IRC still awesome, even in 2026. It’ll be awesome in 2056 too.

Much less back pain but much fatter. Lived on the other side of the planet. Otherwise about the same.

Nurses hate this.

Gotta love a Dark Tower reference. Love that series.

I like the app Knots 3d. It animates with variable speed over 200 knots from Ashley’s Book of Knots.

Yeah ok but zen is actually pretty good for a free browser.

Oh I misunderstood you. I thought you were using the Star Trek reference as just a supporting claim that militaries follow this practice. But I see now you meant only in that context.

Same, USAF but decades ago. It was actually the USAF protocol office I called to verify the “mister” address for WO. Not because we had them, but because they still have protocol for how to address them, generally army chopper pilots if I recall.

eta: I should also clarify that I don’t know that to be true. It could easily be one of those ID-10t situations where somebody tricked us into calling protocol and they went along with it. Could be complete bullshit.

Not sure what military you served in, but the one I served in definitely didn’t call women sir until instructed otherwise. However, “mister” may be correct for all warrant officers.

Pretty sure it dates back to the dawn of commerce.

You must realize terrible stuff was happening over that time period too. Yes, there is a ton of regression happening right now, but compared to any other time in history some things are better some are worse. One can probably select any two points in modern history and say the same. There are always great and terrible things happening.

“After” seems like the wrong preposition in the headline. Feels like “killed in” or “died after” would be less confusing. Anyway, sad for the people involved.

Why would researchers in Antarctica have shotguns? Not like there are polar bears like on Svalbard.

Whoa! Captain Planet reference in the wild? Love it.

Super clever comparison. I love it.

Never had shit on Mister Rogers in a bloodstained sweater.

More anti-signal propaganda? Who is claiming it can’t be associated to a user. The messages are private, not anonymous.

You are not alone. Some of that stress is good. Drives accomplishment. But we need to have clear, achievable milestones. Write it down, and discard anything where you don’t see a clear outcome.

And for me, making my bed in the morning and cleaning the kitchen directly after dinner have always been the biggest mitigations for my “too much shit to do” stress.

Achievement unlocked: self-reliance