I normally reply with a tux penguin but, is it really a Windows problem if the it’s the apps that aren’t optimized for shit?

This is something I have always said about Louisiana in the 1990’s. DA asked for $100. I went to the ATM, paid the man, and the charges disappeared. Then moved to Texas and everything was by the book until my rich CEO offered to “call his buddy” the DA. After that, I didn’t have to worry about speeding tickets again.

PS: Yes, I had a lead foot. Still do, but not as severe.

Divorce is never pretty.

Hello fellow Kermit, Gopher and Usenet veteran.

Good. Fuck Elon.

I work on “the grid”. There is no one reason, but I can list the main culprits I see.

• Decaying infrastructure
• Negligible investment in transport infrastructure (people tend to focus on production, as does this meme, when it isn’t the biggest issue)
• Negligible investment in data management.
• Datacenter supply infrastructure creation is being wholly subsidized by end users. When the energy company goes to the legislature and says “we need 17 billion dollars or we won’t be able to supply the city with power”, they neglect to say that the entirety of that new capacity and all of the previous excess capacity the system had, is now going to power up new datacenters. The legislature approves and the cost is rolled into the consumer’s bill, if not entirely then definitely in part.
• Significant fuckery in billing and estimation. This I cannot go into detail on but I can remind all of you that you have the right to request proof of your detailed power usage.

I wish this was true-er. Sadly, I am seeing a marked increase of Cybertrucks on the road.

The bubble phenomenon is already taught in finance schools using the story of “Dutch tulips”.

No way I’m carrying that on a hike.

Not with that attitude you won’t. Where’s that “can do” sipirit, buckaroo?

Shit. My ADHD brain doesn’t need another expensive hobby to hyperfixate on.

Could? Honey, we’re balls deep in this fuckover. The grift is always on with this administration.

My crew are the most sought after talent in our little niche of the tech world. To my knowledge, not a single one of us posts on LinkedIn. The people that actually do the work don’t have time for bullshit and probably have multiple open offers to join other orgs at all times.

sunsets?

enshittification

They can’t

Pauley Perrette was born in 1969. Solid “suitable for dad” territory.

Acceptable generation to sexy label correlation in 2025.

Cougar - Gen-X
MILF - Millenial
GILF & Lemon Party - Boomer