puzzlement: Freecycle is such a pain in the neck. Back and forths on whether...
Freecycle is such a pain in the neck. Back and forths on whether the item is precisely what they want, back and forths on their pickup time.
View Articlepuzzlement: Meanwhile you can either leave the ad up and ignore the 5 to 20...
Meanwhile you can either leave the ad up and ignore the 5 to 20 additional replies while you work out if early repliers are jerks…
View Articlepuzzlement: … or you can take it down and then have no backup when it turns...
… or you can take it down and then have no backup when it turns out early repliers are jerks.
View Articlepuzzlement: Plus people who only check their email every few days. "The...
Plus people who only check their email every few days. "The pickup time you offered is past. Can you offer another?"
View Articlepuzzlement: And… today is the last day I use rdiff-backup. Creating 45GB...
And… today is the last day I use rdiff-backup. Creating 45GB temporary files is not an acceptable programmatic strategy.
View Articlepuzzlement: Pity, because the property of "you can just copy files out of the...
Pity, because the property of "you can just copy files out of the most recent backup" is a nice one. It's not the only tool that has it.
View Articlepuzzlement: And also, now to spend hours and hours rewriting my backup...
And also, now to spend hours and hours rewriting my backup scripts at a time when I am really busy. Screw you rdiff-backup.
View Articlepuzzlement: Considering the problem of discussing pregnancy squick (as in...
Considering the problem of discussing pregnancy squick (as in finding the idea of being pregnant awful). Should be discussed.
View Articlepuzzlement: One failure of imagination can be assumptions that pregnant...
One failure of imagination can be assumptions that pregnant people must not themselves experience it, especially with wanted pregnancies.
View Articlepuzzlement: For myself: I didn't find *actually* being pregnant a problem,...
For myself: I didn't find *actually* being pregnant a problem, but sometimes imagining being pregnant is weird or mildly squicky! Strange.
View Articlepuzzlement: I am in yr nuclear medicine appointments book, messing with yr...
I am in yr nuclear medicine appointments book, messing with yr radioactive plans via fiendish lactation skills.
View Articlepuzzlement: (It's all good, short half-life, he'll be in childcare while I...
(It's all good, short half-life, he'll be in childcare while I will be radiating everywhere.)
View Articlepuzzlement: How you know you're procrastinating: you finally go through your...
How you know you're procrastinating: you finally go through your backlog of #google recruiter emails and reply with "not now thanks".
View Articlepuzzlement: Some dudes came and packed up our flat and tonight is our last...
Some dudes came and packed up our flat and tonight is our last night.
View Articlepuzzlement: Saying goodbye to flat where we brought our orange sleepy baby...
Saying goodbye to flat where we brought our orange sleepy baby home. And where he first walked!
View Articlepuzzlement: I feel like the packing being done means that we're more than...
I feel like the packing being done means that we're more than halfway through Horror January.
View Articlepuzzlement: Remaining Horrors (in energy terms): actual house move, flights,...
Remaining Horrors (in energy terms): actual house move, flights, AdaCamp, 3xLCA talks.
View Articlepuzzlement: I was due to give birth 2 years ago today. This means it is close...
I was due to give birth 2 years ago today. This means it is close to the 2nd anniversary of…
View Articlepuzzlement: … the last time I ever went to a cinema. Saw "Up in the Air" and...
… the last time I ever went to a cinema. Saw "Up in the Air" and then "Bright Star" the next week. And have never been since.
View Articlepuzzlement: First night in new place! Waiting for dinner to arrive because I...
First night in new place! Waiting for dinner to arrive because I am SLEEPY. Pro movers are from planet awesome.
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