My main strategy is to avoid needing to buy things online as much as possible. Failing that, what you described is all I know. It sucks. Every purchase feels like a gamble.

In the AI era, a frozen copy of Wikipedia I downloaded before things turned even more to shit has never been more valuable

You’re being serious? Let me exhale from my nostrils in amused exasperation even harder.

inb4 duckduckgo “waymo freeway disable”

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“from video games”? lol?

Transitioning most places
> shave
> makeup
> new wardrobe
> voice training
> hormones
> laser
> surgery
> therapy for all the times you get clocked regardless

Transitioning in Turkey
> shave
> congratulations, enjoy passing

If you want to be safe, just tell me I’m pretty. Mentioning that I’m trans is liable to backfire depending on how severe the dysphoria gloomies are in the moment. I don’t always want to be reminded that I’m trans.

(kicks arcade cabinet)

Trog-a-dor-orr…

😑

it seemed like my kids probably wouldn’t have a good future, so i didn’t have any

It is a work computer and it is not my choice.

I try to get around by means other than driving myself in a car.

Also, in this thread: cool ideas

Trump humiliated by fact-check

This has never happened ever.

One dicksty-nine

MURDERERS, RAPISTS, AND CUNTS.

I feel like I have enough experience and institutional knowledge that I won’t be replaced in the near future. But we’re not hiring, and the higher-ups are trying to shoehorn AI into everything to compensate.

I’m a glorified data analyst. Almost all my work is done with a single database using a narrow range of commands and SQL queries. I memorized the syntax for stuff I use regularly and just type it out every time.

No I do not want to write a bunch of macros. No I do not need an AI assistant. What I need is for all these “helpful” tools and popups to get the fuck out of my way. I’ve been typing typing typing since AOL Instant Messenger.