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vees, 1 day ago to random

From everybody in the Gifted track in school: yeah, we knew. https://whyy.org/segments/is-giftedness-a-form-of-neurodivergence/

vees, 3 days ago to random

So if every app, web browser, password manager, and chat tool on Windows announces itself as displaying DRM-restricted content (even if they aren't), they can insulate themselves from the screenshots? Seems too easy.

vees, 3 days ago to diy

#DIY #Repair advice wanted:

We have this accordion/sliding door in our house. The circled spring-loaded peg on the bottom of the door (matching the one on top) got pushed all the way into the frame through the particle board. How would I replace it in a way that’ll last?

vees, 9 days ago to random

I feel like I get more phishing exercise emails than actual phishing attempts, but that's probably a good thing.

vees, 13 days ago to random

Passed by a billboard in Delaware for a weight-loss surgery group advertising their “Bariatric Friday” livestream on YouTube and all I can think is how disappointed I am that they had a chance to call it “Vendredi gras” and didn’t.

vees, 20 days ago to random

How old is epistolary.org? When you used to get paper receipts from InterNIC in the mail old.

vees, 24 days ago to random

I miss userland tildes in URLs. We should have brought them back for the Fediverse.

vees, 26 days ago to random

As lovely as this day is I think the pollen is about to close my throat completely and chase me inside.

vees, 26 days ago to random

Son's rock tumbler has found a home on a sound dampening mat inside the backyard shed. Could not imagine trying to find a home for this cacophonous machine anywhere in our living space.

vees, 1 month ago to random

Even as a cis white male "legal name vs. preferred name" is still a minefield.

I use "Rob" for everything personal and professional, but "Robert" for everything legal and contractual. Several government agencies won't let me use Rob in any context since that's not my legal name so everybody in those Zoom meetings calls me "Robert" (I'm getting used to it).

Meanwhile, my company just accidentally sent a name update to the insurance company with "Rob" as my legal name so now my policy won't match my license when I go into the doctor. Can't wait to see how that nets out.

vees, 1 month ago to random

I just realized my kids put clean glassware away in the cupboard right side up. I always put them upside down so that dust settles on the outside and not the bottom. Now I’m not sure if that’s weird or not.

vees, 1 month ago to random

This gem just came through my LinkedIn feed.

Please don't teach kids about EBITDA. Teach them about unions, collectives, and revolution. Then when they finally learn about value extraction from worker exploitation they'll realize how unnatural it is.

I was 35 before a CFO explained EBITDA to meand I'm still bitter that it's something taking up space in my brain.

vees, 1 month ago to random

Society: "The five day workweek is outdated."

Samsung: "We totally agree."

Samsung employees: "Wait, what?"

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/18/24133854/samsung-six-day-executive-workweeks-crisis-management

vees, 1 month ago to random

When I bought a rabbit's foot keychain at my elementary school craft fair in the 80s, what are the chances it was from an actual rabbit?

vees, 1 month ago to random

How do I opt out of the new weird icon in my Windows 11 search input box every week? I'm trying to focus on code here and this cartoon bat is not making it easy.

vees, 1 month ago to random

Every few days my work Thinkpad wakes up from sleep and says "I've never seen this docking station before in my life" and nothing short of a full reboot will change that.

vees, 1 month ago to random

Wife bought a pair of shoes on online. They didn't fit. Started a return and the seller offered $40 discount to keep them instead. The incentives must be perverse on these marketplaces.

vees, 1 month ago to random

Between the Sisense compromise and Emergency Directive 24-02 from the Microsoft corporate email hack, it's starting to feel like you can't trust vendors with copies of the keys to your critical infrastructure anymore.

vees, 1 month ago to random

Three helicopters over my neighborhood: city police, county police, local news. Not a great sign. #carney #baltimorecounty

vees, 1 month ago to random

An attorney I worked with a few years ago had her address book compromised and is broadcasting phishing emails to former clients this morning. Trying to reach her by phone and text to no avail. It's the worst when they get someone who already has a position of trust. I honestly almost clicked the fake document link.

vees, 1 month ago to random

Is there a handy shorthand for "you wanted my opinion and/or expert advice and I'm giving it to you because you asked but when you don't like the answer I'm not going to argue because I don't care enough about what you are doing to defend what I said?" I'm tired of having to politely articulate it anew every time it happens. Mostly in personal life or volunteer space. Coworkers are basically cool.

vees, 1 month ago to random

Oh shit I just dialed up the contrast on my #eclipse totality pic and He got us good.

vees, 1 month ago to PokemonGO

Astonished that #pokemongo didn't find a way to incorporate (monetize) the #eclipse into their game for U.S. players today.

vees, 1 month ago to random

Two days at the waterpark with my kids and I feel like I was on a 48 hour bender. Dehydrated, out of any kind of emotional energy, tapped out of any level of vigilance, and happy to be back at a dimmed computer screen in the corner of my basement with quiet music playing in my headphones.

vees, 1 month ago to random

Inbox zero! Technically inbox zero times four (.net, .tech, .gov, .gov) which is still zero.