Host of the podcast Almost Plausible, where I and a couple of friends take an ordinary object (such as a paperclip, eggnog, or a toilet brush) and come up with a movie plot based on that object.
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Because I’ve seen this sort of thing happen several times in various contexts, I’ve long said that you should never write something you don’t want to send. Not even as a joke that you plan to immediately delete. It’s amazing how your brain will unexpectedly hit “send” instead of “delete.”
7·11 days agoRadiolab has a great episode about Stockholm Syndrome, and how what we think we know is wrong.
1·17 days agoThe tricks that he does are ever so clever.
1·17 days agoVenture capital
I loved BoingBoing 20(ish) years ago. Several years ago I stopped visiting because SO MANY of their posts were just ads. I went to the site today because a friend linked to a story and just… Wow. The site is cancer now.
They’re the reason I fell in love with her. :)
Somehow she was up for adoption for three weeks before I adopted her. I truly don’t understand how that’s possible. She’s so beautiful!
81·27 days agoFuck 'em. Fuck 'em all. If they want to fight so badly, they can fight each other directly. Don’t get the rest of us involved.
10·1 month agoMy grandmother used to give me Wheat Thins in these bowls. I miss her. I’m in my early 40s.
Considering those are Spanish plates, I’d say you’re right!
So here are some timely tips to help protect your location privacy.
The article explains each one in detail, but the list is:
- Disable Mobile Advertising Identifiers
- Audit Your Apps’ Trackers and Permissions
- Disable Real-Time Tracking with Airplane Mode
- Separate Devices for Separate Purposes
I grew up in Hawaii and used to visit Florida because my grandmother had a winter place there. I agree with your comment completely.
When Donald fingers the grill of the Citroën, I lost it.
The woman keeps saying “Bentley” and Donald keeps saying “Citroën.”
When he looks up at the car handle, I’m not entirely sure what he says. It’s sounds like it’s either “oh sheesh” or “oh shucks.”
Early in my career, a co-worker was fired for (among other things), frequently sleeping at his desk when he was supposed to be working. The entire company was half a dozen people in a single room. I have no idea what he was thinking.
Idiocracy wasn’t supposed to be a documentary.
I tell her that every day.