Whimsy? On the internet? Why, it’s unheard of!

I think that typing “hehe” (or any of its variations) is like saying “gasp” or “shudder” out loud. Gonna take what you have to say a lot less seriously after that.

Five days without food. I had a bout of gastritus (damage to the stomach lining) and never once felt hungry during that time. I was going about my normal routine and felt completely normal otherwise. Kinda surprised by that.

If you had slapped, you’d be revealing yourself as a violent bully. But since you didn’t, I guess you aren’t - unless you’re out there slapping other people.

Yum. Black olives for the win.

I feel like it’s okay to downvote abusive or dishonest posts.

Pens. Just check out the pen-spinning videos on youtube.

I read a history blogpost claiming that Ea-Nasir was a patriotic (but hot-tempered) man who carried on trying to sell his home town’s copper long after they had mined out the good deposits.

It hurt to lose 1899 just when things were getting interesting.

Genre-wise, I’d call it dieselpunk.

Barry Hughart’s tales of Master Li Kao and Number Ten Ox. There are three books in the series, but he originally planned more. I believe he had some issues with his publisher and gave up on writing the follow-ups. Shame, because it’s my favourite fantasy series.

I don’t think cloning a human would be much harder than a sheep.

The wheel of Time

Seriously. I gave up on that series at book 5 when the author hadn’t resolved a single major plot point yet.

Only to avoid fashionable brands. I once bought a pair of name brand shoes and walked through the soles in less than three months. Won’t be wasting my money that way again.

There’s a lot of people here reminiscing about how it used to be a better world. It wasn’t, but we weren’t aware of all the horrible hidden shit going on, or we felt less affected/responsible because it was a less connected world back then. Sometimes I miss my ignorance, but ignorance won’t fix the world.

So I guess I miss pulp novels.

My phone screen is too small. I have a separate, larger, e-ink screen for that.

Mad World - specifically the Gary Jules version. Even Tears For Fears like what he did with it.

I smell like Product The Supermarket Will Drop In Two Weeks.

I saw a duck steal a woman’s wallet.

It was hanging around her feet while she ate lunch, obviously hoping for some crumbs. She ignored it and it started poking its beak through her handbag. I saw it come up with the wallet, then start to waddle slowly away as she stood and took up her bag to walk off. The exterior doors on that side of the building were locked, so I couldn’t get her attention to let her know what was going on. I wonder what she thinks happened to her wallet?

What’s the connection with UNIX?