Jennifer Baldwin, CT

Everyone gets a turn

I love this so much!

My kids (ages 22 and 20) and I got our Covid boosters this past Friday alongside our flu shots. No problem at all. The nurse basically said that the physical inactivity qualifier allows most people to get it. Ymmv.

Same, and I just got the latest booster.

I've never bought into the pseudoscience that claims that disease strengthens the immune system. That's just not healthy.

So, if I understand correctly, when they say "thoughts and prayers," the prayers they're referring to are not for the victim(s) but rather for the shooter to not be "one of us"?

XFiles S1:E6: Scully pops open Praat and Mulder talks about the formants

Technically, isn't Sen Mark Kelly also a scientist?

Thanks! A little swelling on one side, but not too bad. That's part of the reason I scheduled it when he's off of school!

I finally got my son's wisdom teeth extracted after about two years of procrastinating on setting an appointment during his school breaks.

When tech bros make sweeping statements like this, they're showing how poorly they understand human cognition.

Hell yeah, it did!

I've binged all the episodes out so far, and I suggest you do, too!

Whether you're already knowledgeable about forensic linguistics or simply FL-curious, you'll find the podcast both accessible and insightful.

Best guess is that he was a teenager/20s during the height of mall culture in the 1980s.

How long until he's hawking a shiny gold Tesla with a hole drilled in the back bumper to hold a full-size American flag?

If you'd read the linked article, you'd see it's a UK-based study focused on British adults, not Americans.

ChatGPT appended "(This is a bit of a stretch, but it gets the point across.)" to the end of a response just now, and well, I respect that.

I bought some girl scout cookies this evening for my boys and me.

Yes, I'd love feedback from a native speaker!

Duolingo robbed me of a point because that pesky owl prefers a literal translation.

Okay, Duo, but my answer is still correct.

I use a smartlight in my teenage son's room to tell him when to come downstairs for dinner. Blue = almost time, Red = dinner is ready. It's quite effective.

Mandela effect? I distinctly remember learning in school that Woodrow Wilson's brother-in-law was named Hunter daButts.

Text exchange reassuring my Dad that AI can't take over mankind anytime soon

An actual text exchange with my inquisitive dad 😂

Yeah, that tracks.

Nah, what would be creepy is if it showed you an ad for the book you happened to mention during smalltalk with the taxi driver on the drive to the hotel.

I guess when they don't value the Department of Education, it makes sense to treat these clowns like medical experts.

And does the girl have a name?

So much cringe

Introduce yourself with some jobs you have done apart from what you do now

- Phone survey taker for radio stations
- Secretary for a real estate appraiser
- Software developer
- Tech support (HATED this one)
- Tech writer

This is the good place.

Hmm, I'm having trouble finding examples online except for maybe "find a place to wee". But we really do say it, usually in a cute way when referring to children or pets. That is, it's not as common as in the UK, but not unusual either. Maybe we just use the more generic/adult "pee" when writing?