Posts tagged "variety"

But I Would Drive Five Thousand Miles, And I Would Drive Five Thousand More

Read But I Would Drive Five Thousand Miles, And I Would Drive Five Thousand More Me: "Take me to the airport." Taxi Driver: "Which airport?" I think to myself, duh... San Diego only has one airport...

So Long, 42 the School, and Thanks for All the Fish

My journey at 42 the computer science school is coming to an end. On 14 May 2026, the staff of my local campus of 42 made a major announcement: Starting from 29 May 2026, my local campus of 42 will...

Self Hosting Passwords

A few months back, Ars Technica published Password managers' promise that they can't see your vaults isn't always true. I haven't used an online password manager in 5 years. Previously I had been u...

The Mall Is An Existential Threat

Read The Mall Is An Existential Threat Customer: "But if I'm in the mall, that means I can shop." Me: "Not at midnight, sir. The stores closed three hours ago." Customer: *Confused and frustrated.*...

Dog Gone It

Read Dog Gone It I'm a night auditor at a pet-friendly hotel. A woman comes down from her room in the middle of the night, and without any warning or context, just says: Guest: "You stole my dog." ...

A Dollar Debate

Read A Dollar Debate Coworker: *Ringing me up.* "It'll probably be even more on sale tomorrow. You could wait and save a little bit of money." Me: "Yeah, but it might also be gone. There were seven...

Some People Just Want To Watch The World Burn, Part 41

Read Some People Just Want To Watch The World Burn, Part 41 One lovely elderly woman always comes to mind when I think of my time at this store. She was an absolute master of rage-baiting before th...

Two facilitation methods starting with a single line: Actions|Results & +|Δ

Two simple facilitation methods you can start anytime by drawing a single line on a sheet of paper. What these are and when to use them.

The Late Notice

Read The Late Notice I've just come back from a week off. At 9 AM, I was visiting my first client of the day, whom I'll call Client Bill.  Bill was hard of hearing, so on entering his house, he lik...

ID-ing A Crime

Read ID-ing A Crime Me: "Can I see some ID, please?" The customer shows me a paper driver's license. Me: "I'm sorry, I can't accept that. I need a proper ID." Customer: "This is a proper ID! It was...

Seen Live, But Alive?

Read Seen Live, But Alive? Me: "Oh, this is my current favourite band! They are called [Band Name]." Coworker: "Never heard of them." Me: "Yeah, they are pretty new. Only been around a couple of ye...

Using Your Words

Read Using Your Words I'm a Middle Eastern-looking dude, but born in America, and I speak English just fine. A couple comes in, and I greet them: Me: "Hello, welcome to [Restaurant], how can I help...

Breadwinners And Losers

Read Breadwinners And Losers One day, my boss hires a new person. No big deal, except my boss kept cutting my hours more and more and giving them to the new person. I went from working over thirty ...

Powered Down And Priced Up

Read Powered Down And Priced Up Me: *Walking in.* "This room is closed. Y'all can't be in here." Gym Member #1: "What do you mean, closed?! Isn't this, like, the ambient workout room?" Me: "The wha...

We Wouldn’t Recommend Using An Electric Cooker

Read We Wouldn’t Recommend Using An Electric Cooker Customer: "Are your chickens Chinese?" Me: "Uhm… no. They're from—" Customer: *Interrupting.* "—I heard that the Chinese take random chicken part...

When Closing Time Is Closing In On Them

Read When Closing Time Is Closing In On Them Employee: "We're closing, dude." Me: "You close in ten minutes." Employee: "Yeah, so it's too late to order." Me: "If this were a sit-down restaurant, I...

The Right Number, The Wrong Move

Read The Right Number, The Wrong Move Me: "Thank you for calling [Store Name]. How can I help?" Caller: "Can you give me the number to [Store Name]?" Me: "You already have it. You've successfully c...

Forecasting A Brain Freeze

Read Forecasting A Brain Freeze Mom: *Looking at the weather app on her phone.* "Wow, these temperature drops are crazy." Dad: "Huh. If we’re indoors right now, why is the weather app still saying ...

Why US?

The Horror Of Bad Eyesight

Read The Horror Of Bad Eyesight We had minimal supervision, and our host’s older sister had managed to sneak her a horror movie DVD rental. I was very nervous. The other girls were excited about do...