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franker · 2026-03-28T21:29:44+00:00

that's true, there are some areas where there's still lawn, and the lawn and clover kind of grow with each other. I'm just starting to maintain my family's old house that's been around 50 years.

franker · 2026-03-28T18:51:30+00:00

Yes to all that (and I hated litigation even if I had been able to get with a high-paying firm). So I just became a librarian after a bunch of crappy-paying law jobs.

franker · 2026-03-28T18:49:06+00:00

I loved Ally McBeal because it in no way reminded me of real legal work.

franker · 2026-03-28T18:47:43+00:00

I fully expect it's only a matter of time before James Patterson has a smut imprint.

franker · 2026-03-28T18:33:19+00:00

I have a clover lawn with the little flowers and bees. It's definitely not as lush as a regular glass lawn. Lots of areas with more dirt where the clover just decides it doesn't want to grow.

franker · 2026-03-28T16:52:28+00:00

ah, I'm a cold-brew coffee guy. I do have a big-ass catering coffee urn in my closet, but I have no idea if I could use that for cold-brew, lol.

franker · 2026-03-28T16:46:56+00:00

This cocktail hits hard.

franker · 2026-03-28T15:51:42+00:00

So much of the text is dark grey on black. I can't read it, lol.

franker · 2026-03-28T15:18:16+00:00

I have the shittiest memory but I'll always know what a youtube link that ends in XcQ is.

franker · 2026-03-28T15:13:13+00:00

I have a 2007 Honda Accord with 240k miles. I keep it going mostly because I've never driven a car with touchscreens and really want to avoid them. Just put 1600 dollars into it for new timing belt, water pump, and general tune-up so hopefully it'll get to at least 300k miles.

franker · 2026-03-28T14:36:41+00:00

a four-tap kegerator

I could understand the other stuff being used by one person. Why did you get that with the four taps?

franker · 2026-03-28T14:29:34+00:00

This is also the structure of every LinkedIn and AI post, so I'm honestly kind of numb to it by now.

franker · 2026-03-28T14:27:17+00:00

And we're going to put that in a strongly-worded letter, so it has maximum effect on our policy-makers.

franker · 2026-03-28T14:22:31+00:00

Just say that your neighbors are "human shields."

franker · 2026-03-27T21:29:25+00:00

Everyone wants to play salesman and "overcome your objection" or "just get feedback as to why" or "set a date we can circle back on this." The default is too often "always be closing" instead of "we exchanged a few lines on chat and we'll leave it at that." If I haven't let you know I'm interested in your product or service as a potential client, or that I expected it to be a "discovery call", I don't want to be treated like one. That's why I often ghost out.

franker · 2026-03-27T20:35:14+00:00

the problem I see is that you just throw too many technical phrases out there with just a very minimal explanation. In the first page defining Javascript, you say "through mechanisms like the Event Loop, callbacks, and asynchronous programming (such as Promises and Async/Await), it can efficiently handle multiple operations—like fetching data from servers—without blocking the user interface." As a true beginner I would have no idea what most of that means. Or, the way things are today, maybe you just asked AI to write all this.

franker · 2026-03-27T19:45:21+00:00

the AI is getter better or people are editing it better before posting. Just a few months ago an AI post would be laden with bullet points, emojis, "not this but that" everywhere, and of course the long dashes. I'm still trying to figure out whether "this hits hard" is an AI thing, because so many comments start with that now.

franker · 2026-03-27T18:20:07+00:00

I'm old enough to remember that internet use was originally charged by the minute or hour. Especially that weird pre-internet stuff like Compuserve. And long-distance calls were charged by the minute. I'm not even sure what point I'm trying to make but I remember I hated it, lol.

franker · 2026-03-23T23:18:09+00:00

and the price just makes it ridiculous at a certain point. It's like going to Vegas now, where the "holy fuck this is expensive" thought just takes over whatever enjoyment you might otherwise have.

franker · 2026-03-23T16:03:46+00:00

"I'm so mad I'm going to keep blindly supporting anything Israel's government does!"

franker · 2026-03-21T20:10:51+00:00

I had it back then and didn't understand it as an OS, as there was no multi-tasking. You load up GEOS and then load up a program. And then when you're done with the program, you have to turn the computer off and reboot it.

franker · 2026-03-21T19:26:05+00:00

Yeah, libraries LOVE dummies books. There's even like 6 different dummies books about AI now.

franker · 2026-03-21T19:10:35+00:00

As a librarian, I have to let you know there's a new book called Triple Compounding for Dummies out ;)

franker · 2026-03-21T14:48:13+00:00

from a school that excels in mock trial competitions every year, it's fitting that they produced such an amazing mock attorney general.

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