I take the specific view that inadvertent phrasing of three words or less has repeatedly changed my life. Three is actually really excessive. One usually does the job; I only had to go to three once.

But then again, I’m a writer. Oh, I sure as shit wasn’t the first time, but this is where serendipity cones into play. You know what you have to say without even thinking about it.

Oh, it always gets worse with these surveillance companies. Also good to bear in mind this is the tip of the iceberg.

What matters the most is not the words within an utterance, but the discourse conveyed by that utterance. [Translation: how you say it matters less than what you say.]

Under certain circumstances. How you say things in work and personal settings such as dating can absolutely affect outcomes.

Looks like a nice kit. I was holding out for 6400 before everything fell apart. G.Skill has been solid for me in the past.

What timings?

Sure, but contrarian investment and bets are built into the system. Everyone wants to think they’re the genius.

I’ve played with it for a little bit, but at this point, I’m so far removed from print design, I gave up after kicking the tires. When my resume ceased to be able to get anywhere as a PDF’d INDD, I tucked tail and went back to Word.

While I grant these things are true, there’s no way in hell multiple people aren’t trying this bet.

No, no … it’s Actually Indians.

Oh, you just know someone’s shorting this. It just doesn’t seem to get reported on.

I’m typing this on a Surface, so I’m not inherently anti-MS, but they’ve very clearly given up on the consumer side, which is an industrywide trend.

AI is sort of like having a plug. If you know you want it, it’s easy enough to find.

Have fun with the wait!

I have a rule that I will double RAM with each generation. I had 8GB of DDR2, then 16GB of DDR3. You can guess where I went with DDR4.

Looks like I’m not getting 64GB this year.

“Why would I want to use Notepad?”

It was rather pretty of me.

You can only use so many “fucks” before a video is demonetized. Running any longer would have come up against that wall.

“Finely reviewed newspaper”? Mate, everyone actually interested in committing journalism has already headed for the exits. Shit only gets worse from here.

Sometimes, being an editor sucks. I try to hold back, but when you end up with a different word than intended – and it’s funny – I feel I have no choice but to point it out.

I’m sorry. Are you a mod here? You’re just bitching that you didn’t get exactly what you wanted served on a platter.

I’m assuming you were going for “petty,” not rhapsodizing about the UI on the error.