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I had a door-to-door home remodeling guy black out his ”build rapport” bingo card so quickly I was paranoid for days that it was the setup for a robbery
December 13, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I had a door-to-door home remodeling guy black out his ”build rapport” bingo card so quickly I was paranoid for days that it was the setup for a robbery
Hard same. If I actually wanted to watch video, I’d something more visually exciting than two people reading scripts into microphones!
November 22, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Hard same. If I actually wanted to watch video, I’d something more visually exciting than two people reading scripts into microphones!
There was some regulatory stuff where we had to get our text messaging marketing campaign approved as if we were going to send out mass communications rather than directed individual messages. Took most of a week and not intuitive, but no problems once approved
October 4, 2025 at 1:16 AM
There was some regulatory stuff where we had to get our text messaging marketing campaign approved as if we were going to send out mass communications rather than directed individual messages. Took most of a week and not intuitive, but no problems once approved
Setting up texting on Grasshopper was a PITA, but works well once it's up and running. Not tried it in a shared setup, though
October 3, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Setting up texting on Grasshopper was a PITA, but works well once it's up and running. Not tried it in a shared setup, though
I really enjoy I Love Hue and, especially, I Love Hue Too. Color-based tile puzzles, no timers, no loot boxes, no tricky logic, just arranging color gradients. It's my go-to when I need to wind down and not get stuck in a just-one-more-round loop.
September 17, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I really enjoy I Love Hue and, especially, I Love Hue Too. Color-based tile puzzles, no timers, no loot boxes, no tricky logic, just arranging color gradients. It's my go-to when I need to wind down and not get stuck in a just-one-more-round loop.
Literally every job I have held post-high-school has, at some point, had me crawling around the floor and/or up in the ceiling running ethernet cable. And only one of those even counts as an IT gig!
September 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Literally every job I have held post-high-school has, at some point, had me crawling around the floor and/or up in the ceiling running ethernet cable. And only one of those even counts as an IT gig!
I especially hate it when I’m trying to read a scientific paper, the details really matter and _there’s already a summary at the top_
August 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I especially hate it when I’m trying to read a scientific paper, the details really matter and _there’s already a summary at the top_
It looks like Wegmans might be offering them: www.wegmans.com/pharmacy/imm...
I generally have good luck getting a human on the phone quickly when I call, so worth checking (and they’re just generally way less overwhelmed than CVS)
I generally have good luck getting a human on the phone quickly when I call, so worth checking (and they’re just generally way less overwhelmed than CVS)
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August 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
It looks like Wegmans might be offering them: www.wegmans.com/pharmacy/imm...
I generally have good luck getting a human on the phone quickly when I call, so worth checking (and they’re just generally way less overwhelmed than CVS)
I generally have good luck getting a human on the phone quickly when I call, so worth checking (and they’re just generally way less overwhelmed than CVS)
We have an old player piano and we’re going through songs from the 1920s. We got to Carolina in the Morning and I just knew the chorus cold, 100% thanks to Daffy Duck
August 20, 2025 at 5:39 PM
We have an old player piano and we’re going through songs from the 1920s. We got to Carolina in the Morning and I just knew the chorus cold, 100% thanks to Daffy Duck
Recently, a tween was explaining Minecraft to me in perfect YouTube cadence, including frequent phrasing like, “you’re probably already familiar with Red Stone.” I obviously wasn’t, but to them, that’s just how you explain stuff 🤷
August 13, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Recently, a tween was explaining Minecraft to me in perfect YouTube cadence, including frequent phrasing like, “you’re probably already familiar with Red Stone.” I obviously wasn’t, but to them, that’s just how you explain stuff 🤷
Ah, checking my notes, it was not a senator. It was the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, whose district I just happened to live in…
July 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Ah, checking my notes, it was not a senator. It was the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, whose district I just happened to live in…
I clearly made the most of that opportunity, but it was obvious to me even at the time that I didn’t have the same preparation as the kids from TJ, Stuyvesant, etc. I had known that I was missing opportunities in a rural area, but seeing the actual privilege gulf was literally overwhelming
July 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I clearly made the most of that opportunity, but it was obvious to me even at the time that I didn’t have the same preparation as the kids from TJ, Stuyvesant, etc. I had known that I was missing opportunities in a rural area, but seeing the actual privilege gulf was literally overwhelming
It was a very humbling experience to realize that I got one of my big breaks (that lead directly to MIT) in large part because someone owed a senator a favor, so there was a quota that year for Missourians…
July 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
It was a very humbling experience to realize that I got one of my big breaks (that lead directly to MIT) in large part because someone owed a senator a favor, so there was a quota that year for Missourians…
Oh for sure! We had one guy on our team whose job was like 80% briefing and giving tours; glad that wasn't me!
July 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Oh for sure! We had one guy on our team whose job was like 80% briefing and giving tours; glad that wasn't me!
A few years ago, when I was working on a base as a civilian, one of the vets down the hall publicly transitioned. The biggest sign of acceptance I heard was someone saying “not much has changed, she was shit at briefing before and she’s still shit at briefing now!”
July 3, 2025 at 4:58 PM
A few years ago, when I was working on a base as a civilian, one of the vets down the hall publicly transitioned. The biggest sign of acceptance I heard was someone saying “not much has changed, she was shit at briefing before and she’s still shit at briefing now!”
Yeah, our air-source heat pump is gobsmackingly efficient (especially compared to, like, the steam radiators we replaced), the only wrinkle is that heating from 40°F to 70°F is a lot more work than cooling from 90°F to 70°F (and more common)
June 23, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Yeah, our air-source heat pump is gobsmackingly efficient (especially compared to, like, the steam radiators we replaced), the only wrinkle is that heating from 40°F to 70°F is a lot more work than cooling from 90°F to 70°F (and more common)
Hands-down my favorite feature of reading ebooks is that I can long press on an unfamiliar word/place name/foreign phrase and instantly get the meaning! This is easier now than it has ever been!
June 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Hands-down my favorite feature of reading ebooks is that I can long press on an unfamiliar word/place name/foreign phrase and instantly get the meaning! This is easier now than it has ever been!
Not exactly the same, but I read a thoroughly researched shitpost of a book a while back arguing that Walmart and Amazon prove that command economies can work: www.versobooks.com/products/636...
The People's Republic of Walmart
For the left and the right, major multinational companies are held up as the ultimate expressions of free-market capitalism. Their remarkable success appears to vindicate the old idea that modern soci...
www.versobooks.com
June 5, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Not exactly the same, but I read a thoroughly researched shitpost of a book a while back arguing that Walmart and Amazon prove that command economies can work: www.versobooks.com/products/636...
Shout out to the Guberburger and RIP to the Wheel-Inn Drive-In. I unironically love those and wish I could find them anywhere on the East Coast… 🍔🥜🥬🍅
June 3, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Shout out to the Guberburger and RIP to the Wheel-Inn Drive-In. I unironically love those and wish I could find them anywhere on the East Coast… 🍔🥜🥬🍅