sitting with the AI apologist take of "you may like the craft of traditional japanese hand woodworking but it's not what will make a profit anymore, so save that for your hobby"… the thing is, old-school joinery produces higher-quality products and uses less (& more sustainable) materials. The reason it's "not profitable" is that the labor is more specialized and expensive. So what they're saying is "I want to get paid less to make worse software".

so true bestie

My daughter, during a tough moment, said something that really stuck with me:

"I'm not a machine. I can make mistakes. Even the printer, which is a machine, doesn't always work."

She's five. And honestly? She's right.

@alice

Locks aren't just physical obstructions they are also a kind of communication.

This says "I would be as mad at you as a robber if you opened this"

It could work if everyone cares.

@alice Never was the saying "Locks keep honest men honest" more true.

@alice

OK. People laugh at this. But sometimes a lock isn't about keeping people out. It's a sign that says "I want people to stay out"

I have a "locked" box on my desk with the best snacks, emergency candy, the *good* red pens, the juicy whiteboard markers, that fancy Japanese chalk that never squeaks, white out and other goodies other teachers "borrow"

But with the "lock" (Which is a twist tie through the lock hole) they no longer do by breaking it they must admit they are annoying me.

fuck, i hate when i'm sneaking and my exaggerated tip-toeing makes the sound piano keys ascending an aeolian scale!! 😤

Your seances are probably giving you poor results because you're using the free tier. I pay my medium twelve guineas a month but her protoplasmic manifestations are going to 10x my revenue