Dumb question: do you have a key on your keyboard that disables the microphone? I don’t have my laptop in front of me, but I know there’s a key that disables the trackpad and another that disables the camera. I realized that I’d accidentally hit those by going through something similar to this.

Good luck.

Kat.

Are there no prisons?

Are there no workhouses?

I believe the dumbness of scams conforms to the Archimedean property.

Pump and dump of penny stock. 🤷

Everyone has to start somewhere.

I try the latest episode, then if I like it, I start from the beginning, unless it’s a current events podcast.

Icelandic: very very far top left.

Having insufficiently pale skin.

Maritime Madness, Candied Habanero or Lime Cilantro.

You did it. Count me among the folks who would reply to you.

Boo.

Gratitude is a revolutionary act in times like these. Since you’re going to die, anyway, you might as well enjoy the ride as much as you can and teach your child to do the same. If you manage to make the world a better place along the way, then so much the better.

Peace.

What is “erratic” for you? What is “off in a bad way” for you? There might be a clue in there somewhere.

What a great way to learn how people interpret behaviors as “lazy”. Intriguing…

The difference between lazy and burnout lies in how much you trust the person not working.

It could be both! Why not?

Excessive apologies can feel disingenuous and perfunctory. That makes it difficult for me to know when an apology is genuine. That erodes my trust.

Excessive apologies can signal to me that the other person sees me as a threat, and I don’t want to feel like a threat, so I feel attacked.

But I could also choose to interpret excessive apologies as a sign of past trauma, so I could choose to have compassion and patiently ask the other person to talk to me about what’s going on. I can share how I feel and hope that they feel ready to discuss what’s happening for them. Patience would be key.

Now it depends whether you mean actual DEI or the nonsense that companies do in the name of DEI or the unfortunate overreaction that some people support related to DEI due to the resistance to actual, reasonable, sensible DEI.

“… regardless of all other factors…” sounds like the second of these.

Obligatory mention of lazygit for those who prefer vi and its descendants.

No, I’m not making any claim regarding which is better. Hold your cards and letters. In many other universes, I’m a daily user of magit.