Last time this was posted, the some answers said it’s actually likely a nest (funnel web spider or something?) and the “dead spider” shed skin.

So the metaphor for capitalism is… The Rich carry on eating the produce of the Poor, while the socialists look on and think the system is dying? Haha! Checkmate Poors!

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Aw, cheer up; someone will apply you in thirty to forty years.

The real problem these days is with intensive almond farming. Almond tastes better from free range almonds, with space to graze in peace and calm between the bushes.

Have you heard of “bitter almonds”? Turns up in mystery novels. It’s what you get from caged almonds raised on steroids.

Cabbages are actually tree trunks

Raspberries are actually tubers

Wheat is actually a berry

And oranges are actually an eldritch, ante-dimensional horror perpetrated by intelligent, unseen beings

Also acorns are the progenitors of oranges.

That’s very cool, but does anyone else think the title image is AI generated? Neither image nor caption seem to sit right, nor fit together.

Is the ‘caption’ actually (derived from) a prompt?

I can’t see from this article whether “could cost” means there are lawsuits ongoing/pending, or just the author has speculated what the fine could be if there were a lawsuit?

If you want snarky AI, can I recommend Portal.

Though that doesn’t really count as indie.

Not my experience. I think “can I ask you a favour” is a normal opener to a request, rather than splurting out the whole request right away.

Seeing your more description here:

TBH I would not know how to reply. I think your response sounds a bit rude, but not bad - and the other guy ought to take it in his stride and get over it.

The trick - apparently - is to be somehow quick-witted and articulate at the same time as you’re feeling anxious and crowded. Something like, “sorry, I’m not in a good space for strangers right now.” …But then, some strangers would take that as a cue of openness and enthusiastically start strangersplaining to you how they’re a good’un and it’s all alright and anyway you should be more open to people because society’s better that way…

So maybe your response isn’t all that bad, in the end.

Or, “not at the moment, sorry.”

See, eventually I can come up with a good response!

It’s still a bit passive aggressive, I would feel.

I think if I were quick of thought (oh, how I wish!) I’d reply something positive like, “sure, what’s up?” And then if the request were too onerous I’d say, “sorry, I can’t.”

Because that stranger on the street is a real person and you want them to have a good day too.

You don’t need to stress over if you came across as rude, but being polite is something I, at least, would like to try if I can.

I’d like to advocate that - even if it is rude - it shouldn’t be a problem. What I mean is, if you ask someone you don’t know well for a favour, and you get a rude or borderline aggressive reply, just accept it and walk away. So many of us give weird-sounding answers in the spur of the moment, with no bad intentions. When you hear/receive one of those weird replies, it does no harm to give it the benefit of the doubt.

Lol

It’s tricky. Part of the problem, I think, is if you do have corruption and carelessness in something like the FDA, there’s no amount of careful reporting that can fix it - it becomes propaganda.

It’s necessary to address the problems, though I still agree with being careful about what information is broadcast and how - but it’s necessary to keep information open and challenge things otherwise you end up worse down the line. A measles epidemic is bad. But imagine if you suppressed thalidomide results and other failures, allowing things to get worse and worse in the name of not damaging people’s trust, then eventually (after years of covered-up harm) it all comes out and people abandon scientific medicine altogether!

You don’t have to imagine… I’m sure a large component of both vaccine skepticism and Trump’s presidency have come because of suppressed and partially-suppressed wrongdoing by all the people we think the country should trust. Eventually people break and look for something else.

So, I agree with you, but in my opinion we do need to work more, not less, at transparency and truth even when it’s problematic.

Cool! Thanks for sharing.

Nix-related job - do tell!

No, you can often see what’s going on and adjust your speed a little to let merging work well, without causing risk to other traffic.

Well, I can at least.

You can also move in one lane if it’s empty to let merging cars enter the outside lane easily.

700 professionals in India probably make more coherent software than AI.