Feb 24, 2026 from BIX dot BLOG The Theft Of An Ideal Five days is a bit too far down the road for me just to add an addenda onto my most recent post about burnout, but I do need briefly to circle back because had I been thinking clearly, I’d have rem...
Feb 24, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Gift Now, Fix Later Read Gift Now, Fix Later It's my first month working in a cheap high street jewellery store. I'm noticing something different about the shoppers today: Me: "Wait, it's all men today!" Coworker: "We...
Feb 24, 2026 from BIX dot BLOG The Fillion Tease Over the messaging transom today came the revelation that since late last year, Nathan Fillion and Alan Tudyk have had a podcast called Once We Were Spacemen, “where they get to know their fellow c...
Feb 24, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com You Don’t Get It, And You’re Not Getting It Read You Don’t Get It, And You’re Not Getting It Me: "Someone may be in the middle of buying it. Once they finish the purchase, it’s gone." Customer: "But your website says one left." Me: "Yes. Bec...
Feb 24, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Debt Is The New Black Read Debt Is The New Black Me: "Hi! Yes! I just joined last week." *Sticks hand out.* "I'm [My Name], nice to meet you." Mean Girl #1: *Doesn't shake hands.* "Did you just move to the city?" Me: "Y...
Feb 24, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com I Trust Some Dogs To Read Better Than Humans Read I Trust Some Dogs To Read Better Than Humans I'm working behind the children's desk when I spy a lost-looking adult. It frequently happens that people new to this location walk right past the ...
Feb 23, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com So THAT’S What Happened To The Entwives Read So THAT’S What Happened To The Entwives Supervisor: "What are you talking about?" Me: "Weekend plans. [Coworker] is going tree hunting." Supervisor: *Looks at [Coworker], confused.* "Why would...
Feb 23, 2026 from Matthew Brunelle's Blog I Almost Had a Good Support Experience With Google Google support is unwell. In fact, it never really has been good. The staff in their physical store in Boston was great, but the rest of support really dropped the ball when my Pixel 9 Pro Fold died.
Feb 23, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com They Were Pill-aged Read They Were Pill-aged He came out to check on the patient. He was there when the meds were to be given and noticed that they were wrong. The carer who had called him said they were the same meds...
Feb 23, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Will They Get It FINAL-y? Read Will They Get It FINAL-y? Customer: "What does final sale mean?" Me: "It means that once sold, the sale is final. They cannot be bought back to the store for any refunds, exchanges, or store c...
Feb 23, 2026 from Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy The Reading Canary: Seeing the Aardvark’s Shadow Attempting to read Cerebus the Aardvark for what you could describe as “the good bits” is a bit like being Punxsutawney Phil on Groundhog Day in reverse: if I don’t see the shadow of Dave Sim’s lat...
Feb 23, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Calling Back Is Not Their Calling Read Calling Back Is Not Their Calling Me: "Two previous reps told me that they understood that I would not be discussing this until my husband gets home at six, and you continue to call. So, eithe...
Feb 23, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Acting Pump-ous Read Acting Pump-ous Customer: "I WANT A MANAGER!" Me: "Sir, please don't—" Customer: "—I had to come in THREE TIMES! This is ridiculous!" Read Acting Pump-ous
Feb 23, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Bring Your Best To Work, Not Your Best Friend Read Bring Your Best To Work, Not Your Best Friend Another server was using the POS in the bag area when she looked down and saw in the new girl's bag, a dog. Read Bring Your Best To Work, Not Your...
Feb 23, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Are You Sitting Comfortably? Then I Shall Begin… Read Are You Sitting Comfortably? Then I Shall Begin… Customer: *Snidely.* "How nice it must be for you all to be able to sit around all day instead of working." Me: "Sir, would you make the same c...
Feb 23, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Thermodynamics, You Take It From Here, Part 29 Read Thermodynamics, You Take It From Here, Part 29 An angry-looking customer tosses a food thermometer onto my counter, the kind that you stick into a chicken or a sauce to test the temperature. A...
Feb 23, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com When The Office Is A Bit Looney Read When The Office Is A Bit Looney I am doing my normal thing and look to see who I’m responding to. I see their name is John Smith (not real name), they are in the department that is allowed to ...
Feb 23, 2026 from Peter's Path E2EE Backend part 2: Private Information Retrieval This is the second post in a series that explores a truly privacy-preserving, end-to-end encrypted backend and client. The goal of this part: a demo that can look up data in an encrypted database w...
