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Our dog will only walk out of the kitchen backwards. We caught him the other day walking into the kitchen backwards, turning and out again - all backwards.
He is fine in any other room/situation.

That’s a challenging wank

IKR? a broken clock is right twice a day.

If you’re cold, they’re cold - let them in.

Always XKCD: https://xkcd.com/882/

…Forbidden Beatrix Potter.

I really like the naming of things after their discoverers/inventors. I’m picturing a mathematician getting upset:

“How dare you speak about Friedrich Gauss like that. He dragged that universities astronomy department out of the stone age, even after the death of his first wife…”

The history of the people helps me with remembering the concepts.

Disclaimer: I am NOT a mathematician.

We’re from the past.

A bit like HELA cells.

HELA:

“Sinking piss” is Australian for drinking.

I didn’t read the article but:

Just barely good enough is perfect.

Machines are for breaking & plans are for changing.

You can drive the schedule or the budget - not both.

No ‘and then’

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Fun fact about some languages no having words for left/right.

This helps with orientation (important for navigation) but also stuff like arranging items east to west according to age.

edit: when sorting by age.

No source to hand but I heard a rumour that:

This is first generation since 100 years ago that is worse off (in terms of health outcomes & ability to save) than their parents. I’m not so sure about wealth inequality but that’s pretty high in many countries right now.

Its interesting that it happens at times of fast technological change.

Edit: I agree about things being better than 100 years ago.

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I imagine a similar reaction to this:

The squits. You don’t want to be a squitter

Risky click of the day.