100%. The only people buying their sewage are people who already imagined they liked the taste of sewage, and they can only make, like, one more of those for every 100 that drop dead. People are just not inclined to eat sewage once they've learned about other options, and that cat's out of the bag.

I'm an attorney and this is nearly verbatim a conversation I've had with multiple clients. And what's especially terrifying is that *my clients are other attorneys.*

What you're thinking makes sense, but we're not dealing with the factual situation you're picturing. Probably shouldn't have started the conversation in the first place when legally all I can do is be irritating and cryptic about the actual facts, sorry.

We cancelled the contract (as have most of their other customers) but the product is in fact unique and quite good (just not nearly THAT good) so if we could bring them back down to earth we'd like it back.

I can't go into details so you have to trust me, it's not a "fair price for necessary tech," Company B (a major industry player) suddenly increased its prices by more than 10x for a decades-old product b/c it's being looted by new private equity owners. But as for the rest... yeah.

So for purposes of negotiation with Company B (and any public comments until negotiations with Company B are complete), Company A's janky AI is mankind's single greatest accomplishment, saved my marriage, cured my sciatica, and performs amazingly off-label as a panini press.

I experienced some whiplash on this this week- we're testing out an AI tool at work from Company A. Everyone agreed it was moderately useful but not great, and definitely nowhere near as good as Company B's competing, non-AI product that we had to drop because we were being overcharged for it.

If I learned anything from "The Biggest Bluff" it's that things that make you a weird poker player can make you an unpredictable (and therefore marginally advantaged) poker player. Get in there and take 'em for everything they've got, purple haired commies.

My favorite one that I ever got was "we see you just bought an engagement ring! Here are some more engagement rings you will be interested in buying." No way assholes, I want them on a discounted monthly subscription basis or no deal.

Literally I cannot imagine anything more "boy friendly" than today's scouts, it's clearly all about celebrating what's traditionally been "boy stuff," the only difference is any kid who enjoys that stuff (including my daughter) is welcome. And the boys are SO nice and everyone has so much fun.

Locally the sea scouts (affiliated with the coast guard) are especially popular with the older girls, they learn sailing and marine biology and stuff. Hegseth can get bent.

It's even simpler than THAT, scouts admit all kids now, my daughter is in it (along with a bunch of other girls). And the boys have been lovely to them and 100% of the kids and adults are having an awesome time, which is of course some kind of abomination if you're a sick weirdo.

Grandma clutched her pearls, my mom turned red and wanted to crawl under the table, and everyone else (including Granny Fudd) SCREAMED laughing.

turkey on a big platter, holding the carving fork in the same hand as one of the handles, so that the prong end of the fork jutted out in front of the tray, and as she walked past everyone to put the turkey on the table, she caught Granny Fudd's wig on the fork and carried it straight off her head.

is a very anxious person who was VERY NERVOUS around her. And my great-grandmother was ancient (not sure exactly how old she was when this happened but she lived to be 103). We called her "Granny Fudd" for her resemblance to the lady who owns Tweety Bird. ANYWAY, my mom came out carrying the

This involves my family before I was born... when they were newlyweds, my mom had my dad's family over for Thanksgiving. To set the scene it helps to know that my grandmother was super judgmental and could be very intimidating (we subsequently nicknamed her "The Dowager Countess") and my mom

If you think "it's not racist to want a majority white country," (a) lol, (b) yes it is, (c) you want to deliberately make your country worse, congratulations, you are owning yourself, and (d) you are a terrible, horrible person.