jubilationtcornpone @ jubilationtcornpone @sh.itjust.works

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I fixed most of the rainwater drainage issues 2 years ago and I STILL check the basement for leaks every time it rains. Homeownership is a constant battle against water and water is one sneaky bastard.

TIL.

🎶Me, and you, and Zoboomafoo🎶

Story points.

Same genius who forced all his own employees back into the office. An incomprehensibly stupid maneuver by an organization that literally owes its success to people working from home.

Anyone trying to drive a Tacoma in water that deep is "up shit creek without a paddle." Quite literally.

Also losses. Gotta get that sweet, sweet too-big-to-fail bailout money.

Sometimes adults forget that taste and texture are often perceived differently during childhood. Some things that I eat as an adult, my kid self would be completely grossed out by. And vice versa.

I HATED milk when I was a kid. I just found the taste and texture to be weird. As an adult, I don't drink much of it but I don't hate it anymore.

Someone -- I don't know who -- claimed I had broken into a classroom. I had not. They could not prove I had. There was no clear motive. Just an allegation. I felt like the principal had an axe to grind with me throughout high school and in hindsight my attitude and responses like, "I don't want to be here at all. Why would I break into a classroom that I have zero interest in being in?" probably did not help.

Ended with me getting a three day suspension. My parents seemed to think the whole ordeal was really stupid. If they doubted I was telling the truth, they didn't say it and I didn't get into any more trouble at home.

I would love to learn to play the organ if I had time.

superpower

I had one person try to tell me that because I, like many people with ADHD, tend to be good in a crisis.

Apparently they were not listening to anything I said because that is the only upside. And it's not a very big upside. Everything else about having ADHD is bad. I'm honestly not sure how you get from "I can't focus on anything, relax, or regulate my own emotions" to calling ADHD a "superpower."

It is a horrible disorder that I would not wish on anyone and it has brought me nothing but misery. The only reason I'm happy and well adjusted now is because of medication.

1.) Everything is a "smart" device. Household appliances, as a general rule, should not be connectable to the internet or require an app.

Cheaper components, poor build quality, and lack of user serviceable parts are the primary reasons your washer and dryer last 10 years compared to your parents Maytag set that was still ticking away after 30. Cheap, unnecessary electronics, which don't have as long a lifespan as mechanical timers and switches, only exacerbate this problem.

2.) Cordless tools as a means of vendor locking customers.

Firing people should [usually] be hard. Regardless of their work performance, a person's job is often their livelihood and when you terminate their employment, you're taking an active role in making their life harder.

That's not to say that you shouldn't fire someone for legitimate reasons. But if you do, you should try to be as fair and generous as possible. Whining about someone saying you "lack empathy" on LinkedIn as though you're some sort of victim definitely shows a lack of empathy.

I've had to fire a handful of people in my career. I felt terrible about all but one of them and tried to make sure they got the best severance possible.

The one I didn't feel bad about stole money from poor people and was completely remorseless. He can (and did) get fucked.

Next time, I'll definitely strike it rich.

Possibly the cruelest irony of adulthood is that autonomy comes with a shit load of terms and conditions.

For instance, I could eat cookies for breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day if I wanted to. But it would result in diabetes, obesity, and eventually death. So yes, theoretically I could do it. But not if I want to live for very long.

Damn shame too because I have a weakness for chocolate chip cookies.

It feels like being the straight man/woman in a Monty Python sketch.

Aaaannnd just like that, you've created a new denomination.

IBM PS/2. Got it for free along with an original HP Deskjet printer. It originally ran MS-DOS until a family friend gave us an old floppy set of Windows 3.1.

The PS/2 was ancient by that point but it probably helped convince my parents that a PC was a worthwhile investment. Creating documents in Word was a lot easier than using a typewriter.

Nah. They resent us because we don't have high quality, affordable healthcare sOcIaLiSm.