“But it wouldn’t hit the fan so much if we stopped using Microsoft’s half-baked products!”

It always falls on deaf ears. I can’t believe how many millions my employer throws at Microsoft every year just to complain about how broken it is.

Usually organic stuff is 2-4x more expensive around here, so my eyes tend to slip right over them.

Every place I’ve worked for seems to have them figured out ahead of time based on how little they want to give in raises.

No, because the monsters would get me.

I see it as a CNC for paper and similar materials. I steal my spouse’s at least once per year, often for making stencils for painting projects or for making layered lightboxes.

I had to look this place up. I was not aware the federal government ran a theater. Is this something the president has any legal control over or is he just doing as he pleases?

I really thought that slogan was just a bit in Mad Men. I had no idea that was based on reality.

Sadly they do not need warrants if they are within 100 miles of a land or sea border, which Newark is definitely in. [https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/border-zone](Border Zone) 2/3s of the US population lives in that zone, meaning we’re going to see a lot more of this and absolutely no pushback from officials.

Plus they have two attributes needed to make a great Boogeyman:

1. Very small percentage of the population. You can go your whole life without ever realizing you met one, much less get to know them and start seeing them as human.
2. Not always readily apparent if someone is trans or not. This applied to Jews in Nazi Germany as well. You can really ramp up the paranoia if people start fearing their neighbors and isolate themselves.

I thought this was the very thing the GOP said the Executive Branch can’t do when they blocked student loan forgiveness.

Loved that show. I wonder if it holds up.

The stupidest joke I ever heard that has stuck with me for some reason:

How are Santa and a plum alike? They’re both purple, except for Santa.