I just had a situation where an infodump (a proper one) not only didn't get shut down, it helped.
On the phone with a company vendor, trying to explain a problem, and side-tracked into what it was going into, where it would be going, why this wasn't just a small problem, it was a very big f**king problem.
He thanked me - said he now understood, and would get to work on a solution immediately. That felt good.
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Unexpected Pride moments on todayβs hike: the Progress Pride flag flying at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, and some Love is Love graffiti on a water tank. π
@ScottSoCal I figured it was something like that; thanks for taking the time. I think I'm going to rabbithole this a little further
@ScottSoCal
Around the time of my little
'international boarder incident,' my mom was hinting to my grandparents that she needed a new car. That Xmas grandpa gave here one of those cigarette lighters with a note that said, "Well, you've gotta start somewhere." π€£
@ScottSoCal @gri @ratcatcher @veroalgoz @kacey @actuallyautistic
I regularly watch Fanny Gibert (a French sport climber)
If it's sour cream ranch, I'm in.
@StefanThinks wait I need details on this "Dip"
Mine was trouble on the domestic front, not international.
My parents had bought their first brand-new car - a 1967 Chevrolet Caprice coupe, center-shift transmission, bucket seats. They were so proud.
My mother left me in the car while she went grocery shopping (hey, it was the 60s) and I found this great thing on the dashboard that heated up, and left really fun rings in the upholstery when I pressed it to the seat. They weren't happy with me.
So, what the worst thing for which you ever got in trouble?
When I was 10 years old (1974), my buddy Craig (9) and I caused a (very minor) international incident because we got on the wrong subway train in West Berlin and wound up in Soviet-controlled communist /EAST/ Berlin. As a result, Major Dad (USAF), his boss (Craig's LTC Dad), their boss, AND the base commander all had to put on their fancy-dress uniforms to retrieve us.
I spent the rest of the summer on HOME CONFINEMENT.
TOP THAT! π€£π€ͺ
Former Republican House Speaker John Boehner says it's time for GOP "to move on" from Trump
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/john-boehner-says-its-time-for-gop-to-move-on-from-trump-the-takeout/
Hey folks, this is on sale at #Ebooks Direct if you're interested! https://ebooks.direct/products/2023-pride-month-package #Pride #PrideMonth #LGBTQ+
@gri @AlisonW @ratcatcher@neurodifferent.me @veroalgoz @kacey @actuallyautistic
And, of course, this is the only Fannie. Fannie Flagg.
@AlisonW @ratcatcher @ScottSoCal @veroalgoz @kacey @actuallyautistic cos then that could lead on to illustrations of very different understandings of the meaning of the word fanny π€£
Radio waves and microwaves, yes, they work very much like ocean waves. Planets generate their own "sound" in radio waves. They amplify and cancel each other, all over the universe.
Gamma bursts are different, because they're charged particles.
Please help these #trans folks move out of #tennessee to safety in Washington.
#LGBTQ #transgender #transrefugeecrisis #MutualAidRequest #mutualaid #crowdfunding #gtfomystate
Is this rhetorical, or are you looking for an answer?
So... me. Work in aerospace, more space, not as much aero. Can fix my own car, choose not to. Can fix the random appliance of your choice. Hardcore introvert in person, which is why I love online. Lifelong science fiction fan. Read constantly. Scalzi is my favorite author, because he mixes exactly the right amount of snark into his writing. Together with a guy 30+ years, married since it was legal. Own a home in CA and don't plan to leave unless I immigrate to another country.