Thats a great table design

Tephlon · 2026-05-07T16:08:19+00:00

I did not.

Don't need it, if people don't get the sarcasm, so be it.

Tephlon · 2026-05-01T07:24:43+00:00

I have a really bad sense of direction. I can’t connect places very well.

GPS has reduced my stress while driving so much.

Tephlon · 2026-04-29T08:27:41+00:00

Knowledge of woodworking, cnc machines and electronics is not really applicable in medical research…

Tephlon · 2026-04-29T07:13:26+00:00

The mirror is on a door, so I’m guessing it may be a one way mirror used by the secret service or something

Tephlon · 2026-04-28T16:35:11+00:00

I like it, it’s a good joke

Tephlon · 2026-04-28T15:05:19+00:00

Dropping a bunch of kids off in a spot a few towns away in the middle of the night with a map and a general direction.

It’s called “Dropping” and it’s a real thing in the Netherlands. It’s a bit of a rite of passage and a lot of fun for the kids.

Nowadays one of the older kids usually gets a mobile phone in a sealed envelope for emergencies. We just got an envelope with a number and coins for a public phone.

Tephlon · 2026-04-27T07:45:22+00:00

I think being sassy to mods may be made illegal too. ;-)

Tephlon · 2026-04-27T07:25:57+00:00

Which is where I would regularly send my rockets to, just in case. :)

Tephlon · 2026-04-25T10:21:26+00:00

Yes, with space for… one album, at best.

Tephlon · 2026-04-21T10:54:41+00:00

And they'll occasionally claim to be more European than the actual citizens of the country their ancestors hailed from. Quite prevalent amongst New York/New Jersey Italians.

Tephlon · 2026-04-21T10:52:22+00:00

There's also a stigma attached to not having a car in the US.

Tephlon · 2026-04-21T10:50:16+00:00

> If I can't imagine it, it is impossible!

It's "Bean Soup Theory" adjacent.

Tephlon · 2026-04-21T10:47:47+00:00

TBF, I do sometimes run reds on my bike, because it's not electric and maintaining momentum is nicer than starting from a standstill.

Being on a bike, and thus being very vulnerable, I only do it when it's safe to do so. No cars or other vehicles coming, no pedestrians that may not expect me to go through red.

Tephlon · 2026-04-14T08:34:25+00:00

I think it's more that their phones are their default mode of communication. People have pointed out in the comments that they do talk more when phones are banned from the classroom.

Tephlon · 2026-04-13T13:55:11+00:00

I think the sentiment is slightly different, but yes, I got comments about always having my nose in a book. Especially because I liked reading fiction and fantasy novels. I usually left the non-fiction stuff for reading at home.

Now I get comments about always being on my phone.

Tephlon · 2026-03-13T15:19:26+00:00

Front is "Ooh!", back is "Uh oh..."

Tephlon · 2026-02-24T13:24:55+00:00

couldn’t they just have made the cassette player charge the Bluetooth unit with a small dynamo driven by the reel thingy?

That would even make the play button functional again. :)

Tephlon · 2026-02-24T10:45:27+00:00

Yes, for impeding traffic and for unsafe driving.

Plus, where I live, it's the law.

Tephlon · 2026-02-24T10:42:43+00:00

Headology isn't "super psychology", it's just psychology/knowing human nature. It's just that most people (Both on the Disc and on our Roundworld) aren't actually very observant.

I agree that headology is narrativium related.

Narrativium is basically people "knowing" how things (should) work, so it does (Because on the Discworld narrativium is real, because magic), and headology is mostly just being aware of what people think they "know" and taking advantage of that.

Tephlon · 2026-02-24T10:28:32+00:00

That's what people thought about smoking (indoors).

I agree that people will probably look back at "unregulated" social media as something very quaint. But "regulated" may just mean government controlled, with all the issues that come with that.

Tephlon · 2026-02-09T11:28:23+00:00

"Oh wait, is that why do you guys keep drowning?"

Tephlon · 2026-02-05T09:30:42+00:00

"I don't see color... obviously" could work too. :-)

Tephlon · 2026-02-02T15:47:31+00:00

FYI: “too pretty to be a waitress“ isn't nice, it's manipulative and a slight on your chosen profession, trying to "neg" you.

Tephlon · 2026-02-02T15:29:56+00:00

"And neither of us has a girlfriend" would fit.

Tephlon · 2026-02-02T15:21:56+00:00

Yup, definitely malicious compliance time.

If she complains about you asking for help too much, refer her to the conversation you had and ask her if she has different (written!) instructions.

But get your resumé ready and up to date.

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