Says you. I find onions delicious.

O no…

But… well done is tougher and harder to chew than medium? Right? Am I taking crazy pills for believing this my whole life?

Remember when small trucks were small? I remember. My 2008 Tacoma (which used to be a small truck) seems about the same size as a 90s model Silverado.

I remember the late 90s Tacomas and S10s. I want them back.

But, I do think we hit critical mass because newer ones seem to be shrinking again… I think.

Damn, got removed from your job by down votes. Sorry, that sucks.

Not who you’re replying too (and not vegetarian/vegan) but I’ve always said that people who eat meat should have to kill and butcher an animal at least once so they learn where it comes from and how it gets into those tidy shrink wrapped packages in their grocery store.

It’s not pleasant and too many people don’t understand it.

But, I grew up quite poor where hunting often determined if we were eating so I have a different experience than many. I’m still a big softie though and, while I will do it, I definitely don’t like it.

Yeah, I still get spam/scam from back in the day when your phone number, address, and email were all public in the whois and it was regularly scraped for targets.

I tell everyone to do the privacy guard/redaction.

I once had a keyboard with a “Works with Netware!” sticker.

Alas, I can’t find any networking gear that has a “works with Linux” sticker so I’m just out of luck on that “Internet” thing all the kids are talking about.

Thanks bud, I’ll check them out.

Generally speaking, programmers like to program (many do it just for fun), and many dislike review. AI removes the programming from the equation in favour of review.

This really resonated with me and is an excellent point. I’m going to have to remember that one.

Anybody got a suggestion for a better retailer?

I’ve spent quite a lot of money at Goulet over the years.

What fresh new hell is this?

Yeah, that specific picture was from the signing of the Arkansas LEARNS act (which has plenty of it’s own problems) but it fits the joke so well that I’ll allow it ;)

I feel your pain.

Years ago I threw a party for work friends and acquaintances where I had 30 confirmed and 10 tentative (from calendar invite). I bought a variety of drinks (alcoholic and non) and bought/cooked food for about 50 to ensure there was plenty.

… 4 people showed up.

That was the instant that I stopped giving a fuck. Ever since then I’ve adopted the approach of “I’m going to do something, you can come if you want, but I’m not planning for you”. Or, more commonly, I just don’t organize anything :)

EDIT: I should note that this was a recurring yearly party that got bigger and bigger over 5 years until it just died. Pre COVID.

Damn, beat me to it.

I can also recommend this service.

So now can we call them “pole hangers”? “Pole grabbers”? “Pole holders”? If they’re listening to music and swaying in time, perhaps “pole dancers”?

I’m sure there are better terms but I’m not very creative.

Ooo, I’ll have to check this out. Thank you

I don’t seem to have a group pic handy so have a recent picture of a sleepy chicken

Same here for the most part. Every now and then I’ll see something recommended that may be on the edge but I’m not clicking it to find out.

I should note that I’m not talking about shorts so I guess I’m off topic here. They wouldn’t stop nagging me so installed a plugin to permanently hide it :)

I don’t know if “scuttlefish” was intentional but I love it.

It was weird that it needed my social security number, bank account, mother’s maiden name, and the name of my first pet to make the order but I guess it was worth it to stay healthy. Thanks bud!

O, and tell Derek I said hey.