The impression I'm getting from people on Spoutible is that many want more of a private chat feel, amongst like-minded people (like a virtual club), rather than an open forum where divergent beliefs can, at any moment, intrude on you; like a stranger interrupting your dinner w/ acquaintances.
02:08 PM - Feb 17, 2023
I'm generally fine with spiders in my house, understanding they have an important part to play in keeping everyone in check, but if you're a spider and you hop and look like you're straight out of Guillermo del Toro's imagination...
Thou shalt not pass.
Thou shalt not pass.
12:57 PM - May 30, 2023
Life is everyday. It's the small moments, the mundane, the tasks that never end. If you only live for the "dream come true moments", the big victory, the thing you long for... you'll miss out on your entire life.
10:42 AM - May 22, 2023
I'm increasingly convinced if you have a business -- any business, any industry -- & have friendly customer service, competent employees, and quality, punctual work... You'll be starting a franchise before you know it.
Small and large businesses are a disaster right now.
Small and large businesses are a disaster right now.
10:15 AM - May 19, 2023
7 Threaded Spouts
People often underestimate the frustration "stuff" can create. Physical objects usually come w/ an unending pull of tasks to be completed, looming upkeep, bitterness over non-use, & similar thoughts.
Translation: The more "stuff" you have, the greater the chance of dissatisfaction.
Micro 🧵
Translation: The more "stuff" you have, the greater the chance of dissatisfaction.
Micro 🧵
01:21 PM - May 10, 2023
Contactless payment was elevated during the pandemic. "Tap the card! Touch nothing!"
Yet, at pretty much all of these places, I still have to enter my zip code to verify my card on the keypad...
Yet, at pretty much all of these places, I still have to enter my zip code to verify my card on the keypad...
08:30 AM - Apr 11, 2023
If my homeownership is the original Star Wars trilogy, and the dandelions in my yard are the Empire, and we're the Jedi, this is my second year of ownership and the Empire is very much striking back. That New Hope was nothing but a false hope last year.
They. Are. Everywhere.
They. Are. Everywhere.
08:20 PM - Apr 06, 2023
Was I living in a hole when Andor came out? Nearly at the end of the season, and it's one of the first genuinely good new shows I've seen in a long, long time.
For comparison, I found Mandalorian ho-hum, Book of Boba awful, and Obi-Wan part fun, part cheese, part meh.
For comparison, I found Mandalorian ho-hum, Book of Boba awful, and Obi-Wan part fun, part cheese, part meh.
11:11 PM - Apr 04, 2023
Why is the solution when you get more stuff... To get more stuff to hold that stuff?
09:42 PM - Apr 03, 2023
I'm gonna add a "+" after my name and then start charging people extra to interact with the premium version of me.
02:32 PM - Mar 29, 2023
I used AI to solve the age-old question:
Should the toilet paper roll be over or under?
AI: "According to the 1891 patent for the toilet paper roll... the correct way to place toilet paper onto the holder is in the 'over' position."
Today is a great day.
Should the toilet paper roll be over or under?
AI: "According to the 1891 patent for the toilet paper roll... the correct way to place toilet paper onto the holder is in the 'over' position."
Today is a great day.
03:14 PM - Mar 28, 2023
When people have a rough day, their answers are short and curt by default. Why is it so hard not to take that personally, like it's your fault? I'm the same way, so you'd think my brain would remind me to cut them slack instead of saying, "Don't be snippy w/ me; I didn't do it."
02:52 PM - Mar 27, 2023
Went to some local garage sales. I am sad to report that yet again, despite numerous signs explicitly stating "garage sale", there were no garages for sale.
Maybe one day.
Maybe one day.
10:00 AM - Mar 21, 2023
I can't wait for when ChatGTP and BING enter their next phase and start slipping product placements into all of their answers... Or, just tell you, "I'll answer that right after a word from my sponsor."
12:05 PM - Mar 17, 2023
I've lived in my house for 2.5 years and never been able to figure out what three light switches did. Tonight, the mystery behind two of them was finally solved.
I'm both incredibly satisfied but also disappointed. I had bigger hopes for their mysterious use...
I'm both incredibly satisfied but also disappointed. I had bigger hopes for their mysterious use...
07:11 PM - Mar 16, 2023
"I Knew You Were Trouble When You Walked In..."
The song that goes through my mind every time my toddler appears at the door of my office.
The song that goes through my mind every time my toddler appears at the door of my office.
10:21 AM - Mar 16, 2023
I get using reCAPTCHA for log ins and certain confirmations... but for paying my water bill?
