There are websites that block copying to the clipboard. I wish browsers would block event binds to system keyboard shortcuts.

The question I often ask clients who think this way is "How much would it cost if it did fail? Let’s say this happened today. What would be the cost to replace it NOW and not only that but make sure people who are working can still do so with the interruption?

Now how much would it cost to schedule the interruption and manage the fall out in a way that is controllable?

For some, the catastrophic failure points to “hey I fixed the thing!” And the incentives for that kind of person are different from the person whose job is to mitigate risk.

It sounds like your boss is the former. In which case it’s going to be fun when it fails.

Which, honestly, is the better way to go. Treat your compute resources like cattle, not pets.

Or just ask the person organizing the meeting.

“I saw you added me to a meeting tomorrow. Can you provide a bit of context so I can come prepared?”

Wasn’t the cardassian holographic doctor on Doogie Howser?

I think it’s very context dependent.

Pharmacists often recognize me and I’d rather they didn’t. But I get it. I’m there almost every week for something.

My favorite bubble tea place now recognizes the car I drive so they will prepare my tea as I’m parking and it’s ready by the time I get to the counter. I did tell them that on occasion I’ll order something different but I appreciated it nonetheless.

A couple of strategies depending on the problem you’re dealing with:

• if you don’t have time, make simple meals that minimize prep. There are cookbooks dedicated to this concept and highly recommend picking one up. “30 minutes or less” meals were a god send for me in college.
• if you don’t like the food you’re eating, explore new types of food. This is often a more expensive endeavor as it may require you to buy new spices, cookware, etc. again, cookbooks are a great help here. Most Americans eat a combination of Italian and Mexican food. Try making your own Chinese or Indian food.
• if you are lazy, consider a food prep day. I do food prep on Sundays and makes cooking through the week much faster and easier. Also helps to cook large batches that can refrigerate and reheat in the microwave or toaster oven. Make dishes that taste better with age. Chili, marinated dishes, etc. fall into this category.
• if you’re too lazy for that, then eat out and don’t cook. If you value not wasting food over your money, then this is the best choice overall. It’s the most expensive option but if you’d rather not cook and have the resources to just eat out, then do so.

Lack of motivation (assuming you’re not neurodivergent) often is a result of not having a plan or you find the activity tedious. If it’s the latter, I’d go the simple route and try to keep your cooking as easy as possible. This is essentially true if you’re new to cooking.

If it’s the former, consider meal planning. I plan my meals a week in advance, taking into account left overs I already have, left overs I’m planning on making, food I need to buy, and other factors.

If you’re neurodivergent, I’m hesitant to provide advice as I am not a doctor but I suggest talking to your therapist about it and seeing if they can help you.

Visual voicemail (voicemail transcribed to text) has been a godsend for me. The number of doctors offices that call with an unlisted number is staggering.

Except today, it would be a shovel that is designed to break at around 100 uses so that you have to come back to buy a new shovel every few days or so.

Ruling class. He might not have been a billionaire but still deserved it.

It’s so hard to believe that this actor would grow up to play Saul Berenson in Homeland.

The easiest way is by keeping in contact with your co-workers. Doesn’t mean you need to hang out with them but just talk to them, get their personal numbers, etc. But if you want to hang out with them, do so.

It also helps to be the change you want to see. So if someone comes to you for help with a job or something like that, help them. If you have a job opening, reach out to your network first.

The second easiest way is by going to local meetups. Get to know the hosts as well as the attendees. Build these connections before you are searching and again, help out folks who are looking as well.

The hardest way is to cold-call people, even those you’ve worked with or had a relationship with. If you have to do this, do it. But try to establish some sort of connection before asking them for referrals.

You got to network. I say that as a deep introvert but I just entered the job market and reached out to my network one on one for recommendations and job postings.

I hate that I have to do that but it’s the best way to get a job.

But that’s easy to solve by just adding a zero to .5

.25kg < .50kg

Though I could see some profit seeking companies selling a .250 burger for 25% more than their .25 burger.

UPS has a service called My Choice where you can have the package redirected to a UPS store or you can sign for the package and have it left at your door. Though I think the latter is dependent on the service that the shipper chose.

For a fee you can have it delivered to a different address.

I’ve used it a handful of times.

I upvoted you for your bravery.

It’s really easy to over estimate the Windows user base. I have a family member who has gotten so pissed that the start menu moved from the left to the center that she refuses to use it. Functionality is more or less the same but apparently that’s enough for her to not want to use Windows 11.

And no she won’t use Linux.

She hates when Facebook changes it’s UI and stopped using that a few years ago (probably a good thing).

There are two types of people who do back ups:

• the paranoid
• the experienced

Have you no love for the shareholders who have invested their ill-gotten gains in these enterprises?!

Have you no decency?!

There was a podcast episode about this. I want to say freakonomics or similar.

Iirc, the margins on mattresses are crazy. People will comparison shop, not realizing that many of the stores are subsidiaries of the same company. Stores often don’t have the exact mattress (different models at different stores making pricing matching impossible) so you’re down to making gut decisions.