what i don't do as much as i should, is write "return to sender" on stuff that just went to the incorrect address. that tends to get thrown in the trash more often than it should.
TL
23:56
Trader Lenny, the forgetful scholar. Leader of the biscuit Brigade in service of the Church of Dadbod
Haha one of my pet peeves that no one ever respects is "can I ask you a question"
15:33
1) you just did 2) that's an extra conversation cycle that's totally not necessary
M
15:35
Michichael
The act implies the question could require additional attention
15:35
Due to complexity or sensitivity
15:35
Matters more when you're talking to a busy person
BW
15:36
Brownie Wotter
Well if I'm busy I'd rather just hear the question and answer it at my own time than have to wait for the question after responding
15:36
As a sometimes busy wuff I appreciate just getting to the point
C
15:43
Carci
When someone asks "can I ask you a question", I guess it could maybe often could be better presented as "Feel free to tell me off if this is too personal (or whatever other thing the question might be bad for), but <question>?"
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TL
16:10
Trader Lenny, the forgetful scholar. Leader of the biscuit Brigade in service of the Church of Dadbod
I swear there should be a senior class on previous generation icons.
16:11
And thank you for reviving Bob Ross for another few years.
T
16:12
That_One_Wofie
Sorry gurls I am just very sleepy.
BW
16:14
Brownie Wotter
I was pondering yesterday whether to "come out as furry" on facebook and share my refsheet... but I really just want to use this profile pic everywhere
16:14
Never been connected more to something I just saw yesterday
TNES is one of my favorites too. on the other paw, i used to try to get people to watch Koyaanisqatsi and i'd kind of base my friendship/affection for them on how they responded to that movie. and i've kind of stopped doing that, because i've met worthwhile people who that movie just doesn't do anything for.
i guess over text based things like email or chat, i feel the same way. just say what you have to say, i'll get to it when i am able.
but i confess i do ask "can i ask you a question" if it's RL. and i don't really think i want to stop, either. i do consider it a polite thing.
TL
20:02
Trader Lenny, the forgetful scholar. Leader of the biscuit Brigade in service of the Church of Dadbod
I do the may I ask you a question all the time. For me I am asking if they have time to take something serious.
T
20:03
Tamino
sometimes i just say "question for you: "
TL
20:03
Trader Lenny, the forgetful scholar. Leader of the biscuit Brigade in service of the Church of Dadbod
Usually when someone does it to me I reply, only if you have more.
T
20:03
Tamino
it somehow feels like a smoother segue into demanding a lot of very involved listening on the other person's part, giving them time to flush their buffers if they need to.
20:04
but over text none of that is relevant because the other person can read, re-read, and respond at their own pace, just, *regardless* of any social niceties you wrap around it. the social niceties don't add any value, if it's over text.
I'm less annoyed by that because that barely causes any delay in communication
T
20:09
Tamino
huh. i actually notice the delay/effort a lot more that way. like if i'm stressed out of my gourd at work and trying to multitask, i *might* be able to sliver in a bit of attention along one side of everything else, to answer an efficiently-worded question over slack.
20:09
but if that question is "hi ben"
20:10
then i start emitting steam and whimpering quietly.
20:12
(metaphorically :-P really what i actually do is just answer as nicely as i can "hi! what's up?")
T
20:12
That_One_Wofie
Theory of everything 2 is so hard. Only got best of 30%
20:12
Sticker
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20:13
This is terrible.
20:25
I am done playing games for the day.
HT
20:26
H̵a̴r̷u̸d̵o̷ The Otteryeen
I got 9V batteries from school
20:27
I can enjoy the amp that @tamwuff gave to me again!
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20:28
My brain is dead btw
HT
20:28
H̵a̴r̷u̸d̵o̷ The Otteryeen
Takes an imput from a DAC then powers my headphones
T
20:28
That_One_Wofie
I work off my brain.
HT
20:28
H̵a̴r̷u̸d̵o̷ The Otteryeen
DAC is a Digital to Analog converter
20:28
converts signals from your pc to audio
T
20:28
That_One_Wofie
I think I know what you mean.
HT
20:29
H̵a̴r̷u̸d̵o̷ The Otteryeen
To sum it all up Makes my music sound better and clearer and louder
T
20:29
That_One_Wofie
Nice
HT
20:29
H̵a̴r̷u̸d̵o̷ The Otteryeen
Gah I love the sound of snare drums on my headphones
T
20:30
That_One_Wofie
Nice
HT
20:30
H̵a̴r̷u̸d̵o̷ The Otteryeen
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20:30
Tamino
:-) i think that's one of those things that makes no sense to people until they've heard what it's like with lossless audio, over a good DAC, and good headphones.
HT
20:31
H̵a̴r̷u̸d̵o̷ The Otteryeen
Yeah
T
20:31
Tamino
but yeah. i know there are sounds that just *feel good* like that.
HT
20:32
H̵a̴r̷u̸d̵o̷ The Otteryeen
Yep
20:36
ngl if I had more budget I would've gone for a planar headphone
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T
20:53
Tamino
i think i did a lot of things well today, but something i did not do well was that i handled a frustrating driving situation on the commute home rather poorly, and i feel like a bad dog about that, and i just kind of want to be less stressed/tired in general. rwff.
20:55
i volunteered to write a runbook for one of the things that broke at work today, to get practice writing runbooks. so that was a positive thing. hopefully people will give me feedback on it so i can get better at that skill.
You're a really good dog. And good dogs get stressed sometimes when they put as much care into everything they do as you do. It's not easy. *nuzzle*
M
20:57
Maksim
I ready to try something new in Indian food cafe/restaurant =)
BW
20:58
Brownie Wotter
I got everything that I said I was going to do done today, and it was a lot of things, so I feel good about that. And reconnected with two people I haven't talked to in a while. But still sad about no mate in sight :/
BT
20:58
Birthday This Sunday!
I just found out I can use my phone's speech-to-text to type into my laptop
i think we should do it. :-) i guess i'm happy to collect head count from people and make reservations at the place once we're pretty sure we know who all wants to come.
22:11
you have to drive the longest afterwards, so it'd have to be early enough to not make that too rough on you. 6 maybe? brownie, what do you think?
22:12
sorry jedi :-( i know the sacramento furs aren't your favorite group of people, but it seems like you ought to be able to organize something up there.
i think furs tend to be nightowls and like eating later, so i guess i'm suggesting 6 tentatively unless brownie's tingly organizer-sense says different :-)
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10:09
We are heartless? You guys made my life and make me see reaity
10:09
I would call it a gift.
10:09
Instead taking the advice are harder because some people can be stubborn.
10:13
The thing I believe is that. We are very stubborn even with all the evidence in our face, however if something doesn't go our way as in a final thing. Yeah we will change to be able adapt. While adapting is very hard if we aren't used to it. While it depends on preferences and the effort you put in. Ultimately shows the results.
HT
10:37
H̵a̴r̷u̸d̵o̷ The Otteryeen
I have returned just read chaper two of the scarlet letter twice over