Look. If somebody wants to break into my city water account and pay my bill, I will not be calling anyone about identity theft, I'll be taking my wife out for dinner.
Look. If somebody wants to break into my city water account and pay my bill, I will not be calling anyone about identity theft, I'll be taking my wife out for dinner.
03:28 PM - Mar 15, 2023
If a movement is successful, it will inevitably disconnect from its origins.
When the ceiling for one generation becomes the floor for the next, where else can you go but further? Quitting while you're ahead is rare when you can't relate to the struggle it took to win it.
When the ceiling for one generation becomes the floor for the next, where else can you go but further? Quitting while you're ahead is rare when you can't relate to the struggle it took to win it.
10:45 PM - Mar 12, 2023
Reminder to young people who deflect w/ buzzwords but offer no substance & then block.
People aren't born with an innate catalog of history & information. You can claim to be anything you want, but noobs & experts are worlds apart. Don't go into politics if you can't have adult dialogue.
People aren't born with an innate catalog of history & information. You can claim to be anything you want, but noobs & experts are worlds apart. Don't go into politics if you can't have adult dialogue.
08:58 AM - Mar 07, 2023
I think the expression, "Two steps forward, one step back," was invented by someone trying to clean with a toddler in the same room.
02:41 PM - Mar 05, 2023
Parenting heads-up:
Putting a toddler in your bed is a death warrant to quality sleep.
Despite knowing this, at 4:30 a.m., you will immediately put the toddler into your bed believing it to be both the right and best decision.
Putting a toddler in your bed is a death warrant to quality sleep.
Despite knowing this, at 4:30 a.m., you will immediately put the toddler into your bed believing it to be both the right and best decision.
08:29 AM - Mar 05, 2023
I wish there was a giant "panic/kill" button for Zoom & Teams calls that you could hit in an emergency. It would switch off the camera, mute your mic, & somehow indicate to others that you're indisposed while tackling an unexpected situation like fighting ninjas or (more likely) explosive diapers.
05:14 PM - Mar 02, 2023
Paraphrasing is natural. It can also be beneficial.
Unfortunately, it's very easy to RE-phrase (and thus, reframe) while paraphrasing, tainting the original source.
Get 2 or 3 paraphrases away w/ this same rephrasing and... well... you can see a regular way relationships are needlessly tested.
Unfortunately, it's very easy to RE-phrase (and thus, reframe) while paraphrasing, tainting the original source.
Get 2 or 3 paraphrases away w/ this same rephrasing and... well... you can see a regular way relationships are needlessly tested.
01:40 PM - Mar 02, 2023
My standing desk so far has really just meant, "Sitting in a taller chair all day."
Am I doing this right?
Am I doing this right?
01:55 PM - Mar 01, 2023
If you have:
- Accountability (Consistent & unfettered)
- Transparency (Explicit communication + total humility)
Your life will be dramatically different than most people's.
I say this knowing how hard it is to maintain the above, but also having lived in the fruit of it.
- Accountability (Consistent & unfettered)
- Transparency (Explicit communication + total humility)
Your life will be dramatically different than most people's.
I say this knowing how hard it is to maintain the above, but also having lived in the fruit of it.
09:21 AM - Feb 28, 2023
"We discipline our kids so that they can discipline themselves." - Elisabeth Elliot
Discipline doesn't just mean "punishment for being in trouble." A disciplined person lives a life of self-control for a specific purpose.
We could use more discipline these days.
Discipline doesn't just mean "punishment for being in trouble." A disciplined person lives a life of self-control for a specific purpose.
We could use more discipline these days.
12:27 PM - Feb 27, 2023
My wife, who's brilliant but avoids the news like the plague, just picked up her phone, turned to me, and asked, "They finally caught that cocaine bear?"
I... Have no response.
I... Have no response.
12:27 PM - Feb 24, 2023
I get that brown is a great color for healthy, natural food products, but if you make an item the shape of a candy/granola bar with a dark brown package and there's no chocolate...
Your food license needs to be revoked.
Your food license needs to be revoked.
08:43 PM - Feb 22, 2023
This needs more public attention. The unintended consequences of "good ideas" are killing us it seems.
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03:20 PM - Feb 21, 2023
🧵 TOPIC: ECOMMERCE
Interested in getting into selling something online?
It's both easier and more complicated than you may realize, but here are three things you may be interested in:
1) A platform to sell your product
2) A way to take payments
3) A shipping service
#ecommerce
Interested in getting into selling something online?
It's both easier and more complicated than you may realize, but here are three things you may be interested in:
1) A platform to sell your product
2) A way to take payments
3) A shipping service
#ecommerce
09:10 AM - Feb 21, 2023
