The bad ending:

> learn not to talk about anime and gaming
> change hobbies instantly for a woman
> long-term relationship but miserable

Solution is simple. Since she doesn't seem to think that AIs hallucinate, just tell her to have an AI generate the maps she needs.

I'm surprised they even linked to the webpage: https://www.luigimangioneinfo.com/

Spez would have been at the inauguration right next to Elon and Bezos if he'd been invited.

That's kind of like going up to a display that says "free sample - one per customer" and taking several samples. And doing so on a first date, like: this is who I am. It's not really bad or anything, it's just... kind of weird and embarassing.

Explanation of the post title:

The first ever Roman fire brigade was created by Crassus. Fires were almost a daily occurrence in Rome, and Crassus took advantage of the fact that Rome had no fire department, by creating his own brigade—500 men strong—which rushed to burning buildings at the first cry of alarm. Upon arriving at the scene, however, the firefighters did nothing while Crassus offered to buy the burning building from the distressed property owner, at a miserable price. If the owner agreed to sell the property, his men would put out the fire; if the owner refused, then they would simply let the structure burn to the ground. After buying many properties this way, he rebuilt them, and often leased the properties to their original owners or new tenants.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Licinius_Crassus

paid maternity leave

Let me guess.... you're from Europe...

"Anon, can you give us an example from your past in which you demonstrated commitment, creativity, and a depth of knowledge in a subject?"

If you have male genitalia, at least wear a kynodesmē (NSFW educational link) to stop your junk from flapping.

Same energy as an unhoused cat choosing its new home.

Yeah only 2 generations ago, LGBT people were considered mentally ill. 4 generations ago women were considered unfit to vote. 8 generations ago about half the US though it was OK to own slaves. It takes a while for ideas to die out. That's why US elections turn out the way they do.

I'm pretty sure he was kidding about the elves. In the article he says:

"I work for three hours, and then I get stumped, and I'm not making progress. So I quit, and I go and work in the tunnel. It takes me an hour or so to dig four inches and put in the 4-by-4s. ... Then I go back up and work some more."

It's a common technique when dealing with a difficult research/creative problem.

• gain a good understanding of the problem (even if you're stuck on how to solve it)
• go do something unrelated work (preferrably physical, like gardening or housework or... working on your basement apparently.)

I think it gives your subconscious a chance to work on the problem without your conscious mind interfering.

That was 5 years ago. Nowadays they would both be bots.

https://pixelfed.fediverse.observer/dailystats

Be interesting to see what it looks like a month from now -- the size of plateau and drop-off.

FWIW Pixelfed's been growing like crazy the last couple days

Source: https://pixelfed.fediverse.observer/dailystats

edit: loops has a much smaller userbase but has also gained active users in the last couple days: https://loops.fediverse.observer/dailystats

The poachers just taught gorillas how to make traps. Now the gorillas are gonna go full Rambo on them.

"What does THIS button do?"