We met somebody the other day.
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We met somebody the other day. After talking to my husband about what he does (he has a prestigious job, people are usually impressed), she turned to me and asked if I work. I responded with a brief description of what I do.
Her: "well that's nothing to be ashamed of."
Me: [brief pause] "no, no it's not."
My husband: "her work is more complicated than mine."
(Not true, but appreciated in the context) -
We met somebody the other day. After talking to my husband about what he does (he has a prestigious job, people are usually impressed), she turned to me and asked if I work. I responded with a brief description of what I do.
Her: "well that's nothing to be ashamed of."
Me: [brief pause] "no, no it's not."
My husband: "her work is more complicated than mine."
(Not true, but appreciated in the context)@dillyd Jesus that’s so fucking rude.
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@dillyd Jesus that’s so fucking rude.
@michaelgemar she managed to stick her foot in her mouth a couple more times, before I managed to make my way to the other side of the room lol
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We met somebody the other day. After talking to my husband about what he does (he has a prestigious job, people are usually impressed), she turned to me and asked if I work. I responded with a brief description of what I do.
Her: "well that's nothing to be ashamed of."
Me: [brief pause] "no, no it's not."
My husband: "her work is more complicated than mine."
(Not true, but appreciated in the context) -
@dillyd (I love this sketch because the moment the host welcomes David Mitchell hinting at the space centre you KNOW where the joke is going, but the delivery is still just perfect)
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@swelljoe oof no flipping is such a bad design decision. SMS had that flaw despite a lot of other really cool features
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La Commissione Europea ha presentato mercoledì 16 novembre lo scudo europeo per la democrazia e la strategia dell’Unione Europea per la società civile. Si tratta di una serie di misure concrete volte a rafforzare, proteggere e https://www.rivoluzioneanarchica.it/divieto-di-dissenso-lo-scudo-europeo-per-la-democrazia/
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@hipsterelectron @clayote @shoofle @mtrc my attempt to learn about expert systems tonight failed. the wikipedia article did not hold my attention and i ended up on the article about the Chinese Room thought experiment, which mostly has only convinced me that John Searle had never read XKCD 505
