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Not a physician, utility-bikes a lot (~5000km/year), DFH, works on Go compiler. (I do not speak for my employer.) Sometimes know things about programming languages, (cargo) bicycles, lilies, Florida.

He/him. Ex(?) Florida Man.
Now near Boston, MA, USA.
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This reminds me of Cardinal John Henry Newman's book Definition of a Gentleman. I often cite Newman's book because it's so instructive. The term gentleman is so overwrought and frequently abused, but to the degree it means anything at all, I think Newman captures it here:
November 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
He is kinda old, soft, and low energy.
November 23, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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Between 1875 and 1985, there were 6000 shipwrecks in the Great Lakes. After the Edmund Fitzgerald, there were zero.

And so this is a story of Gordon Lightfoot’s influence on marine safety.
November 23, 2025 at 12:45 AM
"It's so easy!"

We get all sorts of attributes on bell curves, lots of people (including me) just think our own experience is the norm and why can't those short people just be tall and reach the top shelf?
November 23, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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I never thought watching the Three Stooges would help someone in a bear attack...
November 22, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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Some of you did not spend enough time reading Dan Savage in the early oughts and it shows
November 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Hey Target.

Support Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion. Or we’re not coming back.

Get rid of your stupid lock boxes. They make customers feel like crooks, and your staff hates dealing with them. It’s a horrible shopping experience. REALLY DUMB!

Stop gouging your customers. You’re ripping us off.
November 19, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Plenty of nuclear reactors use salt water in a secondary coolant loop, not sure what's so special about data centers. It might cost more than using fresh water, but rockets aren't cheap, either.
November 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM