Just had to block (not on here) people who were arguing that wearing helmet doesn’t add protection for you when you use a bicycle. Incredible stuff.
I think a lot of people just underestimate the danger from a blow to the back of the head. While extremely rare, kids die from head injuries just playing tag. The increased risk as a cyclist should be self-evident.
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Amazing source of self-criticism.
Learned the meaning of some words today:
Exophthalmic (adj.), from
Impecunious (adj.) – having little or no money
Prurient (adj.) – an inordinate interest in sex
TIL that they’re called “outplacement consultants” or “career transition specialists”. I didn’t meet one. I just had reason to look it up.
It's taken me 35 years and five ZX Spectrums to complete The Hobbit. Feels like a bigger deal than buying my house or having my family. I kept this quest secret for so long, I can only mention it here. Now I'm finally in a comfy tunnel-like hall, feeling like I've won at life.
I felt a bit like that after I finally managed to watch the end of The Godfather. I’d given up halfway through SO many times.
I use the Redirection plugin on WordPress. As a result I am in a constant arms race with spammy 404s, like these:
/page/320/?s
/page/7/?s=九州通2025校园招聘
/page/87/?s=Which of the following can result if an embryo implants close to the internal opening of
Redirection supports regular expressions and this is one of the few regular chances I get to use them. I only use simple Ignore so there’s no real harm if I get them wrong either. I just need to keep the logs clean(er) so I can see the legit 404s.
This is what I got:
^\/page\/\d+\/\?s.*And the final redirect in Redirection looks like this:
Got bored of “whack-a-mole” unsubscriptions on third-party feedback requests, so I decided to start a list to power my gmail filters.
When I send a card or a letter, I don’t consider it to be “on the way” the instant I have addressed and put postage on it. Do you?
I’ve quickly gone from tolerating the inclusion of “AI” in a product to wanting to actively avoid it. The privacy implications alone are a nightmare.