So glad that my team is largely composed of busy tech folk because going "Sorry I was multitasking" is a valid response haha.

It would have cost you nothing to not share that.

Last time I asked that the only thing they liked was that I briefly held a job that wasn't related to the field at all. It was working at a library. "I thought that was neat."

That was it. Nothing else was noteworthy.

Certainly. The joke is the phenomenon known as Carcinisation. The idea that 'everything winds up a crab' in evolution.

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The fact that this meme is using Smithers is particularly ironic

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I am a woman whose father was an abusive narcissist, the list of what I needed and didn't get is depressing to say the least. So I'll boil it down to its essence: Be there when needed. Remember she is her own person, not an extension of you. Try to make her life better than your own. Let your love be unconditional. It may not be helpful advice, but it's all I got for ya.

My to do list app had a wrapped and I was deeply displeased to see it.

Thank you very much.

Your rage is justified and the phrase "It's an attack on our personal space" absolutely nails it.

I recently read them all back to back. It's been fun, I appreciate the consistency of style and humor while the jokes age up over time.

Jumping on the "get a fucking divorce" train and adding "stop buying prepackaged overprocessed food, feed me some damn vegetables, and stop giving me so much goddamn sugar"

When I moved over I searched for versions of all my reddit communities. Sadly, a lot of them are inactive, but I subbed anyway just in case. Then I went onto all and looked for the top handful that had stuff I liked. Now I mostly stick to my subscribed and flip over to all if I run out.

I think people don't realize that because we are fearful, we take a lot of extra precaution to avoid being put into situations that could spiral out of control. It's almost like a survivorship bias.

Extremely sorry for your loss. What a treasured loved one you got to have. I'm sure he loved you immensely.

I've been complimented on my voice before, and those aren't weird compliments. But delivery is important. I had a coworker tell me, "Your voice is great!" And of course I'm thankful. But then deadpan, she goes, "You should do ASMR so I can listen to it."

Now that was a weird compliment.

I'm more surprised that Del Monte used to sell pudding.

It's nice to have a fleeting moment of positive connection, if it's just talking about the weather. In fact it's usually talking about the weather, in my experience.