I would’ve liked to see him try mint instead. Less fluff, and hopefully that would’ve gone better for him.

I sometimes skim Breitbart just to see what the current talking points and bugbears are. Calling it news is a stretch, though - I find that it better fits the definition of a blog.

I think you should, but to a limited degree. It generally makes the work atmosphere better, and it helps pass the time. But be careful about becoming overly invested in those friendships, since one day one of the friends might leave.

This somewhat depends on the work place, though. If there’s room for chitchat without a supervisor being bitchy about socializing on the clock, I don’t see a problem with it.

One caveat is that being on friendly terms is not the same as being friends. Would they be likely to accept an invitation to do something outside of the workplace?

Not really. Never felt anything else than being straight, as I’ve never felt any inclination towards liking guys, and for as long as I can remember I’ve always liked women, including in that special way that gave me that funny feeling in my pants when I was very young.

Sexuality may be a spectrum, but my location on it has always felt like a very uncomplicated one.

A 13mm (half-ish inch) ratchet spanner comes in handy quite often. It’s used everywhere, and handy to have available when you can’t be arsed taking out the entire socket set.

I think “Just be the best version of yourself” is a better phrasing.

Why don’t you just quit?

/s, obvously

I catcalled this woman the other day after seeing her at the store. Since it was just the two of us in that aisle, I gave her a friendly pat on the butt. She must’ve liked it, because she went home with me.

Also, she’s been my GF for over 14 years. Sexual harassment isn’t cool, guys. Unless it’s consensual.

Yes. Three out of my four kids have peed on me at some point.

Pissed on me. A couple of times, actually. To their defense, it was before they learned bladder control.

Lemmy for that parasocial bond, discord for chitchatting with some people I often game with, and the occasional phone call to people I used to live closer to.

EFIT: Oh, and Matrix for a more “realtime” equivalent to Lemmy.

EDIT2: The discord consists of people I know IRL. We just don’t live near each other anymore.

I’m not taking it back. It is my firm opinion that they’re OK. I was just never very fond of meat + pastry/batter. I can see why some like them, but that combo was never part of my diet growing up, and as such, it ends up in the same category as Pie or Beef Wellington for me.

“It’s ok” is the most accurate description possible I think.

Disclaimer: I’m not British (hello from the other side of the north sea), but I’ve spent enough time all over the UK to have eaten them.

I’d put it in the category of foods that some in a region probably enjoy, while being hard to find elsewhere. Like the deep fried Mars bar and cornish pasty: “It’s OK”

Kind of. For a while she did. I moved abroad, and we both concluded that chapter to be over. A couple of years down the road I was visiting the old country (passportrenewal, iirc), and I happened to run into her the day before I was supposed to fly home. But then this volcano erupted, grounding all flights in Northern Europe for a while, and during this extra time we ended up picking up the thread where we left it.

I got her back about a year or two later. She’s currently about 1m to my right, and now that 15 years have passed we share a house with four kids and two cats.

Yes. No exception. Period.

Because the burial is not for the dead themselves, but for anyone left behind.

No matter how vile a person is, it’s likely that they had at least a person or two who miss them.

Enshittification was always a thing but it has gotten exponentially worse over yhe past decade. Tech used to be run by tech enthusiasts, but now venture capital calls the shot a lot more than they used to.

Ok, I’ll be the one who does it…

raises hand

What does solipsistic mean in this context? Or any context at all, for that matter…

Agree. 15+ years ago tech was developed for the tech itself, and it was simply ran as a service, usually for profit.

Now there’s too much corporate pressure on monetizing every single aspect, so the tech ends up being bogged down with privacy violations, cookie banners, AI training, and pretty much anything else that gives the owner one extra anual cent per user.

Agree wholeheartedly on all points. Plus I wish their player was better, but I can work around that through aax2mp3 and use my preferred player.