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Me: "Where's [New Hire]? I need to show her how to run the fitting rooms."
Coworker: "She's not here. I saw her head out for a break."
Me: "Again?! She takes a break almost every hour!"
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nnozomi posting in guardian_learningnotalwaysright_feedRead Sometimes, Instead Of Trying To Explain, You Just Need To Rollover
Customer: "My phone isn’t working."
Me: "Is it charged?"
Customer: "No, but it should still work a little. I didn’t use all the battery yet!"
Me: "I mean, if the battery is dead, you must have."
Customer: "But I paid for rollover minutes!"
Read Sometimes, Instead Of Trying To Explain, You Just Need To Rollover
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notalwaysright_feedRead Were You Born Yesterday? Or At All?!
Teller: "But sir, if you don't have your birth certificate, how can you prove you were ever born?"
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The Rwenzori Mountains in eastern Africa are renowned for their water resources and endemic plants and animals, but like elsewhere in the tropics, the glaciers are dwindling.
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Once off-limits to the public, this desert facility near Marana, Arizona now offers guided tours arranged through the airport. It used to be marked by a guardhouse with a ”Use of Deadly Force Authorized” sign; today, visitors can drive right up to the fence, and with a little planning, they can even explore the airpark’s contents up close.
The site stores commercial aircraft for airlines and clients around the world, with an incredible range that is always changing. Additionally, several companies on the property paint, repair, and salvage aircraft. One section of the airpark holds very old aircraft, including a few 747s from airlines like TWA and, until recently, Pan Am.
For those who schedule a tour, the experience can include a look inside a small building with photographs and memorabilia, as well as a drive around the facility with exceptional commentary.
kaberettToday I have: moved my body, joyfully, in ways I did not imagine might ever be possible, only a handful of years ago. I've provided expert support for a disability benefits submission. I've contacted people to let them know I can reunite them with things mislaid but also loved. I've played with stationery. I've eaten cake. I've built structures and made music and read books and tended plants. I've watched foxes and a slow worm and a woodpecker (greater spotted, apparently, though I didn't get a good look at it), and listened to the yelling from its nest. I've written to my government -- one small action toward justice. I've put water out for birds.
I've travelled around the sun thirty-five times.
It's been a good day.
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bruce_schneier_feedFrom Hackaday.com, this is a neural network simulation of a pet squid.
Autonomous Behavior:
- The squid moves autonomously, making decisions based on his current state (hunger, sleepiness, etc.).
- Implements a vision cone for food detection, simulating realistic foraging behavior.
- Neural network can make decisions and form associations.
- Weights are analysed, tweaked and trained by Hebbian learning algorithm.
- Experiences from short-term and long-term memory can influence decision-making.
- Squid can create new neurons in response to his environment (Neurogenesis)
As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered.
cosmolinguistIn Chester for the weekend.
Staying in a lovely terrace. We sat in the sunshine, had Korean street food takeout for dinner, watched the penultimate episode of The Residence (omg!)... I'm enjoying this so much I almost don't want to watch the last one but also I really wanna watch the last one! but not tonight because we're all tired: the prep and traveling is enough to do V in; D woke up at 6:30 this morning, couldn't get back to sleep, and had a busy day at work; I had a migraine and had to call in sick by noon and do packing while pretending that I was fine...
I had a nice shower and am now in my cozy bed. Everything is nice.
notalwaysright_feedRead Their World Knowledge Is Very Green(land)
Customer: "Why is your salmon so expensive?!"
Me: "It's Norwegian salmon and it's of the very best quality, flown in fresh."
Customer: "Norway? Don't we own that?"
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notalwaysright_feedRead When Shower Thoughts Should Stay There
My coworker is sitting in the break room, staring off into nothing. He's gotten the impression of being the weird one in the store.
Me: "You okay, [Coworker's Name]?"
He turns to me, and voices this thought that makes me realize why he's viewed as the weird one:
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