I’ve been told I do.

And yes, I am a dad.

I send them text messages if it’s not urgent.

What kind of sociopath has their phone ringer on in 2025?

If I called, it was an emergency, and I can’t answer the phone because I’m elbow-deep in emergency.

I can’t speak to Brave, but a lot of us have been burned by Firefox before.

Anyone willing to do that probably needs the cash more than I do. Who am I to say? If I can spare it, I share it. If I can’t, I still try to give a little of my time to recognize them as a fellow human being, because I know begging or just being destitute in general feels dehumanizing.

As a junior teacher, I taught summer school. The more senior teachers were doing continuing education. We all made lesson plans, prepared materials, and had mandatory professional development seminars.

…that’s why.

/s it’s a safety issue, kitchen workers aren’t allowed to use them either

As a teacher: I don’t get summers off.

As a waitress: Carrying food or drinks to the table is the least significant part of the job.

What’s your opinion of the Designated Hitter rule in Major League Baseball?

/thread

Strongbad

As a transmillenial student of AI / ML, great write-up.

Loudon Wainwright

They had the AI models of those days.

There’s no point and the meaning you have to make yourself.

nihil novum sub sole

Thankfully, my parents never tried to undermine my self-esteem like that.

Yes, if I realized later it detracted from the discussion.

I grew up reading the comics in the newspaper, now I read webcomics.

And the other D is for “deficit”!