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Trans rights are human rights. May you be as seen as you want to be today. #TransDayOfVisibility

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Participated in some litter clean-up on a road near my house this morning. I am now the proud owner of a disposable hi-viz vest, and two lungs-ful of allergens.

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Well, that was a first. "Thank you for calling. You have reached our A.I. service assistant. How can I help you?" Used a masculine voice, which was interesting. Of course, I was calling because their website's certificate has expired, so I couldn't reach it. Interesting tech choices this […]

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I see we're still doing the "must call to cancel services; can't do that online" garbage. Props to the human phone rep who didn't make it too difficult to cancel, although they did go through their whole script. Turns out "I'm recently divorced and consolidating my expenses" is a secret […]

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Want to know how my brain works, especially on a Friday? Something random, I don't remember what, reminded me of "All This Time," a 1991 song by Sting. Thank dog for modern streaming services that let me play a song from 30+ years ago that I didn't buy at the time. So I listened, and I was […]

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The Lego Botanicals collection is really something. Here's an orchid for your timeline on a Friday night.

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There really is nothing too petty for these people. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/us-border-canada-quebec-stanstead-library-1.7489528

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Seen at the supermarket this morning. Did someone shoplift one egg?

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Having Con Crud without having gone to the Con feels like a terrible missed opportunity.

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The implosion of Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure, the tallest* roller coaster in the world at 456 feet, which held that title since it opened in 2005. Moment of silence for the King, please. * Falcons Flight at Six Flags Qiddiya City smashes that record at 639 feet. It's constructed […]

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It's funny when you collect something that goes obsolete. I used to keep the ticket stubs from every concert I went to. But within the last five years, ticket stubs are no longer a thing, so my collection has essentially stopped.

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Thought: Time brings experience. When you start out, you learn "the way things are" or "how we do things." Over time, circumstances change, and you learn additional "how we do things." But experience alone is not wisdom. Experience plus reflection brings wisdom. You look back at "how we did […]

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It's that time of year again. Time to celebrate one of the world's favorite publishing imprints. Happy Ballantine's Day! https://www.randomhousebooks.com/imprint/ballantine-books/

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OK. This is kind of scary. I uploaded my profile pic to https://theyseeyourphotos.com/ This is a site, setup by a former Google employee to show you, how Google would interpret a picture of you. The result is not 100 % accurate (e.g. that I could be targeted with alcohol ads, but I hardly […]

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Completely random thought: Do you think hotel rooms will stop including TVs? Obviously, at some point in the past, hotels didn't have in-room TVs, then over time, they became expected. I can't remember the last time I used one, except to practice a conference talk with a large screen. If I […]

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Go birds! Whether you prefer Super Bowl Sunday or Superb Owl Sunday, the sentiment still applies.

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Last weekend: Hmm, it's my brother's birthday. I'll send him a card! I haven't done that in forever. <at the store> This card is good for my brother. Oh, and my friend's birthday is in a couple of weeks. I'll get her one too! <sends card to brother> <one week later> I'd better mail that […]

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Republishing one of my better threads from the ol' birdsite: When people find out I'm an editor, they assume I have some kind of mastery of grammar, honed through extensive training and constant practice, and that seeing grammatical errors in public is like sandpaper on my nerves. It's […]

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Where exactly in Maslow's Hierarchy is "need to point out a typo in someone else's writing" do you think?

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Me: Hi there. I have an appointment for auto service tomorrow morning, but the weather is going to be icy and driving will be hazardous. Can I reschedule, or are there other options? Them: You could drop if off tonight? Me: ... Me: Yes! That's a thing I could do! And I definitely will do […]

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Me, on my community Facebook group: I contacted the trash company and requested the smaller bins, like they said you could. Easy! Reply1: That's great! Do you think each house has to call, or will yours be enough? Reply2: I hope they don't swap my bins! My family needs the large ones! Can we […]

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It took a while, but I managed to complete the D&D minifigures collection. Some pictures: 1. All the heroes from the collection. (l-r): Halfling druid, Elf bard, Aaracokra ranger, Gith warlock, Tiefling sorcerer, Dragonborn paladin, Dwarf barbarian. 2. The […] [Original post on jawns.club]

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[Food, gluten] Fresh-baked banana bread. Why? Why not?

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Firaxis: Thanks for preordering Civilization 7! You'll get early access starting on February 6. Me: Woo! Clear my calendar for that weekend! Hook up the I.V.! I'm all-in on Civ for two solid days! Philadelphia Eagles: Hey, we're playing in the Super Bowl on Sunday, February 9! Get hype! Me […]

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Happy Lunar New Year, everybody!

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Snowy long-weekend project: Robert Indiana's LOVE statue, the Lego version. It's a relatively quick build, and it looks simple, but that letter O is one of the most complex builds I've seen. I've admired the Lego fine art sets, but haven't bought any before […] [Original post on jawns.club]

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In parts of the US... It's a long weekend. The weather is lousy. You deserve a break. Embrace the sloth.

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I do not like this new A.I. Its nonsense answers make me sigh I do not want to hear its tale I do not want it in my mail I do not want it a-la-mode I do not want it in my code I do not want it with a scone I do not want it in my phone I do not want it as my chef Not even in a PDF I do like this […]

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One analytical lens I love for interactions is "consent vs control". Here you see a Gmail pop-up for their GenAI "assistant". Do I want this? No. But my choices are "Learn more" and "Continue". My consent is assumed, making it a controlling interaction. You see […] [Original post on sfba.social]

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Hmm...I should put the Civilization 7 release date on my calendar so I don't forget it. Maybe even ask for the day off? <checks calendar> Ah. Well played, Past BMac.

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"Too many businesses hate their own employees. The AI pipe dream and RTO diatribes have made that very clear. " How did we get here? The employees don't trust management. Management apparently doesn't trust employees. Is this all just "humans don't trust one another," or have we somehow moved […]

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