Seriously, an entire generation of people on limited income are going to be slapped with owing taxes.
I can only hope most of them voted for this political shitshow and get some glimmer of the sense that their actions have repercussions.
What a world.
Just got a despairing call from my mom. This is the first year she won't be getting money back from taxes—she owes, because Trump's administration is taxing Social Security. To say nothing of the price hike of her meds.
This presidency is a hailstorm that not much will withstand.
It was fun watching you QA-test it, though.
As I enforce AP style upon my department, the result of an executive decision to replace CMOS, no, I am not quietly relishing the progressive anguish of a writer who initially cheered the simplification of her work but is slowly realizing everything she's lost. #AmEditing
Identity theft offered as a paid feature for a badly flawed writing program? And I wonder why I'm not earning the big bucks.
Screenshot from Grammarly, advertising its AI detector and "Humanizer"
As well as touting fake "expert" feedback from three bots in a stolen trenchcoat, Grammarly is also offering you an "AI detector" - working on the same principle as a nuclear-powered Geiger counter - and something that it shamelessly calls a "Humanizer", whose purpose is to defeat the AI detector.
I don't know what's up, but I've been revisiting '90s music, trying to figure out why I liked what I liked.
I really liked the Sundays, Cranes, Lush, Cocteau Twins, My Bloody Valentine.
Never enjoyed Mazzy Star, This Mortal Coil. Somehow missed out on Slowdive. Listening to Ride's 'Nowhere' now.
This was one of my favorite discoveries, in my reading history.
I believe Mark Wing-Davey improvised the line "Pas de problème!" when portraying Zaphod Beeblebrox in the radio production, revealing that one of his heads could speak French, but I guess that's not technically an Adams quote, then.
Not sure how many actual linguists Grammarly has on their list, but I did send an email to expertoptout@superhuman.com demanding my removal from their ranks.
Chicago
All thanks to the Roberts Court.
And here I thought Dire Straights was a card game.
I was in an online community where "you have to read ALL the words" was a common meme/comeback that was endlessly applicable.
A lot of people are shy about attempting to speak in an unfamiliar language, but I admire anyone who takes that chance. Therefore, I admire Auto Parts Store Tina and her very complete engines, unironically.
I don't know the original story, but in some places it felt a little rushed, so when you do see it I'll be interested to learn whether some material had been cut for the production.
C+C Music Factory is more "Dracula" than Bauhaus? Not buyin' it.
OTOH, it's fun to click on the "Popular With Friends" tab here and find new people to mute or block. That helps make it feel like today wasn't entirely wasted.
Sick as a dog that's caught a virus that lays it out for a few days.
Binged 'Seven Dials.' It was cute and I love that it's only three episodes, but I felt the telling fell flat on certain notes.
Started to watch 'Sisu,' decided I wasn't interested in that formula today.
Not in the mood for much.
Dead Ringers, 1988.
Just encountered a new hashtag The Youth seem to think nothing wrong with.
R-word-maxxxing.
It's like shutting off your brain, going by instinct or vibe, uncomplicating things. They cite it like a goal, not an insult, though of course they don't acknowledge how incredibly offensive it is.
Decided to treat myself to pizza, tried a place I haven't. The (third-party) delivery was late by half an hour, arrived cold and waxy. Looking at their online menu, they're just a low-level "tavern" and probably make waxy pizzas.
Finishing this bottle of Lacrima di Morro d'Alba. Delicious.
I'd call them the same thing: spatula.
If someone wants to call the first object a scraper, they have to call the second object a flipper. They must also document their journey of renaming all nouns according to their function. I'd follow for a week.
There, that's your T-shirt.
I've acquired Jesse Byock's Viking Language I, 3rd ed., and I touch base with it every day though progress is slow. "Ingólfr gaf Herjólfi land" is the new "le crayon est sur la table." And the videos by Dr. Jackson Crawford @norsebysw.bsky.social are a rich resource. #OldNorse
Over 3K posts, and what have I achieved?
Currently I'm studying #OldNorse language. I'm delighted to identify words I recognize in German, and I'm finally learning noun cases (though it introduces strong and weak nouns). And none may assert correct pronunciation. #LanguageLearning
So this douche who's never served thinks he's a "warrior class," this defense contractor who wants to introduce more weapons. Guessing he's put in his 10,000 hours in Call of Duty. His landmine argument is BS: the issue is human-in-the-loop weapons vs. fully autonomous lethal decision-making.
Which in turn reminded me of There's Something About Mary.
Not really, I have over-ear noise-canceling headphones for that, and this building is empty most of the day.
Noisy thoughts, impatience with topics I may not be interested in.
I'm also very aware of the cognitive damage I've done to myself through social media and phone apps, trying to heal that.
