Yep. A lot of these tech companies that have run in the red for years are now being called on to produce a profit and pay the big backers.

Why shouldn’t they be allowed cell phones, at least as a privilege? They shouldn’t be allowed to harass anyone, but they’re people. JPay and other predatory companies put an undue burden on families just trying to talk to their loved ones (who, let’s face it, may not be guilty) in the pen. There are even worse companies that pretend to be places where you can send money or put money on a phone card for a loved one but once you get to the fine print it’s just a scam. That dries up if you just allow folks the opportunity to talk to their family during their downtime.

But fuck them, I guess. People are in jail to be punished and if they don’t have the maximum amount of punishment 24x7 along with their families then we’re not really getting our money’s worth.

Or maybe he’s talking on a butt phone.

I can’t argue with that because honestly I was jealous of the folks running it. But they are buying new equipment today and I’m not.

Same. I have a lot of legacy recording equipment that I won’t replace until it stops working and it’s all mini USB.

I’m just glad I got what I did instead of FireWire.

Until the CIO gets the “telephone game” version of what’s going on.

I’m less concerned about that and more concerned about supervillains building lairs.

Some of us always look like shit.

Goddammit, you brilliant bastard.

is making me get the distro itchy foot.

They make a powder for that.

My doctor has long fingernails and it’s super uncomfortable when she starts wiggling all her fingers around.

They watch TV/movies/news.

I’m also a person with a million hobbies. I’ve got TV or audiobooks on in the background as I do woodworking, smoke meat, play instruments, record music (ok, there’s nothing on in the background while I’m recording), go sing karaoke, rock climb, work on motorcycles, garden, or one of the other million things I might be doing. My family passively sits and watches television.

As far as I’m concerned, that’s fine. If it makes them happy then I’m happy for them. I couldn’t be content that way but it takes different strokes to move the world.

I need to train my grip strength to combat my alcohol misuse.

Nope. No consequences at all. He was around for a while after that, same position. A quick glance at LinkedIn shows he owns/runs a hotdog joint now. That’s not something I would have guessed.

I’m having a ribeye, gratin potatoes, brussel sprouts, and a slice of pie. I’m having a glass of Maker’s 46 to cap it off.

I chose to eat alone tonight so I didn’t do all the fixings, but it’s enough for me. Last week was a tough one and for three days I’ve chosen not to deal with people. I may go out for a nightcap later but I’m not going to be dealing with anyone while I do.

I’m too drunk to read the whole thing, but I have an anecdote that is related.

Years and years ago one of my customers was a city. They had SCADA systems to control and monitor the city water. Originally there was no way to access the Internet from the control machines and no way to access those machines from the Internet.

Well, they got a new boss at the water department and he wants to check it from home. He’d been told that’s a bad idea repeatedly. Eventually my boss got some folks at the city to sign a document saying we don’t recommend it and they accept the risks and I get him remote access.

Time moves on several months and suddenly half the city has no water. Anyone care to guess why? Anyone care to guess who the city tried to blame? Because that person and the MSP they worked for would have been fucked if not for a nice waiver showing that we said this would happen.

Apparently, SpaceX has special tactics to stoke his grandiose ego and trick him into giving them the freedom they need.

It’s a tale as old as bosses. Many of them have big egos and think that because they’re in charge that magically gives them expertise. So if you want to do something you either get them looking at something shiny or you make them think it’s their idea.

I had a boss like that ages ago. If I wanted to work on something out of the ordinary I would plant the idea, then a few weeks later I would remind him that he brought it up a while ago. I used the fact that he had a million things going on so he never really remembered who brought it up. I didn’t care that he got the credit because I got to work on cool things and expand my repertoire.

That’s a great way to go. There are also still some budget options (Sceptre comes to mind) that don’t have any smart features in some models. My buddy just picked one up.

It’s an absolutely terrible TV, but for his use case it’s perfect. He’s using it as a karaoke monitor for parties at his house. It’s mounted in a covered patio and is dumb as hell.

You have women friends? Have them make your dating profile if you want to date online. Seriously. They’ll make you sound awesome while telling the truth. Chances are at least one of them is good at taking pictures.

Can you not have a bit of respect? Some of us are tryin’ to bask in moon glow!

They do it so I’m not as ugly. I apologize.