Andy Lundell 💭 @apLundell@octodon.social

This tree is supposed to be right outside my window.
I THOUGHT I heard a loud noise last night. https://www.instagram.com/p/BgEq-FXFs6z/ https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/vp/717af6711d955b4d114b4d8d1fcd0c8b/5B27D578/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/28427556_339024843250185_3264323703583801344_n.jpg

I wonder how the computers on Star Trek handle text documents. Character encoding for hundreds of worlds worth of languages much be insane. Do they still use Unicode in the 24th century?

Do they have to update it every time they meet a new species?

@thomnottom I dunno, sounds like in both cases someone arrogant and self-centered is knowingly endangering the vulnerable?

@thomnottom Isn't pertussis mainly an anti-vaxxer disease?

Old advertisements are a delight!

In 1897 nobody wore watches on their wrists, but you could get one for the handlebars of your bicycle! https://octodon.social/media/2aQ0O1qqDoiDYF1fP78

@DaveHiggins Don't forget that some of the loading-screen slides for Fallout 3 were pre-war newspapers.
Those would probably make a good style example.

For the last two nights (at least) my dreams have been about being Spider-Man.

I'm not sure why. It's been years since I've read any Spider-Man comics, or seen any of the movies.

I can only assume that I've been bit by a radioactive spider, and my subconscious mind is preparing me for when my powers manifest in the waking world.

@reibeatall
Things to think about to make yourself feel better.

1) Recruiters are all jerks anyway.

2) If he's recruiting Americans for American jobs, than clear English communication is actually part of the qualification for his JOB.

He wasn't some dude you met on the street in your own neighborhood.

@CountZero The origami version really shows off that strangely blunt face.

Always wondered about that.

Doesn't that screw up the aerodynamics and make it harder to swim?

@CountZero That'd be a "Sperm Whale" in English.

Also sometimes (rarely) called a "cachalot", because the term "sperm whale" was coined by whalers and so some people prefer not to use the term.

Why does Outlook insist on popping up a thing to remind me about meetings that happened DAYS AGO?

Either I attended or I didn't. What does it expect me to do about it?

Should I run to the office and shout "Sorry I'm late!" and hope they're still trying to get the projector working?

@Maenad "Because my tires hurt and I want to go back to the depot."

Sometimes I think preppers have the right idea.

But once you've stockpiled a year of food, why do you have to wait for the Apocalypse to lock yourself in your house?

Oooo. I got a check for the interest on my security deposit.

$0.27! What should I spend it on?

Important reminder :

In British English "turtles" and "tortoises" are different.

In American English a "tortoise" is a TYPE of "Turtle".

This usage took hold after the two languages separated, so neither is more correct than the other.

A lot of people out there seem confused on this critically important point.

@solotoro
I created this handy infographic.

I didn't bother going all the way back to Black Caldron, though. https://octodon.social/media/_mqSCs-sSW8IYAXGp_U

@solotoro
Fun fact : There's a racist myth that 'Princess and the Frog' was Disney Feature Animations' least successful film. Not even close. It's 'Black Cauldron'.

@fabre_gregori I like how the article tries to blame the whole thing on phones.
As if there was no way for the architect to predict that people might be busy and distracted AT WORK.

@sanspoint I think this is similar to how they do things in Switzerland.

Gun ownership and training is encouraged, but ammo is strongly regulated.

Supposedly most households have a gun, but no ammo.