Jun 18, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read I am walking to a class, carrying a slice of pizza (no time for a full lunch). I stop to catch my breath, and a woman stops and looks at me. Woman: (in a sneering tone) Are you lost, or are yo...
Jun 18, 2026 from Thejesh GN Thank you for attending Back to Basics: Build Your Own LLM from Scratch I sent this email to all workshop attendees. It made sense to publish it as a post as well. Thank you for attending the “Back to Basics: Build Your Own LLM from Scratch” session. It was great to se...
Jun 18, 2026 from Roy Tang Retro Review: Tales of Graces F (PS3!) It is the year of our lord 2026 and here I am writing a review for a game I played on PS3! Quick explanation: I was tinkering around with my PS3 a couple of months ago and found that because I had ...
Jun 18, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read I’m the idiot in this one. Prefacing – I love dogs. All dogs, no questions asked. I devolve into cutesy wootsy jibberish around dogs if given the opportunity. That being said, when I was young...
Jun 18, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Sole Suspect Read Sole Suspect I was walking through the women’s section and found shoes that I wanted. I was searching for my size, and a lady stopped me and said: Customer: "Since you’re clearly watching me, ...
Jun 18, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read I am at a mall downtown. There are often many panhandlers around the entrances, especially near the bus station, as it’s a relatively sheltered area with the large number of passers by. Most f...
Jun 18, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read (The story “Just Like Marshall, She’s Fired Up!” reminded me of something I did when I was a little older than the girl in that story. I’d say I was about five or six, so I don’t remember this...
Jun 18, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read One day I told my 7 year old niece to wake me up early at 9 am, usually I wake up late in afternoon due to medications. My cousin told me what I did. Niece: “Aunty wake up it’s 9:30.” Me: “Yea...
Jun 18, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Sue-pervised Shutdown Read Sue-pervised Shutdown Many moons ago, I worked on the tech support line for a computer company named after a fruit. One of the only times we were authorized to hang up on a call was if the cal...
Jun 18, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read When I was in my early teens, my school had a sex ed program that all students were expected to take, but we still needed a parent to sign a form for us to take it. I’ve already received a sho...
Jun 18, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Shampoo-Pooing The Whole Purchase Process Read Shampoo-Pooing The Whole Purchase Process Me: "I can't take that here. You need to pay at the register." Customer: "But, I'm just trying to pay now. Why can't I just give you the cash?" Me: "B...
Jun 18, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Close To Quitting, But No Cigar Read Close To Quitting, But No Cigar Customer: "What is smoking a cigar like?" Me: "Very different from cigarettes, and the smell is unique. I can recommend a few if you’re looking to try some out,...
Jun 18, 2026 from The Universe of Discourse Egyptian fraction multiplication (Very much previously: Egyptian Fractions) Back in March, I had been reading On the Egyptian method of decomposing into unit fractions by Abdulrahman A. Abdulaziz, and I reported that: There is som...
Jun 18, 2026 from The New Leaf Journal On Complaining About AI in Pinterest on Reddit Wherein I caution against using Reddit to complain about AI on Pinterest from the perspective of someone who does not use Reddit and nominally has a site account for Pinterest.
Jun 18, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Soup, There It Is Read Soup, There It Is Customer: "Do you like it?" Me: "Our customers love it!" Customer: "But do you like it, personally?" Me: "Unfortunately, I’m allergic to tomatoes." Read Soup, There It Is
Jun 18, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Their View Of The World Is Going Down Under, Part 2 Read Their View Of The World Is Going Down Under, Part 2 Confused Coworker: "But… It's just an island?" Sabbatical Coworker: "A pretty big island. The flight from Perth to Sydney is already over fo...
Jun 18, 2026 from Noahie's Blog The War We Can't See Today's post is part of the IndieWeb Carnival, with this month's theme being "No Way!?" and hosted by Alex Hsu. I really like the theme for the carnival this month. Most of my life has been a serie...
Jun 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Don’t Discount The Ability To Be Pleasant Read Don’t Discount The Ability To Be Pleasant There is a sandwich place I go to when I forget to bring lunch for work. The workers tend to start asking what someone wants to order before they have...
Jun 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Sour Grapes In The Sour Patch Read Sour Grapes In The Sour Patch Me: "Has anyone seen my Sour Patch Kids?" Coworker: "Oh, I threw those away." Me: "You what?" Coworker: "They were open." Read Sour Grapes In The Sour Patch
Jun 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com The Truth Was Out There, Now It’s Sat At Table Five… Read The Truth Was Out There, Now It’s Sat At Table Five… Almost immediately after dropping off their first drinks, I'm back behind the bar in the service well, and someone starts tapping my leg. I...
