xmunk @ xmunk @sh.itjust.works

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Alternatively, instead of saying "Thank you" end every interaction with "Fuck you" to cost them just as much.

Bullet points. If you don't have a rapport spell things out paragraph style and then finish the email off with something like this...

So considering the above I'd like to get your opinion on these points:

1. Do you think the widget should be blue or orange?
2. Given the expected market impact do we want to bring in PR for our e-widget announcement?

OP's last paragraph contains three question marks and essentially one question - the first is their actual question with the following two being escalating statements. If you threw this into a work email with five other questions some people's brains would seize up and just refuse to answer more than one question because they're not certain if there are six or eight genuine questions.

In life and especially a professional setting we're interacting with people in the top 1% of communication skills... and the bottom 25%.

Considering your wording in the last paragraph, I'm going to guess that your writing style is frequently overwhelming. Making sure that questions are clearly isolated (I'd suggest using numeric lists or bullet points) makes it clear what response you're expecting.

Additionally, if you're asking several difficult questions, it's likely that people will lose the thread partway through.

I don't always namespace but when I do I fully qualify.

Will the US comply with EU regulation?

Be very careful with mutual funds in this climate. Most are heavily weighted towards the Mag7 which include some of the most massively overinflated stocks.

I moved my stocks into non-US bonds and GICs when the first round of tariffs against us (Canada) happened. At this point I think it'd be a terrible idea to jump ship because you'll realize that loss.

Yeah \r gang4lyfe

I'm on side \PHP_EOL

With our powers united we will summon Captain Planet!

Senility and specialty.

People get old and their brains break - it happens to us all.

People who are good at a thing are considered to be good - which they aren't necessarily. Someone who is good at hockey or while being managed by a PR team isn't necessarily a good chef or a good woodworker... this might sound obvious in those cases but people constantly make this mistake when it comes to politics.

To be fair to two of those people with something i learned as a Vermonter there is no idiot like a New Hampshire idiot.

It doesn't matter if he reverses tariffs. The bridge has been burned.. and the temporary bridge we built out of grace has also been burned.

We're putting all our bridge materials from here on out towards Europe.

Not the hyphen specifically - just a distinct symbol for contractions.

Ah, you mean imported Hákarl from Iceland?

You mean Greenlanders don't want to invite a fucker that's trying to colonize them in for a spot of tea? Color me surprised.

Maybe they could try bribing homeless people with food again?

How to Respond to a Question on Title Capitalization: A Brief Commentary

It isn't normal to capitalize every first letter... it's normal to capitalize nearly every first letter.

George HW Bush: notable woke radical.

I think it's a great idea not to idolize strangers. You say you liked Elon but folks in tech have always known he's a piece of shit and some of his oldest "friends" (i.e. Thiel) fucking loathe him.

Wealth, generally, fucks people up so it's good to avoid the wealthy and famous as a default rule...

Why not appreciate people around you, friends, family, your mail folk - these people are much more impactful on your life and their kindnesses in your times of need have the potential to be life saving.