zetkin.bsky.social•229 days ago

So no Wordle today?

jhfhockey.bsky.social•230 days ago

Wordle is the past.
Embrace the Octordle!

https://www.britannica.com/games/octordle/daily-sequence/525

winderwinder.bsky.social•230 days ago

Always wondered.

What percentage of time spent in nytimes apps are not related to gaming or recipes?

kevinmarks.com•230 days ago

If you want alternatives to the NYT games, you can try:
https://www.andrewt.net/puzzles/cell-tower/ - word tracing to fill
https://c.eev.ee/digitle/ - a number puzzle like Countdown
https://www.merriam-webster.com/games/quordle/#/ - 4 Wordles at once with various difficulties (also Octordle and Sedecordle)

brycefb.bsky.social•229 days ago

Thank you! Quordle was really fun!

samwilson.bsky.social•230 days ago

As much as it pains me to break my streak…

/jk ✊

damanique.bsky.social•230 days ago

Glad to see this, I've been playing NYT games but will glady stop to support the tech workers

damanique.bsky.social•230 days ago

So there

el-kristy.bsky.social•230 days ago

Will do. Goodbye, Wordle. 😢😉

bluememe.bsky.social•230 days ago

The horror… the unwashed insanity. The un-euphemized racism. What will we do without them?

benjaminharnett.com•230 days ago

Gift link: https://wapo.st/3UBVSbs

maraleia.bsky.social•230 days ago

Done

novarock.bsky.social•229 days ago

Thanks, support for unions in tech and cannot pay for the wapo

benjaminharnett.com•230 days ago

We need your help to stay strong. Donate a couple bucks to our strike fund. Management’s strike fund is almost bottomless. https://www.gofundme.com/f/nyt-tech-strike-fund?utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet_ai&utm_content=amp8_t4&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link

annakornbluh.bsky.social•230 days ago

done!

tomwild.bsky.social•230 days ago

Canceled my sub, and donating that amount. Seems like a good way to both help and send a message.

josie.zone•230 days ago

Just posted to Insta ✊✊✊

benjaminharnett.com•230 days ago

Bless you ❤️❤️❤️

josie.zone•230 days ago

Fight the power!!!!!

ddmiko.bsky.social•230 days ago

hah what "election coverage"?!
NYT hasn't been reliable for political news domestically or globally for years.

byrder96113.bsky.social•230 days ago

Sad I've been ignorant for a while - I did today's games because habits, but I won't do them in the future knowing what's happening now! Sorry for being late to the game :( I wish those NYT workers the best!

apetivist.bsky.social•230 days ago

I hate the NYT.

I can't back that imperialist coloniaist paper.

I hope it fails.

mims.bsky.social•230 days ago

ok I’ll do it, no Wordle

funnynora.bsky.social•230 days ago

Done! I played today but I will skip tomorrow - and until you have a contract. Solidarity!!

finnanhaddie.bsky.social•230 days ago

Glad I saw this before my morning games ✊🏻

brianhansbury.bsky.social•230 days ago

I hope getting folks thinking about media ownership helps your cause. The Times is a $7 billion dollar company. It can afford to pay you. Unfortunately, until about the last two weeks, it hasn’t seemed able to uplift and defend democracy: https://open.substack.com/pub/publicenlightenment/p/how-is-this-thing-close-media-ownership?r=2xd80&utm_medium=ios

sharibaby.bsky.social•230 days ago

Word Hurdle is an alternative option: https://solitaired.com/wordhurdle-5-letter

realyarn.bsky.social•228 days ago

my hand is trembling, but I’ve managed to avoid my daily puzzles in solidarity. Stay strong out there!

benjaminharnett.com•228 days ago

thank you!

marthalondon.bsky.social•230 days ago

I dumped Wordle when NYT ran 'that' editorial against trans people, so have no more plugs to pull, but wishing them well. Hit them where it hurts tech-force!

siobhanmcelduff.bsky.social•230 days ago

Good luck.

vandivere.net•230 days ago

Well, I guess I'll call it causation and not correlation. Forgot to find the incorrect entry in yesterday's puzzle and was almost up to a year...

jzsamm.bsky.social•230 days ago

I refuse to look at the NYT except for Wordle, so breaking my streak is the only way I have to support you. Happy to do it. Glad I saw this before I started doing puzzles. Wishing you the best.